# Artists that supplied entire soundtracks for movies **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 13, 2006, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-that-supplied-entire-soundtracks-for-movies/352595 "2006-04-13T23:16:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bubastis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d07c76/32.png) [@bubastis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubastis)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-that-supplied-entire-soundtracks-for-movies/352595/1 "2006-04-13T23:16:17Z")
I can only think of a few… Who made Who by AC/DC being the soundtrack to Maximum Overdrive and also Queen doing the soundtrack to Highlander. Any more? When was the last time this happened? ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-that-supplied-entire-soundtracks-for-movies/352595/2 "2006-04-13T23:33:22Z")
Well, America did _The Last Unicorn_, and Tangerine Dream did a whole lot of movies of a certain era - I’m thinking _Thief_ and _Manhunter_. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-that-supplied-entire-soundtracks-for-movies/352595/3 "2006-04-13T23:39:25Z")
Mark Knopfler did \*Princess Bride \*(good movie) and _Last Exit to Brooklyn_ (not so good movie) ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-that-supplied-entire-soundtracks-for-movies/352595/4 "2006-04-13T23:40:55Z")
Yentl, by Barbara Streisand. Probably other of her movies also. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-that-supplied-entire-soundtracks-for-movies/352595/5 "2006-04-13T23:41:39Z")
Oops. He also did _Local Hero_. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-that-supplied-entire-soundtracks-for-movies/352595/6 "2006-04-13T23:42:28Z")
I think Tom Petty did the entire soundtrack to _She’s the One_. ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-that-supplied-entire-soundtracks-for-movies/352595/7 "2006-04-13T23:52:28Z")
Off the top of my head, Randy Newman’s done the soundtracks for numerous movies, most notably Pixar’s _Toy Story, A Bug’s Life,_ and _Monsters Inc._ films. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2006, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-that-supplied-entire-soundtracks-for-movies/352595/8 "2006-04-14T00:09:30Z")
I’m not sure what you mean by “supplied entire soundtracks”. There is certainly a group of composers who are responsible for writing and producing all soundtrack music for their films–John Barry, Michael Kamen, Vangelis, Lalo Schifrin, Jerry Goldsmith, and Elmer Bernstein to name a few–but of course this is mostly orchastral music which is performed by a large group. Except for the pop music selections in _Donnie Darko_, Mike Andrews produced and performed all the incidentals himself, but that’s pretty rare. This may be true with some Vangelis scores as well, though again he often uses orchastral accompanyment in addition to layered tracks of synthesized music. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![bubastis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d07c76/32.png) [@bubastis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubastis)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2006, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-that-supplied-entire-soundtracks-for-movies/352595/9 "2006-04-14T00:11:32Z")
Didnt Queen also release an album for Flash Gordon? ---
**Author:** ![bubastis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d07c76/32.png) [@bubastis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubastis)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2006, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-that-supplied-entire-soundtracks-for-movies/352595/10 "2006-04-14T00:16:41Z")
[QUOTE=Stranger On A Train] I’m not sure what you mean by “supplied entire soundtracks”. Stranger [/QUOTE] The Maximum Overdrive is a good example of what I’m talking about. AC/DC’s album taken entirely for the movie. Hence, the name of the album is Who made Who; Soundtrack to the motion picture Maximum Overdrive. Every song played in highlander is a queen song. I’m not talking about the score. The soundtrack. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2006, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-that-supplied-entire-soundtracks-for-movies/352595/11 "2006-04-14T00:19:04Z")
What about Simon and Garfunkel and _The Graduate_? I think they did almost, maybe not quite everything. Those that weren’t S&G were mostly cocktail/swing numbers. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2006, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-that-supplied-entire-soundtracks-for-movies/352595/12 "2006-04-14T00:22:38Z")
