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Soundtracks Of Our Lives

In Soundtracks Of Our Lives, The A.V. Club looks at the dying art of the movie companion album, those “various artists” compilations made to complement films on screen but that often end up taking on lives of their own.

2/18/19

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Soundtracks Of Our Lives2/18/19

Soundtracks Of Our Lives2/18/19

20 years ago, Rushmore took the soundtrack back to school

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3/12/18

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Soundtracks Of Our Lives3/12/18

Soundtracks Of Our Lives3/12/18

Trainspotting’s soundtrack was a gateway for musical addictions to come

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10/31/17

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Soundtracks Of Our Lives10/31/17

Soundtracks Of Our Lives10/31/17

Scream asked, if you like scary movies, why don't you care about their soundtracks?

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9/26/17

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Soundtracks Of Our Lives9/26/17

Soundtracks Of Our Lives9/26/17

The Beavis And Butt-head Experience sucked, which was pretty cool

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8/11/17

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Soundtracks Of Our Lives8/11/17

Soundtracks Of Our Lives8/11/17

Grosse Pointe Blank’s soundtrack reveals what its main character couldn’t

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5/23/17

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Soundtracks Of Our Lives5/23/17

Soundtracks Of Our Lives5/23/17

Lost Highway put David Lynch onto America’s car stereos

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3/27/17

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Soundtracks Of Our Lives3/27/17

Soundtracks Of Our Lives3/27/17

High Fidelity captured the snob’s—and the soundtrack’s—waning powers

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1/30/17

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Soundtracks Of Our Lives1/30/17

Soundtracks Of Our Lives1/30/17

Garden State taught the indie kids to share

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12/14/16

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Soundtracks Of Our Lives12/14/16

The Royal Tenenbaums soundtrack is the film dork’s secret musical weapon

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11/30/16

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Soundtracks Of Our Lives11/30/16

Soundtracks Of Our Lives11/30/16

The Reservoir Dogs soundtrack made everything a little cooler

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11/8/16

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Soundtracks Of Our Lives11/8/16

On the Josie And The Pussycats soundtrack, reality and bullshit are inseparable

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10/26/16

1:00 AM

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Soundtracks Of Our Lives10/26/16

Soundtracks Of Our Lives10/26/16

Like its inspiration, Spawn’s soundtrack cobbled together coolness

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10/19/16

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Soundtracks Of Our Lives10/19/16

The Lost Boys soundtrack walked awkwardly between worlds

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10/5/16

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Soundtracks Of Our Lives10/5/16

Soundtracks Of Our Lives10/5/16

The Natural Born Killers soundtrack was a more sophisticated splatterfest

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9/21/16

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Soundtracks Of Our Lives9/21/16

Soundtracks Of Our Lives9/21/16

The Until The End Of The World soundtrack promised a hipper future

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

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8/24/16

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Soundtracks Of Our Lives8/24/16

Soundtracks Of Our Lives8/24/16

The Judgment Night soundtrack foretold the rap-rock apocalypse

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8/11/16

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Soundtracks Of Our Lives8/11/16

The Romeo + Juliet soundtrack captured 1996’s awkward phase

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8/4/16

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Soundtracks Of Our Lives8/4/16

Soundtracks Of Our Lives8/4/16

The soundtrack for The Crow resurrected grunge kids as goths

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