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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 music was composed and conducted by Alan Silvestri. [1] Silvestri's music was nominated for Best Original Score in the 67th Academy Awards. The album released is not to be confused with the better-selling (and therefore more common) album of diegetic songs from the film, which were released as Forrest Gump: The Soundtrack.
Against the Wind" was famously used in a scene of the 1994 film Forrest Gump, where the main character runs across the U.S.; it was included on its accompanying soundtrack album. [42] A cover by country stars Brooks & Dunn charted in 1999. "Against the Wind" has been celebrated by generations of contemporary country artists.
Forrest Gump, which also starred Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson and Sally Field, ultimately became a success, grossing more than $670 million at the box office and receiving 13 Oscar nominations ...
The Doobie Brothers version was featured in the 1994 Oscar-winning film Forrest Gump, and was included on the film's multi-platinum selling soundtrack album. [2] The song was also featured in the soundtrack of the 1978 film FM.
The film was a major success at the box office: it became the top-grossing film in the United States released that year and earned over US$678.2 million worldwide during its theatrical run, making it the second-highest-grossing film of 1994, behind The Lion King. The soundtrack sold over 12 million copies.
Wright has reunited with Forrest Gump director Robert Zemeckis and star Tom Hanks for Here.. Wright and Hanks appear several decades younger as the film, which is based on Richard McGuire’s 2014 ...
In the 1994 film Forrest Gump, "Fortunate Son" is played in the scene in which Forrest and Bubba arrive in a combat zone in South Vietnam aboard a U.S. Army helicopter. [ 31 ] In the 2004 version of the film The Manchurian Candidate , a cover version of this song performed by Wyclef Jean is featured and is the opening track of the closing credits.