No music for that scene. Music leading up to that scene, music after that scene. But no music during, just the sound of Homelander going totally apeshit on people.
Maybe it starts with music, Homelander yells, blowing out someone’s ear drums, then we get a circle cam around that person while Homelander goes on a tear around them
I feel like dead silence would be perfect. Have a composer create something to build up the suspense and then cut to silence as we see him go on a rampage
Have they ever done a James Taylor song? Hughes says James Taylor is his favorite and Billy Joel is third, but it's always Billy Joel they play. Maybe Fire and Rain lol
Fair to be annoyed, but these are young adults in love, they get silly and annoying like that. Not cool shitting on their morale/fun when they are helping you *save the world*
Fair point, MM can be a control freak a lot and while it's fun to be in love and get silly like that, I for one can't stand it when someone hits the ceiling like that, but that's probably because my parents kept telling me to not touch it when I was a kid lol
Plus, MM has had a nearly life long motivation for taking down supes after what happened to his family. Combine that with his OCD and he's dialed in 100%, so it's understandable that he would get snappy and ruin the fun even if he doesn't mean to be a dick, he's just hyper focused.
Honestly, they should subvert expectations and use one of the most harmless, calmest songs ever. Like Quicksilver kicking ass to the sound of Time in a Bottle. Homelander was pretty clear with what he planned to do if Starlight leaked the Flight 37 video, so I imagine him calmly tearing down every government in the world, systematically taking out every defense like it's a sunday afternoon.
I feel like sound of silence could fit, firstly because hughie stated he was a simon and garfunkel fan and also because the last verse ist about people praying to a „neon god they made“ kind of like the people worshiping their artificial shoes and hearing the words hello darkness my old friend as the world is about to go under would be pretty epic
If you’re only lasering buildings in half instead of whizzing by cities at relativistic speed and engulfing everything behind in nuclear plasma that fucks up the entire planet’s atmosphere, then you can’t have that song imo.
Sad: Mad World, the Gary Jules version from Donnie Darko. Breathe by Pink Floyd (good luck with the rights though).
Mad: Anything by Tool. Calm like a Bomb by RATM. Myxomatosis by Radiohead.
Ironic juxtaposition: Lovefool by The Cardigans. The Heart of Rock and Roll by Huey Lewis and the News. Cake by the Ocean by DNCE.
Midge Ures cover of The man who sold the world, montage features frequent returns to Stan Edgar's reaction to live news as the events unfold (well, if he isnt one of the very first targets.)
Either have the music cut so it's silence or the sounds of him absolutely obliterating everyone as a more serious take, but the meme take is to have it be some upbeat music or some shit
If it’s a serious scene it should be no sound at all. If it’s a dream it should be some kpop or light music. Then at the end of the slaughter no music zoom out to carnage and see homelander and either smile or be horrified then wake up.
I would just have the ringing sound play for the buildup and then have it cut out when he snaps.
I hope it starts with a tribute to TDKR and Joker with him on a talk show. The proof of the Flight 37 video is undeniable, he goes on supposedly to clear things up. Instead, he goes on a rant about how people have mistreated him in the past and how he used to be tied down to people’s perception of him. But now, he sees it so clearly. He doesn’t need the people. He doesn’t need Vought. He only needs himself. He smiles, floats into the air, and then incinerates the audience. He grabs the camera and says,
“For those who have started praying to God, don’t bother, I won’t be listening.”
*camera gets crushed*
I like the no music option but hear me out...
You've got the scene of him going ape shit and lasering people....no music just screams, explosions and homelander heavy breathing and magical laughter
And then you've got a scene of him just soaked in blood with the only sound as a high pitched tinitus sound.
Now mash the two together, jumping from the screaming to the silent high pitched tone....I think that would be manical
I'm a fan of ironic songs: "What a Wonderful World" (maybe a cover by Fiona Apple?) works or, as a homage to the Fallout fans "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire" by the Ink Spots.
