The Graduate (Original Sound Track Recording)

Mike Nichols convinced a hesitant songwriter to license his existing work for this film. The final result creates an inseparable connection between the acoustic melodies and the imagery of the story.

Dave Grusin contributed light, lounge-style instrumental cues that sit against the more melancholic guitar tracks. This mix of folk and mid-century jazz arrangements depicts the restless atmosphere of America in the late 1960s.