VA - High Fidelity OST (2000)

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Like a great mix tape, the soundtrack to High Fidelity feels like it was assembled by a true music fanatic. Interspersing selections from cult favorites both old (Love, the 13th Floor Elevators) and new (Smog, Stereolab), it provides a window into the mind of the film's main character, a record store owner who's better able to express his love for a rare 45 than for his longtime girlfriend. –Steven Stolder

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Nick Hornby's novel about a middle-aged, obsessive record-store owner and his struggle with growing up in an adult world indifferent to the finer points of soul music was a sharp commentary on life, love, and a decades-long affair with popular music. If any movie has to have a decent soundtrack it's this one. And it does. Perhaps a little light on soul (Stevie Wonder is a hip pick, but how about Arthur Alexander or even Otis Redding?), it specializes in cult and indie bands that should be familiar to many. The Velvet Underground, Love, the 13th Floor Elevators, and the Kinks honor the old school, while Royal Trux, Stereolab, and Smog represent the newest wave. Elvis Costello appears with a strong pick from an odd era (early '80s), and his greatest imitator, John Wesley Harding, is featured as well. This probably should have been a box set–you end up wanting more.–Rob O'Connor

Tracklist:

01 - 13Th Floor Elevators - You're Gonna Miss Me
02 - The Kinks - Everybody's Gonna Be Happy
03 - John Wesley Harding - I'm Wrong About Everything
04 - The Velvet Underground - Oh! Sweet Nothin'
05 - Love - Always See Your Face
06 - Bob Dylan - Most Of The Time
07 - Sheila Nicholls - Fallen For You
08 - The Beta Band - Dry The Rain
09 - Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Shipbuilding
10 - Smog - Cold Blooded Old Times
11 - Jack Black - Let's Get It On
12 - Stereolab - Lo Boob Oscillator
13 - Royal Trux - Inside Game
14 - The Velvet Underground - Who Loves The Sun
15 - Stevie Wonder - I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever)