movie soundtracks

It is my belief that a good movie also has a good soundtrack (or just a good musical score). It's funny -- I'm talking with Izzika as I'm blogging this and so many movies come to mind that I liked but I can't remember if they had good soundtracks or not. You'd think a movie that had a soundtrack I really enjoyed I would remember, but after seeing so many movies it's definitely one of those thoughts that crosses my mind as I'm watching the movie. I asked my mom earlier what soundtracks she liked the most and she mentioned Coyote Ugly and The Big Chill. She stated that she enjoyed The Big Chill's soundtrack so much because it had "good ol rock'n'roll". She is definitely a music lover of the classic rock and roll hits. When I asked her about Coyote Ugly I think she had the suspicion that I would be using what she was telling me in our blog, so all she could mutter out was that she, "just liked it". Oh mom!

When I asked Izzika (and I'm sure she'll mention more about this subject), she immediately came up with: The Devil's Rejects, Requiem for a Dream, Almost Famous, Across the Universe (minus Bono), and The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

When I think about my favorite soundtracks, I'll definitely agree with my mom that The Big Chill has a fabulous soundtrack. I grew up listening to all the artists on the soundtrack so I suppose listening to it reminds me of when I was younger. I recently watched In the Land of Women (Available to OWN on DVD) with my boyfriend, Tim, and we agreed that the soundtrack is pretty rad.

Among other soundtracks that I enjoy...

Dirty Dancing -- I'm just a sap for good love stories, and DD does have a really good selection of classic songs. And we all know everyone wants to have a "baby" moment and have the time of their lives.

Forrest Gump -- Probably my favorite. I think I'm noticing a patern in movie soundtracks. I really do enjoy classic rock. Nevertheless, this soundtrack is really, really good.

Twister -- This soundtrack brings me back to "father/daughter" nights every Saturday when I was kid and all the inappropriate movies I grew up watching. Shania Twain is one of my favorite country artisits, so maybe I'm a little biased because she has a couple songs on the soundtrack.

Although two very different movies, I have to group Austin Powers and Animal House together because they both offer the same genre of music (kind of?) -- Classic tunes everyone knows. Now I must go twist and shout.