Stage & Screen
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Film Music
Soundtracks
Soundtracks contain music featured in movies and television soundtracks. Usually, these include excerpts of the score and incidental music, plus songs featured in the films or programs. In the '90s, it became a common practice for labels to move beyond this strict definition and include songs "inspired by" the film/show. Generally, this was a marketing move, a way to reach a wider audience, and the records consequently suffered, but there were also some good albums to come out of this trend. Either way, soundtracks tended to play like various artists albums, no matter if it stuck music strictly in the film or music inspired by it.
Soundtracks Album Highlights
![Saturday Night Fever [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0003736225/front/220/RvMgvehC2q__5qPgodyaUSpQg_7iAU1wjqLgK_xGXts=.jpg)
![The Wizard of Oz [Rhino Original Soundtrack Deluxe Edition]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0002765835/front/220/4SLW-05bXLgDd0IIaDhcAlWnbEN5fCjifro6xhIBuB4=.jpg)
![The Good, the Bad and the Ugly [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0002058893/front/220/AB47JZKd_mQz5YSdIQLrLCpQg_7iAU1wjqLgK_xGXts=.jpg)
![Pulp Fiction [Music from the Motion Picture]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0001288824/front/220/PUhwnD-bMBY8XWRhC3FSxVWnbEN5fCjifro6xhIBuB4=.jpg)
![Under the Skin [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0004089987/front/220/HW4HX_Fp6Uzk7ohN11Ph5ipQg_7iAU1wjqLgK_xGXts=.jpg)
![Close Encounters of the Third Kind [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0004474948/front/220/KFMrgQdTm2mUvEL85l0N7w4Q1ghY8VaPylnm7PwcKNY=.jpg)
![The Social Network [Original Score]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0003193505/front/220/yVWEVFwdeMK4da3FfbCMRByhM-OFI8zG4l-qVpXXB1I=.jpg)
![Titanic [Music from the Motion Picture]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0002847135/front/220/q6InsrRCeqMYaLXgcP5IpCpQg_7iAU1wjqLgK_xGXts=.jpg)
![West Side Story [Original Broadway Cast Recording]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0001141791/front/220/8yIfHTJ3Vsyp2qCL1FXHsRyhM-OFI8zG4l-qVpXXB1I=.jpg)
![Super Fly [Original Soundtrack]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0001367741/front/220/O5WuyKjL03_dnxmaJvxugj6KsMttLlyBmmVTZ6_CLs0=.jpg)
![Stranger Things, Vol. 1 [Original Television Soundtrack]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0004603494/front/220/NnOGAeEsVoND1ZgP0jKjQ5hUoDg0hsvx4F4sL4oO-nA=.jpg)
![Batman [Original Motion Picture Score]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0000098738/front/220/QzCpJ4yf4Wo05draex-HUwSijaXJlYnq0St31qpAJWo=.jpg)
![The Sound of Music [Original Broadway Cast]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0000828201/front/220/lCXCD91QPHmmitDV9tXGYIAf7E_1E-2MlBBPmPAXRBU=.jpg)
![The Godfather [Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0002957138/front/220/ecBNlMBkJCJWICcu2-N18ByhM-OFI8zG4l-qVpXXB1I=.jpg)
![Jaws [Original Score]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0000769361/front/220/HzdzfwkFDL0RSqlcmhT-YByhM-OFI8zG4l-qVpXXB1I=.jpg)
![Pee-Wee's Big Adventure / Back to School [Original Motion Picture Scores]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0001104047/front/220/EoSn84hCbXjdpnKF9G9Bi1WnbEN5fCjifro6xhIBuB4=.jpg)
![The Grand Budapest Hotel [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0004080426/front/220/CCw2FaHLGAV9r6xfXwP2BVWnbEN5fCjifro6xhIBuB4=.jpg)
![The Rocky Horror Picture Show [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0001550261/front/220/Y9bX5phZ_x67Uujx1jsA-1WnbEN5fCjifro6xhIBuB4=.jpg)
![There Will Be Blood [Original Soundtrack]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0000934462/front/220/VKFEvwRKlzxWnSsqr6A3PR_TZlp6n_cq-Emr2zx15tU=.jpg)
![The Bodyguard [Original Soundtrack Album]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0004044104/front/220/jBeqVaHejByyuPy_9Kqin9_M69_UI9rrJSVvWL2-yAg=.jpg)
