These Soundtrack Songs Should Have Been Nominated for the Oscar!
by IrinaOma | created - 09 Feb 2019 | updated - 14 Jan 2023 | PublicTitle says it all
1. Björk
Soundtrack | Dancer in the Dark
Born in 1965 in the Icelandic capital city of Reykjavik, the daughter of Gudmundur Gunnarsson (an electrician) and Hildur Hauksdóttir who divorced before her second birthday, Björk grew up in a hippie-type community with her mother and her seven siblings. She started to study classical music at the...
"Play Dead" - The Young Americans (1993)
2. Madonna
Soundtrack | A League of Their Own
The remarkable, hyper-ambitious Material Girl who never stops re-inventing herself, Madonna has sold over three hundred million records and CDs to adoring fans worldwide. Her film career, however, is another story. Her performances have consistently drawn scathing or laughable reviews from film ...
"Into the Groove" - Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) "Crazy For You" - Vision Quest (1985) "Live to Tell" - At Close Range (1986) "Who's That Girl" or "The Look of Love" - Who's That Girl (1987) "This Used to Be My Playground" - A League of Their Own (1992) "I'll Remember" - With Honors (1994) "Beautiful Stranger" - Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) "Time Stood Still" - The Next Best Thing (2000) "Die Another Day" - Die Another Day (2002) "Masterpiece" - W.E. (2011)
3. Bryan Adams
Soundtrack | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams rose to fame with the release of his third album, "Cuts Like a Knife" (1983). The album made him popular throughout the United States. However, it was his fourth album "Reckless" (1984), which is referred to as one of the best albums of the decade that made ...
"All for Love" - The Three Musketeers (1993) "Here I Am" or "Brothers Under the Sun" - Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
4. Kate Bush
Soundtrack | The Line, the Cross & the Curve
Kate Bush began playing piano at a young age and, by her mid-teens, had composed over 200 songs. Her talent caught the notice of David Gilmour (of Pink Floyd) who assisted in arranging her contract with EMI. The first song she released, "Wuthering Heights", soared to #1 in England in 1978. Since ...
"Lyra" - The Golden Compass (2007)
5. Tina Turner
Soundtrack | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
With almost fifty years in the music business, Tina Turner became one of the most commercially successful international female rock stars. Her sultry, powerful voice, her incredible legs, her time-tested beauty and her unforgettable story all contributed to her legendary status.
Born to a ...
"We Don't Need Another Hero" - Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) "Break Through the Barrier" - Days of Thunder (1990) "I Don't Wanna Fight" - What's Love Got to Do with It (1993) "GoldenEye" - GoldenEye (1995)
6. Cher
Actress | Moonstruck
The beat goes on ... and on ... and as strong as ever for this superstar entertainer who has well surpassed the half-century mark while improbably transforming herself from an artificial, glossy "flashionplate" singer into a serious, Oscar-worthy, dramatic actress ... and back again! With more ups ...
"Trail of Broken Hearts" - Days of Thunder (1990) "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" - Burlesque (2010)
7. Whitney Houston
Soundtrack | The Bodyguard
Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born into a musical family on 9 August 1963, in Newark, New Jersey, the daughter of gospel star Cissy Houston (née Emily Lee Drinkard) and John Russell Houston, Jr., and cousin of singing star Dionne Warwick.
She began singing in the choir at her church, The New Hope ...
"Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" - Waiting to Exhale (1995) "Step by Step" or "My Heart Is Calling" - The Preacher's Wife (1996)
8. LeAnn Rimes
Soundtrack | Coyote Ugly
LeAnn started singing at age 3, and has sold over 20 million records since. She was born August 28, 1982 in Jackson, Mississippi. By age 7, LeAnn made her stage debut in a Dallas musical production of "A Christmas Carol". Later, she would sing "The Star Spangled Banner" to open Dallas Cowboys ...
"Looking Through Your Eyes" - Quest for Camelot (1998) "Can't Fight the Moonlight" or "Please Remember" - Coyote ugly (2000) "You Are" - Angel Eyes (2001) "Soon" - Driven (2001) "We Can" - Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003) "Ready for a Miracle" - Evan Almighty (2007)
9. Toni Braxton
Soundtrack | The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
Toni Braxton was born on October 7, 1966 in Severn, Maryland, USA. She is a music artist and producer, known for The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure (2012), Boomerang (1992) and Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart (2016). She was previously married to Keri Lewis.
"Love Shoulda Brought You Home" - Boomerang (1992) "Let It Flow" - Waiting to Exhale (1995)
10. Taylor Dayne
Soundtrack | Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
Taylor Dayne was born on March 7, 1962 in Baldwin, Long Island, New York, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004), Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) and The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003).
"Original Sin" - The Shadow (1994) "Planet Love" - Flawless (1999) "How Many" - Circuit (2001)
11. Céline Dion
Soundtrack | Titanic
Hailing from the small town of Charlemagne, Québec, Céline Dion has become one of the all-time greatest singers. Céline was born in 1968, the youngest of 14 children. Early in childhood, she sang with her siblings in a small club owned by her parents. From these early experiences, Céline gained the...
