American Beauty (soundtrack)

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American Beauty
American Beauty cover
Soundtrack
Released October 5, 1999
Label DreamWorks Records
Professional reviews

American Beauty is a 1999 soundtrack album to the film of the same name starring Kevin Spacey and Annette Bening. The soundtrack features two excerpts from the film's score, composed by Thomas Newman.

The album won the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music and the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or other Visual Media. It was also nominated for the Academy (lost to the score of Le violon rouge) and Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Dead Already" by Thomas Newman – 3:18
  2. "Because" by The Beatles (Performed by Elliott Smith) – 2:20
  3. "Free to Go" by The Folk Implosion – 3:31
  4. "All Right Now" by Free – 5:29
  5. "Use Me" - Bill Withers
  6. "Cancer for the Cure" by Eels – 4:44
  7. "The Seeker" by The Who – 3:23
  8. "Don't Rain on My Parade" by Bobby Darin – 2:53
  9. "Open the Door" by Betty Carter – 3:11
  10. "We Haven't Turned Around" by Gomez – 6:28
  11. "Bali Ha'i" by Peggy Lee – 3:10
  12. "Any Other Name" by Thomas Newman – 4:05

[edit] Songs heard in the film that aren't on the soundtrack

based on *"George Benson - On Broadway"

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Awards
Preceded by
Elizabeth		 BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
1999		 Succeeded by
Wo hu cang long
(Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon)
Big Three Film Music Awards (1999)
Academy Award
Le violon rouge		 Golden Globe
The Legend of 1900		 BAFTA Award
American Beauty