Episode 18 - 90s Alt Rock Movie Soundtracks!

This episode covers a subject that I’ve been wanting to do since I started this radio show: alternative rock movie soundtracks from the 90s. There’s always been an element of movies and trailers structured to sell music and vice versa, but never did it feel so overt than in the 80s and 90s. So while there were a lot of movies that came out in the 90s, the focus will be on the ones featuring popular alternative rock and underground artists that were targeting Gen X.  There are only a few that I would categorize as being inextricably linked to their movie – written exclusively for the soundtrack or not. And if I’m being honest, I could easily do an entire episode of The Crow soundtrack released in 1994 – the greatest year for alternative rock. I had to set some rules for myself to keep this playlist relatively short: only soundtracks from 1990 to 1999, and only songs that were written for the movie or came out in the same decade. After putting this playlist together I fully recognize that there had to be some pretty notable omissions (Trainspotting, Clueless, Nowhere, Velvet Goldmine, Strange Days, etc...), but this was all done in the interest of keeping to an hour. I have a feeling I'll be revisiting this subject another day. 

The playlist below is a little bit different this week; it includes the song and the movie that it came from. Enjoy!

Original Airdate: August 31, 2024

Playlist

1. Crash Test Dummies - The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead (feat. Ellen Reid), from Dumb and Dumber (1994)
2. Pearl Jam - State of Love and Trust, From Singles (1992)
3. Magnificent Bastards - Mockingbird Girl, from Tank Girl (1995)
4. Soul Asylum - Can't Even Tell, from Clerks (1994)
5. Gin Blossoms - Til I Hear It From You, from Empire Records (1995)
6. Freedy Johnston - Bad Reputation, from Kingpin (1996)
7. Lisa Loeb - Stay (I Missed You), from Reality Bites (1994)
8. The Cure - Burn, from The Crow (1994)
9. The Smashing Pumpkins - Eye, from Lost Highway (1996)
10. Garbage - #1 Crush, from Romeo + Juliet (1996)
11. Propellerheads - Spybreak! (Short One), from The Matrix (1999)
12. U2 - Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me, from Batman Forever (1995)
13. Green Day - J.A.R. (Jason Andrew Relva), from Angus (1995)
14. Weezer - Susanne, from Mallrats (1995)