Safesearching board member Cold Skin posed this question on Justin's board in regards to Reese and I think it can be asked of all the MITM characters.
What song (either used in MITM or not) would best fit or can be described as the theme song for each character? Is their a song that you feel fits their personality, traits, etc? A song that while listening to it, for whatever reason, be it because it was used in a certain scene of an episode or that you can just picture scenes of that character fitting into the lyrics of the song.
I've yet to pin down specific songs for most of the cast but so far, I've chosen songs for Reese and Malcolm.
For Reese, by far, I'd have to say "In Too Deep" by Sum 41. The episode where that song was prominently used was "Reese Drives," which is my favorite Reese centered episode of the series. When he is in the car with Jackie and the cops are on his tail and he's on the phone with Francis and he offeres Reese the advice that in situations such as this, it's best to turn yourself in with dignity. And what Reese subsequenly did, was Reese's way of doing the right thing. I think there are many instances after that episode where Reese's intention was to do the right thing, no matter how off base he really was, his intentions were good. "In Too Deep," to me, reflects that.
The other song that I can picture as Reese's theme song is Chumbawamba's "Tubthumping." That song was used in an episode of MITM in season 4 however I cannot recall the circumstances. But listening to the song recently, I can, in my mind, picture Reese scenes when he gets up to mischief, or when he breaks a toy of Dewey's and gets that funny smirk on his face. I can see all of those scenes playing along to the beat and lyrics of that song.
For Malcolm, there is no question in my mind what I'd choose for his theme song. "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears. This song was used in a flashback episode to the 80's with Hal and Lois in one episode in season 5 or 6 but just listening to the lyrics, combined with what Lois revealed to Malcolm in the finale about what they all feel Malcolm should and will become in the future and Malcolm's subsequent reaction to it...The song just fits perfectly, in my opinion.
Plus, I think the first part of the lyrics, "Welcome to your Life, there's no turning back" fits Malcolm's take on his life and family, in both a comedic and dramatic sense, from the very first scene of the very fist episode right up until the finale. The rest of the lyrics are a close fit to the character of Malcolm as well.
What song (either used in MITM or not) would best fit or can be described as the theme song for each character? Is their a song that you feel fits their personality, traits, etc? A song that while listening to it, for whatever reason, be it because it was used in a certain scene of an episode or that you can just picture scenes of that character fitting into the lyrics of the song.
I've yet to pin down specific songs for most of the cast but so far, I've chosen songs for Reese and Malcolm.
For Reese, by far, I'd have to say "In Too Deep" by Sum 41. The episode where that song was prominently used was "Reese Drives," which is my favorite Reese centered episode of the series. When he is in the car with Jackie and the cops are on his tail and he's on the phone with Francis and he offeres Reese the advice that in situations such as this, it's best to turn yourself in with dignity. And what Reese subsequenly did, was Reese's way of doing the right thing. I think there are many instances after that episode where Reese's intention was to do the right thing, no matter how off base he really was, his intentions were good. "In Too Deep," to me, reflects that.
The other song that I can picture as Reese's theme song is Chumbawamba's "Tubthumping." That song was used in an episode of MITM in season 4 however I cannot recall the circumstances. But listening to the song recently, I can, in my mind, picture Reese scenes when he gets up to mischief, or when he breaks a toy of Dewey's and gets that funny smirk on his face. I can see all of those scenes playing along to the beat and lyrics of that song.
For Malcolm, there is no question in my mind what I'd choose for his theme song. "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears. This song was used in a flashback episode to the 80's with Hal and Lois in one episode in season 5 or 6 but just listening to the lyrics, combined with what Lois revealed to Malcolm in the finale about what they all feel Malcolm should and will become in the future and Malcolm's subsequent reaction to it...The song just fits perfectly, in my opinion.
Plus, I think the first part of the lyrics, "Welcome to your Life, there's no turning back" fits Malcolm's take on his life and family, in both a comedic and dramatic sense, from the very first scene of the very fist episode right up until the finale. The rest of the lyrics are a close fit to the character of Malcolm as well.