"Ashes" - Deadpool 2 (2018)
12. Lenny Kravitz
Actor | The Hunger Games
Regarded as one of the preeminent rock musicians of our time, Lenny Kravitz has transcended genre, style, race, and class over the course of a three decade-plus musical career. Reveling in the soul, rock, and funk influences the sixties and seventies, the writer, producer and multi-instrumentalist ...
"Spinning Around Over You" - Reality Bites (1994)
13. Mandy Moore
Actress | A Walk to Remember
Amanda Leigh Moore was born in Nashua, New Hampshire, on April 10, 1984, to Stacy (Friedman), a former news reporter, and Don Moore, an airline pilot. During her childhood, her family moved to Orlando, Florida, where she was raised. She has Russian Jewish (from her maternal grandfather), English, ...
"It's Gonna Be Love" or "Someday We'll Know" - A Walk to Remember (2002) "Top of the World" - Stuart Little 2 (2002) "Dreamz with a Z" - American Dreamz (2006) "When Will My Life Begin" - Tangled (2010)
14. Jennifer Lopez
Producer | Hustlers
Jennifer Lynn Lopez was born on July 24, 1969 in The Bronx, New York City, New York to teacher Lupe López and computer specialist David López. The two Puerto Ricans were brought to the continental United States during their childhoods and eventually met while living in New York City. Their ...
"Alive" - Enough (2002) "Goin' In" - Step Up Revolution (2012) "Feel the Light" - Home (2015) "Limitless" - Second Act (2018)
15. Shakira
Soundtrack | Zootopia
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll was born on February 2, 1977 in Barranquilla, Colombia to Nidia del Carmen Mebarak (née Ripoll Torrado) & William Alberto Mebarak Chadid. She is of Lebanese, Spanish & Italian descent. Shakira began her musical career at the age of 12 and quickly captured fans around ...
"Try Everything" - Zootopia (2016)
16. Gladys Knight
Actress | Hollywood Homicide
Gladys Knight was born on May 28, 1944 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for Hollywood Homicide (2003), The Butler (2013) and Licence to Kill (1989). She has been married to William McDowell since April 12, 2001. She was previously married to Les Brown, Barry Hankerson...
"Licence to Kill" - Licence to Kill (1989)
17. Shirley Bassey
Soundtrack | Moonraker
Shirley Bassey was born in Tiger Bay, Cardiff, Wales, and raised in the nearby working class neighborhood of Splott. Her mother was originally from Yorkshire, and her father was a Nigerian seaman who left the family when she was less than two. She later helped to support her family by working in an...
"Diamonds are Forever" - Diamonds are Forever (1971) "Moonraker" - Moonraker (1979)
18. Kelly Clarkson
Soundtrack | The Kelly Clarkson Show
Kelly Brianne Clarkson was born on April 24, 1982 in Fort Worth, Texas and raised in Burleson, Texas to Jeanne Ann Taylor (née Rose), an English teacher & Stephen Michael Clarkson, an engineer. She was the first winner of the series American Idol in 2002. Kelly is also a strong believer in God.
"Breakaway" - The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004)
19. Geri Horner
Actress | Spice World
Geraldine Estelle Horner (née Halliwell; born 6 August 1972) is an English singer, songwriter, author and actress. She rose to prominence in the 1990s as Ginger Spice, a member of the girl group the Spice Girls. With over 100 million records sold worldwide, the Spice Girls are the best-selling ...
"G.A.Y." - Flawless (1999)
20. Janet Jackson
Soundtrack | Poetic Justice
Janet Damita Jo Jackson was born on May 16, 1966 in Gary, Indiana, to Katherine Jackson (née Katherine Esther Scruse) and Joe Jackson, a musician. She is the youngest of ten children. Before her birth, her brothers formed a band later called The Jackson 5. She lived at home with her sisters, while ...
"Doesn't Really Matter" - Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000) "Nothing" - Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
21. Peter Gabriel
Soundtrack | WALL·E
Peter Gabriel was educated at Charterhouse School, Surrey, England. He was the lead singer of leading progressive rock band Genesis from its inception until he left in 1975 for a successful solo career as a singer-songwriter, soundtrack composer and innovator in visual presentation of music, music ...
"Walk Through The Fire" - Against All Odds (1984) "Out Out" - Gremlins (1984) "Lovetown" - Philadelphia (1993) "Taboo" - Natural Born Killers (1994) "Party Man" - Virtuasity (1995) "While the Earth Sleeps" - Strange Days (1995) "I Grieve" - City of Angels (1998) "Signal to Noise" - Gangs of New York (2002)
22. Laura Branigan
Soundtrack | Flashdance
Laura Branigan was born on July 3, 1952 in Mount Kisco, New York, USA. She was an actress and composer, known for Flashdance (1983), Ghostbusters (1984) and I, Tonya (2017). She was married to Laurence Ross Kruteck. She died on August 26, 2004 in East Quogue, New York, USA.
