Famous bands/artists with an important catalogue that have an OST as their best/most famous album (or at least part of their canon). Soundtracks composers not included, of course !

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One obvious answer would be Prince - Purple Rain

― AlXTC from Paris, Friday, 27 February 2015 10:19 (ten years ago)

Also the Beatles - Hard Day's Night and Help.

― AlXTC from Paris, Friday, 27 February 2015 10:20 (ten years ago)

of course, Curtis Mayfield - Super fly

― AlXTC from Paris, Friday, 27 February 2015 10:27 (ten years ago)

Isaac Hayes - Shaft.

― mark e, Friday, 27 February 2015 10:28 (ten years ago)

Damn right !

― AlXTC from Paris, Friday, 27 February 2015 10:30 (ten years ago)

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

― Abstinence Hawk (frogbs), Friday, 27 February 2015 14:31 (ten years ago)

Bee Gees

― Josefa, Friday, 27 February 2015 14:48 (ten years ago)

I love that Prince has FOUR of these

― DJP, Friday, 27 February 2015 14:51 (ten years ago)

the purple morricone !
although only purple rain and arguably parade really fit the criteria (best album or part of the canon !).

― AlXTC from Paris, Friday, 27 February 2015 14:57 (ten years ago)

I can't really think of a recent artist/band in this situation.
Air have done some OSTs but I don't think it's considered in their best work (maybe the Virgin Suicide, though). Same thing for Daft Punk. and Sebastien Tellier.
Many french artists make OSTs actually !

― AlXTC from Paris, Friday, 27 February 2015 15:01 (ten years ago)

Batman is ABSOLUTELY part of the canon and Graffiti Bridge is underrated IMO

― DJP, Friday, 27 February 2015 15:02 (ten years ago)

come on now !

― AlXTC from Paris, Friday, 27 February 2015 15:03 (ten years ago)

All Prince's OSTs are about him. or a bat.

― AlXTC from Paris, Friday, 27 February 2015 15:05 (ten years ago)

All of Prince's movies are about him! Or a bat.

― DJP, Friday, 27 February 2015 15:05 (ten years ago)

Maybe Tindersticks?

Definitely Tangerine Dream. Several of their film scores could be argued to be their best work.

Vangelis IMO

― a date with density (Jon Lewis), Friday, 27 February 2015 15:06 (ten years ago)

Ooh good call with Vangelis

― DJP, Friday, 27 February 2015 15:07 (ten years ago)

Tindersticks I have no idea. Indeed good one with Vangelis since I actually thought he was mainly a soundtrack composer !

― AlXTC from Paris, Friday, 27 February 2015 15:21 (ten years ago)

I have searched for someone in hiphop but couldn't find a good one.
it should be Kanye's next challenge !

― AlXTC from Paris, Friday, 27 February 2015 15:22 (ten years ago)

Not Tindersticks.

Popol Vuh?

― emil.y, Friday, 27 February 2015 15:22 (ten years ago)

All of Prince's films are about him, or a bat.

― Unheimlich Manouevre (dog latin), Friday, 27 February 2015 15:24 (ten years ago)

Arguably, Simon & Garfunkel (they share soundtrack space with Dave Grusin).

― Johnny Fever, Friday, 27 February 2015 15:28 (ten years ago)

Jimmy Cliff

― J. Sam, Friday, 27 February 2015 15:31 (ten years ago)

I thought about Jimmy Cliff but there are many other acts on The harder they come.

― AlXTC from Paris, Friday, 27 February 2015 15:45 (ten years ago)

hmmm Simon&Garfunkel is arguable indeed. But why not since it's mostly considered as one of their albums.

― AlXTC from Paris, Friday, 27 February 2015 15:47 (ten years ago)

Susumu Hirasawa ;)

― Abstinence Hawk (frogbs), Friday, 27 February 2015 16:19 (ten years ago)

Micah Levy, currently.

― lil urbane (Jordan), Friday, 27 February 2015 16:19 (ten years ago)

Is More considered part of the Floyd canon? Seems to be ignored by the casual listener as far as I can tell.

― Οὖτις Δαυ & τηε Κνιγητσ (Phil D.), Friday, 27 February 2015 16:21 (ten years ago)

Cat Stevens?

― lil urbane (Jordan), Friday, 27 February 2015 16:24 (ten years ago)

if it's compiled from previously released material does it still count? The Graduate has only or couple (or one?) previously unreleased track on there.

― piscesx, Friday, 27 February 2015 16:26 (ten years ago)

Wang Chung an obvs choice. surely, easily THE most famous of their albums.

― piscesx, Friday, 27 February 2015 16:26 (ten years ago)

arf!

http://eil.com/images/main/The-Cure-Faith--Carnage-Vi-83376.jpg

― piscesx, Friday, 27 February 2015 16:28 (ten years ago)

Beatles of course had FOUR aswell; Yellow Submarine, Help, AHDN and (arguable) Magical Mystery Tour (which for the UK was only ever a double-EP until the 87 CD reissues)

― piscesx, Friday, 27 February 2015 16:30 (ten years ago)

Philip Glass

― Whiney G. Weingarten, Friday, 27 February 2015 16:30 (ten years ago)

Beatles of course had FOUR aswell; Yellow Submarine, Help, AHDN and (arguable) Magical Mystery Tour

And, more or less, Let It Be.

― Οὖτις Δαυ & τηε Κνιγητσ (Phil D.), Friday, 27 February 2015 16:45 (ten years ago)

Miles Davis - Jack Johnson and Ascenseur pour l'echaufaud.

― 29 facepalms, Friday, 27 February 2015 16:49 (ten years ago)

Duke Ellington - Anatomy of a Murder

Sun Ra - Space is the Place

Monkees - Head

― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 27 February 2015 16:58 (ten years ago)

Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas

― Lee626, Friday, 27 February 2015 17:08 (ten years ago)

that guy from The Life Aquatic - The Life Aquatic

― Number None, Friday, 27 February 2015 17:20 (ten years ago)

Harry Nilsson "The Point" and "Popeye"

― vmajestic, Friday, 27 February 2015 17:56 (ten years ago)

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