Soundtracks Of My Life: Magnolia

I'm aware that the idea of using a single artist for a film's soundtrack was nothing new in 1999 (Harold and Maude, One From The Heart, Good Will Hunting and numerous others had all come before) but to me this pairing goes much deeper than any of the others. Before a single line of script was written, Magnolia and the music of Aimee Mann were one and the same. The entire screenplay was written to her songs. Lyrics like "Now that I've met you/Would you object to/Never seeing each other again," found their way into the dialogue and other scenes were filmed to musical playback creating a seamless union of music and image. This film should have been nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay rather than Best Original, because this is a faithful adaptation of the highest order.

Key Tracks: One, Momentum, Save Me, Wise Up