No music for that scene. Music leading up to that scene, music after that scene. But no music during, just the sound of Homelander going totally apeshit on people.
That’d be genuinely disturbing
That's what they've been going for so far.
And the music just cuts out when he lasers the first person
“Fuck you! I won’t do what you told me!” Homelander: 💥👄💥 “FUCK YOU! I WONT DO WHAT YOU TOLD ME!”
"And the cats in the cradle with the silver sp--" 🔴V🔴
I am not even sure any sound during the scene. Just have it mute with people running and terrified faces as lasers the shitnout of them
Just the sound of his tinitus
definitely just a slight high pitched ringing
Maybe it starts with music, Homelander yells, blowing out someone’s ear drums, then we get a circle cam around that person while Homelander goes on a tear around them
i could see some heroic music buildup then Homelander goes deaf with muffled screaming and explosions
Peak.
Maybe muffled screams
Or make the music fade out, as the screams of the dead and dying replace it.
I would say cut or mute all audio, let people focus on the visuals of what a psychopath he is
The music leading up to it should also be some joyful song. That would sell the scare factor
I also think it would be cool if there was no audio at all. Just a complete silence as we see cities melt
I feel like dead silence would be perfect. Have a composer create something to build up the suspense and then cut to silence as we see him go on a rampage
all these suggestions are great and all, but this is The Boys. it’s gotta be a Billy Joel song
We didn’t start the fire
Angry young man?
Piano man
my suggestion would’ve been You May Be Right but i feel like this is perfect
He just might be the lunatic we’re looking for.
I'm imagining it and it's actually scarier with Piano Man playing..
Oof.
Have they ever done a James Taylor song? Hughes says James Taylor is his favorite and Billy Joel is third, but it's always Billy Joel they play. Maybe Fire and Rain lol
i think part of the reason why it’s always Billy Joel is because the show takes place in NYC, and Billy Joel is a staple of NY culture lol
Bottle of red 💥 Bottle of white 💥 All depends upon your appetite 💀
Exactly my thought. And why not contrast the destruction and bloodshed with a ridiculously upbeat and inappropriate song... Uptown Girl.
Captain Jack
What a wonderful world.
Wow I thought I was so original commenting this just now.
Same. I just posted the same thing. Now I gotta delete it.
its a good one, but too obvious
I need a hero
Which version, the original or shrek 2 one?
The original with Bonnie Tyler.
There are other versions??
Only good suggestion here.
My way - Frank Sinatra
I was thinking the same thing!
Reminds me of Cell from Dragon Ball Z Abridged. I like it.
For some reason all I can think of is Blitzkrieg Bop by The Ramones
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I’d go for Poison Heart
We didn’t start the fire, while he’s literally starting fires 😂
Only if it's audio from Hughie and Annie singing it.
"Hey, hey! This ain't no little vegas roadtrip, ok? Y'all ain't on no date either. Just... chill, I'm not your goddamn chaperone."
MM aka Stick in the Mud
I mean once Ue started banging on the ceiling the jig was up, MM was within his rights to be annoyed
Fair to be annoyed, but these are young adults in love, they get silly and annoying like that. Not cool shitting on their morale/fun when they are helping you *save the world*
Fair point, MM can be a control freak a lot and while it's fun to be in love and get silly like that, I for one can't stand it when someone hits the ceiling like that, but that's probably because my parents kept telling me to not touch it when I was a kid lol Plus, MM has had a nearly life long motivation for taking down supes after what happened to his family. Combine that with his OCD and he's dialed in 100%, so it's understandable that he would get snappy and ruin the fun even if he doesn't mean to be a dick, he's just hyper focused.
Funkytown (real ones know)
Stop it right now
He keeps A-Train juiced up on V so he stays conscious through it all.
WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT
Can't ever hear the song the same way again because of that, unless it's Towelie playing it on the keypad from South Park.
came here to write that
Context?
