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50 free Movie Soundtrack trivia questions with answers — music quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
41 free Movie Soundtrack trivia questions with answers. Some soundtracks outsold the films they came from, and a few outsold almost everything else. This soundtrack trivia quiz covers the biggest of them: Whitney Houston and The Bodyguard, the Bee Gees and Saturday Night Fever, Prince's Purple Rain, James Horner's Titanic and 'My Heart Will Go On', Grease, Flashdance, Top Gun, Dirty Dancing, The Lion King, Frozen and Encanto, Trainspotting, Pulp Fiction, O Brother Where Art Thou, 8 Mile, Guardians of the Galaxy, A Star Is Born, Black Panther and Barbie. There are questions on the scores too: John Williams' two-note shark, Vangelis and his synthesizer, Isaac Hayes' Oscar for Shaft, and the Simon & Garfunkel songs in The Graduate. Easy questions ask who sang 'Let It Go' and which film gave us 'Eye of the Tiger'; the hard ones want the band that was supposed to record 'Danger Zone', the number of weeks Dirty Dancing sat at number one and the only three soundtracks ever to win the Grammy for Album of the Year. Every answer was checked against Wikipedia's articles on the albums, songs and films, and each question carries the sentence that supports it.
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Q 01Which soundtrack is the best-selling of all time, with more than 45 million copies sold?
The Bodyguard
Whitney Houston's five singles from it included 'I Will Always Love You', which topped the charts in 34 countries.
Q 02Which co-star talked a reluctant Whitney Houston into taking the lead in her 1992 film debut?
Kevin Costner
He was also a co-producer on the film.
Q 03Which group wrote and sang the biggest hits on the 1977 John Travolta disco film's soundtrack?
The Bee Gees
They were only brought in during post-production; John Travolta had actually danced to Stevie Wonder and Boz Scaggs on set.
Q 04'Stayin' Alive' was rewritten from a song with what original title?
'Saturday Night'
Maurice Gibb said there were already too many songs by that name, including one by the Bay City Rollers.
Q 05Which album held the title of best-selling album in history until Michael Jackson's Thriller?
Saturday Night Fever
It has sold more than 40 million copies and defined the disco era on both sides of the Atlantic.
Q 06Which two Purple Rain singles reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100?
'When Doves Cry' and 'Let's Go Crazy'
TV executives found the 'When Doves Cry' video too explicit; the album went on to sell 25 million copies.
Q 07Who composed the Titanic score, the best-selling primarily orchestral soundtrack ever?
James Horner
He wrote it with Enya's style in mind, and Norwegian singer Sissel provided the wordless vocals.
Q 08Who initially opposed putting a pop ballad like 'My Heart Will Go On' in Titanic?
James Cameron
He relented after hearing Horner's demo; the song went on to sell more than 18 million copies.
Q 09Which Four Seasons singer sang the Grease title song despite no other link to the film?
Frankie Valli
Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees wrote it, and it went to number one in the US.
Q 10How many of the Grease soundtrack's 24 tracks actually feature John Travolta or Olivia Newton-John?
Seven
Rock revivalists Sha Na Na handled much of the rest, though the cover put the two stars front and centre.
Q 11Who recorded 'Danger Zone' for Top Gun after Toto were blocked by legal wrangling?
Kenny Loggins
Toto had also written a love theme called 'Only You' that was dropped in favour of Berlin's 'Take My Breath Away'.
Q 12Which Top Gun song won both the Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Original Song?
'Take My Breath Away'
Berlin recorded it after the Motels had been considered for the track.
Q 13How many weeks did the Dirty Dancing soundtrack spend at number one on the Billboard 200?
18
It is certified 14-times platinum in the US and remains the best-selling album ever in Germany.
Q 21Who sings 'Let It Go' within the film Frozen?
Idina Menzel
Demi Lovato's version plays over the credits; the album spent thirteen weeks at number one.
Q 22'We Don't Talk About Bruno' was Disney's first US number one since which 1992 song?
'A Whole New World'
Encanto also became the first Disney animated film with multiple Hot 100 top-ten hits.
Q 23Which surf-guitar track opens Pulp Fiction and its soundtrack?
'Misirlou'
Tarantino called surf music 'rock 'n' roll Ennio Morricone'; Dick Dale's version was suggested by musician Boyd Rice.
Q 14Which cast member of Dirty Dancing sings 'She's Like the Wind' on the soundtrack?
Patrick Swayze
Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes sang the Oscar-winning '(I've Had) The Time of My Life' and Eric Carmen did 'Hungry Eyes'.
Q 15Which composer produced Flashdance's music and shared the Oscar for 'Flashdance... What a Feeling'?
Giorgio Moroder
Irene Cara sang it to six weeks at number one; Michael Sembello's 'Maniac' also topped the Hot 100.
Q 16'Eye of the Tiger' was written for Rocky III after Queen refused Stallone the use of which song?
'Another One Bites the Dust'
Survivor built the riff's chord changes to match the punches in the fight scenes; it spent six weeks at number one.
Q 17Which musician sued Ray Parker Jr., claiming the Ghostbusters theme copied 'I Want a New Drug'?
Huey Lewis
It settled out of court in 1985; Parker later sued Lewis for breaking the confidentiality deal on VH1's Behind the Music.
Q 18Which song beat 'Ghostbusters' to the 1984 Oscar for Best Original Song?
'I Just Called to Say I Love You'
Stevie Wonder's ballad came from The Woman in Red.
Q 19Which soundtrack was the first made entirely of previously released songs to top the Billboard 200?
Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1
The 1960s and 70s songs on Peter Quill's Walkman were meant as his link to the Earth he lost.
Q 20Which composer scored The Lion King, with songs by Elton John and Tim Rice?
Hans Zimmer
The album was later certified Diamond, and it knocked the Forrest Gump soundtrack out of the number two spot in 1994.
Q 24Which Neil Diamond song did Urge Overkill cover for Pulp Fiction, reaching number 59 on the Hot 100?
'Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon'
The album mixed nine songs with tracks of dialogue and peaked at number 21.
Q 25Which Coen brothers film's soundtrack won the Grammy for Album of the Year in 2002?
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Dan Tyminski provided George Clooney's singing voice on 'I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow'.
Q 26How many movie soundtracks have ever won the Grammy for Album of the Year?
Three
Two 1970s-90s blockbusters and one bluegrass-heavy Coen brothers film are the trio.
Q 27'Lose Yourself', which won the Oscar for Best Original Song, came from which film's soundtrack?
8 Mile
The album debuted at number one with more than 700,000 copies sold in its first week.
Q 28Which song from A Star Is Born (2018) won the Academy Award, the Golden Globe and two Grammys?
'Shallow'
Lady Gaga plays Ally opposite Bradley Cooper's Jackson Maine, in her first lead film role.
Q 29Which rapper curated Black Panther: The Album and duetted with SZA on 'All the Stars'?
Kendrick Lamar
Ryan Coogler had only asked for a few songs; Ludwig Göransson's score won the Oscar.
Q 30Which Barbie the Album track won the Grammy for Song of the Year?
'What Was I Made For?'
Billie Eilish's ballad topped the charts in the UK, Ireland, Switzerland and Australia; Mark Ronson produced the album.