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Sparks(I)

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Ron Mael, Russell Mael, and Sparks
Sparks is an American pop and rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1972 by brothers Ron Mael (keyboards) and Russell Mael (vocals). While achieving chart success in various countries around the world including the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy and the United States, they have enjoyed a cult following since their first releases.
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    Michael Douglas in Black Rain (1989)
    Black Rain
    6.6
    • Soundtrack("Singing in the Shower")
    • 1989
    Marion Cotillard and Adam Driver in Annette (2021)
    Annette
    6.3
    • Soundtrack("So May We Start", "True Love (A)", "Intro To Henry's Shows", "OK, Ready, Laugh!", "Introspective (A)", "Opera Bows", "Laugh, Laugh, Laugh (B)", "We Love Each Other So Much", "Show Biz News (Tied The Knot)", "Show Biz News (New Born Girl)", "Calm Before The Opera", "Six Women Have Come Forward", "Show Biz News (Respective Success)", "We Love Annette!", "Show Biz (Never Again)", "Hyper Bowl Aria", "True Love (B)", "He Is A Murderer", "It's The End", "Thanks But No Thanks")
    • 2021
    Nicolas Cage, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse in Kick-Ass (2010)
    Kick-Ass
    7.6
    • Soundtrack("This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us")
    • 2010
    Alan Arkin, Meryl Streep, Reese Witherspoon, and Jake Gyllenhaal in Détention secrète (2007)
    Détention secrète
    6.8
    • Soundtrack("Camel Jam", "Nous-Nous")
    • 2007

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    • Charlotte Gainsbourg, Luke Kirby, and Lou de Laâge in Étoile (2025)
      Étoile
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Sparks
      • 2025
    • Russell Mael in Sparks: Do Things My Own Way (2025)
      Sparks: Do Things My Own Way
      6.6
      Music Video
      • 2025
    • Todd Rundgren & Sparks: Your Fandango (2021)
      Todd Rundgren & Sparks: Your Fandango
      Music Video
      • Sparks
      • 2021
    • Sparks: iPhone
      Music Video
      • Sparks
      • 2020
    • Sparks: The Existential Threat (2020)
      Sparks: The Existential Threat
      8.7
      Music Video
      • Sparks (singing voice)
      • 2020
    • Sparks: Lawnmower
      Music Video
      • Sparks
      • 2020
    • Sparks: One for the Ages
      Music Video
      • Sparks (voice)
      • 2020
    • Sparks: I'm Toast
      Music Video
      • Sparks
      • 2020
    • Sparks: Edith Piaf (2017)
      Sparks: Edith Piaf
      8.2
      Music Video
      • Sparks
      • 2017
    • Sparks: What the Hell Is It This Time?
      Music Video
      • Sparks
      • 2017
    • Sparks: Hippopotamus
      Music Video
      • Sparks
      • 2017
    • Sparks: Christmas Without A Prayer
      Music Video
      • Sparks
      • 2015
    • La Chambre interdite (2015)
      La Chambre interdite
      6.2
      • The Faceless Crooner
      • 2015
    • Sparks: Lighten Up Morrissey
      Music Video
      • Sparks
      • 2008
    • Sparks: Perfume
      Music Video
      • Sparks
      • 2006

    Composer



    • Russell Mael in Sparks: Do Things My Own Way (2025)
      Sparks: Do Things My Own Way
      6.6
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2025
    • Orphelins à louer (1984)
      Orphelins à louer
      5.6
      • Composer
      • 1984

