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Stand By Me: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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This cd is a great collection of what I think a kid in the 50's grew up listening to. They are all staples that you've always heard, and perhaps taken for granted. They are all classics. This is a wonderful collection. I'd give it five stars but it clocks in at 30 minutes.

Stand By Me is one of those films that if you were born in the late seventies early eighties, like I, you loved to watch simply because it was a coming-of-age film that we could relate to. I was born in 1980, so I would always see the film on television on the weekends. Rob Reiner created a masterpiece and the songs picked for the film are treasures that evoke that sense of nostalgia that movie fans long for. The soundtrack is wonderful. "Ben King's Stand by Me" is powerful when played in the end as the credits role. Perhaps no eyes are dry in that incredible moment. I know mine aren't.

This soundtrack has to be one of the best movie soundtracks that I've ever seen. You could not have picked better songs! The movie has been one of my favorites since the first time I saw it, and I still watch it often, in fact, I just watched it this afternoon, which is why I thought to check this out. I am VERY impressed with the movie, the soundtrack, the whole idea of this. If you don't have this cd, you MUST get it. It, as the movie, hits you straight in the heart.

These are ten of the best songs from one of the best decades in American history. The 50's were a time of promise, but more importantly, a celebration of youth. Some of the cuts are just pointless rock classics only good for blasting in your droptop on the expressway. But Ben E. King's Stand By Me never fails to bring a tear to my eye. Anyone who doesn't feel moved by this track must have a coffin and a tombstone because they're already dead. Bottom Line: this CD is a must buy. If you don't have it you should take a long look in the mirror and ponder your existence

Since the movie is so wonderful and touching, the soundtrack is a good CD to go with the collection. For "Stand By Me" fans or fans of 50s music, this CD is an excellent choice. Stand By Me by Ben E King is a classic.

I have just recieved my copy of the stand by me soundtrack in the mail today. Though it has the oringinal recording of the song stand by me on there, I couldn't help but notice that there are three songs if not more missing from it. The songs I refer to are The Book of Love, Rockin Robin, and the Ballad of Paladin. I'm sure there are others that are left off but I can't remember them at the moment. Now perhaps there is a delux edition of the soundtrack out there with the missing songs on it, but as far as I'm concerned the soundtrack is incomplete.

I took a close look at the movie end credits to see what songs had been left off the "official original soundtrack" music CD. After trawling the Internet and a local Indie/used CD store, I came up with the following:

1)Red River Rock (Johnny & The Hurricanes, 1959)-Stands in for the orchestral version of "Stand By Me" as the newspaper headline "Local Attorney Chris Chambers Killed" appears.
2)Rockin' Robin (Bobby Day, 1958)
3)Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home) (The Impalas, 1959)
4)Mr. Lee
5)Rebel Rouser (Duane Eddy, 1958)-Stands in for "The Ballad of Paladin"
6)Great Balls of Fire
7)Whispering Bells
8)Let The Good Times Roll
9)Book of Love (The Monotones, 1957)
10)Lollipop
11)Everyday
12)Come Go With Me
13)Come Softly To Me (The Fleetwoods. 1959)
14)Hushabye (The Mystics. 1959)
15)Get A Job
16)Yakety Yak
17)Stand By Me

40 minutes, 40 seconds

In 1959, I was a tad younger than the characters in the movie, but I lived in a small town and roamed freely to places forbidden and dangerous as they did. My older sister was the 45RPM single collector. but the Doo Wop music of the era remains stuck in memory. I wouldn't mind visiting the town of the 1950's as an adult, but until/unless that becomes possible, this soundtrack takes me down the hill to our little town.

these songs are great, I'm only fifteen, but I love these oldies, they make me wanna go back to the fifties, really. I first saw the movie and now it's my favourite movie of all times. The actors are just amazing!!!! Everybody should hear this soundtrack, really, the songs are great, Stand by me is sooo beautiful, Everyday touches me every day! And Come go with me is probably my favourite!!
Marie from, Bruges, Belgium xxx

This soundtrack is one of the best i have ever heard! I am in my early teen years, but i consider Stand By Me the BEST movie ever made. it shows good time fun, and growing up as kids. The soundtrack brings this movie back to life, and makes you want to relive the movie over and over again. It is a must have for all Stand By Me lovers...you won't be the same without it...:)

It is a great movie, which makes it a great soundtrack. When I can't watch the movie, I just listen to the soundtrack and I get reminded of how great the movie is.