It goes without saying that a movie about music should have great music. And the Empire Records soundtrack is truly a great album. Stacked top to bottom. Made to listen from beginning to end. But “Bright as Yellow” is the one song that I’ll listen to solo, detached from its soundtrack counterparts. It’s a song easily overlooked by the louder, brasher tracks from Edwyn Collins, Cracker and Ape Hangers, among others. But it’s a song that creates a warmth and a mood that extends far beyond the reaches of the movie’s scenes.

“And you live your life with your arms stretched out. Eye to eye when speaking. Enter rooms with great joy shouts. Happy to be meeting.”