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Music has always been a huge influence for setting the mood during a film and it is no surprise that many songs featured in popular films have helped to propel record sales.

Many of the most popular movie soundtracks of all time feature songs that, even years after their release, remain among the most well known and easily recognizable songs around the world. Films such as the ‘Rocky’ film franchise feature scores and soundtracks that are world renowned. ‘The Karate Kid’ featured a soundtrack that performed well and received a great deal of radio airplay.

Soundtracks from the action film series ‘Mortal Kombat’ as well as ‘The Matrix’ became quite popular. ‘West Side Story’ and Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ soundtracks have performed well through the years, highlighted by songs that are still featured in films and covered by other artists even today.

The 80s seemed to be the era of film soundtracks, where John Hughes and his brat pack films made everyone sing and dance along. The soundtracks for ‘Pretty In Pink’ and ‘The Breakfast Club’ boast some of the most popular songs of the era. Wrapping up the decade was the soundtrack for teen angst anthem, ‘Pump Up the Volume.’

In recent years, soundtracks that feature a combination of musical styles and well known artists mixed with up and coming artists have generated great revenue, as well as helping to launch careers. Such is the case with the soundtracks for the ‘Twilight Saga’ films ‘Twilight’ and ‘Twilight: New Moon,’ that featured a blend of folk music, pop, rock, and dub step.Keep looking, there’s more: ‘Twilight’ Newcomers The Joy Formidable Surprised By Spot On Soundtrack