Various Artists Reservoir Dogs - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Compilation)

It's no surprise that Quentin Tarantino, a filmmaker with an exacting eye for incorporating vintage elements into his bracingly modern movies, has an equally old-school ear when it comes to his soundtracks. At a time when only the hippest cats on the scene had rediscovered the joys of early-'70s bubblegum pop, Tarantino filled his tense, violent cinematic debut with the "ooga-chaka" rhythms of Blue Swede's "Hooked on a Feeling" and the sweet-and-sour shuffle of Stealers Wheel's "Stuck in the Middle with You". It's an AM Gold extravaganza.