History Main / CultSoundtrack

** ''VideoGame/SonicRush'' is known for its [[{{sampling}} sample]]-heavy soundtrack by Hideki Naganuma, which is technically impressive given the limitations of the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS.

* ''VideoGame/NappleTaleArsiaInDaydream'' is something of a hidden, NoExportForYou gem on UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast. Its soundtrack has a higher profile than the game, since it was composed by anime soundtrack great Music/YokoKanno, with vocals provided by Creator/MaayaSakamoto in select songs.

** The UsefulNotes/PhilipsCDi version had many obstacles: the system itself is quite obscure (outside of [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaCDiGames a few]] [[VideoGame/HotelMario infamous exceptions]]), and the game itself is so famous on other systems that most people wouldn't care about yet another version on forgotten hardware. Nowadays, this version's main claim to fame is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byJLw-dQXHA its extremely chill soundtrack]], which is often compared to {{Vaporwave}} despite [[UrExample predating the genre by nearly two decades]].

* ''Film/FuriousSeven'' quickly became one of the highest grossing movies of all time, and was accompanied by a [[Music/Furious7Soundtrack highly acclaimed soundtrack]] consisting of an AllStarCast of rappers, [=DJs=], and pop artists. It also produced "See You Again", which became one of the biggest hits of the decade.

* The hyperviolent Wii game ''VideoGame/MadWorld'' is known these days for three things: being the debut of Creator/PlatinumGames; being one of the few Mature-rated titles released on that system (and boy, [[{{Gorn}} did it]] [[RatedMForMoney earn that reputation]]); and having a genuinely hard rap-rock soundtrack with beats from [=PlatinumGames=] in-house composer Naoto Tanaka and filled with talented indie rappers, which director AtsushiInaba [[WordOfGod has said]] was inspired by the Music/JayZ and Music/LinkinPark collaboration album ''Collision Course''. The ''[=MadWorld=]'' soundtrack still widely comes up as among the best examples of a hip-hop soundtrack in gaming history.

* ''Film/StreetsOfFire'', aptly described as “A Rock & Roll Fable” in its advertising, had mixed critical success and was a BoxOfficeBomb on its initial release. But it became a huge cult hit in no small part because of its soundtrack, which is basically the epitome of '80s cool. Fans of acclaimed songwriter Music/JimSteinman (yes, [[Music/BatOutOfHell that one]]) consider “Nowhere Fast” and “Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young” to be among his finest work, and “Sorcerer,” written (but not sung) by Music/StevieNicks, is equally beloved among her fans. But perhaps the biggest example is the BreakawayPopHit “I Can Dream About You” by Dan Hartman, which cracked the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 and became by far the biggest hit of his career.

* The ''VideoGame/{{BEMANI}}'' franchise is, being a RhythmGame series, very well-known for its massive library of music, and many musicians who produce tracks for the series have fandoms of their own. In the 2010s and 2020s when Creator/{{Konami}} started making questionable (at best) business decisions regarding their franchises, it was cause for celebration for particular in-house ''BEMANI''-centric musicians to leave Konami and go freelance to be free of their ExecutiveMeddling and produce songs for other rhythm games, with TAG being one of the most well-known examples.

* The ''VideoGame/{{BEMANI}}'' franchise is, being a RhythmGame series, very well-known for its massive library of music, and many musicians who produce tracks for the game have fandoms of their own. In the 2010s and 2020s when Creator/{{Konami}} started making questionable (at best) business decisions regarding their franchises, it was cause for celebration for particular in-house ''BEMANI''-centric musicians to leave Konami and go freelance to be free of their ExecutiveMeddling and produce songs for other rhythm games, with TAG being one of the most well-known examples.

* The ''VideoGame/{{BEMANI}}'' franchise is, being a RhythmGame series, very well-known for its massive library of music, and many musicians who produce tracks for the game have fandoms of their own. In the 2010s and 2020s when Creator/{{Konami}} started making questionable (at best) business decisions regarding their franchises, it was cause for celebration for particular in-house ''BEMANI''-centric musicians to leave Konami and go freelance to produce songs for other rhythm games, with TAG being one of the most well-known examples.

** ''VideoGame/SilverSurfer'' is known for two things: being [[NintendoHard unfairly difficult]], and having an amazing soundtrack.

* ''VideoGame/NappleTale'' is something of a hidden, NoExportForYou gem on UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast. Its soundtrack has a higher profile than the game, since it was composed by anime soundtrack great Music/YokoKanno, with vocals provided by Creator/MaayaSakamoto in select songs.

* Eduard Artemyev is one of those composers whose entire filmography has a cult following.

