Pretty In Pink - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Four decades on, the Pretty In Pink soundtrack remains one of the defining documents of 1980s alternative pop. Written by John Hughes and directed by Howard Deutch, the 1986 film gave a generation of moviegoers Molly Ringwald at her most iconic, and the music that surrounded her was every bit as carefully chosen and lovingly assembled as the film itself.

Hughes was deliberate about the soundtrack in a way that set it apart from the typical Hollywood cash-in. The result was a snapshot of the left-of-the-dial alternative scene that was bubbling up into the mainstream, with OMD's swooning "If You Leave," Suzanne Vega's piano-driven "Left of Center" featuring Joe Jackson, and The Psychedelic Furs' elegantly re-recorded title track capturing the intense emotional landscape of adolescence for an entire generation. New Order, Echo and the Bunnymen, INXS, and The Smiths round out a tracklist that reads like a who's who of the era's most vital acts, many of whom found their widest American audience through this record.

Now available on black vinyl to mark the film's 40th anniversary, this is the ultimate soundtrack of the decade and a record that sounds as fresh and as felt as it ever did.