Soundtracks and Film Scores

New Wave Pop Soundtracks and Film Scores 

Prettier in Pink

March 16, 2026March 16, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments Andrew McCarthy, Belouis Some, Echo and the Bunnymen, INXS, Jesse Johnson, Jon Cryer, Molly Ringwald, New Order, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Otis Redding, Pretty In Pink, Suzanne Vega, The Smiths

Revisiting the soundtrack of a generation 40 years later

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Films Rock Soundtracks and Film Scores Synth 

John Carpenter Escapes to New York

October 15, 2025 Jason Gross 0 Comments 2025, Assault on Precinct 13, Big Trouble in Little China, Christine, Halloween, John Carpenter, Knockdown Center, Lost Themes, New York, Queens, They Live

Septuagenarian horror master brings his film music to life in Queens

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Electronic Electronics Films Soundtracks and Film Scores 

Brian Eno Announces Soundtrack to New Documentary

February 19, 2024February 19, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2024, Brian Eno, Cluster, David Byrne, documentary, Eno, Fred again.., Gary Hustwit, John Cale, Soundtrack, Universal Music Enterprises

The career-spanning companion to Gary Hustwit’s visionary film out on April 19th

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Films Soul Soundtracks and Film Scores 

Betcher Bottom Dollar: Tapeheads at 35

October 30, 2023February 19, 2024 Billy Sternberg 0 Comments 1988, 35th Anniversary, Bo Diddley, Clu Gulager, Fishbone, John Cusack, Junior Walker, Sam Moore, Tapeheads, The Swanky Modes, Tim Robbins

An irreverent look back at an irreverent musical comedy

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Alternative Rock Rock Soundtracks and Film Scores 

Silver and Gold: U2’s Rattle and Hum at 35

October 10, 2023February 19, 2024 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1988, 35th Anniversary, Adam Clayton, Angel of Harlem, B.B. King, Billie Holiday, Bob Dylan, Bono, Desire, Island Records, Larry Mullen Jr., Paramount, Rattle and Hum, The Edge, U2, When Love Comes To Town

Reflecting on the Irish band’s polarizing double album

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Beatle Films Soundtracks and Film Scores 

Fixing A Hole: Robert Stigwood’s Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band at 45

July 24, 2023July 24, 2023 Kara Tucker 2 Comments 1978, 45th Anniversary, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Earth Wind & Fire, George Burns, peter Frampton, Sandy Farina, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Bee Gees

Looking back on the project that almost killed the careers of the Bee Gees and Peter Frampton

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Dream Pop Electronic Electronics New Wave Pop Remembrance Soundtracks and Film Scores 

Out of Noise: Remembering Ryuichi Sakamoto

April 4, 2023February 19, 2024 Jim Allen 0 Comments David Bowie, David Sylvian, Iggy Pop, Japan, Kazumi Watanabe, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, RIP, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Youssou N’Dour, Yukihiro Takahashi

The Japanese giant’s career ranged from electronic to orchestral and beyond

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Disco Films Funk Soundtracks and Film Scores 

Disco Inferno: Saturday Night Fever at 45

November 15, 2022February 19, 2024 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1977, 45th Anniversary, How Deep Is Your Love, John Travolta, KC and the Sunshine Band, More Than A Woman, Night Fever, Saturday Night Fever, Stayin' Alive, The Bee Gees, The Trammps

How the music reflected the era in John Travolta’s cinematic star turn

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Soundtracks and Film Scores Television 

ALBUMS: Relishing In The Sonic Eclecticism Of Stranger Things 4

September 8, 2022September 8, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments Dead Or Alive, Extreme, Journey, Kate Bush, Master of Puppets, Metallica, Running Up The Hill (A Deal With God), Soundtrack, Starpoint, Stranger Things, Stranger Things 4, The Bangles, The Beach Boys

The soundtrack to the latest season of the hit Netflix series features its wildest mix yet

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Films New Wave Punk Rock Soundtracks and Film Scores 

Giving the Kids a Voice: Fast Times at Ridgemont High at 40 

September 1, 2022February 19, 2024 Kathy Fennessy 1 Comment 40th Anniversary, Bruce Springsteen, CHEAP TRICK, Elvis Costello, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Nicolas Cage, Phoebe Cates, Robert Romanus, Sean Penn, The Go-Gos, Van Halen

A look back at the book, the movie and the soundtrack 

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Dub/Reggae Soundtracks and Film Scores 

You’ll Succeed At Last: The Harder They Come at 50

July 7, 2022February 19, 2024 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1972, 50th anniversary, Island Records, Jamaica, Jimmy Cliff, Kingston, The Harder They Come, The Melodians, Toots and the Maytals

Jimmy Cliff’s most essential album can still be considered the best reggae has to offer even 50 years on

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Films New Wave Soundtracks and Film Scores 

The Sounds of Times Square: The First and Best Film in Allan Moyle’s Pop Rebellion Trilogy

June 21, 2022June 28, 2026 Kathy Fennessy 1 Comment Allan Moyle, Empire Records, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Times Square, Pump Up The Volume, Robert Stigwood, Robin Johnson, RSO, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Suzi Quatro, The Ramones, Tim Curry, Times Square, Trini Alvarado

Taking a deep dive into the 1980 cult film’s epic soundtrack

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Films Pub Rock Punk Soundtracks and Film Scores 

Alex Cox’s Walker at 35: A Punk-Rock Western That Stands the Test of Time

May 4, 2022February 19, 2024 Kathy Fennessy 0 Comments Akira Kurosawa, Alex Cox, Circle Jerks, Courtney Love, Criterion, Criterion Collection, Grace Jones, Joe Strummer, Sam Peckinpah, The Clash, The Pogues, Walker

Honoring a 1987 cinematic classic that kept Joe Strummer vital in ’87

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Hip Hop Soundtracks and Film Scores 

FILMS: Still Uncrushable After All These Years

March 9, 2022April 3, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments Biggie Smalls, Documentaries, I Got A Story To Tell, Netflix, Notorious B.I.G.

A touching and insightful documentary gives the story of the Notorious B.I.G. the telling it deserves

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Folk Pop Soundtracks and Film Scores 

The Endless Love of Harold and Maude

February 16, 2022February 19, 2024 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 2022, Bud Cort, Cat Stevens, Hal Ashby, Harold and Maude, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Ruth Gordon, UMe

The Cat Stevens soundtrack to the beloved cult rom-com finally gets an official release

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