Marisa and Aric spotlight six films with undeniably great soundtracks that feature memorable, scene-stealing songs. They focus on how these curated soundtracks amplify each film's themes, emotion, and generational milieu.

In the spotlight is Richard Kelley's DONNIE DARKO (2001), the unusual coming of age film that embodies the strangeness of '80s suburbia through a soundtrack led by Tears for Fears, Cameron Crowe's SINGLES (1992), which revives the '90s grunge era in Seattle with a soundtrack featuring Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, Greg Mottola's ADVENTURELAND (2009) with its mix of low-fi jams and classic Lou Reed tracks, along with Richard Linklater's '70s time capsule DAZED AND CONFUSED (1993), Wim Wenders' sci-fi road film UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD (1991), and Lawrence Kasdan's wistfully sweet ensemble film, THE BIG CHILL (1983).

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