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Soundtracks That Overshadow Their Movies
By Alison Willmore
, Matt Singer
on 09/29/2008
"The Graduate," Embassy Pictures Corporation, 1967
"Nick and Norah"'s playlist may be infinite, but for a movie, making soundtrack choices can be like putting together the world's most high-pressure mixtape. And the most amazing soundtrack won't guarantee the greatness of your film -- on this week's IFC News podcast, we come up with a list of titles we think are overshadowed by their own music. Here's to you, Mrs. Robinson.
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Here's one: Queen of the Damned, althought that isn't saying much. It honestly wouldn't take much to overshadow that piece of crap movie. The soundtrack was the best thing to come out of that fiasco.
A Life less Ordinary.
Extraordinary soundtrack, terrible movie.