Stand By Me: Review Stand By Me, is a film written in 1986, that focuses on the two day journey of four best friends. The music in the film is one that is mostly song scoring. The music in this film was chosen very well. It was even pop song scoring. This movie has two main examples of music that I would like to point out, starting with moodsetting, it then moves to song scoring. This film uses moodsetting very well, in the very beginning, Gordie, one of the stars, sits in his car as an old man. In the background is a very nostalgic song. While this song is playing he tells us the story of his three friends and him. The song fades