I've owned the soundtrack to this film since it was released. This may sound nuts to some people but I think it's one of the best albums I've listened to. Tom Petty is a genius and I think the album is fantastic! Just wanetd to see if anyone else agreed.
shareIt is great. I also bought the soundtrack. His music was perfect for this film.
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I totally agree! Being a huge fan of Tom Petty (and the Heartbreakers) I bought the soundtrack even before I watched the movie (which I loved btw, even got the DVD), and it's just a brilliant album! Ranks well among Petty's greatest works. And yes, the guy is a genius! :D
shareThis is Tom Petty's best album behind Wildflowers, and the most underrated in his catalogue. Walls is in itself the best song Tom Petty ever wrote. Couple that with Angel Dream and California, this album is a must buy. Let's be honest, without Tom Petty this movie is average at best. But with the soulful sounds of his gutar in the background, this movie becomes great. I cannot say enough about the greatness of this album.
shareI agree. Angel Dream is one of my favorite songs of all time.
shareLove the soundtrack. But I heard that Tom Petty filed a lawsuit after this album was released. Anyone know what the lawsuit was about?
shareI don't know about any lawsuit, but I seem to recall reading (back when the movie was still in theatres) that Petty "donated" the songs to help Edward Burns, still a struggling filmmaker running around the Sundance circuit; perhaps, if there was a suit, it was because there had never been any allowances made for the distribution of a soundtrack, or the terms were muddy as to how the proceeds should have been distributed?
All conjecture based on a cloudy recollection, FWIW
California's a great song that I listen to whenever I'm driving down the coast, and Angel Dream was one of my wedding songs.
shareI agree. I generally don't like soundtracks because they are just music put in a movie. Not like songs that are actually written for a movie. (See "That's what friends are for"-Nightshift.)But this soundtrack was one of the few I bought. I love "Climb that hill." The only other soundtracks I bought were "200 Cigarettes", "Dumb and dumber" and "Garden State."
shareJust rediscovered this film on Netflix after not having seen it since the 90s. The soundtrack! Heaven.
shareThe soundtrack is amazing. Much better than the movie!
shareOne of my favorite albuns too! Actually this soundtrack is way too good for this movie! :-)
shareJennifer Aniston even makes a cameo in one of the videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfS6Nl962Qg