Empire Records

"Empire Records" is a comedy movie about a day in the life of the employees of an independent record store as they try to help poor Joe (Anthony LaPaglia), the manager who really wants to buy the place, to keep the record store independent and not converted into a branch of Music Town, a large and generic franchise music store.

"Empire Records" was directed by Allan Moyle, Written by Carol Heikkinen and stars Anthony LaPaglia, Maxwell Caulfield, Robin Tunney, Renée Zellweger, Rory Cochrane, Ethan Embry, Debi Mazar, and Liv Tyler. "Empire Records" was released in the United States on October 20, 1995.

The Empire Records soundtrack was released on August 22, 1995, it is a fine collection of mainstream alternative pop/rock.

Coyote Shivers' "Sugarhigh" that included on the soundtrack differs significantly from the version of "Sugarhigh" that appears in the movie. The main differences are that the movie version has additional lyrics and chorus vocals provided by Renée Zellweger and it is musically one semitone lower than the CD version. Coyote Shivers played the lead singer of the song in the movie.

Among Songs you can hear during the movie which are not on the soundtrack include, "Seems" by Queen Sarah Saturday, "Counting Blue Cars" by Dishwalla, "Snakeface" by Throwing Muses, "If You Want Blood (You've Got it)" by AC/DC, "Full Tilt Gonzo" by Candy, "I Shot the Devil" by Suicidal Tendencies, "Saddam a Go-Go" by GWAR, "Romeo and Juliet" by Dire Straits, "Rock'n'Roll/EGA" by Daniel Johnston, "Plowed" by Sponge, "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles, and "This Is The Day" by The The.

Track listing

1. "Til I Hear It from You" - Gin Blossoms
2. "Liar" - The Cranberries
3. "A Girl Like You" - Edwyn Collins
4. "Free" - The Martinis
5. "Crazy Life" - Toad the Wet Sprocket
6. "Bright As Yellow" - The Innocence Mission
7. "Circle of Friends" - Better Than Ezra
8. "I Don't Want to Live Today" - Ape Hangers
9. "Whole Lotta Trouble" - Cracker
10. "Ready, Steady, Go" - The Meices
11. "What You Are" - Drill
12. "Nice Overalls" - Lustre
13. "Here It Comes Again" - Please
14. "The Ballad of El Goodo" - Evan Dando
15. "Sugarhigh" - Coyote Shivers

This track only appears on the revised version of the soundtrack:

• "The Honeymoon Is Over" - The Cruel Sea