FEATURE
THE MOST ICONIC SOUNDTRACKS IN CINEMATIC HISTORY
“With 45 million copies of ’em out in the world, the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack is the highestselling in history.”
By Victoria Lucas
Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory (1971) Fun fact: Roald Dahl hated that this film featured musical numbers so much that he disowned it completely. That was a silly move, because the film is arguably the world’s main introduction to the wild, weird world of Dahl, and it’s the buoyant, psychedelic music that glues the entire thing together. From the giddy ‘I’ve Got A Golden Ticket’ through to the dreamy ‘Pure Imagination’ – not to mention the legitimately scary/creepy ‘The Wondrous Boat Ride’ – this lush soundtrack stands alone as a piece of art in its own right, but really soars when coupled to the film’s technicoloured visuals.
Brand New in 2003
“Roald Dahl hated that Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory featured musical numbers so much that he disowned it completely.” 50 :: BRAG :: 741 :: 05:09:18
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