Forrest Gump: The Soundtrack is the soundtrack album based on the Academy Award-winning film Forrest Gump, and contains music from many well-known American artists. The score, composed by Alan Silvestri, was released separately (as Forrest Gump – Original Motion Picture Score) on the same day. The album was reissued in 2001 with two additional tracks.
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The soundtrack jumped from number 34 to 7 on the Billboard 200 albums chart on July 30, 1994. The next week on August 6, 1994, it moved from number 7 to 3, staying there for one week. It reached its peak position of number 2 on the chart on August 13, 1994, staying there for seven weeks until September 17, 1994, when it was displaced by the soundtrack of The Lion King. The Forrest Gump soundtrack dropped from the charts on October 15, 1994. In Canada, it reached number one for one week in September 1994.
Songs in the movie but not on the soundtrack include:
John Lennon's song "Imagine" is mentioned and has its lyrics quoted, but was not used in the film.
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Australia (ARIA)[20] | 11× Platinum | 770,000^ |
Austria (IFPI Austria)[21] | Gold | 25,000* |
Belgium (BEA)[22] | Gold | 25,000* |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[23] | Gold | 100,000* |
Canada (Music Canada)[24] | Diamond | 1,000,000^ |
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[25] | Gold | 36,399[25] |
France (SNEP)[26] | Gold | 100,000* |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[27] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[28] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[29] | Gold | 25,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[30] | Platinum | 300,000* |
United States (RIAA)[31] | 12× Platinum | 6,000,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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