Meaning of needle drop | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A digital copy of a vinyl record
   idiomatic
2. The use of a pre-existing song as part of a motion picture's soundtrack
   idiomatic

Examples

“Early on, the film even blunders into outright hackwork, employing laughably literal-minded needle drops. Given the thorny intelligence of Chandor’s previous films (which also include⟳ Margin Call⟳ and A Most Violent Year), it’s hard to believe⟳ that he thought it was a good idea to play⟳ Fleetwood Mac’s “The Chain” over a sequence of Pope telling the others that he can’t do this job without them, or to accompany⟳ shots of the men running through the jungle with Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Run⟳ Through The Jungle.” (Okay, they’re stealthily walking. But still.)”

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