Forrest Gump 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 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. Track listing
Disc one "Hound Dog" performed by Elvis Presley – 2:16
"Rebel Rouser" performed by Duane Eddy – 2:21 "(I Don't Know Why) But I Do" performed by
Clarence "Frogman" Henry – 2:18 "Walk Right In" performed by The Rooftop Singers
– 2:33 "Land of 1000 Dances" performed by Wilson
Pickett – 2:25 "Blowin' in the Wind" performed by Joan Baez
– 2:49 "Fortunate Son" performed by Creedence Clearwater
Revival – 2:18 "I Can't Help Myself" performed by The Four
Tops – 2:43 "Respect" performed by Aretha Franklin – 2:27
"Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" performed by Bob Dylan – 4:35
"Sloop John B" performed by The Beach Boys – 2:56
"California Dreamin'" performed by The Mamas & the Papas – 2:39
"For What It's Worth" performed by Buffalo Springfield – 2:38
"What the World Needs Now Is Love" performed by Jackie DeShannon – 3:13
"Break on Through" performed by The Doors – 2:38
"Mrs. Robinson" performed by Simon & Garfunkel – 3:51
Disc two "Volunteers" performed by Jefferson Airplane
– 2:04 "Let's Get Together" performed by The Youngbloods
– 4:36 "San Francisco" performed by Scott McKenzie
– 2:58 "Turn! Turn! Turn!" performed by The Byrds
– 3:54 "Medley: Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" performed
by The 5th Dimension – 4:48 "Everybody's Talkin'" performed by Harry Nilsson
– 2:44 "Joy to the World" performed by Three Dog
Night – 3:16 "Stoned Love" performed by The Supremes – 2:59
"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" performed by B. J. Thomas – 3:00
"Mr. President" performed by Randy Newman – 2:46
"Sweet Home Alabama" performed by Lynyrd Skynyrd – 4:43
"It Keeps You Runnin'" performed by The Doobie Brothers – 4:13
"I've Got to Use My Imagination" performed by Gladys Knight & the Pips – 3:30
"On the Road Again" performed by Willie Nelson – 2:29
"Against the Wind" performed by Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band – 5:33
"Forrest Gump Suite" composed and conducted by Alan Silvestri – 8:49
In August 2001, Epic released a Special Collector's Edition which added two tracks, "Running on
Empty" and "Go Your Own Way", that are featured during the "Run Across America" sequence.
They also remastered all the tracks. Disc 1's sequence remains the same while the new
Disc 2 follows this: "Volunteers" – Jefferson Airplane – 2:05
"Let's Get Together" – The Youngbloods – 4:37 "San Francisco" – Scott McKenzie – 2:59
"Turn! Turn! Turn!" – The Byrds – 3:55 "Medley: Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" – The
5th Dimension – 4:48 "Everybody's Talkin'" – Harry Nilsson – 2:45
"Joy to the World" – Three Dog Night – 3:16 "Stoned Love" – The Supremes – 2:59
"Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" – B. J. Thomas – 3:00
"Mr. President" – Randy Newman – 2:46 "Sweet Home Alabama" – Lynyrd Skynyrd – 4:44
"Running on Empty" – Jackson Browne – 4:56 "It Keeps You Runnin'" – The Doobie Brothers
– 4:14 "I've Got to Use My Imagination" – Gladys
Knight & The Pips – 3:30 "Go Your Own Way" – Fleetwood Mac – 3:40
"On the Road Again" – Willie Nelson – 2:30 "Against the Wind" – Bob Seger & The Silver
Bullet Band – 5:33 "Forrest Gump Suite" – Alan Silvestri – 8:50
Audio Cassette The audio cassette release did not include
the following tracks: "Walk Right In"
"Land of 1000 Dances" "Blowin' in the Wind"
"For What It's Worth" "Joy to the World"
"Stoned Love" "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"
"Forrest Gump Suite" Additional songs
Songs in the movie but not on the soundtrack include:
"Lovesick Blues" – Hank Williams "Sugar Shack" – Jimmy Gilmer and The Fireballs
"Hanky Panky" – Tommy James and The Shondells "All Along the Watchtower" – The Jimi Hendrix
Experience "Soul Kitchen" – The Doors
"Hello, I Love You" – The Doors "People Are Strange" – The Doors
"Love Her Madly" – The Doors "Hey Joe" – The Jimi Hendrix Experience
"Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" – Pete Seeger
"Let's Work Together" – Canned Heat "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree"
– Tony Orlando & Dawn "Get Down Tonight" – KC & The Sunshine Band
"Free Bird" – Lynyrd Skynyrd "Running on Empty" – Jackson Browne
"Go Your Own Way" performed by Fleetwood Mac 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 and certifications See also
List of best-selling albums in Australia List of best-selling albums in the United
States References