Summer is the time for compilations, be they Ibiza related or just plain pop, so why shouldn't teen soap operas get in on the act like this 40 song collection of chart hits branded by thrice weekly Hollyoaks? As with every pop compilation this year it includes S Club 7's "Don't Stop Movin'" which is undoubtedly one of the songs of 2001. Other notable inclusions include: for the dance ...

Manufacturer: Universal Music TV

Manufacturer: Essential

Rarely has a television theme tune been as indelibly associated with a particular character as Barrington Pheloung's haunting threnody for Inspector Morse. The first chords conjure an instant image of John Thaw's irascible detective with Sergeant Lewis trailing behind and no matter how many times you hear them, raise expectations of a gripping, solid two hours of satisfying drama. You might, of ...

Manufacturer: Virgin

It's a stroke of marketing genius: just before any of the World Wrestling Federation's stars enters an arena, his theme music blares over the speakers. It's an amazing dramatic device for the story-line-fuelled "sports entertainment experience", and it drives the fans wild. It doesn't make for good songs, but that's not really the point--after all, the idea here is to get a distinctive 10 to 15 ...

Manufacturer: Koch

This souvenir from the popular teen television drama contains several high-profile pop smashes tied to the show (Sixpence None the Richer's "Kiss Me", Paula Cole's "I Don't Want to Wait", and Shawn Mullins's "Shimmer"), along with a number of other tracks similar in tone and style. That is to say, if those songs' (or the show's) slightly wounded romanticism appeals to you, you're likely to find ...

Manufacturer: Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax

The writer of the theme tune for Ally McBeal, Vonda Shepard has become a fully-fledged American celebrity. She's no major-label diva, though--after being unceremoniously dumped by Warner Brothers when her first two albums didn't sell, Shepard was plucked from a tiny stage by David E Kelly, the creator of Ally McBeal, and within a year had attained stardom as Ally's muse, forever ...

Manufacturer: Epic

Manufacturer: Imports

Manufacturer: Narada

Sarah Michelle Gellar may be saving the world from vampires but her TV show is also helping a few worthy bands get some much needed exposure. Dayton, Ohio's ridiculously prolific Guided by Voices lead things off with the playful "Teenage FBI," a strong distillation of the band's knack for the irrepressible hook. The all-femme Hepburn protest in true "Maggie's Farm" fashion (as in "I ain't gonna ...

Manufacturer: Columbia

Hot on the heels of the highly profitable Queer As Folk comes Vol 2, another great collection of hi-NRG TV-tie-in floor fillers guaranteed to get you strutting your funky stuff. From the all-time classics like The Real Thing's "You To Me Are Everything" to more contemporary kitsch like the club mix of Shaft's "Mucho Mambo (Sway)" via the 1980s hell that was Rick Astley's "Never Gonna ...

Manufacturer: Channel 4