* Message boards would have you believe that ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'''s soundtrack is its key accolade. John Powell's score has certainly developed a rabid fanbase.

* ''Film/NuttyProfessorIITheKlumps'' got negative reviews from critics (26% on Rotten Tomatoes) but its soundtrack by the likes of Music/JanetJackson, Music/JayZ, Music/MusiqSoulchild, Music/{{DMX}}, Music/{{Eve}}, Music/MethodMan and a collab between Redman and Music/{{Eminem}} is a snapshot of the best rappers and R&B singers of the year 2000.

* ''Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982'' composed by Music/BasilPouledouris, is famously known for causing hair to grow on listeners in previously unknown places, along with causing heavy metal fans to develop a hankering for classical music. It's also considered one of the all-time great soundtracks, despite the film itself being a total [[{{Camp}} Camp Classic]]. Creator/{{Intrada}} issued the complete score in 2012.

* ''Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982'' composed by Basil Pouledouris, is famously known for causing hair to grow on listeners in previously unknown places, along with causing heavy metal fans to develop a hankering for classical music. It's also considered one of the all-time great soundtracks, despite the film itself being a total [[{{Camp}} Camp Classic]]. Creator/{{Intrada}} issued the complete score in 2012.

* ''VideoGame/GrimFandango'': The soundtrack by Peter [=McConnell=] is made up of a mixture of FilmNoir-style jazz and Mexican 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 KeepCirculatingTheTapes.

* Music/EnnioMorricone: His music for Creator/SergioLeone 's spaghetti westerns has sold millions of copies throughout the decades and is appreciated and recognized even by people who haven't seen the movies.

* ''VideoGame/NappleTale'' is something of a hidden, NoExportForYou gem on UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast. Its soundtrack has a higher profile than the game, since it was composed by anime soundtrack great Music/YokoKanno.

* Bruce Faulconer's soundtrack for the English dub of ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' has a pretty noticeable fandom. The same thing has happened to Shunsuke Kikuchi's score for the Japanese original, with many fans going so far as uploading all of the background music, even the ones not officially released outside of the show, in order of appearance and production numbers, on Website/YouTube.

* ''Film/TheBodyguard'': The soundtrack album sold millions (!). In fact it's one of the most best selling albums of all time. And yet, most people only bought it for that one song that is much better remembered than the film itself:"I Will Always Love You" by Music/WhitneyHouston.

* One of ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013''[='=]s major SleeperHit selling points was its soundtrack. Like ''The Bodyguard'', many people got into the soundtrack just for the movie's big AwardBaitSong, "Let It Go". An influx of parodies and WebAnimation/{{YouTube Poop}}s of that particular tune only accelerated its source material's popularity among Internet users (in fact, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P93PdbqThgs "Let It Go FK YOURSELF"]] is one of the - if not ''the'' - most viewed YTP's ever).

* Bruce Faulconer's soundtrack for the English dub of ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' has a pretty noticeable fandom. The same thing has happened to Shunsuke Kikuchi's score for the Japanese original, with many fans going so far as uploading all of the background music, even the ones not officially released outside of the show, in order of appearance and production numbers, on YouTube.

** Of all games, he wrote music for the ''licensed Pictionary NES game''. His prog-inspired soundtrack brings the game to MundaneMadeAwesome levels. As one comment on the game's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJwh3erQlyE title theme]] puts it:

* Bruce Faulconer's soundtrack for the English dub of ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' has a pretty noticeable fandom. The same thing has happened to Shunsuke Kikuchi's score for the Japanese original.

* ''Mord Und Totschlag'' (English title: ''A Degree of Murder'') is an obscure 1967 film from Germany that only got a DVD/Blu-Ray release in its home country in 2019, 52 years after its initial release. The film, however, is notable, in that it has a (still-unrelased) soundtrack that was composed by Music/TheRollingStones founding member Music/BrianJones [[note]] His girlfriend at the time, Anita Pallenberg, starred in the movie and she is the reason why he composed the soundtrack in the first place. However, by the time the movie premiered at Cannes in 1967, Anita had left Brian for Music/KeithRichards [[/note]]

* The soundtrack for ''VideoGame/{{Journey}}'' created by Austin Wintory was so well received that it very quickly became the best selling Video Game soundtrack of all time, and was the first Video Game Soundtrack to be nominated for UsefulNotes/GrammyAward (nominated against such names as Music/HowardShore, Music/JohnWilliams, and Music/HansZimmer) in 2013. The album was released on Vinyl in 2015 and Wintory has even toured, performing the soundtrack live.