When I was a kid, it was all the rage to buy CDs of your favorite movie soundtracks. Albums would come out with the movies consisting of a ton of pop songs that sort of gave you the vibes of the movie but functioned as great mixes. Today, I want to go over which ones I consider to be the best of all time. In order to make this list, I didn't include movie scores, just movies with amazing soundtracks consisting of music by popular artists. Make sense? Let's dive in. 1. Forrest Gump This double-album soundtrack was such a banger. True story, I wore the CD out. It covers so many decades of hits and focuses on American music, perfectly reflecting the film's time-spanning narrative. Key Tracks: "Hound Dog" - Elvis Presley "Fortunate Son" - Creedence Clearwater Revival "California Dreamin'" - The Mamas & the Papas "Sweet Home Alabama" - Lynyrd Skynyrd "Mrs. Robinson" - Simon & Garfunkel.2. Almost Famous One of my all-time favorite movies, the core of this story is music. So you know it has to have some real jams on the soundtrack. It would be hard to find a scene that doesn't have an iconic song paired with it. Key Tracks: "Tiny Dancer" - Elton John "Simple Man" - Lynyrd Skynyrd "That's the Way" - Led Zeppelin "America" - Simon & Garfunkel.3. The Bodyguard Whitney Houston's powerful vocals dominate this soundtrack. This was one I feel like every Mom had in their van. It got so much play,...
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