    Soundtrack



    • Charlotte Gainsbourg, Luke Kirby, and Lou de Laâge in Étoile (2025)
      Étoile
      7.5
      TV Series
      • performer: "I Married Myself"
      • 2025
    • Regina Blandón and Leonardo Ortizgris in Firma aquí (2024)
      Firma aquí
      6.2
      • performer: "All That"
      • 2024
    • Adam Sandler in Spaceman (2024)
      Spaceman
      5.7
      • performer: "Don't Go Away"
      • 2024
    • Yellowjackets (2021)
      Yellowjackets
      7.7
      TV Series
      • performer: "Angst in My Pants"
      • 2023
    • Rachel Brosnahan in La fabuleuse Mme Maisel (2017)
      La fabuleuse Mme Maisel
      8.7
      TV Series
      • performer: "How Do I Get to Carnegie Hall?" (uncredited)
      • 2022
    • Fanny Ardant in La nuit des Césars (1976)
      La nuit des Césars
      5.6
      TV Series
      • performer: "So May We Start"
      • 2022
    • Diminishing Returns (2016)
      Diminishing Returns
      3.4
      Podcast Series
      • performer: "So May We Start"
      • 2022
    • What the Hell Is It This Time? Sparks Live in London (2021)
      What the Hell Is It This Time? Sparks Live in London
      7.5
      • performer: "What the Hell Is It This Time?", "Hasta Mañana, Monsieur", "Unaware", "Propaganda", "At Home, at Work, at Play", "Tryouts for the Human Race", "Probably Nothing", "Missionary Position", "Hippopotamus", "B.C.", "I Wish You Were Fun", "The Rhythm Thief", "Edith Piaf (Said It Better Than Me)", "Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth", "My Way" (Comme d'Habitude), "When Do I Get To Sing 'My Way'", "The Number One Song in Heaven", "This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us", "My Baby's Taking Me Home", "Change", "Amateur Hour", "Suburban Homeboy", "I Wish You Were Fun (Piano Version)"
      • 2021
    • Marion Cotillard and Adam Driver in Annette (2021)
      Annette
      6.3
      • performer: "So May We Start", "True Love (A)", "Intro To Henry's Shows", "OK, Ready, Laugh!", "Introspective (A)", "Opera Bows", "Laugh, Laugh, Laugh (B)", "We Love Each Other So Much", "Show Biz News (Tied The Knot)", "Show Biz News (New Born Girl)", "Calm Before The Opera", "Six Women Have Come Forward", "Show Biz News (Respective Success)", "We Love Annette!", "Show Biz (Never Again)", "Hyper Bowl Aria", "True Love (B)", "He Is A Murderer", "It's The End", "Thanks But No Thanks"
      • 2021
    • Ron Mael, Russell Mael, and Sparks in The Sparks Brothers (2021)
      The Sparks Brothers
      7.7
      • performer: "This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us", "Thank God It's Not Christmas", "Talent Is an Asset", "Amateur Hour (Live At Fairfield Halls 09/11/75)", "Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth", "Something for the Girl with Everything", "Bon Voyage", "Get in the Swing", "Under the Table with Her", "Tits", "Looks, Looks, Looks (Live At Fairfield Hall)", "Hospitality on Parade (Live At Fairfield Halls 09/11/75)", "Screwed Up", "Fill-Er-Up", "Everybody's Stupid", "Throw Her Away (And Get a New One)", "Big Boy", "I Want to Be Like Everybody Else", "Fa La Fa Lee", "High C", "Wondergirl", "Whippings and Apologies", "The Louvre", "Biology 2", "Slowboat", "Simple Ballet", "The Race for President", "Girl from Germany", "Beat the Clock", "When I'm with You", "That's Not Nastassia", "I Married a Martian", "Angst in My Pants", "I Predict", "Cool Places", "Lucky Me, Lucky You", "I Wish I Looked a Little Better", "Pretending to Be Drunk", "Tips for Teens", "He's Home", "Limo Driver (Welcome to Hollywood)", "Sparks Documentary Film Fanfare", "Barbecutie", "Hasta Mañana, Monsieur", "Over the Summer", "When You're a French Director", "Girls on the Brain", "Those Mysteries", "A Big Surprise", "So Important", "When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way' (Live at Primavera Festival 2018)", "Scheherazade", "The Rhythm Thief", "I Can't Believe That You Would Fall for All the Crap in This Song", "Let the Monkey Drive", "Likeable", "What the Hell Is It This Time? (Live at Kentish Town Forum May 2018)", "I Wish You Were Fun", "Lawnmower", "Edith Piaf (Said It Better Than Me)", "All That", "Balls", "I Married Myself (Live at the Södra Teatern, Stockholm 2004)", "My Baby's Taking Me Home (Live at Kentish Town Forum May 2018)", "Rock, Rock, Rock (Live at Kentish Town Forum September 2006)", "Dick Around", "Saccharin and the War", "Do-Re-Mi", "La Dolce Vita", "Tryouts for the Human Race", "Number One Song in Heaven", "Change", "Music That You Can Dance To", "Armies of the Night", "Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth (from Plagiarism)", "This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us (from Plagiarism)"
      • 2021
    • Diane Morgan in Mandy (2019)
      Mandy
      7.3
      TV Series
      • performer: "This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us" (uncredited)
      • 2020
    • Will Forte in Une drôle de fin (2018)
      Une drôle de fin
      6.7
      • performer: "Beat the Clock (Full 12" Extended Version) (1979)"
      • 2018
    • Front Row (2017)
      Front Row
      6.8
      TV Series
      • performer: "Edith Piaf (Said It Better Than Me)"
      • 2017
    • England Is Mine (2017)
      England Is Mine
      5.8
      • performer: "This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us"
      • 2017
    • Nolan North, Emily O'Brien, Scott Porter, Adam Harrington, and Brandon Paul Eells in Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series (2017)
      Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series
      7.7
      Video Game
      • performer: "This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us"
      • 2017

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