Songs that feel like Forrest Gump (1994)
A gentle, wistful, sweetly naive journey through decades of American upheaval, where unwavering optimism and devotion survive heartbreak, war and loss.
- Fortunate Son by Creedence Clearwater Revival: The Vietnam-era anger that runs under Forrest's sunny surface, and it's on the actual soundtrack.
- Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd: Southern pride and a rolling, rural Alabama warmth in the film's home setting.
- Everybody's Talkin' by Harry Nilsson: A lonely drifter's gentle drift through the world, full of wistful movement.
- Wooden Ships by Crosby, Stills & Nash: Counterculture idealism and its hazy come-down, like Jenny's hippie years.
- Vincent by Don McLean: A tender, tragic folk ballad about fragile, misunderstood people.
- Break on Through (To the Other Side) by The Doors: Late-60s psychedelic restlessness and the pull of the counterculture on Jenny.
- Walk Right In by The Rooftop Singers: A light, early-60s folk sing-along with the innocent feel of Forrest's youth.
- Both Sides, Now by Joni Mitchell: A reflective look back on love and life that mirrors the film's bittersweet closing.
- Take It Easy by Eagles: An easy-going road and bus-stop spirit, with a sweetly optimistic outlook.