I was looking for some movies like October Sky that take place in a similar time period and have music of that era. Some examples:
American Graffiti
The Sandlot
Far From Heaven
Forest Gump
Revolutionary Road
Catch Me If You Can
Walk the Line
Thanks in advance.
"Jerry, it's Frank Costanza. Mr. Steinbrenner's here, George is dead, call me back."
For their compiled soundtracks I immediately thought of:
Stand By Me
Pleasantville
This Boy's Life
In terms of orchestral score, definitely The Shawshank Redemption.
I know this post is old, but a favorite of mine is
The Outsiders. SOOO GOOD!
And a Sorta of Silly one is
Cry-Baby
Then there a couple of musicals:
Bye-Bye Birdie
Grease 1/2
Hairspray
I only got one law- A kid who tells on another kid, is a dead kid!
Simon Birch
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I think it's a combo of Catch Me if You Can, Walk the Line and Varsity Blues. With a bit of Matewan thrown in there. Chris Cooper is a constant.
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