Showing posts with label Movie Soundtracks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Movie Soundtracks. Show all posts

Friday, October 13, 2023

5 of My Favorite Horror Movie Soundtracks


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Friday, February 10, 2017

Planet Rotations #223: Movie Soundtracks

In the age of digital music, we tend to skip through albums, listening to one or two tracks - missing some of the deeper cuts that may be brilliant. We are huge fans of the album format, and love to experience the entire collection the way the artist intended. Listening to one or two songs is like randomly reading a few chapters of a book and expecting to understand the completed work. Like all music lovers, we love to share what we're listening to and discover some new things from friends.

Movie Soundtrack Week!!! Sarah and I went on a movie soundtrack binge this week and have each highlighted 12 that we played in full - the first 12 are mine, the second 12 hers. We've also chosen a song from each one that was exclusive to the soundtrack, and added them to our ongoing Planet Rotations 2017 Spotify playlist at the bottom of this page. For something extra, check out the 40 Best Movie Soundtracks feature that I put together back in 2011 - here's the link.

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Bret's 12
Nowhere
Pretty in Pink
Into the Wild
Singles
Empire Records
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Labyrinth
Help!
Ghost World
Only Lovers Left Alive
Captive
In the Name of the Father

Sarah's 12
Submarine
God Help the Girl
The Crow
Lost River
(500) Days of Summer
Moulin Rouge
The Great Gatsby
I'm Not There
The Never Ending Story
The Virgin Suicide
Selma Songs: Dancer in the Dark
We Bought a Zoo

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Thursday, July 28, 2011

The 40 Best Movie Soundtracks

A couple of weeks ago, I found a few movie soundtrack CDs in the 50 cent clearance bin at a record store that is closing down. These collections can have some really rare gems like cover songs, exclusive recordings, etc. So it got me thinking: what are THE best movie soundtrack albums?

 This entire week I've been really digging deep, trying to find all of those lost treasures. The rules I gave myself for this list are: 1. The soundtrack has to have around 50% vocal music or more (so no movie scores, we'll save that for a future list), 2. The songs have to appear on the soundtrack album (sometimes a rad song will appear in a movie, but it didn't end up on the album). 

I've posted a ton of links, so if you'd like to buy the movie, the album, or individual songs, there are several formats to choose from.

If you'd like to keep up with my daily postings, head on over to the Life On This Planet Facebook Page and click LIKE over there. Okay, so without further ado... here are The 40 Best Movie Soundtracks. Please enjoy.
40.  The Lost Boys (1987)
I love this movie. Saw it back when it came out in the Summer of '87. RIP Corey Haim.

Purchase Movie:  DVD, Blu-ray
Purchase Soundtrack: Amazon MP3 / CD
39.  The Commitments (1991)
Great film with some fun R&B music.
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Purchase Soundtrack: Amazon MP3 / CD
38.  Dirty Dancing (1987)
Another one from the Summer of '87. Patrick Swayze, RIP

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37.  The Graduate (1968)
Most of the soundtrack was done by Simon & Garfunkel.

 Key Tracks:  The Sounds Of Silence, Mrs. Robinson, Scarborough Fair, April Come She Will
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36.  Almost Famous (2000)
Did you know that Mark Kozelek from Red House Painters & Sun Kil Moon plays one of the band members?
Purchase Movie:  DVD, Blu-ray
Purchase Soundtrack: CD
35.  Maximum Overdrive (1986)
This adaptation of a Stephen King short story features a soundtrack by AC/DC. The entire collection was released as Who Made Who.

Key Tracks:  Who Made Who, You Shook Me All Night Long, Hells Bells, For Those About To Rock

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Purchase Soundtrack: CD
34.  Wedding Singer (1998)
A second volume was released with even more 80s classics.

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33.  The Doors (1991)
Crispin Glover was rad as Andy Warhol.

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Purchase Soundtrack: CD

32.  Forrest Gump (1994)
Lots and lots of killer tracks on this double album.
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Purchase Soundtrack: CD
31.  Party Monster (2003)
New York club kids, murder and some great dance music - based on a true story.

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Purchase Soundtrack: CD
30.  Buffalo 66 (1998)
One of my favorite films of all time. Not only did Vincent Gallo write, direct, and play the lead role in Buffalo 66, but he wrote some of the songs on the eclectic soundtrack.


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29.  Platoon (1987)
Who can forget that moment depicted on the album cover above?
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28.  Empire Records (1995)
This has been playing on TV a lot lately. Several of the actors went on to bigger things. The soundtrack had some great music on it.

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Purchase Soundtrack: CD
27.  Cruel Intentions (1999)

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26.  Easy Rider (1969)
A classic, featuring the late Dennis Hopper. Own it. Be sure to check out the deluxe edition of the soundtrack.

