All Time Favorite Film Soundtrack (Compilation): Almost Famous

Just like the All Time Favorite Film Soundtrack (Score), I had a tough time coming to this one. There are two definite runners up (Juno, Definitely Maybe and Ten Things I Hate About You) but when it came down to it, it went to Almost Famous. Let me give you a track listing:

1. America - Simon and Garfunkle
2. Sparks - The Who
3. It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference - Todd Rundgren
4. I've seen all good people: Your Move - Yes
5. Feel Flows - The Beach Boys
6. Fever Dog - Stillwater (the fake band from the movie)
7. Every Picture Tells a Story - Rod Stewart
8. Mr. Farmer - The Seeds
9. One Way Out - The Allman Brothers Band
10. Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd
11. That's The Way - Led Zeppelin
12. Tiny Dancer - Elton John
13. Lucky Tumble - Nancy Wilson
14. I'm Waiting For The Man - David Bowie
15. The Wind - Cat Stevens
16. Slip Away - Clarence Carter
17. Something in The Air - Thunderclap Newman

Cameron Crowe is one of those directors that really knows how to use music in his movies. Think about Say Anything, and John Cusack holding the boom box over his head blasting "In Your Eyes", or Tom Cruise driving down the road in Jerry Maguire singing Tom Petty's "Free Falling." Or consider this.

Right, yeah, that's why Almost Famous won. Oh right, and songs that aren't included on the track listing? Include "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters," another Stillwater song, some Guess Who? and a few other real gems. It's one of the best soundtracks ever, and absolutely my favorite.