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Songs missing from soundtrack releases

Some of a film’s credited songs never appear on the soundtrack editions examined. Compare the number missing below, then select a film to explore the research.

Counts cover only songs/music listed in the opening or end credits of the specific source media edition referenced on each film page. Read the methodology note ↓

18films in this comparison

30largest missing-song count

Goodfellas has 30 of 42 credited songs missing (71%). A film with one credited song can show 100% missing while having a much smaller numerical omission.

Showing all 18 films

Highest missing count first, then highest percentage, then title A–Z.

Credited songs absent from the soundtrack editions examined
Film / release yearSongs missing / credited-song context
Songs missing30 songs

30 of 42 credited songs · 71% missing

Songs missing11 songs

11 of 11 credited songs · 100% missing

Songs missing7 songs

7 of 7 credited songs · 100% missing

Songs missing6 songs

6 of 6 credited songs · 100% missing

Songs missing5 songs

5 of 15 credited songs · 33% missing

Songs missing5 songs

5 of 17 credited songs · 29% missing

Songs missing3 songs

3 of 3 credited songs · 100% missing

Songs missing3 songs

3 of 12 credited songs · 25% missing

Songs missing2 songs

2 of 2 credited songs · 100% missing

Songs missing2 songs

2 of 2 credited songs · 100% missing

Songs missing2 songs

2 of 2 credited songs · 100% missing

Songs missing2 songs

2 of 3 credited songs · 67% missing

Songs missing2 songs

2 of 3 credited songs · 67% missing

Songs missing2 songs

2 of 7 credited songs · 29% missing

Songs missing1 song

1 of 1 credited songs · 100% missing

Songs missing1 song

1 of 2 credited songs · 50% missing

Songs missing1 song

1 of 2 credited songs · 50% missing

Songs missing1 song

1 of 4 credited songs · 25% missing

Bars show absolute missing-song counts on a shared scale from 0 to 30. The scale stays fixed when searching, filtering or sorting.

How to read these figures

What is counted? Only songs/music actually listed in the opening or end credits of the film’s specific source media edition. Music heard in the film but not credited in that edition is outside the current count.

Which edition? The original source media and edition are referenced on the individual film page. Later editions may have amended music details in their opening or end credits; those amendments are not currently accounted for here.

What does “missing” mean? Absent from the soundtrack editions examined in that film’s research. This does not establish that a recording is unavailable on every soundtrack release or elsewhere.

Counts and percentages. Missing-song counts, credited totals and percentages are retained as documented by the researcher. Percentages use the researcher’s methodology and have not been recalculated. A figure of 100% refers to the credited songs/music counted in this research, rather than all music heard in the film.

Other ways to compare. Explore credited song totals or percentage missing for a different view of the archive.

Research dates and references. Consult each film page for its source references, editions and any recorded checking dates. Older release details and external links may have changed.

Illustrations are original AI-generated visual interpretations shared with the other archive indexes, rather than official film artwork.