Ten Great Single-Artist Soundtracks

Great filmmakers know how effective music can be at controlling emotion, and it’s an aspect of their craft that is taken very seriously. While famed film composers like John Williams, Danny Elfman and James Horner are typically called upon for putting together the melodies that will stir us to laugh or cry, sometimes a soundtrack is better served by calling on someone from the world of popular music.

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