Some Kind of Wonderful - The Soundtrack

The soundtrack The soundtrack for this movie had a large number of unknown artists for the day, which certainly wasn't the norm for a John Hughes production at that time. Perhaps ahead of it's time, the soundtrack features artists with typically 80's band names such as Flesh for Lulu, and Lick the Tins, and although there is not one hit amongst any of them, this takes nothing away from what is an excellent soundtrack. Each song complements the scene perfectly. From the pulsating opening track, to the night club scene, to the kissing lesson scene, to the climatic party scene, and finally, the beautiful cover of I Can't Help Falling In Love during the closing credits, every song appears to have been chosen with meticulous precision. The soundtrack for Some Kind of Wonderful is available on CD (initially released in 1987 on Cassette and LP), although to the disappointment of many, does not include all the songs present in the movie.

Soundtrack listing For those wondering what song appears where in this movie, we have detailed the scenes in which a particular song appears, if the song is present on the soundtrack, and the lyrics. Due to the obscurity of some of these artists and songs, lyrics to some of the songs are impossible to find on major lyric web sites, or karaoke disks. Therefore we've had to transcribe a large number of them ourselves. If the song doesn't appear on the soundtrack CD we have given you an alternative album where the song does feature.

Opening credits		Abuse (aka Dr Mabuse) Performed by Propaganda This song is not present on the soundtrack CD, but can be found on their albums A Secret Wish and Wishful Thinking. Lyrics to Abuse (aka Dr Mabuse) by Propaganda

Laura looking for that song		The Hardest Walk Performed by The Jesus and Mary Chain This song is present on the soundtrack CD. Lyrics to The Hardest Walk by The Jesus and Mary Chain

Watts drives Keith to school Friday night Playing on Shayne's car radio Driving from the Restaurant to the Art Museum		I Go Crazy Performed by Flesh for Lulu This song is present on the soundtrack CD. Lyrics to I Go Crazy by Flesh for Lulu

Garage scene		Do Anything Performed by Pete Shelley This song is present on the soundtrack CD. Lyrics to Do Anything by Pete Shelley

Amanda skips gym class		Miss Amanda Jones Performed by The March Violets This song is present on the soundtrack CD. Lyrics to Miss Amanda Jones by The March Violets

Keith gives himself detention Duncan's welcome at the Art Museum		Catch My Fall Performed by Billy Idol This song is not present on the soundtrack CD, but can be found on his Greatest Hits album. Lyrics to Catch My Fall by Billy Idol

Playing on Hardy's car radio Club scene with The March Violets Arriving at Amanda's house for the date Driving to the Restaurant		Turn To The Sky Performed by The March Violets This song is present on the soundtrack CD. Lyrics to Turn To The Sky by The March Violets

Hardy invites Keith to the party Amanda is ignored by her friends		Brilliant Mind Performed by Furniture This song is present on the soundtrack CD. Lyrics to Brilliant Mind by Furniture

Playing at the mall		The Shyest Time Performed by The Apartments This song is present on the soundtrack CD. Lyrics to The Shyest Time by The Apartments

Keith visits Watts with his problem		Cry Like This Performed by Blue Room This song is present on the soundtrack CD. Lyrics to Cry Like This by Blue Room

Kissing lesson		She Loves Me Performed by Stephen Duffy This song is present on the soundtrack CD. Lyrics to She Loves Me by Stephen Duffy

Getting ready for the date		Miss Amanda Jones Performed by The Rolling Stones This song is not present on the soundtrack CD, but can be found on their album Between The Buttons. Lyrics to Miss Amanda Jones by The Rolling Stones

Hardy's party		Beat's So Lonely Performed by Charlie Sexton This song is not present on the soundtrack CD, but can be found on his album Pictures For Pleasure. Lyrics to Beat's So Lonely by Charlie Sexton

Closing credits		I Can't Help Falling In Love Performed by Lick The Tins This song is present on the soundtrack CD. Lyrics to I Can't Help Falling In Love by Lick The Tins

Unknown		Pretty In Pink Performed by Psychedelic Furs This song is not present on the soundtrack CD, but can be found on their album Talk Talk Talk. Lyrics to Pretty In Pink by Psychedelic Furs

Original musical scores The original scores by Stephen Hague and John Musser do not feature on the soundtrack (or anywhere else for that matter). Because of this, we have converted the two most requested scores to downloadable MP3's. As we don't actually know the titles of these scores, we have simply named them by the DVD chapter they appear in. Variations of the "Private Showing" score feature quite heavily in the movie, and are used in almost all scenes requiring emotional music. These include the locker room scene where Watts compares herself to Amanda, the Friday night scene where Watts sees Keith asking Amanda out, the end of the scene in Watts' bedroom, the scene at the Hollywood Bowl, and the scene after the party where Amanda gives back the earrings.

		Private Showing Played during the gallery scene. "Private Showing" original score (MP3, 1.10MB)

		For The Right Reasons Played during the final scene. "For The Right Reasons" original score (MP3, 1.10MB)