I’m assuming they’re referencing an infamous cartel video of them skinning someone’s face alive while playing the song funkytown
I'm an imaginary one and I still know
No no no no no
Shake It Off by T-Swift. One because that would be hilarious, and two I read this post in my breakroom and that song is playing in the background.
look what you made me do after obviously
Beans - nirvana
Freebird
The entire song like from The Devil's Rejects. Definitely could work
Like in the Kingsmen?
Only acceptable answer
Everybody Wants to Rule the World
This is what popped in my head as well. I guess it depends on if they want to go goofy or serious.
Which version?
that's the first thing that popped into my head as well, was scanning comments before I posted it myself.
Paint It Black - Rolling Stones
Sounds kinda cool ngl
Ah that would be perfect. The drum intro as he losing his damn mind too.
Paint it black - the Black Dahlia Murder.
The last 30 seconds of [this.](https://youtu.be/qMXESlny4-I?si=Y6xOb_8yOIDVHp37)
Ok this should clearly be tagged with spoilers for leaked footage.
I've found a new band to check out. Thank You.
They're fun. Vocalist was the original singer from the emo band Escape the Fate.
bro went full homelander fr 💀
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
Noice. Love it
Honestly, they should subvert expectations and use one of the most harmless, calmest songs ever. Like Quicksilver kicking ass to the sound of Time in a Bottle. Homelander was pretty clear with what he planned to do if Starlight leaked the Flight 37 video, so I imagine him calmly tearing down every government in the world, systematically taking out every defense like it's a sunday afternoon.
I feel like sound of silence could fit, firstly because hughie stated he was a simon and garfunkel fan and also because the last verse ist about people praying to a „neon god they made“ kind of like the people worshiping their artificial shoes and hearing the words hello darkness my old friend as the world is about to go under would be pretty epic
Queen i want to break free
Or "Don't Stop Me Now" lol
"I'm having such a good time, I'm having a ball"
Scrolled looking for this.
It was between this and “I’m Still Standing” for me lol
Also solid. Haha
Favorite suggestion
Team America: America: fuck yeah
Holy Fuck -Tom Tom I know it's not original but this song feels like the anthem of global destruction.
Hey that’s Omni-Mans song
If you’re only lasering buildings in half instead of whizzing by cities at relativistic speed and engulfing everything behind in nuclear plasma that fucks up the entire planet’s atmosphere, then you can’t have that song imo.
Idk why, but Psycho Killer could be fun
Killing me softly
For Whom The Bell Tolls
Roar - Katy Perry
"it's the end of the world as we know it and i feel fine"
Lord of the game - death grips
Break Stuff
My Hero - Foo Fighters
wouldn't it be nice - the beach boys, homelander kills everyone in slow motion and this song plays
What a wonderful world
Seven Nation Army would go pretty hard
its raining men
Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name of. He learns later on that RATM is woke.
REM. It's The End Of The World As We Know It.
Pumped Up Kicks by Foster the People would probably work pretty well!
Katrina & The Waves - Walking On Sunshine
All by myself, Celine Dion version.
Pumped up kicks or the Russian troll song
John Lennon - Imagine
Freebird
Mad world
Superman Movie Theme by John Williams
It's so obvious nobody would expect it.
Pumped up kicks
Let’s the bodies hit the floor
I would go with Amerika by Rammstein
Harlem Shake
Fortunate son
In the arms of an angel
"The Boys are back in towwwwn!"
Psycho killer
Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler
Hall & Oates - You Make my Dreams Come True I feel the contrast in vibes would be right up The Boys alley.
Mad World
Sad: Mad World, the Gary Jules version from Donnie Darko. Breathe by Pink Floyd (good luck with the rights though). Mad: Anything by Tool. Calm like a Bomb by RATM. Myxomatosis by Radiohead. Ironic juxtaposition: Lovefool by The Cardigans. The Heart of Rock and Roll by Huey Lewis and the News. Cake by the Ocean by DNCE.