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25.  Saturday Night Fever (1977)
In the U.S. alone, the album sold over 15 million copies. Get on your disco shoes.
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24.  Pump Up The Volume (1990)
I was never really a fan of the movie, but the soundtrack rocked.

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23.  The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004)
Brilliant Wes Anderson movie with a great accompanying soundtrack - featuring Brazilian Seu Jorge's fabulous David Bowie covers in his native tongue - Portugese. Shortly after, Jorge released an extended version with additional songs that didn't make the album.

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Purchase Soundtrack: Amazon MP3 / CD
22.  The Crow (1994)
I saw this movie three times in the theatre when it came out - just to hear that Cure song!

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Purchase Soundtrack: Amazon MP3 / CD
21.  Pretty In Pink (1986)
From the late John Hughes.

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20.  Good Will Hunting (1997)
Elliott Smith earned a Grammy nomination for his song Miss Misery.

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Purchase Soundtrack: Amazon MP3 / CD
19.  Say Anything (1989)
Yeah, you know the one. John Cusack holds up the boombox playing In Your Eyes. Check out this great soundtrack.

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Purchase Soundtrack: CD
18.  The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
Another cool Wes Anderson film with quirky characters and some great music.
17.  Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)
Really great comedy with a fun soundtrack.
16.  Nowhere (1997)
I remember very little about the movie, but the soundtrack featured some exclusive tracks that rivaled some of the included bands' best work.
15.  Purple Rain (1984)
Not only is it a Prince album, but it acts as the soundtrack to the movie.

 Key Tracks:  Purple Rain, When Doves Cry, Let's Go Crazy
Purchase Movie:  DVD, Blu-ray
Purchase Soundtrack: Amazon MP3 / CD
14.  Natural Born Killers (1994)
Disturbing Oliver Stone film with a rad soundtrack.
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Purchase Soundtrack: Amazon MP3 / CD
13.  Dazed And Confused (1993)
I can't believe this movie is almost 20 years old! Always happy to see it when it comes on TV. A second volume of the soundtrack was also released, with some more great 70s jams.
12.  Marie Antoinette (2006)
Great 80s alternative soundtrack.

 Key Tracks:  New Order - Ceremony, The Cure - Plainsong & All Cats Are Grey, Siouxsie & The Banshees - Hong Kong Garden
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Purchase Soundtrack: Amazon MP3 / CD
11.  Lords Of Dogtown (2005)
A fantastic film portraying a group of teenage skaters in Santa Monica, California.
10.  Trainspotting (1996)
Saw this in the theatre back when it came out and was blown away by the soundtrack. A second volume was later released on CD, with even more great tunes.
Purchase Movie:  DVD, Blu-ray
Purchase Soundtrack: CD
09.  Lost Highway (1996)
Like most David Lynch films, no matter how many times you see it, you'll never understand it all.
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Purchase Soundtrack: Amazon MP3 / CD
08.  Adventureland (2009)
Somehow I doubt the kids in this movie would've had a copy of Big Star's Radio City, but nonetheless, the soundtrack is pretty great.
07.  24 Hour Party People (2002)
Great portrayal of Tony Wilson and the Manchester music scene.
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Purchase Soundtrack: CD
06.  Into The Wild (2007)
The soundtrack served as Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder's spectacular, debut solo album.

 Key Tracks:  Setting Forth, Far Behind, Rise, Society, Hard Sun, Long Nights
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Purchase Soundtrack: Amazon MP3 / CD
05.  Control (2007)
A really amazing, tragic biographical look at the short life of Joy Division frontman, Ian Curtis.
04.  Hedwig And The Angry Inch (2001)
Phenonmenal movie. The soundtrack was written for the movie - just incredible. Haven't seen it? Buy it now.
Key Tracks:  Midnight Radio, The Origin Of Love, Wicked Little Town, Wig In A Box, Angry Inch, Tear Me Down, Sugar Daddy
Purchase Movie:  DVD
Purchase Soundtrack: CD
03.  Velvet Goldmine (1998)
A cool film, loosely-based on Bowie & Iggy Pop. A band was assembled to re-record some classic glam-era tracks named The Venus In Furs, featuring Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead, Bernard Butler of Suede, Andy Mackay of Roxy Music and actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers.
Purchase Movie:  DVD
Purchase Soundtrack: Amazon MP3 / CD
02.  Donnie Darko (2004)
If you haven't seen the film, buy it now - it's intense and pretty deep.
01.  Singles (1992)
I saw this the day it came out and was blown away by the soundtrack.
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Purchase Soundtrack: CD
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