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Particular causes for such a soundtrack may be the use of a single popular band or musician for the soundtrack in contrast for using a score composer or using many songs from different sources.
 
It is the existence of several [[Cult Soundtrack|'''Cult Soundtracks]]''' from the late 70's and 80's that lead to the more modern practise of focusing on getting a soundtrack and movie tie in for mutual publicity that leads to today's [[Breakaway Pop Hit]] phenomenon.
 
Compare [[Just Here for Godzilla]]. A clue to spotting one of these is when the soundtrack announcement for the sequel leads to [[And the Fandom Rejoiced]].
 
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== [[Anime]] ==
* ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'' fans have two sections of their brains. One section is for enjoying the quirky and engaging character, intriguing aesthetics and well-developed universe. The other section is for the music which is a sound unlike most other anime and musical director/composer [[Yoko Kanno]] given as a reason to watch the show equal to everything else. It is observed through MRI scans that the bigger the fan, the more engorged the latter section of the brain.
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* The scores to films by [[John Carpenter]] are quite often a large part of their cult appeal.
* ''[[Amelie]]'''s soundtrack, composed by Yann Tiersen, received rave reviews and even went platinum in Canada.
* While ''[[Space Jam]]'s'{{'}}s quality is debatable, to say the least, many consider its soundtrack to be one of the most underlooked albums of the 90's. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewOzi5-AZXU Hit Em High] (featuring [[Cypress Hill|B-Real]], [[Wu-Tang Clan|Method-Man]], Coolio, [[LL Cool J]], and [[Busta Rhymes]],) in particular, is considered to be one of the most overlooked songs ever (at least based on by many [[YouTube]] commenters.
** Don't forget about the ''[[Space Jam]]''{{'}}s theme song, with it [[Memetic Mutation|constantly being mashed up with what seems like almost every other recorded piece of audio.]]
* ''Singles'' was a forgettable Cameron Crowe romantic comedy, but its soundtrack was a huge hit. This due to the movie being set in Seattle and the soundtrack (and film) containing many of the stars of the then-nascent so-called "grunge" movement.
* ''[[Heavy Metal (animation)|Heavy Metal]]'' is well-regarded for its soundtrack featuring artists such as Don Felder, [[Blue OysterÖyster Cult]], [[Black Sabbath]], [[Cheap Trick]], [[Sammy Hagar]], and [[Devo]]. Even though the music rights kept the film from getting a home video release until 1997, the soundtrack has constantly been in circulation since the film was first released in 1981.
 
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined(2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' gained as much praise for the score by [[Bear McCreary]] as it did for its diverse characterization, engaging plot, and high production values. For example, when the Season 4 album was released in July 2009, the only albums that outsold it upon release were of [[Michael Jackson]].
 
== [[Video Games]] ==
* ''[[Street Fighter|]]'': Guile's Theme]] [[Memetic Mutation|goes with everything]].
* Frank Klepacki's soundtracks for the Westwood [[RTS]] games [[Dune II]], [[Command & Conquer]], etc.
* Several video game composers have the ability to turn heads simply by having their names attached to a game; some prominent examples are [[Nobuo Uematsu]], [[Michiru Yamane]], [[Yasunori Mitsuda]], [[Akira Yamaoka]], [[Hitoshi Sakimoto]], and [[Manabu Namiki]].
* ''[[Ar tonelico]],''. itIt may have a silly plot and over the top fanservice and innuendo, but it has a beutifulbeautiful soundtrack. There's a heavy emphasis in music and song in the game since the magic is all [[Magic Music]]. The developers even went so far as to make a whole fictional language and several dialects with people singing them like [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1GtMiKXE_E here]
* Many [[NES]] games are known for their soundtracks - many more gamers are familiar with the theme tunes to ''[[Super Mario Bros. (video game)|Super Mario Bros]]'', ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' and ''[[Metroid]]'' than have actually played the games from which they originated.
* ''[[Touhou]]''. The sheer number of fan-made remixes and arrangements of the series' music is ''staggering'', and a large portion of the fanbase is into the games [[Just Here for Godzilla|simply for those songs.]]
* Both the Japanese/European and the American soundtracks to ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD|Sonic CD]]'' are regarded this way, though opinions vary as to which is better.
** ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 (video game)||Sonic the Hedgehog 2006]]'' is known for two things: being one of the worst ''Sonic'' games ever, and having one of the best soundtracks of any ''Sonic'' game ever.
* ''[[Jet Set Radio]]'' just wouldn't be the same without Hideki Naganuma's music, which could easily stand just as well on its own.
* Weird [[Snark Bait]] example: the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC0cvwnG0Ik mindbogglingly cacophonous "music"] for ''[[Crazy Bus]]'' has been subject to this. It helps that it's the only thing of real noteworthiness, as the gameplay itself simply consists of driving from one end of the screen to the other.
* ''[[Journey to Silius]]'', a game just barely rescued from the scrapheap after the company lost the license the game was originally based on, is generally remembered solely for its soundtrack.
* ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'': While The Prerendered Graphics might have aged poorly, its soundtrack still has quite a following to this day.
* ''[[Grim Fandango]]'': The soundtrack by Peter [[Mc Connell]]McConnell is made up of a mixture of Film-Noir style jazz and mexicanMexican folk music, perfectly matching the game's aesthetic. While it's hard to find, many fans offer free downloads to others as a way to [[Keep Circulating the Tapes]].
* ''[[Deus Ex]]'' featured music composed by [[Alexander Brandon]], Michiel van den Bos, Dan Gardopée (who were responsible for the equally cultic [[Unreal Tournament]] and [[Jazz Jackrabbit]] OSTs) [[And Zoidberg|and Reeves Gabrels]].
* The songs at the end of ''[[Portal (series)|Portal]]'' and ''[[Portal 2]]'' have become very popular.
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== Western Animation ==
* ''[[Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers]]'' had music by [http://johnvantongeren.net/credits.html John Van Tongeren] and [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0923254/ Peter Wetzler] with tracks sung by AOR bands FM and Refugee (cult bands in their own right). When Koch Vision was asking the fan list for DVD extras, the ''unanimous'' vote was for the soundtrack.
* The sparse amount of music in ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' has apparently been enough to inspire an entire genre of fan remixes, including a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inlhwCRS4fQ Guile-style soundtrack] for the much-anticipated fighting game ''My Little Pony: Fighting Is Magic''.
 
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[[Category:Score and Music Tropes]]
[[Category:Cult Soundtrack{{PAGENAME}}]]
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