Mark Knopfler had three movie scores on his resume by the time director Rob Reiner approached him to put in writing the soundtrack for his adaptation of William Goldman’s up to date fairy tale “The Princess Bride.” The 12 months was 1987, and the phenomenal worldwide success of Dire Straits’ “Brothers in Arms” had put Knopfler on the map as a megastar in the music world. And while great motion pictures and great soundtracks can go hand in hand (A Exhausting Day’s Evening), typically a so-so movie is stuffed with historic tunes, as in our number one pick. The Gran Turismo 3 soundtrack features some absolute belting tunes, including Feeder, Motley Crue, Ash, Judas Priest, Jimmy Hendrix and Papa Roach.
I wished the soundtrack for Queen & Slim to showcase the historical evolution of Black music, from its roots in blues and soul, to trendy bounce, hip hop and R&B — very similar to we used to see in film soundtracks within the ‘90s,” Matsoukas said in a statement.
Simply as iconic as the visuals and the story was Howard Shore’s hovering score, which beat a double nomination for John Williams. This set from the Ramones ‘ star turn strips …