Sam Mendes导演的《American Beauty》的原声大碟用Thomsa Newman的乐章作为开头和结尾，同时混合了古典和cutting-edge的摇滚、流行和灵魂。Bobby Darin的Don't Rain on My Parade，Betty Carter的Open the Door和Peggy Lee的Bali Ha'i衬托了电影传统的，偏远的情景，但是Free的All Right Now，The Who的The Seeker和The Folk Implosion的Free to Go暗示了表面下隐藏的激流。原声大碟同时收录了未曾发行的Elliott smith早期翻唱Beatles的Because。

曲目：
1. Dead Already - Thomas Newman
2. Because - Elliott Smith
3. Free To Go - The Folk Implosion
4. All Right Now - Free
5. Use Me - Bill Withers
6. Cancer For The Cure - Eels
7. The Seeker - The Who
8. Don't Rain On My Parade - Bobby Darin
9. Open The Door - Betty Carter
10. We Haven't Turned Around - Gomez
11. Bali Ha'i - Peggy Lee
12. Any Other Name - Thomas Newman