Alright, let me walk you through how I finally tracked down that song from the end of the judge scene. It was one of those things, you know? Just stuck in my head and wouldn’t leave.
The Initial Spark
So, I was watching this movie the other night, can’t even recall the name right off the bat, but it had this really intense scene towards the end involving a judge delivering a verdict. Right after that, as the credits started rolling, this piece of music began. It wasn’t flashy, kinda melancholic but also a bit hopeful? Anyway, it hit me just right. Of course, by the time I thought to grab my phone and try to ID it, the credits were mostly done, and the app couldn’t catch it. Typical.
First Attempts – Going Nowhere Fast
The next day, it was still bugging me. So, I started the usual process.
- Fired up the search engine. Typed in stuff like “song at end of movie with judge scene”. Way too vague. Got results for dozens of movies.
- Tried remembering actors. Vaguely recalled one guy, searched his filmography. Looked through a few likely candidates, but couldn’t pinpoint the exact movie. This took a chunk of time.
- Searched for “movie ending courtroom scene song”. Still too broad. Lots of legal dramas out there.
Honestly, it felt like finding a needle in a haystack. Most official soundtracks listed online only include the score, not every single licensed track used, especially for smaller films. That’s often where the real gems hide.
Digging Deeper
Okay, plan B. I tried to visualize the scene again. The judge looked tired. The defendant looked resigned. The music started softly over the final shot before the text appeared. What genre was the film? Kinda indie drama, I thought. Not a blockbuster.
So, I refined my searches again:
- “indie drama movie ending song judge verdict”
- “melancholic song end credits movie judge”
- I even tried humming the tune into a search engine’s audio feature. Didn’t work, my humming’s terrible.
Still nothing concrete. I spent a good hour just clicking through different movie forums, searching threads for keywords like “ending song” or “credit music”. Found a lot of people asking similar questions about other movies, which was strangely comforting but didn’t help me.
The Breakthrough
I was close to giving up, figuring I’d just have to stumble across the movie again someday. Then I had another idea. I remembered a specific visual detail from the very end credits – the logo of a small production company.
I searched for that production company. Found their website – pretty basic, but it had a list of their films. Browsing through the titles and posters, one finally clicked! That was the movie!
Now I had the movie title. That made things easier, but not solved yet. The official soundtrack was, as suspected, just the orchestral score.
So, armed with the actual movie title, I went back to the forums and fan communities. This time, my search was specific: “song credits [Movie Title]”.
And there it was. Buried deep in a discussion thread from a couple of years ago. Someone had asked the exact same question. Another user replied, naming the track and the artist. It wasn’t a famous song, just a piece by a relatively unknown indie artist.
I quickly searched for the song title and artist on a music streaming service. Played the first few seconds. Bingo. That was it. Felt like a real victory after all that digging.
So yeah, that’s the story. Took way longer than it should have, but I found it. Just needed the right piece of information – the movie title – which I got through a roundabout way. Sometimes the direct approach doesn’t work, you gotta look for those little side details.