Was thinking about soundtracks today, and wondered what soundtracks people thought highly of.
So without getting too structured with this, a couple parameters for the discussion:
1. Let's leave out musicals for this discussion (no "Grease" for example)
2. Lower marks for soundtracks that barely featured any of the music from the soundtrack in the film
3. Higher marks for soundtracks where the tracks really match the mood/tone of the film
4. Let's leave out instrumentals (though I do really enjoy them)
So with that in mind, I submit my top 3:
#3: Pretty in Pink - the quintessential 80's soundtrack? Heavily integrated into the film. Top to bottom, a solid lineup of 80's pop/alternative:
Echo & The Bunnymen - Bring on the Dancing Horses
INXS - Do Wot U do
Smiths - Please, Please.....
OMD - If you Leave
Psychedelic Furs - Pretty in Pink
New Order - Shell-Shock
#2: Purple Rain - A classic, with obvious integration all across the film. Highlights include:
Purple Rain
Let's Go Crazy
Darling Nikki
When Doves Cry
I Would Die 4 U
#1: The Crow - perfectly selected tracks that match the Alex Proyas look/feel of the film. Highlights include:
The Cure - Burn
Nine Inch Nails - Dead Souls
Helmet - Milktoast
Stone Temple Pilots - Big Empty
More solid tracks from Rage Against the Machine, Pantera, and Jesus and Mary Chain
1. "Only the Young” Jonathan CainSteve Perry
2. "Change" Holly Knight John Waite
3. "Shout to the Top!" Paul Weller The Style Council
4. "Gambler" Madonna Madona
5. "She's On the Zoom" Don Henley
6. "Hungry for Heaven" Ronnie James Dio
7. "Lunatic Fringe" Tom Cochrane Red Rider
8. "I'll Fall in Love Again" Sammy Hagar Sammy Hagar
9. "Hot Blooded" Lou GrammMick Jones Foreigner
10. "Crazy for You" John Bettis
Donnie Darko
Never Tear Us Apart" by INXS
"Head Over Heels" by Tears for Fears
"Under the Milky Way" by The Church
"Lucid Memory" by Sam Bauer and Gerard Bauer
"Lucid Assembly" by Gerard Bauer and Mike Bauer
"Ave Maria" by Giulio Caccini and Paul Pritchard
"For Whom the Bell Tolls" by Steve Baker and Carmen Daye
"Show Me (Part 1)" by Quito Colayco and Tony Hertz
"Notorious" by Duran Duran
"Stay" by Oingo Boingo
"Love Will Tear Us Apart" by Joy Division
"The Killing Moon" by Echo & the Bunnymen [Reply]
1. "Only the Young” Jonathan CainSteve Perry
2. "Change" Holly Knight John Waite
3. "Shout to the Top!" Paul Weller The Style Council
4. "Gambler" Madonna Madona
5. "She's On the Zoom" Don Henley
6. "Hungry for Heaven" Ronnie James Dio
7. "Lunatic Fringe" Tom Cochrane Red Rider
8. "I'll Fall in Love Again" Sammy Hagar Sammy Hagar
9. "Hot Blooded" Lou GrammMick Jones Foreigner
10. "Crazy for You" John Bettis
Donnie Darko
Never Tear Us Apart" by INXS
"Head Over Heels" by Tears for Fears
"Under the Milky Way" by The Church
"Lucid Memory" by Sam Bauer and Gerard Bauer
"Lucid Assembly" by Gerard Bauer and Mike Bauer
"Ave Maria" by Giulio Caccini and Paul Pritchard
"For Whom the Bell Tolls" by Steve Baker and Carmen Daye
"Show Me (Part 1)" by Quito Colayco and Tony Hertz
"Notorious" by Duran Duran
"Stay" by Oingo Boingo
"Love Will Tear Us Apart" by Joy Division
"The Killing Moon" by Echo & the Bunnymen
The first one that came to mind was Almost Famous.
"America" Simon & Garfunkel
"Sparks" The Who
"It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference" Todd Rundgren
"I've Seen All Good People: Your Move" Yes
"Feel Flows" The Beach Boys
"Fever Dog" Stillwater
"Every Picture Tells a Story" Rod Stewart
"Mr. Farmer" The Seeds
"One Way Out (Live)" The Allman Brothers Band
"Simple Man" Lynyrd Skynyrd
"That's the Way" Led Zeppelin
"Tiny Dancer" Elton John
"Lucky Trumble" Nancy Wilson
"I'm Waiting for the Man" David Bowie
"The Wind" Cat Stevens
"Slip Away" Clarence Carter
"Something in the Air" Thunderclap Newman
Another one is from an old 80's movie called Teachers, which has sadly kind of faded into obscurity. Edge of a Dream is one of my favorite songs.
"Teacher, Teacher" - 38 Special
"One Foot Back in Your Door" - Roman Holliday
"Edge of a Dream" - Joe Cocker
"Interstate Love Affair" - Night Ranger
"Foolin' Around" - Freddie Mercury
"Cheap Sunglasses" - ZZ Top
"Understanding" - Bob Seger
"I Can't Stop the Fire" - Eric Martin & Friends
"In the Jungle (Concrete Jungle)" - The Motels
"(I'm the) Teacher" - Ian Hunter
And who could forget Top Gun.
"Danger Zone" Kenny Loggins
"Mighty Wings" Cheap Trick
"Playing with the Boys" Kenny Loggins
"Lead Me On" Teena Marie
"Take My Breath Away" Berlin
"Hot Summer Nights" Miami Sound Machine
"Heaven in Your Eyes" Loverboy
"Through the Fire" Larry Greene
"Destination Unknown" Marietta
"Top Gun Anthem" Harold Faltermeyer & Steve Stevens [Reply]
1. "Not Meant for Me" Wayne Static of Static-X
2 "Forsaken" David Draiman of Disturbed
3. "System" Chester Bennington of Linkin Park
4. "Change (In the House of Flies)" Deftones
5. "Redeemer" Marilyn Manson
6. "Dead Cell" Papa Roach
7. "Penetrate" Godhead
8. "Slept So Long" Jay Gordon of Orgy
9. "Down with the Sickness" Disturbed
10. "Cold" Static-X
11. "Headstrong" Earshot
12. "Body Crumbles" Dry Cell
13. "Excess (featuring Alanis Morissette)" Tricky
14. "Beføre I'm Dead" Kidneythieves
Rockstar
1. "Rock Star" (Art Alexakis) Everclear
2. "Livin' the Life" Steel Dragon
3. "Wild Side*" Mötley Crüe
4. "We All Die Young" Steel Dragon
5. "Blood Pollution" Steel Dragon
6. "Livin' on a Prayer" Bon Jovi
7. "Stand Up" (Sammy Hagar) Steel Dragon
8. "Stranglehold" Ted Nugent
9. "Wasted Generation" Steel Dragon
10. "Lick It Up" KISS
11. "Long Live Rock 'n' Roll" Steel Dragon
12. "Devil Inside*" INXS
13. "Colorful" The Verve Pipe
14. "Gotta Have It" Trevor Rabin
That is my .02 from the other great selections you all have mentioned :-) [Reply]