Almost Famous OST
Almost Famous

Almost Famous Soundtrack

54 songs

In 1973, 15-year-old William Miller's unabashed love of music and aspiration to become a rock journalist lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine to interview and tour with the up-and-coming band Stillwater.

  • The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) — The Chipmunks
    Opening montage of San Diego.
  • Oogum Boogum Song — Brenton Wood
    Teen boys groom their facial hair or otherwise admire their faces in the mirrors located in the change room at William's school while William looks on, dissapointed by his youthful appearance.
  • America - Single Mix — Simon & Garfunkel
    Anita puts a record on the record player and tells her mother that this song describes why she's leaving home to be a stewardess
  • Sparks — The Who
    Young William plays music with a candle burning; Older William in a classroom.
  • Search & Destroy — Iggy Pop
  • It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference — Todd Rundgren
    In the diner, Lester Bangs tells William about making it through the music industry as a journalist.
  • Paranoid — Black Sabbath
    William arrived at the Black Sabbath concert and tries to get in.
  • Teacher — Jethro Tull
    Near the beginning, William is outside the Black Sabbath concert trying to convince the security guard to let him in.
  • Roundabout — Yes
    Beginning, William talks to Stillwater before their gig.
  • I've Seen All Good People: a. Your Move, b. All Good People - 2003 Remaster — Yes
    Montage of roadies breaking down equipment after the Stillwater show that William attends, before he talks to the Band AIDS outside.
  • Feel Flows — The Beach Boys
    William is backstage after meeting Penny and Stillwater for the first time; (repeats) At the end, showing of polaroids.
  • River — Joni Mitchell
    Penny Lane talks to William backstage at the Stillwater/Black Sabbath concert and asks him how old he is ; William "introduces" Penny to Russell.
  • Fever Dog — Still Water
    Stillwater takes the stage for the first time and William is standing with Penny Lane
  • Sweet Leaf — Black Sabbath
    After Stillwater has finished playing and Russell is talking to William about coming to the Riot House.
  • Every Picture Tells A Story — Rod Stewart
    Party at the hotel in LA
  • Small Time Blues (Acoustic) — Pete Droge
    William walks by two people singing this song in the Riot House.
  • Something in the Air — Thunderclap Newman
    The group is in the hotel when Penny brings William to meet everyone. Then Polexia tells William how Penny and Russell will get together
  • Easy to Slip — Little Feat
  • Go All the Way — Raspberries
  • Mr. Farmer — The Seeds
    The second song Lester Bangs plays while talking to William about writing for Rolling Stone.
  • One Way Out — The Allman Brothers Band
  • Albert Flasher — The Guess Who
  • Simple Man — Lynyrd Skynyrd
    Russell is talking to William about leaving certain things out of the story. Band and bandaids are by the pool
  • Love Thing — Stillwater
  • That's the Way — Led Zeppelin
    The band crashes the tour bus through the gate and continues into when they're driving and they pass the girls running on the road, as well when Penny and William talk. 
  • Hour of Need — Stillwater
  • Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere — Neil Young
    William and Russell join the party at Aaron's house.
  • Future Games — Fleetwood Mac
  • Burn — Deep Purple
    The party with William and Russell.
  • You Had to Be There — Stillwater
    Stillwater plays on stage, at the Cleveland concert.
  • Dear Jill — Blodwyn Pig
  • Tiny Dancer — Elton John
    The band, bandaids, and William ride in silence on the bus, soon one by one they all start to sing Tiny Dancer together. 
  • Looking At You — MC5
  • Reelin' In the Years — Steely Dan
  • Lucky Trumble — Nancy Wilson
    William's deflowerment and staring game with Penny.
  • Waiting for the Man — David Bowie
    Arriving in Cleveland. Russel speaks with William's mom on the phone.
  • Love Comes And Goes (EP Version) — Stillwater
    Stillwater performs at the Cleveland concert.
  • You Had to Be There — Peter Frampton
    Cleveland concert montage.
  • The Wind — Yusuf / Cat Stevens
    After the Cleveland show, Penny Lane dances in the empty concert pit.
  • Voodoo Child (Slight Return) — The Jimi Hendrix Experience
    They get on the plane for the first time leaving Doris the tour bus behind.
  • Slip Away — Clarence Carter
    Road manager poker with Stillwater, their road manager, and the road managers for several other musical acts.
  • Misty Mountain Hop — Led Zeppelin
    Stillwater drives through New York and arrives at their hotel.
  • Wishing Well — Blackfoot
    The band drinks at the hotel in New York.
  • Cover of the Rolling Stone — Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show
    Band sings after William tells them they will be the cover story.
  • Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters — Elton John
    Penny enters the steak house and Russel's wife ask who she is.William runs the streets of NYC to Penny's hotel room. 
  • Colour My World — Chicago
    At William's graduation; Penny and William at the hotel.
  • My Cherie Amour — Stevie Wonder
    Penny gets her stomach pumped after overdosing in the hotel.
  • Cabin in the Air — Nancy Wilson
    William and Penny talk after the concert in San Diego; (repeats) Penny on the plane.
  • Peggy Sue — Buddy Holly
    Band sings on the plane.
  • Cortez the Killer — Neil Young & Crazy Horse
    After landing, the band walks through the airport; Russell tells William to write whatever he wants.
  • The Rain Song — Led Zeppelin
    At the end, William gets in his room; Sapphire talks with Russell about him.
  • Bron-Yr-Aur — Led Zeppelin
  • Tangerine — Led Zeppelin
    William completes his interview of Russell at his home. Montage of scenes showing how things turned out. 
  • As Time Goes Bye (Live) — Charlie Glass
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