Submarine (2010)
The soundtrack of this independent coming of age film, based on the critically acclaimed novel of the same name by Joe Dunthorpe, is not the same as others on this list. While the other musical candidates offer compilations of older songs, with perhaps the odd original or an alternative new cover of a song, Submarine’s music is, much like its main protagonist – Oliver Tate – uniquely different.
Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner crafted five original acoustic tracks as a backdrop for Richard Ayoade’s stunningly melancholic, yet darkly amusing tale of a teenage boy with a peculiar view on everything. While many are sure to be familiar with ‘Piledriver Waltz’ (which was later re-recorded as a track for the band’s fourth album, Suck it and See), the song ‘Stuck on a Puzzle’ has particular resonance in its ability to capture the sense of tender awkwardness in Oliver’s first pass at romance with his enigmatic new girlfriend, Jordana.