There are great movies and then there are great movies with gigantic soundtracks. Movies that become loved for their music as much as the movie itself. The Big Chill is a fine example out of the vault from way back in 1983.
The Big Chill tells the story of a group of thirty-somethings getting together for a weekend reunion following the death of their former college friend Alex. Alex was famously played by Kevin Costner who is not shown in the film (apart from a quick shot of his arms as a corpse) as all of the flashback scenes were cut. Luckily Kev didn’t take this personally and soldiered on to bigger and better things. It’s a fun flick but the soundtrack is even better. There’s not a dud on it. From I Heard It Through The Grapevine to (You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman with A Whiter Shade of Pale thrown in for good measure.
Looking even further back into the vault, all the first movies I loved were ones in which I also loved the music. Footloose, Flashdance, La Bamba, Top Gun. The soundtracks to these films were the very first cassette tapes I owned. Later on in the nineties, I continued to buy soundtracks to fab flicks like Thelma and Louise, Reservoir Dogs, Reality Bites and Pulp Fiction. Many of my own memories from the past are forever linked to songs that remind me of a time, event or person. The soundtrack of life perhaps?
What are your favourite movie soundtracks of all time?
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