For Love of the Game (1999)

About this title: The soundtrack to Sam Raimi's ultimate crossover bid For Love of the Game -- face it, a baseball-themed romantic melodrama starring Kevin Costner is the furthest away from Bruce Campbell and the Evil Dead movies as can possibly be imagined -- is as smooth and measured as the film itself, appealing to a wide range of audiences and managing to find the right tone. Of course, it's almost as incoherent as the average big-budget soundtrack, featuring oldies, covers, and newly recorded tunes with chart aspirations, but most of the album has an appealingly mellow vibe, whether it's through country ... read more

Tracks:

1. Summer Wind [Mayer/Mercer/Bradtk]
2. Hope [Burrell/Ducent/Thom]
3. The Fun of Your Love [Roboff/Nielson/Day]
4. Come Around [Richey/Krekel]
5. For the Love of the Game [Wilson]
6. Baby Love [Orteca/Osborne/Penn]
7. Loving You Makes Me a Better Man [Crowell]
8. The Only One [Orbison/Wiseman]
9. Paint It Black [Jagger/Richards]
10. Reelin' in the Years [Becker/Fagen]
11. Lover Man [Lyle]
12. Something So Right [Simon]
13. Just One Breath [Mulberry Lane]
14. I See You in a Different Light [Warren]
15. The Suite [Poledouris]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.