Of course, there's also "Can't Buy Me Love," "I Should Have Known Better," "And I Love Her," "Tell Me Why" and "I'm Happy Just to Dance With You," classics one and all. Exposing his unparalleled versatility, Lennon also contributed "If I Fell," a heart-felt ballad with harmonies so tight it's impossible to pick out who is singing lead. As is the case with "Help!," the title track to this 1963 film is among John Lennon's pinnacle moments and a defining moment for the band. It’s why I didn’t include any of the Fab Four’s soundtracks. The soundtrack is way better than the film. The Beatle movies were fine, but they aren’t cinematic masterpieces. But with the greatest soundtracks, I think the soundtrack and movie should be equally as good (except maybe in the case of “Space Jam”). Luke: Of course this is a great album, it’s The Beatles. Whether it's the title track, one of the strongest in a catalogue that defines Herculean, the wistful "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away," the essential "Ticket to Ride" or the criminally underrated "You're Going to Lose that Girl" and "The Night Before," this is the Buckingham Palace of movie soundtracks. Although time has been kinder to this 1965 in-color follow-up to "A Hard Day's Night" than critics originally were, the soundtrack is, beyond any doubt, untouchable. Following Luke's stellar list of the collection of songs that have defined great films, here are my (Jon) top 10 soundtracks to films, in no particular order except for the first:
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