Name: Forrest Gump
Released: 1994

This guide currently identifies 100 songs heard in Forrest Gump (1994), with scene details and placement information where available.

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Forrest Gump soundtrack songs

Forrest Gump Main Theme
Alan Silvestri
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Beginning, a feather floats in the wind.
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Hound Dog
Elvis Presley
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Young Forrest listens to music while renting a room at their house.
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(I Don't Know Why) But I Do
Clarence "Frogman" Henry
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Forrest beats up a guy parking with Jenny.
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Rebel Rouser
Duane Eddy
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Forrest is chased by bullies in a truck.
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Walk Right In
The Rooftop Singers
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Jenny sneaks Forrest into her college room.
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Blowin' In The Wind (Live)
Joan Baez
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[Live cover version] In the strip club, Jenny naked with a guitar.
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Fortunate Son
Creedence Clearwater Revival
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Forrest on the helicopter, on his way to Vietnam.
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Land of 1000 Dances
Wilson Pickett
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Jenny and Forrest leave the strip club.
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I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
Four Tops
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Forrest and Bubba reach their camp in Vietnam.
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Respect
Aretha Franklin
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Forrest and Bubba meet Lt. Dan for the first time.
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Sloop John B - Remastered
The Beach Boys
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Near the end of the first conversation between Forrest, Bubba, and Lieutenant Dan.
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All Along the Watchtower
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
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(0:42) After the welcome speech at the Vietnam camp.
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Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
Bob Dylan
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California Dreamin'
The Mamas & The Papas
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Forrest writes a letter to Jenny while it rains in Vietnam.
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Soul Kitchen
The Doors
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Montage of Forrest in Vietnam; Rain starts.
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What the World Needs Now Is Love
Jackie DeShannon
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Forrest is introduced to ping pong.
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For What It's Worth
Buffalo Springfield
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(0:46) In Vietnam, before the rain stops and the battle begins.
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Hello, I Love You
The Doors
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Forrest is taught ping pong.
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People Are Strange
The Doors
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Forrest practices ping pong.
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Break On Through (To the Other Side)
The Doors
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Forrest gets amazing at ping pong. Jenny about jumps!
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Mrs. Robinson (From "The Graduate" Soundtrack)
Simon & Garfunkel
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Forrest recieves the medal of honour from the president.
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Volunteers (Remastered 2004)
Jefferson Airplane
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Forrest accidentally gets involved in a protest speech.
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Hey Joe
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
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Forrest gets into a fight at the Black Panthers.
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Where Have All the Flowers Gone
Peter, Paul & Mary
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Forrest and Jenny walk after the Black Panther incident.
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Let's Get Together
The Youngbloods
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Jenny montage in California.
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San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers In Your Hair)
Scott McKenzie
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Before Jenny gets on the bus to Berkeley.
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Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)
The Byrds
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Jenny gets on the bus to Berkeley and waves to Forrest as she drives away.
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Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In
The Fifth Dimension
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People watch Forrest play ping pong instead of the moon landing.
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Joy to the World (Single Version)
Three Dog Night
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Forrest plays ping pong in China.
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Everybody's Talkin'
Harry Nilsson
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Forrest and Lt. Dan navigate the New York's streets.
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Stoned Love
The Supremes
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Forrest and Lt. Dan at the bar.
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Love Her Madly
The Doors
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Jenny skips out on an abusive man.
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Let's Work Together
Canned Heat
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Lt. Dan kicks women out of his room after one of them calls Forrest stupid.
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Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head (Re-Recorded)
B.J. Thomas
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Forrest meets with Nixon for his ping pong accomplishments; Nixon tells him to stay at the Watergate Hotel.
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Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree
Dawn
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Nixon resigns and Forrest gets discharged from the Army.
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Get Down Tonight
K.C. And the Sunshine Band
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Jenny parties; Forrest thinks about her on his shrimpin' boat.
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Free Bird
Lynyrd Skynyrd
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Jenny is about to jump off the balcony.
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Mr. President (Have Pity On the Working Man)
Randy Newman
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Forrest and Lt. Dan try to find shrimp...with no luck.
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Sweet Home Alabama (As originally performed by Lynard Skynard)
Backing Tracks Minus Vocals
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Forrest dances with Jenny.
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Running On Empty
Jackson Browne
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Running montage, first song.
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It Keeps You Runnin'
The Doobie Brothers
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Running montage, second song; Jenny watches it on TV.
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I've Got to Use My Imagination
Gladys Knight & The Pips
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Running montage, third song.
