Forrest Gump: The Soundtrack
Forrest Gump: The Soundtrack is the soundtrack album for the 1994 Academy Award-winning Tom Hanks film Forrest Gump, and contains music from many well-known American artists. The score, composed by Alan Silvestri, was released separately (as Forrest Gump – Original Motion Picture Score) on the same day. The album was reissued in 2001 with two additional tracks, namely "Running on Empty" by Jackson Browne and "Go Your Own Way" by Fleetwood Mac.
| Forrest Gump: The Soundtrack | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
| Released | June 28, 1994 (US) |
| Recorded | 1956–1994 |
| Genre | Pop, rock, country, soul, psychedelic rock/pop, rock and roll, rockabilly |
| Length | 1:36:14 |
| Label | Paramount, Epic Soundtrax |
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| NME | 7/10 |
Reflecting on compiling the soundtrack, the film's music producer Joel Sill stated "We wanted to have very recognizable material that would pinpoint time periods, yet we didn't want to interfere with what was happening cinematically." According to Sill, director Robert Zemeckis requested all the music in the film to be from American artists because he thought that was the only kind of music that the main character, the titular Forrest Gump, would buy, further stating "All the material in there is American. Bob (Zemeckis) felt strongly about it. He felt that Forrest wouldn't buy anything but American."