Reservoir Dogs was the first Quentin Tarantino film to ever be accompanied by an official soundtrack. Fortunately, he started on the right footing – while most soundtracks rarely do much to help a film’s reputation, The Reservoir Dogs: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is a thing of beauty. There’s not actually that much musical content –…
In 2006, Mark Wahlberg starred in Invincible, the real-life story of the Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver, Vince Papale. The film’s uplifting message was well-received, taking $17,031,122 in its opening week in the US and earning glowing reviews from movie critics. As you’d expect of a film set in the ’70s, the soundtrack is a melting…
Birds Of Prey and the Suicide Squad movies feature fan-favorite villianess Harley Quinn. Harley is easily the most identifiable and successful of all the female villains ever written. In short, she was bound to have a movie or three eventually, and they did not disappoint. Like the films, the soundtrack is well executed with an…
Teenage love stories in the early aughts were typically outrageous, over the top, and a little bawdy. So, this movie was a true standout because of its plaintive emotion. Fans of Nicholas Sparks know that the two hours spent watching a film based on one of his films will undoubtedly elicit more than several tears…
After spending several years doing the rounds at Nashville, Canadian country singer Terri Clark was finally offered a home at PolyGram/Mercury Records in 1994. Just one year later, she reached the top 5 in both the US and Canada with her debut single, Better Things to Do. Over the next 10 years, she became a…
The third installment in the National Lampoon’s Vacation series came in 1989, giving us the Griswolds in typically fine form as they spend their Christmas at home. There are hi-jinks, explosions, and Chevy Chase – the perfect trio for some festive fun. The music score to Christmas Vacation was composed by Angelo Badalamenti, but unlike…
Lisa Loeb is a songwriter, singer, and musician born on March 11, 1968. She is best known for her 1995 single from the album ‘Tails’ called “Stay (I Missed You).” In 1994, Lisa Loeb auditioned for Rocker Chick in Reality Bites. Her audition was seen by Ethan Hawke, who asked Lisa Loeb to be in…
The soundtrack for the 1999 American teen romantic drama film Cruel Intentions was released on March 16, 1999, by Epic Records. The album has 14 tracks, all of which were written and performed by various artists. At its release, the soundtrack reached number nine on the Billboard 200 chart. The Recording Industry Association of America…
Elf, the story of a human named Buddy who, after being raised by Santa’s elves, learns the secret of his birth and makes a pilgrimage to New York to meet his biological father, took the box office by storm in 2003, generating over $220 million against a budget of $33 million and winning positive reviews…