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Dylan

Romeo + Juliet Soundtrack (1996)

a masterpiece

BORSCHT BABY

Amélie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Possibly one of the greatest soundtracks of all time <3 one that I’ve returned to over and over since I was a teen. And one of the greatest movies!

Analisa Burns

Johnny Greenwood's Phantom Thread score

Most of Johnny Greenwood scores are consistently incredible & his work on Paul Thomas Anderson's films is so perfect. But I think his best work might be the Phantom Thread score, or "River of Hills" from one battle after another.

Ross Chait

John Williams - Images

In honor of seeing and being fried by Disclosure Day, I thought it appropriate to share on of the goat’s lesser appreciated albeit absolutely genius scores for this 1972 Robert Altman horror movie. John Williams defines film music genres with an ease almost every other famous composer makes a career off of doing once. Talent beyond belief, tasteful beyond belief. I love every second of this music and am always amazed both by how he weaves the theme and how everyone else seems to not even try to touch his way.

even*cleveland

The Virgin Suicides (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Heart, Todd Rundgren, Air, Sloane, not to mention the maudlin weeper classic "Alone Again, Naturally," by Gilbert O'Sullivan. A playlist for wistful late 1970s suburban teenaged disaffection.

izzy lynch

SSX On Tour Soundtrack (2005)

I credit this video game with introducing me to LCD Soundsystem, Bloc Party, and Jurassic 5 to just name a few. Amazing breadth of genres, all of which I’ll associate with snow sports and my 2005 living room forever.

Analisa Burns

Magnolia- (Music from the Motion Picture)

Aimee Mann🤝🏼

Ross Chait

Hanare Gumi - After the Storm

Impossible to find the soundtrack on its own, so just watch the damn thing! Beautifully sparse piano / acoustic guitar / whistle / synth cues that undercut the subtle relational language and lightly served noire of this film perfectly.

Dylan

Trainspotting Soundtrack (1996)

Trainspotting and its soundtrack mirrored the effects of its narcotic subject matter: a brief high followed by self-annihilating consequences. ~ blurb from Pitchfork

James Kylstra

Garden State Soundtrack

Friday morning time capsule. h/t JV

Analisa Burns

Licorice Pizza (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

say what u want about the film but this soundtrack is the perfect summer dinner party playlist

izzy lynch

Tony Hawk's Underground Soundtrack (2003)

I’m not kidding when I say this soundtrack and game changed the course of my life. Introduced me to so many artists. My favorite TH game.

Ross Chait

Carter Burwell - Raising Arizona

Absolutely genius score for a near perfect film. Idk. Carter had, admittedly, no business attempting a country western movie, even in the idiosyncratic way the Coen bros do them. It’s just so perfectly right and so off. The themes are clear as day, the music is decorative and strange, it speaks its own language, and with the film it’s like aliens inexplicably conversing. 10/10

Dylan

Empire Records Soundtrack (1995)

Jimi Hendrix, The Cranberries, AC/DC, Dire Straits, Edwyn Collins, Coyote Shivers... i adore this movie and i am in love with this soundtrack

cole

Queen & Slim Motion Picture Score by Devonté Hynes

one of my favorite movie scores. some of dev hynes' finest.

Steven Weill

"Make Your Own Kind of Music" by Cass Elliot in Lost (S2, E1)

Say what you want about Lost (or don't, I'm sensitive and love it dearly), but if you are human, this opener to season 2, soundtracked by the late great Cass Elliot, blew your mind into the stratosphere. What you can only assume to be a flashback to a bachelor pad of sorts, is proven to be the very location we had all desperately been waiting to see up until that point - the interior of the hatch. Not sure any season opener of any show has topped this since. They pulled a very similar stunt with the season 3 opener, using Petula Clark's "Downtown", to good effect honestly — but not quite as good.

Ross Chait

Jerry Goldsmith - Looney Tunes: Back In Action

Legit masterpiece. Never seen the movie lol. For some reason my go to start of summer listen 🤔 I love music!

Spines, Flicks, and Wax

Dead Presidents (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)

So good, they needed two volumes! James Brown, Isaac Hayes, Aretha, Barry White, The Spinners, The Impressions, Al Green, and so much more! Hard to find on vinyl but you can find CDs for a decent price on Ebay 😊

Dylan

10 Things I Hate About You Soundtrack (1999)

Air, Barenaked Ladies, Letters To Cleo, Spidebait, Sister Hazel, The Cardigans... its late 90s music heaven

BORSCHT BABY

Chocolat (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

This movie was a household favorite growing up, and has one of the best movie soundtracks! So much whimsy and nostalgia. <3

Coco Quizon

Rugrats The Movie Official Soundtrack

On Phil and Lil’s lesbian mama, one of the best soundtracks to exist. Kid-friendly turn of the century R&B, Busta Rhymes’ reptar song

Spines, Flicks, and Wax

Angelo Badalamenti - Music from Twin Peaks (Original TV Series 1 Soundtrack) Vinyl LP

Pairs well with cherry pie and black coffee.

Jed DeMoss

Le Marche - Kangding Ray (Sirât Soundtrack)

Can't get enough of the soundtrack for Sirât, one of the best movies of the year!

Listen To Fire Island (Hulu)

I’m partial bc I’m a producer on it, but this soundtrack is summer in a bottle, just like the movie.

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