Rock & Roll Soundtracks
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Song Collections, Various Artists - Rock - Rock & Roll, American Graffiti |
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| Audio CD (June 22, 1993); Number of Discs: 2
For those of us who grew up in the '70s, this drive-in compilation of '50s and '60s rock and doo-wop, complete with Wolfman Jack introductions, was our introduction to this music. There are 41 jukebox hits here, and every one of them is a classic of its time (although two tracks--"At the Hop" and "She's so Fine" are covers by the revival band Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids). In his 1973 movie, director George Lucas used the music (and the presence of mysterious deejay Wolfman) as the AM-radio soundtrack to one night in suburban California, 1962. The idea was to capture and sustain an end-of-summer, end-of-innocence mood that's in the air throughout the picture-- not as a shortcut to establishing a period (as in Robert Zemeckis'Forrest Gump). There's an awful lot of spontaneous energy in these tunes--from Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly, to the Platters and the Clovers and the Del-Vikings, to the Crests and the Beach Boys--and also just a hint of melancholy that goes down very nicely with a burger, shake, and fries. --Jim Emerson
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Trainspotting (Related Recordings), Various Artists - Soundtracks - 1996
| Audio CD (July 9, 1996); Number of Discs: 1
The first of two Trainspotting discs is a prime example of the contemporary rock soundtrack, functioning as a useful keepsake of the 1996 British film smash and as a cohesive, eclectic listen in its own right. Iggy Pop's booming, Bowie-produced 1977 anthem "Lust for Life" sets the boisterously ambivalent mood for a transatlantic, trans-generational cross-section of alt-rock. New Order's seminal 1982 dance hit "Temptation" and Lou Reed's hauntingly bittersweet 1972 tune "Perfect Day" shares space with tracks by such esteemed mid-1990s Brit-popsters as Blur (whose frontman Damon Albarn also contributes a solo number), Pulp, Elastica, and Sleeper. Elsewhere, the album dips into dance rhythms (Underworld, Bedrock featuring KYO) and ambient grooves (Brian Eno Leftfield, and Primal Scream's ten-and-a-half-minute title song) without breaking the spell. --Scott Schinder |
[SOUNDTRACK] Various Artists - Soundtracks - 1996
| Audio CD (May 7, 1996); Number of Discs: 1
Get twisted up by 14 blow-away tracks. Features: Humans Being - Van Halen, Virtual Reality - Rusted Root, Talula - Tori Amos (BT's Tornado Mix), Moments Like This - Alison Krauss/Union Station, Darling Pretty - Mark Knopfler and more. |
Angelo Badalamenti, Various Artists - Soundtracks - 1997
| Audio CD (February 18, 1997); Number of Discs: 1
Entertainment Weekly (3/7/97) ...Industrial pretty boy/soundtrack architect Trent Reznor skillfully balances fresh salvos by Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, and the Smashing Pumpkins with...noir soundscapes....Even the most discerning listener won't be bored. |
Various Artists - Soundtracks - Song Collections
| Audio CD (January 31, 1995); Number of Discs: 1
Boys may be on the side - but women rockers take front and centre stage on this 13-track delight! Whoopi Goldberg, Mary-Louise Parker and Drew Barrymore star in this comedy romp as a trio of cross country travelers heading for San Diego and much more than they had bargained for when they started off. Making the trip a great deal more enjoyable are the songs heard on the soundtrack, performed by some of the top female singers today, including Bonnie Raitt, Melissa Etheridge, Sheryl Crow, Stevie Nicks, Annie Lennox, and Whoopi herself. |
[SOUNDTRACK] - Various Artists - Soundtracks - 1995
| Audio CD (October 17, 1995); Number of Discs: 1
THIS IS A FABULOUS CD! 12 scrumptious hits of the '60s & '70s. Features: Sugar, Sugar - The Archies, Knock Three Times - Tony Orlando & Dawn, I Want You Back - Jackson 5, Signed Sealed Delivered I'm Yours - Stevie Wonder, Band Of Gold - Freda Payne, Daydream Believer - The Monkees, No Matter What -Badfinger, Hitchin' A Ride - Vanity Fare, All Right Now-Free, I'm Gonna Make You Love Me - Diana Ross And The Supremes With The Temptations, I'll Be There - Jackson 5, Now And Then - Susanna Hoffs |
[SOUNDTRACK] Various Artists - Soundtracks - 1992
| Audio CD (October 13, 1992); Number of Discs: 1
While not as much of a commercial success as Quentin Tarantino's later film Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs is today regarded as a classic, although happily one that doesn't take itself too seriously. With its out-of-sequence narrative involving a diamond heist, its desperate characters expressing opinions on music and cinema, and the constant radio play (all the film's music is from source cues), Dogs remains shocking and exhilarating. Even stronger on the CD is the implication that the story is somehow being told by Steven Wright's deadpan '70s disc jockey. Tracks include "Little Green Bag" by the George Baker Selection, "Hooked on a Feeling" by Blue Swede, "I Gotcha" by Joe Tex, "Coconut" by Harry Nilsson, and the one that will always remind viewers of the movie's grisliest scene, "Stuck in the Middle with You" by Stealers Wheel. --Stanley Booth |
Various Artists - Rock - Rock & Roll
| Audio CD (June 6, 1989)
Number of Discs: 1 Great movie, great soundtrack with 20 great songs from the early days of rock & roll that sound good and feel good anytime anywhere. |
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