Favorite One-Artist Soundtracks

Eddie Vedder

Simon & Garfunkel

The following is a sequence featuring the song, "Scarborough Fair"

Grizzly Bear

The music matches beautifully with the intense action on screen.

The Beatles

A sort of non-traditional musical from the 60s, and perhaps their best of three.

Cat Stevens

Here is a great example of his brilliance in montage toward the end of the film:

Jack Johnson

Marketa Irglova, Glen Hansard and The Frames

Actually more of a musical; but the soundtrack does feature songs not in the film, and there are songs in the film not sung on screen. PLUS it's too damn good to leave out!

I was unable to find any clips from the movie so here's a busk from Hansard, the ultimate buster.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

The best example (unfortunately) I could give is the trailer, which features the song, "Walls" and mentions the contribution by TP & the HBs

Randy Newman

Alexi Murdoch

Here's the trailer to this fantastic film, which features one of the many soulful and yes, fantastic songs that accompany the film throughout.

The Beatles

The second-best non-traditional musical by The Beatles

Karen O. & The Kids

Here's a making-of featurette for the soundtrack

Curtis Mayfield

The clip beforehand is great; but if you want to begin at the start of the song, "Pusherman" go to 1:50

Elliot Smith

The Bee Gees

Here's one of the iconic dance scenes to the Bee Gees

Elton John & Tim Rice

Here's a great montage of scenes set to Elton's version of the song, "Can you Feel the Love Tonight"

Miles Davis

Here is some classic Miles set to the classic French film:

Aimee Mann

Creative music video beautifully incorporating the idea of Magnolia

Tom Waits and Crystal Gayle

Here's the intro of the film set to the dynamic duo

The Beatles

The third non-traditional musical from The Beatles!

Air

The video that revived the popularity of chewing gum:

Isaac Hayes

Here's a little behind-the-scenes look at Hayes' creation of the album:

Badly Drawn Boy

Quite a poor selection of examples on YouTube; this is this best one they've got, for a rather good soundtrack.

A.R. Rahman

One of the lesser-known songs from this superb soundtrack:

Phil Collins & Mark Mancina

Phil and Mark trying to pull an Elton and Tim, and they do a pretty decent job of it.

The RZA & The Wu-Tang Clan

Bob Dylan

Phoenix provided the music for Sofia Coppola's most recent film "Somewhere" but a soundtrack was never released...