Arts and Entertainment

Cinematic Soundtrack Timeline

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Brimming with childhood nostalgia and dynamic emotion, these are some quintessential songs and compositions that graced the films (or television series) of the past and present.


Ecstasy of Gold

“The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly” (1966)

Ennio Morricone


Mrs. Robinson

“The Graduate” (1967)

Simon and Garfunkel


Laura Palmer’s Theme

“Twin Peaks” (1990)

Angelo Badalamenti


My Sharona

“Reality Bites” (1994)

The Knack


Hip To Be Square

“American Psycho” (2000)

Huey Lewis and the News


Sweet Disposition

“500 Days of Summer” (2009)

The Temper Trap


The Ellie Badge

“Up” (2009)

Michael Giacchino


In Motion

“The Social Network” (2010)

Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross


Nightcall

“Drive” (2011)

Kavinsky


Moonage Daydream

“Guardians of the Galaxy” (2014)

David Bowie


First Step

“Interstellar” (2014)

Hans Zimmer


The Middle of the World

“Moonlight” (2016)

Nicholas Britell


Easy

“Baby Driver” (2017)

Commodores


Visions of Gideon

“Call Me By Your Name” (2017)

Sufjan Stevens


Identical

“On the Rocks” (2020)

Phoenix