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These final film scenes with added Dire Straits 'Walk of Life' are a must-see

It's as if Mark Knopfler knew

Jacob Stolworthy
Wednesday 16 March 2016 13:06 GMT
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The final scene of There Will Be Blood
The final scene of There Will Be Blood

The discovery that films would be a lot more entertaining if they ended as soon as their title was spoken has been usurped by a new discovery that is almost certain to change the way you view your favourite films.

Working on the hypothesis that Dire Straits' 1985 track "Walk of Life" is the perfect song to end any movie, Peter Salomone decided to put this to the test and found that, quite honestly, he was not wrong.

Whether it's in the stripping away of all eeriness from the closing moments of The Shining or somehow adding clarity to No Country for Old Men's cryptic climax, from the moment that iconic synthesizer organ patch sounds, the respective final scene can never be viewed in the same way again.

Other delights he's put together include 2001: A Space Odyssey, Jurassic Park and RoboCop - even the ending of TV show Lost gets the Knopfler do-over.

We've plucked out our eight favourites below.

1. The Truman Show


2. The 400 Blows


3. Inception


4. The Shining


5. No Country for Old Men


6. Chinatown


7. There Will Be Blood


8. Mad Max: Fury Road


You can find all the other endings Salomone's put together over at wolproject.com.

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