"Imagination" - Flashdance (1983) "Find Me" - Touched (1983) "Hot Night" - Ghostbusters (1984) "Sharpshooter" - Body Rock (1984) "One Day" - Violets Are Blue (1986) "So Lost Without Your Love" - Backstage (1988)
23. Belinda Carlisle
Pop icon Belinda Carlisle experienced full-blown American success twice in the 1980s, first with the all-female rock band The Go-Go's and then, on an international level (which she always wanted), as a solo artist. The Go-Go's first album, 1981's "Beauty and the Beat", spent six weeks at number 1 ...
"Dancing in the City" - Burglar (1987) "In My Wildest Dreams" - Mannequin (1987) "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" - Hercules (1997)
24. Natalie Imbruglia
Actress | Johnny English
Natalie Jane Imbruglia was born on Tuesday, February 4, 1975, in Sydney, Australia, to Maxene (Anderson) and Elliot Imbruglia. Her father is Sicilain (from Lipari) and her mother has English, Scottish, Welsh, and Irish ancestry. She grew up in a small beach town on the New South Wales coast called ...
"Identify" - Stigmata (1999)
25. Annie Lennox
Soundtrack | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Annie Lennox was born on December 25, 1954 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK. She is a music artist and actress, known for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), Scrooged (1988) and Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992). She has been married to Mitch Besser since September 15, 2012. ...
"Love Song For a Vampire" - Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
26. Pat Benatar
Soundtrack | Deadpool 2
Pat Benatar was born Patricia Andrzejewski in Brooklyn and raised in suburban Lindenhurst, Long Island. Her mother Millie had sacrificed her own career as an opera singer to bring up Pat and son Andrew. Years later, it was Pat who sang classically, honing the powers of her 4.5-octave voice as a ...
"Here's My Heart" - Metropolis (1984) "Sometimes The Good Guys Finish First" - The Secret of My Success (1987) "Dancing Through The Wreckage" - Served Like a Girl (2017)
27. Norah Jones
Soundtrack | Ted
Norah Jones (born Geetali Norah Jones Shankar; March 30, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. She is a daughter of sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar and Sue Jones. She is Anoushka Shankar's half-sister.
In 2002, she launched her solo music career with the release of the ...
"The Story" - My Blueberry Nights (2007)
28. Elvis Presley
Soundtrack | Girls! Girls! Girls!
Elvis Aaron Presley was born on January 8, 1935 in East Tupelo, Mississippi, to Gladys Presley (née Gladys Love Smith) and Vernon Presley (Vernon Elvis Presley). He had a twin brother who was stillborn. In 1948, Elvis and his parents moved to Memphis, Tennessee where he attended Humes High School. ...
"Love Me Tender" - Love Me Tender (1956) "Jailhouse Rock" - Jailhouse Rock (1957) "Can't Help Falling in Love" - Blue Hawaii (1961)
29. Bonnie Tyler
Soundtrack | Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City
Born on June 8, 1951 in Skewen, Neath, Wales. She first came to prominence in 1976 with the song, "Lost in France", which made the UK top 10. Following a throat operation, she inadvertently developed her distinct singing voice. She had a transatlantic top 5 hit with "It's a Heartache" in 1978.
She ...
"Married Men" - The World Is Full of Married Men (1979) "Holding Out for a Hero" - Footloose (1984) "Here She Comes" - Metropolis (1985) "Matter of the Heart" - The Wraith (1986) "Breakout" - Fire, Ice & Dynamite (1990)
30. Aerosmith
Soundtrack | Armageddon
Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "the Bad Boys from Boston" since they were formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1970. Aerosmith is the best-selling American hard rock band of all time, having sold more than 150 million records worldwide, including over 70 million records ...
"Angel's Eyes" - Charlie's Angels (2000)
31. Dido
Soundtrack | 127 Hours
Dido was born on December 25, 1971 in Kensington, London, England, UK. She is an actress and composer, known for 127 Hours (2010), Crossroads (2002) and Love Actually (2003). She has been married to Rohan Gavin since 2010. They have one child.
"I Eat Dinner" - Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) "Everything to Lose" - Sex and the City 2 (2010)
32. Cyndi Lauper
Soundtrack | Cyndi Lauper: Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Cyndi Lauper was born on June 22, 1953 in Ozone Park, Queens, New York City, New York, USA. She is a music artist and actress, known for Cyndi Lauper: Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1983), Vibes (1988) and Cyndi Lauper: Time After Time (1984). She has been married to David Thornton since November 24,...
"The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" - The Goonies (1985) "Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)" - Vibes (1988)
33. Sheryl Crow
Soundtrack | Tomorrow Never Dies
Sheryl Suzanne Crow is an American musician, actress and singer from Kennett, Missouri. She is known for multi-genre songs such as "Soak Up the Sun", "Real Gone", "All I Wanna Do", "Tomorrow Never Dies", "Picture" and "My Favorite Mistake". Her songs can be heard in films such as Cars, Kangaroo ...
"Tomorrow Never Dies" - Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) "Old Habits Die Hard" with Mick Jagger - Alfie (2004) "Real Gone" - Cars (2006) "Try Not to Remember" - Home of the Brave (2007)
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