Musical cliches are a rich part of any sports movie’s appeal, especially a formulaic comedy like “Next Goal Wins.”
The chunky team needs to train to get in shape? A little Dolly Parton and “Nine to Five.”
And then there’s this curio served up during “The Big Game,” music meant to convey the first glimmers of hope, players finally “getting it.”
It’s not The Allman Brothers’ original version, on the most famous cover of it, by Molly Hatchet.
It is Buddy Miles‘ 1970 take on “Dreams.”
A musical mainstay of the ’60s, member of Jimi’s Band of Gypsies, and a guy remembered on the soundtrack of a quirky sports comedy about soccer on American Samoa.