The poor reaction to Rolling Stone‘s run of dubious best-of lists has clearly left the publication undeterred, recently unveiling what they have deemed to be the 25 best soundtracks of all time. While naturally none of this is gospel, rather the opinion of just one publication, readers looking to be utterly enraged would be well advised to read on.
The list kicks off with The Monkees‘ 1968 WTF-fest, Head. The film flopped at the box office, which probably had something to do with the poorly structured/non-existent storyline, though its choice of tunes hasn’t gone unnoticed.
With Tupac and Samuel L. Jackson front-and-centre, the 1992 hood classic Juice made it in the list at #23. Lost In Translation was rightfully included, directed by Sofia Coppola, the film put the guitar work of a post-My Bloody Valentine Kevin Shields as the main source of noise.
Coming-of-age masterpiece and the inspiration for Superbad, American Graffiti made it in at #17. It wasn’t just the plight of teenagers that the film caught onto, but their tunes and their dynamic radio show segues, which tastefully broke up the banter in the film as well as its 41-song soundtrack.
Three Beatles-penned soundtracks made it onto the list and we suspect more would have been added had there been room. Magical Mystery Tour and A Hard Day’s Night made the list at #19 and #4 respectively, with Help! declared the greatest soundtrack of all time.
We wonder what Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet did to Rolling Stone to deserve exclusion? You can check out the full list with a cover art gallery below.
(Via Rolling Stone)
Rolling Stone 25 Best Soundtracks
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#1. The Beatles - Help
#1. The Beatles - Help -
#2. Prince - Purple Rain
#2. Prince - Purple Rain -
#3. Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come
#3. Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come -
#4. The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night
#4. The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night -
#5. The Bee Gees - Saturday Night Fever
#5. The Bee Gees - Saturday Night Fever -
#6. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly
#6. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly -
#7. Various - Pulp Fiction
#7. Various - Pulp Fiction -
#8. Various - Rushmore
#8. Various - Rushmore -
#9. Spinal Tap - This Is Spinal Tap
#9. Spinal Tap - This Is Spinal Tap -
#10. Various - O Brother, Where Art Thou?
#10. Various - O Brother, Where Art Thou? -
#11. Various - Pretty In Pink
#11. Various - Pretty In Pink -
#12. Various - Wild Style
#12. Various - Wild Style -
#13. Various - Trainspotting
#13. Various - Trainspotting -
#14. Various - Easy Rider
#14. Various - Easy Rider -
#15. Various - Goodfellas
#15. Various - Goodfellas -
#16. Simon & Garfunkel and Dave Grusin - The Graduate
#16. Simon & Garfunkel and Dave Grusin - The Graduate -
#17. Various - American Graffitti
#17. Various - American Graffitti -
#18. Various - Boogie Nights
#18. Various - Boogie Nights -
#19. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour
#19. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour -
#20. Various - Singles
#20. Various - Singles -
#21. Various - 24 Hour Party People
#21. Various - 24 Hour Party People -
#22. Various - Lost In Translation
#22. Various - Lost In Translation -
#23.Various - Juice
#23.Various - Juice -
#24. Various - Rock and Roll High School
#24. Various - Rock and Roll High School -
#25. The Monkees - Head
#25. The Monkees - Head