I think we need to separate soundtrack and score. Are we looking for someone who did both? For (a completely random) example, Dave Grusin did the score for _The Goonies_, but there are also songs by REO Speedwagon, Cyndi Lauper, etc. For _Beauty and the Beast_, Alan Menken wrote the score, and, together with Howard Ashman, wrote the songs, too. Or are we looking for something more like _The Graduate_ soundtrack? ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2006, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-that-supplied-entire-soundtracks-for-movies/352595/13 "2006-04-14T00:24:41Z")
Speaking of completely random, it so happens that Dave Grusin also did the non-Paul Simon music for _The Graduate_. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2006, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-that-supplied-entire-soundtracks-for-movies/352595/14 "2006-04-14T00:30:09Z")
1970 I believe, Elton John did the soundtrack to a movie called _Friends_. No, I didn’t just google that, I actually own the vinyl and…uh…I like it. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2006, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-that-supplied-entire-soundtracks-for-movies/352595/15 "2006-04-14T00:45:56Z")
[QUOTE=bubastis] Didnt Queen also release an album for Flash Gordon? [/QUOTE] Yes indeed. Other examples I can think of: Stevie Wonder: “Jungle Fever” The Bee Gees: “Saturday Night Fever” The Kinks: “Percy” Aimee Mann: “Magnolia” and if you allow for artists that supplied soundtracks for _their own_ movies, Prince: “Purple Rain” Paul McCartney: “Give My Regards To Broad Street” ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2006, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-that-supplied-entire-soundtracks-for-movies/352595/16 "2006-04-14T00:53:35Z")
[QUOTE=Thudlow Boink] Stevie Wonder: “Jungle Fever” [/QUOTE] Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants was also a soundtrack, but nobody saw the movie. [QUOTE=Thudlow Boink] and if you allow for artists that supplied soundtracks for _their own_ movies, Prince: “Purple Rain” Paul McCartney: “Give My Regards To Broad Street” [/QUOTE] Prince also did the soundtrack to Graffiti Bridge, the sequel to Purple Rain. And Frank Zappa had two albums like that - Uncle Meat and 200 Motels. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2006, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-that-supplied-entire-soundtracks-for-movies/352595/17 "2006-04-14T01:00:31Z")
[QUOTE=Thudlow Boink] Stevie Wonder: “Jungle Fever” [/QUOTE] Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants was also a soundtrack, but nobody saw the movie. [QUOTE=Thudlow Boink] and if you allow for artists that supplied soundtracks for _their own_ movies, Prince: “Purple Rain” Paul McCartney: “Give My Regards To Broad Street” [/QUOTE] Prince also did the soundtrack to Graffiti Bridge, the sequel to Purple Rain. And Frank Zappa had two albums like that - Uncle Meat and 200 Motels. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2006, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-that-supplied-entire-soundtracks-for-movies/352595/18 "2006-04-14T01:02:21Z")
Ugh, I forgot about the five-minute thing. I heard Duran Duran recorded the soundtrack for _Gotcha Ya!_ (released in 1960) in Rio, and it only took them 20 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2006, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-that-supplied-entire-soundtracks-for-movies/352595/19 "2006-04-14T02:13:42Z")
As someone who knows absolutely nothing about music, I’m going to take a wild shot in the dark and go for “Toto” doing the soundtrack for _Dune_. Cue the electric guitar! Ba da da dum!!! -Joe ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2006, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-that-supplied-entire-soundtracks-for-movies/352595/20 "2006-04-14T02:27:20Z")
[QUOTE=Marley23] Ugh, I forgot about the five-minute thing. I heard Duran Duran recorded the soundtrack for _Gotcha Ya!_ (released in 1960) in Rio, and it only took them 20 minutes. [/QUOTE] I have the single from that movie, _Graped by the Grapist b/w When Come Back, Bring Pie_. It hit #15 on the Billboard charts, but _Grapist_ was later covered by Hamburglar and the '20s-Style Death Rays. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-that-supplied-entire-soundtracks-for-movies/352595.md?page=2)