Editor’s Note: The Albumism staff has selected what we believe to be the 100 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time, representing a varied cross-section of films and musical genres. Click “Next Soundtrack” below to explore each soundtrack in the list or for easier navigation, view the full introduction & soundtrack index here.
Reality Bites
RCA (1994)
Selected by Andy Healy
The movie that revived “My Sharona” by the Knack, Reality Bites is more than just a one hit soundtrack. Getting the obvious calling card out of the way on track one, Reality Bites plays as a broad reflection of the music of the moment, at least on the rockier alt-pop side of the tracks.
With notable inclusions from The Juliana Hatfield Three, Crowded House, U2, Dinosaur Jr., Lenny Kravitz, and the Posies, the soundtrack offers the perfect escape. The deserved breakthrough of the collection is the soothing lament of “Stay (I Missed You)” by Lisa Loeb that will have you singing along every time you hear it. Big Mountain’s cover of “Baby, I Love Your Way” on the other hand… you can take it or leave it.
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