Silvestri's music was nominated for Best Original Score in the 67th Academy Awards. The album released is not to be confused with the better-selling (and therefore more common) album of diegetic songs from the film, which were released as Forrest Gump: The Soundtrack.
Critical response
AllMusic's William Ruhlmann called it "saccharine", and said that while it worked as a soundtrack "it has little value on its own", but still awarded it three stars out of possible five.[1]
Track listing
"I'm Forrest... Forrest Gump" – 2:41
"You're No Different" – 1:00
"You Can't Sit Here" – 2:27
"Run Forrest Run" – 2:14
"Pray with Me" – 0:58
"The Crimson Gump" – 1:08
"They're Sending Me to Vietnam" – 2:24
"I Ran and Ran" – 1:44
"I Had a Destiny" – 1:19
"Washington Reunion" – 0:46
"Jesus on the Main Line" (arranger: Silvestri, soloist: Donny Gerard) – 2:00
"That's My Boat" – 1:16
"I Never Thanked You" – 0:48
"Jenny Returns" – 2:43
"The Crusade" – 2:01
"Forrest Meets Forrest" – 1:42
"The Wedding Guest" – 1:48
"Where Heaven Ends" – 1:34
"Jenny's Grave" – 1:27
"I'll Be Right Here" – 0:49
"Suite from Forrest Gump" – 6:34
The "Forrest Gump Suite" on the song soundtrack is a combination of "I'm Forrest...Forrest Gump" and "Suite from Forrest Gump" (the main and end titles respectively).