![Born on the Fourth of July [Motion Picture Soundtrack Album]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0000095258/front/220/6LMI-pjIeCz0bWr4CRLl5wSijaXJlYnq0St31qpAJWo=.jpg)
![Dances With Wolves [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0001335034/front/220/FkUgrAn_TWNBwnPYCtD3y9_M69_UI9rrJSVvWL2-yAg=.jpg)
![The Royal Tenenbaums [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0000287293/front/220/cKQoB13aRF5N3g0Z8_hhlphUoDg0hsvx4F4sL4oO-nA=.jpg)
![Grease [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0000767813/front/220/BzzjMJn7RJ3HUgyjge-kBoAf7E_1E-2MlBBPmPAXRBU=.jpg)
![Diamonds Are Forever [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0001414676/front/220/YS3lqoRBpktqaQiOO8NZMlWnbEN5fCjifro6xhIBuB4=.jpg)
![8½ [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0002743822/front/220/vmlFFzknjsaYvOgcX6El9JhUoDg0hsvx4F4sL4oO-nA=.jpg)
![Dirty Dancing [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0000358288/front/220/kkJl8gpti3Lq8rpjrgAlfj6KsMttLlyBmmVTZ6_CLs0=.jpg)
![West Side Story [1961] [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0001323031/front/220/RSevFf0BHZBLJ8GE5p9-l5hUoDg0hsvx4F4sL4oO-nA=.jpg)
![Jurassic Park [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0001571609/front/220/BLr_xHsVVE12lv3vw9QUmR_TZlp6n_cq-Emr2zx15tU=.jpg)
![Batman Returns [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0001805623/front/220/hA6tObCz12DnZbS1GIItRJhUoDg0hsvx4F4sL4oO-nA=.jpg)
![Giant [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0001129987/front/220/KOoBkDBL08Qdd7aJmN2SKoAf7E_1E-2MlBBPmPAXRBU=.jpg)
![Joy in the Morning [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0000678349/front/220/Kt8kl_IWNhDHgbCOoAZ3MASijaXJlYnq0St31qpAJWo=.jpg)
![Annie Get Your Gun [Original Cast Album]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0002900060/front/220/WsqQGtK_eCf4KUJqFLeJPN_M69_UI9rrJSVvWL2-yAg=.jpg)
![Singin' in the Rain [Original Soundtrack]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0000098387/front/220/-EwML7GLHl0F9AwDQTOfJh_TZlp6n_cq-Emr2zx15tU=.jpg)
![On Her Majesty's Secret Service [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0001607760/front/220/zD6UXZlxfXkRDgmBAcmcMVWnbEN5fCjifro6xhIBuB4=.jpg)
![The Big Chill [Original Soundtrack]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0000278686/front/220/gp_1Dm1O5qcGp15yGW9ut1WnbEN5fCjifro6xhIBuB4=.jpg)
![North by Northwest [Varese 2007]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0002355521/front/220/91uzGUQx8yhAMexSn45M11WnbEN5fCjifro6xhIBuB4=.jpg)
![The Lion in Winter [Original Sound Track Recording]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0001356375/front/220/OAwzojnqjCRqUHZ7K1SuvYAf7E_1E-2MlBBPmPAXRBU=.jpg)
![Blade Runner [Original Soundtrack]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0003979576/front/220/DgDQpixmt_YUlS4AkSkIOh_TZlp6n_cq-Emr2zx15tU=.jpg)
![Lonesome Dove [Original Television Soundtrack]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0005005256/front/220/xjAfFsqnwxWBToKs3WQTvB_TZlp6n_cq-Emr2zx15tU=.jpg)
![From Russia with Love [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0001447728/front/220/uWAp5iJVIGa5AndqKyTXK4Af7E_1E-2MlBBPmPAXRBU=.jpg)
![Lawrence of Arabia [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0001895999/front/220/GBrP4YbJqtfQ2soQMz3xM1WnbEN5fCjifro6xhIBuB4=.jpg)
![Walt Disney's Fantasia [Original Soundtrack]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0001165420/front/220/DThfjpWtTBKQQkh61eOs9ipQg_7iAU1wjqLgK_xGXts=.jpg)
![The Great Escape [Original Motion Picture Score]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0000550813/front/220/VSQkKUBUWGNdSBTsolJvjoAf7E_1E-2MlBBPmPAXRBU=.jpg)
![A Charlie Brown Christmas [Original TV Soundtrack]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0005760461/front/220/S2JEGko64M2k_4LXUIu38D6KsMttLlyBmmVTZ6_CLs0=.jpg)
![The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]](https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/release/mr0001641558/front/220/puPJi6dTqGg7Fx2mVsnEBByhM-OFI8zG4l-qVpXXB1I=.jpg)