Forrest Gump (soundtrack)


Forrest Gump: The Soundtrack is the soundtrack album based on the Academy Award- and Golden Globe-winning film, Forrest Gump, and contains music from many well-known artists. The score, composed by Alan Silvestri, was released separately on the same day. The album was reissued in 2001 with two
additional tracks.

Charts

The soundtrack jumped from #34 to #7 on the Billboard 200 albums chart on July 30, 1994. The next week on August 6, 1994, it moved from #7 to #3, staying there for one week. It reached its peak position of #2 on the charts on August 13, 1994, staying there for seven weeks until September 17, 1994, when it was displaced by the soundtrack of The Lion King. The Forrest Gump soundtrack dropped from the charts on October 15, 1994. In Canada, it hit #1 for one week in September, 1994.

Track listing

Disc one

  1. "Hound Dog" performed by Elvis Presley – 2:16
  2. "Rebel Rouser" performed by Duane Eddy – 2:21
  3. " But I Do" performed by Clarence "Frogman" Henry – 2:18
  4. "Walk Right In" performed by The Rooftop Singers – 2:33
  5. "Land of 1000 Dances" performed by Wilson Pickett – 2:25
  6. "Blowin' in the Wind" performed by Joan Baez – 2:49
  7. "Fortunate Son" performed by Creedence Clearwater Revival – 2:18
  8. "I Can't Help Myself " performed by The Four Tops – 2:43
  9. "Respect" performed by Aretha Franklin – 2:27
  10. "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" performed by Bob Dylan – 4:35
  11. "Sloop John B" performed by The Beach Boys – 2:56
  12. "California Dreamin'" performed by The Mamas & the Papas – 2:39
  13. "For What It's Worth" performed by Buffalo Springfield – 2:38
  14. "What the World Needs Now Is Love" performed by Jackie DeShannon – 3:13
  15. "Break on Through " performed by The Doors – 2:28
  16. "Mrs. Robinson" performed by Simon & Garfunkel – 3:51

    Disc two

  17. "Volunteers" performed by Jefferson Airplane – 2:04
  18. "Get Together" performed by The Youngbloods – 4:36
  19. "San Francisco " performed by Scott McKenzie – 2:58
  20. "Turn! Turn! Turn! " performed by The Byrds – 3:54
  21. "Medley: Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" performed by The 5th Dimension – 4:48
  22. "Everybody's Talkin'" performed by Harry Nilsson – 2:44
  23. "Joy to the World" performed by Three Dog Night – 3:16
  24. "Stoned Love" performed by The Supremes – 2:59
  25. "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" performed by B. J. Thomas – 3:00
  26. "Mr. President " performed by Randy Newman – 2:46
  27. "Sweet Home Alabama" performed by Lynyrd Skynyrd – 4:43
  28. "Running On Empty" performed by Jackson Browne - 4:56 Additional Bonus track on Collector's Edition CD 2001
  29. "It Keeps You Runnin'" performed by The Doobie Brothers – 4:13
  30. "I've Got to Use My Imagination" performed by Gladys Knight & the Pips – 3:30
  31. "Go Your Own Way" performed by Fleetwood Mac – 3:39 Additional Bonus track on Collector's Edition CD 2001
  32. "On the Road Again" performed by Willie Nelson – 2:29
  33. "Against the Wind" performed by Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band – 5:33
  34. "Forrest Gump Suite" composed and conducted by Alan Silvestri – 8:48

    Additional songs

Songs in the movie but not on the soundtrack include:
  1. "Lovesick Blues" – Hank Williams
  2. "Sugar Shack" – Jimmy Gilmer and The Fireballs
  3. "Hanky Panky" – Tommy James and the Shondells
  4. "All Along the Watchtower" – The Jimi Hendrix Experience
  5. "Soul Kitchen" – The Doors
  6. "Hello, I Love You" – The Doors
  7. "People Are Strange" – The Doors
  8. "Love Her Madly" – The Doors
  9. "Hey Joe" – The Jimi Hendrix Experience
  10. "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" – Pete Seeger
  11. "Let's Work Together" – Canned Heat
  12. "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" – Tony Orlando & Dawn
  13. "Get Down Tonight" – KC & the Sunshine Band
  14. "Free Bird" – Lynyrd Skynyrd
  15. "Running on Empty" – Jackson Browne Additional Bonus track on Collector's Edition CD 2001
  16. "Go Your Own Way" – Fleetwood Mac Additional Bonus track on Collector's Edition CD 2001
John Lennon's song "Imagine" is mentioned in the film, but does not actually appear in it, therefore it is not on the soundtrack.

Charts

Chart positions

End-of-decade charts

Sales and certifications