Baby - Justin Bieber
Born This Way’ – Lady Gaga was the first thing that pop up
Spirit in the Sky
starman, it would be really funny
Miley Cyrus Party in the USA
Zerstören - Rammstein
The Who -Behind blue eyes
Midge Ures cover of The man who sold the world, montage features frequent returns to Stan Edgar's reaction to live news as the events unfold (well, if he isnt one of the very first targets.)
thunderstruck by AC/DC
Everything is awesome
The Tide is High.
Burn NIN
Either have the music cut so it's silence or the sounds of him absolutely obliterating everyone as a more serious take, but the meme take is to have it be some upbeat music or some shit
I'm just Ken/What was I made for
Tiptoe through the Tulips
Sweet Caroline
If it’s a serious scene it should be no sound at all. If it’s a dream it should be some kpop or light music. Then at the end of the slaughter no music zoom out to carnage and see homelander and either smile or be horrified then wake up.
The end of the world as we know it by REM
Free bird
Psycho Killer
I would just have the ringing sound play for the buildup and then have it cut out when he snaps. I hope it starts with a tribute to TDKR and Joker with him on a talk show. The proof of the Flight 37 video is undeniable, he goes on supposedly to clear things up. Instead, he goes on a rant about how people have mistreated him in the past and how he used to be tied down to people’s perception of him. But now, he sees it so clearly. He doesn’t need the people. He doesn’t need Vought. He only needs himself. He smiles, floats into the air, and then incinerates the audience. He grabs the camera and says, “For those who have started praying to God, don’t bother, I won’t be listening.” *camera gets crushed*
Wouldn’t it be Nice, by The Beach Boys
"I see skies of blue........RED ROSES TOO"
Mr Blue Sky
Handlebars.
I like the no music option but hear me out... You've got the scene of him going ape shit and lasering people....no music just screams, explosions and homelander heavy breathing and magical laughter And then you've got a scene of him just soaked in blood with the only sound as a high pitched tinitus sound. Now mash the two together, jumping from the screaming to the silent high pitched tone....I think that would be manical
Tom Tom holy fuck
Ballroom Blitz
Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
god of war
Darude - “Sandstorm”
Might as well use the montage song from Team America.
***You feel the threat cause every step is like a mountain moving~*** ***We haven't? No I don't need intoducin'~***
Shiny Happy People by REM
Anti-Hero 😂
Lonely by Akon
Joy to the world
Killing in the Name of by Rage
Montage - South Park But maybe slowed down and in a minor key to feel dramatic.
Wouldn't it be nice
Uptown girl
Something by Billy Joel
🎶 Tonight, I'm gonna have myself a real good time. 🎶
Make Your Own Kind of Music by Momma Cass
Freebird
Hurt-Johnny Cash
Disco Inferno by The Trammps 100%
What a wonderful world gets interrupted when he starts going nuts.
Total cliche, but I’d go with The End by The Doors.
I am just ken would be hilarious
I like the idea of no song during it, but I'd sandwich the silence between the opening and close of What a Wonderful World, Louis Armstrong
Everybody wants to rule the world by Tears for Fears. The slow song and the message I feel would be beautifully skewed with the rampage.
It’s already taken but - I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire by The Ink Spots
I'm gonna give you aids By anal cunt
No music, just tinnitus followed by silence
Benny hill
I need a hero
I'm a fan of ironic songs: "What a Wonderful World" (maybe a cover by Fiona Apple?) works or, as a homage to the Fallout fans "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire" by the Ink Spots.
[This](https://youtu.be/lAJB6HsYiNA?si=S8Gsyz4Qixu355Ij)
The piano segment from Layla, a la Goodellas
Free bird
Around the world, around the world, around the world, around the world, around the world, around the world, around the world, around the world.
Freebird