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Go Your Own Way
Fleetwood Mac
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Running montage, fourth song; Others join the run.
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On the Road Again
Willie Nelson
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Running montage, fifth song.
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Against the Wind
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
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Running montage, sixth song; Forrest decides to go home.
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Ride of the Valkyries
Richard Wagner
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[Original version] Forrest talks about his name.
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Volunteers (Remastered)
Jefferson Airplane
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Forrest accidentally gets involved in a protest speech.
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Everybody's Talkin' (1971 Mix)
Harry Nilsson
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Forrest and Lt. Dan navigate the New York's streets.
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On the Road Again (Live)
Willie Nelson
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Running montage, fifth song.
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Forrest Gump Main Theme
Alan Silvestri, Chris Snelling
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Beginning, a feather floats in the wind.
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Komm gib mir deine Hand
The Beatles
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Forrest watches TV with his mother.
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Wooly Bully
Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs
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China Girl
David Bowie
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Jenny is shown in lingerie. Then, she showed her breast to Forrest and made his hand touch it.
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The Dragon's Heartbeat - From "Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story" Soundtrack
Randy Edelman
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Theatrical trailer.
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Lovesick Blues
Hank Williams
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Playing on the radio when young Forrest gets his leg stuck in a sewer opening while walking with Mrs. Gump
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Sugar Shack
Jimmy Gilmer and The Fireballs
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Pomp And Circumstance
Dresden Philharmonic
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When Forrest graduates college
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Hound Dog
Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires
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As a child, Forrest Gump dances with Elvis singing this song. Forrest sees Elvis singing this on TV.
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Camelot
Alan Jay Learner and Frederick Loewe
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Paramount Newsreel Music
Alessandro Cicognini, Sammy Fain, Jay Gorney, E.Y. Harburg, Elsie Janis, Irving Kahal and Jack King
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Blowin' In The Wind
Bob Dylan
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Jenny is singing this on stage nude with an acoustic guitar.
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Rainy Day Woman #12 & 35
Bob Dylan
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Forrest is in the Vietnam camp.
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I Can't Help Myself
The Four Tops
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When Forrest first lands at the soldier camp in Vietnam
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Hanky Panky
Tommy James & The Shondells
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Forrest arrives at the strip club where Jenny performs Blowin In The Wind.
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Sloop John B
The Beach Boys
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3rd song at the end of the Vietnam camp scene
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Webster's Boomer
David Frank
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Mrs. Robinson
Simon & Garfunkel
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Forrest Gump shows Lyndon Johnson the wound on his buttocks.
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Volunteers
Jefferson Airplane
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When Forrest is getting ready for his war speech
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Where Have All The Flowers Gone
Pete Seeger
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Forrest and Jenny walk through Washington D.C. Together
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Thanks For The Memory
Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin
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Everybody's Talkin' - From "Midnight Cowboy"
Harry Nilsson
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Forrest is pushing Lt. Dan in the wheel chair in heavy traffic.
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Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In
The 5th Dimension
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Plays as everybody is watching Forrest play ping pong, not noticing that the moon landing has just happened
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Joy to the World
Three Dog Night
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Forrest competes in a ping pong tournament in China.
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Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
B.J. Thomas
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When Forrest is awarded by President Nixon
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Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Ole Oak Tree
Tony Orlando and Dawn
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Plays when Forrest is discharged from the military.
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I've Got A New Home
Marlena Smalls
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Plant My Feet On Higher Ground
Ruth E. David
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My Rock
Paul Owens
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Sweet Home Alabama
Lynyrd Skynyrd
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Forrest and Jenny dancing together
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Jesus On the Main Line
Alan Silvestri
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I'm Forrest... Forrest Gump
Alan Silvestri
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You're No Different
Alan Silvestri
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You Can't Sit Here
Alan Silvestri
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Run Forrest Run
Alan Silvestri
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Pray With Me
Alan Silvestri
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The Crimson Gump
Alan Silvestri
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They're Sending Me To Vietnam
Alan Silvestri
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I Ran And Ran
Alan Silvestri
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I Had A Destiny
Alan Silvestri
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Washington Reunion
Alan Silvestri
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That's My Boat
Alan Silvestri
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I Never Thanked You
Alan Silvestri
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Jenny Returns
Alan Silvestri
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The Crusade
Alan Silvestri
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Forrest Meets Forrest
Alan Silvestri
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The Wedding Guest
Alan Silvestri
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Where Heaven Ends
Alan Silvestri
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Jenny's Grave
Alan Silvestri
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I'll Be Right Here
Alan Silvestri
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Suite from Forrest Gump
Alan Silvestri
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Forrest Gump Soundtrack (1994)

Forrest Gump soundtrack songs