similar memories, as a small kid, dad used to take us to a cinema theatre called Sree Visakh in Trivandrum (as they used to show English movies). I remember the curtain rising for the matinee show. The music they used to play was a song with a catchy tune but the record was damaged and the arm used to get stuck and repeat lines till someone came and corrected it. Many years later I came to know that the song was Stayin Alive by the Bee Gees when I found it on my Saturday Night Fever LP.
similar experience when i had relocated breifly to my hometown in kerala, if i remember correctly, the theater was maneka, located on the marine drive in ernkulam. firstly, it's a massive single screen theater and it had amazing sound system. before the start of movie they played simple minds - she's a river in full glory...knocked me off my boots. theres something about movie theaters and music
today's spin -
metallica - and justice for all
slayer - south of heaven
arctic monkeys - suck it and see