Film Soundtracks that serve as a snapshot of the era they were made in

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Singles (1992).

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Just remembered Deep Blue Day is on this, I love that tune

Dead obvious choice, I know

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from the best club scene ever (Blade)

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Have seen it but don’t remember it tbh but The Big Chill is always one that gets mentioned for this I think

John Hughes movies are little snapshots of mainstream alternative 80s music

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All of the extended music video that is Rocky IV

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The Crow

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Orbital got used in a lot of films around that time (which is a bit mad in retrospect) but nothing will beat that opening scene of Hackers flying over New York or wherever it is.

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Also going to pitch a tent for the first soundtrack to knock my block off. The hair metal heavy soundtrack to Transformers the Movie.

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Holy cow, the transition into the bridge where the whole screen is flashing and everything goes gallopy-riff-and-solo-crazy is actually properly uncomfortable (and awesome, but uncomfortable)

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Any of those late 90s films which were peak soundtrack tie-in

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Or anything that had Six Underground by the Sneaker Pimps, or anything by Morcheeba, on the soundtrack

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Feel like this and The Matrix soundtrack are kindred spirits.

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