In my view, music is just as important to films as the script, acting and direction. Music can move a storyline along in immeasurable ways. Listed below are some of my favorite film soundtracks.

1 Sweet Sweetback’s Bad Ass Song

Earth, Wind & Fire

2 Shaft

Isaac Hayes

3 Superfly

Curtis Mayfield

4 Across 110th Street

Bobby Womack

5 Car Wash

Rose Royce

6 Cooley High

Various Artists

7 Sparkle

Aretha Franklin

8 The Mack

Willie Hutch

9 Foxy Brown

Willie Hutch

10 Come Back Charleston Blue

Donny Hathaway

11 Krush Groove

Various Artists

12 Waiting To Exhale

Various Artists

13 The Bodyguard

Whitney Houston

14 That’s The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

15 The Show

Various Artists

16 Menace To Society

Various Artists

17 Truck Turner

Isaac Hayes

18 Boyz In Tha Hood

Various Artists

19 The Show

Various Artists

20 New Jersey Drive

Various Artists