The surprise hit of the 1994 summer movie season traces the life of a half-wit through the major historical events of the 1950s, '60s, and '70s, and this soundtrack album is a travelogue of the same period, from Elvis Presley's 1956 hit "Hound Dog" to Bob Seger's 1980 hit "Against the Wind." Like the movie, the soundtrack to Forrest Gump succeeds at repackaging the familiar -- in the film, we revisit everything from desegregation and the Vietnam War to the self-centered trends of the '70s, and on the soundtrack, we hear the concurrent hits for the umpteenth time -- although, unlike the movie, the soundtrack doesn't trivialize what it recycles. Playing it is basically like listening to an oldies radio station, minus the commercials and annoying DJ patter, but just like many other song-oriented soundtracks, this is still a miscellaneous collection. That, however, didn't keep it from shooting into the Top Ten as the movie became a blockbuster. The double-CD version contains eight more tracks than the cassette. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
Forrest Gump (Special Edition)
08/21/2001 | Sony
All Music Guide Review
Track Listing
Credits
- Dennis Sands
- Engineer
- Bob Seger
- Performer
- Joel Sill
- Producer, Soundtrack Executive Producer
- Alan Silvestri
- Composer, Performer, Conductor, Producer
- B.J. Thomas
- Performer
- Glen Brunman
- Producer, Soundtrack Executive Producer
- Robert Zemeckis
- Producer, Soundtrack Executive Producer, Liner Notes
- Gladys Knight & the Pips
- Performer
- Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
- Performer
- Marylou Eales
- Music Coordinator
- Jill Meyers
- Music Clearance
- Eric Roth
- Liner Notes
- Scott McKenzie
- Performer
- The 5th Dimension
- Performer
- Jackie DeShannon
- Performer
- Clarence "Frogman" Henry
- Performer
- Willie Nelson
- Performer
- Joan Baez
- Performer
- Rooftop Singers
- Performer
- The Beach Boys
- Performer
- Jackson Browne
- Performer
- Buffalo Springfield
- Performer
- The Byrds
- Performer
- Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Performer
- The Doobie Brothers
- Performer
- The Doors
- Performer
- Bob Dylan
- Performer
- Duane Eddy
- Performer
- Fleetwood Mac
- Performer
- The Four Tops
- Performer
- Aretha Franklin
- Performer
- Jefferson Airplane
- Performer
- Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Performer
- The Mamas & the Papas
- Performer
- Randy Newman
- Performer
- Harry Nilsson
- Vocals, Performer
- Wilson Pickett
- Performer
- Elvis Presley
- Performer
- Simon & Garfunkel
- Performer
- The Supremes
- Performer
- Three Dog Night
- Performer
- The Youngbloods
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