Original Soundtrack - Forrest Gump [Original Soundtrack]

The surprise hit of the 1994 summer movie season traces the life of a half-wit through the major historical events of the 1950s, '60s, and '70s, and this soundtrack album is a travelogue of the same period, from Elvis Presley's 1956 hit "Hound Dog" to Bob Seger's 1980 hit "Against the Wind." Like the movie, the soundtrack to Forrest Gump succeeds at repackaging the familiar -- in the film, we revisit everything from desegregation and the Vietnam War to the self-centered trends of the '70s, and on the soundtrack, we hear the concurrent hits for the umpteenth time -- although, unlike the movie, the soundtrack doesn't trivialize what it recycles. Playing it is basically like listening to an oldies radio station, minus the commercials and annoying DJ patter, but just like many other song-oriented soundtracks, this is still a miscellaneous collection. That, however, didn't keep it from shooting into the Top Ten as the movie became a blockbuster. The double-CD version contains eight more tracks than the cassette. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alan Silvestri Producer, Composer, Conductor, Performer Aretha Franklin Performer B.J. Thomas Performer Bob Dylan Performer Bob Seger Performer Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Performer Buffalo Springfield Performer Clarence "Frogman" Henry Performer Creedence Clearwater Revival Performer Dennis Sands Engineer Duane Eddy Performer Elvis Presley Performer Eric Roth Liner Notes Gladys Knight & the Pips Performer Glen Brunman Soundtrack Executive Producer, Producer Harry Nilsson Vocals, Performer Jackie DeShannon Performer Jackson Browne Performer Jefferson Airplane Performer Jill Meyers Music Clearance Joan Baez Performer Joel Sill Soundtrack Executive Producer, Producer Lynyrd Skynyrd Performer Marylou Eales Music Coordinator Randy Newman Performer Robert Zemeckis Producer, Soundtrack Executive Producer, Liner Notes Rooftop Singers Performer Scott McKenzie Performer Simon & Garfunkel Performer The 5th Dimension Performer The Beach Boys Performer The Byrds Performer The Doobie Brothers Performer The Doors Performer The Four Tops Performer The Mamas & the Papas Performer The Supremes Performer The Youngbloods Performer Three Dog Night Performer Willie Nelson Performer Wilson Pickett Performer