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Close Encounters of the Third Kind

The Slow Ride / Kid Cudi – Pursuit of Happiness Award for Best Needle Drop

Close Encounters of the Third Kind The Rewatchables

There is no conventional needle drop; When You Wish Upon a Star is discussed as a structural influence.

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  • The film has no conventional needle drop beyond John Williams's score.
  • When You Wish Upon a Star is described as a structural influence and a removed closing cue after test audiences laughed.