Pretty In Pink And The Golden Age of Movie Soundtracks
Bursting at the seams with certified gold from up-and-comers INXS, The Smiths, Echo and The Bunnymen, and an instant classic from Orchestral Maneuvers In The Dark, the soundtrack to 1986’s Pretty In Pink spoke to a generation of under-the-radar music fans as much as it did to the themes of the John Hughes-produced film that it was curated for.
On an all-new episode of Discologist, special guest Rick Ivy heads back to High School with us to discuss the history of this landmark album, how music helps us cope, and why the ‘80s was ground-zero for these high-profile "mixtapes" that have stuck with us long after the pains of youth have faded into distant memory.
Show Notes
Check out Rick Ivy’s audio essay inspired by the Pretty In Pink soundtrack.
