"I'm Forrest...Forrest Gump (The Feather Theme)" ("Forrest Gump Suite" by Alan Silvestri) was nominated for Best Pop Instrumental Performance in the 37th Annual Grammy Awards.
Digitally remastered by Dave Donnelly (DNA Mastering, Studio City, California).
Not since THE BIG CHILL has America been as captivated by a soundtrack as it has by FORREST GUMP. While THE BIG CHILL was more or less Motown-era songs geared towards baby-boomers, FORREST GUMP is a musical time machine spaced out over two discs. Opening with Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog," this aural odyssey ends with Bob Seger's "Against The Wind" followed by composer Alan Silvestri's instrumental "Forrest Gump Suite." In between, a host of popular genres are represented from the roughly thirty year span covered in the film.
On the first disc there's rockabilly (Duane Eddy), Motown (The Four Tops), folk (Joan Baez), soul (Aretha Franklin), surf music (The Beach Boys), and pop (Jackie De Shannon). The second disc continues with protest music (Jefferson Airplane), more Motown (The Supremes), southern rock (Lynyrd Skynyrd), easy listening (B.J. Thomas), and country (Willie Nelson). This collection is tailor-made for the random button or a CD changer at any party.
2 Cds Remastered W/ 2 Bonus TracksRolling Stone (9/22/94, p.98) - 3 Stars - Good - "...this compilation presents the '60s and '70s sanitized -- it's a triumph of fortysomething marketing..." Q (11/94, p.138) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...this is excellent, chiefly because obvious selections...are interspersed with choices from the interstices of pop history...Compiled by the possessor of a good record collection, clearly..." NME (Magazine) (10/22/94, p.47) - 7 - Very Good - "...an excellent, if somewhat overtly sentimental, romp through modern American pop culture..."
Against the Wind See All 15 (with Bob Seger, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, Silver Bullet Band)
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Forrest Gump Suite See All 5 (with Alan Silvestri)
(*) MP3 for this song is from a different CD. Listen to the sound sample to be sure this is the version you're looking for.
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Average Rating: (4.7 out of 5 stars)
PASTIMES I couldn't ask for a better compilation of musical past. I remembered times of laughter, tears, love and all that goes in between. MUSICAL PICTURES!!! AWESOME Submitted by JOYCE (PHOENIX,ARIZONA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 2 of 2 found this helpful.
Awesome compilation This is a great compilation of 60s & 70s songs. I originally had the cassette which didn't have all these songs, so the CD is an even better deal. Submitted by Jessica (Kentucky) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 1 of 1 found this helpful.
Great film and good music! Great film and good music! Submitted by jacekt56 (Lund,Sweden) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 2 of 3 found this helpful.
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Great film and good music!
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