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Xanadu Soundtrack



The soundtrack to the 1980 movie "Xanadu" featured songs on side one of the album written by John Farrar and performed by Olivia Newton-John, and songs on side two performed by the Electric Light Orchestra and composed by lead singer Jeff Lynne. The album was very successful commercially, reaching 2x platinum.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanadu_(soundtrack)

Although the film was nominated for six Razzies at the first-ever Golden Raspberry Awards (winning one), it has endured to become a cult classic. At the time, the visuals were unusual and novel, as they portrayed "roller disco" with an emphasis on disco music and extensive choreographedroller skating sequences. Actor Michael Beck, who played Sonny, commented in a 2005 interview that people who have seen the film have responded to its "hopeful" theme.