Editors at Vanity Fair have compiled a list of Hollywood’s greatest movie sound tracks and Purple Rain, the film that starred hit recording artist Prince, has topped a list.
The magazine revealed the top 10 soundtracks last week and they will features these albums in a one-off publication entitled Movies Rock (November 2007). The special issue be sent to subscribers of 14 titles published by Vanity Fair’s publisher Condé Nast.
The magazine’s list of the top 10 greatest soundtracks is:
1. Purple Rain
2. A Hard Day’s Night
3. The Harder They Come
4. Pulp Fiction
5. The Graduate
6. Superfly
7. Trainspotting
8. Saturday Night Fever
9. American Graffiti
10. The Big Chill
In conjunction with the special magazine issue, Condé Nast Media Group will pay tribute to the indelible impact music has on film with a concert featuring artists such as Elton John, Carrie Underwood and Beyoncé Knowles performing famous music from the movies. Others set to participate include Mary J. Blige, John Legend, Fergie, Jennifer Hudson and John Williams.
The Movies Rock concert will take place Dec. 2 in Los Angeles at the Kodak Theatre, home of the Academy Awards. The event will be broadcast as a two-hour television special on CBS on December 7, 2007.
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