

Though it does seem like they go a little too out of their way to make Rocky sound a little more dimwitted than he normally does. This song from Rocky defines the latter category. This is exactly how Rocky Balboa experiences this scene since there's no diegetic music being played while he runs up those stairs, It's pretty amusing to think about the endless scenes like this that would be so strange to be part of without the soundtracks and scores that drive them, especially slow-motion walking scenes. Gonna Fly Now, Bill Conti/The Rocky Orchestra Some songs become great training companions. Here's the Rocky stairs scene with realistic audio from Mix Minus: But have you ever stopped to think about what it's like to be in that kind of scene when the music that drives the scene doesn't actually exist?Ī new video imagines what the classic stair scene from Rocky would be like with realistic audio instead of the inspirational music that helped make the scene so iconic, and it's pretty awkward. However, that hasn't stopped montages, especially with our heroes gearing up for the final fight, from being a mainstay in motion pictures. Trey Parker and Matt Stone cleverly called attention to the cliché of training montages with a little musical number in Team America: World Police.
