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Jul 3
2009
01:00 PM ET
Coming-of-age film soundtracks: The '90s
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Big mistake to not include Singles…it had much more of an impact than Empire Records (esp mudhoney’s overblown).
I love the Crow soundtrack (as well as Lost Highway), but they aren’t really Coming-of-Age. I would have included Natural Born Killers soundtrack (not your traditional “coming-of-age” movie, but hey, not everyone graduates and looks/doesn’t look for a job. some take a different route.
Baz Lurman’s Romeo and Juliette had a great sound track – lots of Radiohead. Especially the song ‘Talk Show Host’
I’m so glad you mentioned Bittersweet Symphony in Cruel Intentions. That was the first movie soundtrack I owned and I watched that movie over and over, just to get to the point where the violins start and Kathryn gets hers.
Mariah Carey will absolutely go down in history as defining an entire decade (90′s) and finding success beyond the 90′s that matched and or exceeded her earlier success….only four female singers from the 80′s, 90′s and 00′s have been able to do that! Mariah, Madonaa, Janet and Whitney….
Clerks, American Pie, Varsity Blues, to name a few of those missed.
no love for “Singles?” I STILL listen to that soundtrack. That movie does not get the attention it deserves.
I’m a soundtrack fiend…Karyn Rachtman basically laid my musical groundwork. Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction were very important to me….but in terms of teen oriented, coming of age movies, I’d say Romeo+Juliet and Clueless had the greatest impact on me…still on my iPod today! Also Trainspotting and Good Will Hunting were pretty big for me. Reality Bites is OK, but not really MY generation.
OH and…slipping in under the radar in 1999 – GO.
Your list is very 90-95, Gen X skewing. What about us early vanguard millennials, dang it?!