Il film Forrest Gump compie vent’anni – La colonna Sonora
Forrest Gump, il film diretto da Robert Zemeckis e interpretato da Tom Hanks, ispirato al romanzo di Winston Groom, compie venti anni, è stato infatti distribuito negli Stati Uniti il 6 luglio 1994.
La composizione della parte strumentale è stata affidata al compositore Alan Silvestri, The Feather Theme è quella che accompagna i titoli iniziali. Con 12 milioni di copie, la colonna sonora di Forrest Gump è stato uno degli album più venduti negli Stati Uniti in quell’anno.
La lista tracce di Forrest Gump Disco uno:
1. Hound Dog – Elvis Presley – 2:16
2. Rebel Rouser – Duane Eddy – 2:21
3. (I Don’t Know Why) But I Do – Clarence Frogman Henry – 2:18
4. Walk Right In – The Rooftop Singers – 2:33
5. Land of 1000 Dances – Wilson Pickett – 2:25
6. Blowin’ in the Wind – Joan Baez – 2:36
7. Fortunate Son – Creedence Clearwater Revival – 2:18
8. I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) – The Four Tops – 2:43
9. Respect – Aretha Franklin – 2:27
10. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 – Bob Dylan – 4:35
11. Sloop John B – Beach Boys – 2:56
12. California Dreamin’ – The Mamas & the Papas – 2:39
13. For What It’s Worth – Buffalo Springfield – 2:38
14. What the World Needs Now Is Love – Jackie DeShannon – 3:13
15. Break On Through (To the Other Side) – The Doors – 2:27
16. Mrs. Robinson – Simon & Garfunkel – 3:51
Disc Two
1. Volunteers – Jefferson Airplane – 2:04
2. Let’s Get Together – The Youngbloods – 4:36
3. San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair) – Scott McKenzie – 2:58
4. Turn! Turn! Turn! – The -Byrds – 3:54
5. Medley: Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In – The 5th Dimension – 4:48
6. Everybody’s Talkin’ – Harry Nilsson – 2:44
7. Joy to the World – Three Dog Night – 3:16
8. Stoned Love – The Supremes – 2:59
9. Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head – B. J. Thomas – 3:00
10. Mr. President – Randy Newman – 2:46
11. Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd – 4:43
12. It Keeps You Runnin’ – The Doobie Brothers – 4:13
13. I’ve Got to Use My Imagination – Gladys Knight & the Pips – 3:30
14. On the Road Again – Willie Nelson – 2:29
15. Against the Wind – Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band – 5:33
16. Forrest Gump Suite composed and conducted – Alan Silvestri – 8:49
Canzoni che compaiono nel film ma non nei dischi in vendita come soundtrack
Lovesick Blues – Hank Williams
Sugar Shack – Jimmy Gilmer And The Fireballs
Hanky Panky – Tommy James and The Shondells
All Along the Watchtower – The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Soul Kitchen – The Doors
Hello, I Love You – The Doors
People Are Strange – The Doors
Hey Joe – The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Where Have All the Flowers Gone? – Pete Seeger
Love Her Madly – The Doors
Let’s Work Together – Canned Heat
Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree – Tony Orlando & Dawn
Get Down Tonight – KC & The Sunshine Band
Free Bird – Lynyrd Skynyrd
Running On Empty – Jackson Browne
Go Your Own Way – Fleetwood Mac