Forrest Gump a movie of your life's story," though "Whether they get it right or wrong, it doesn't matter." The first chapter of the book suggests the real-life events surrounding the film have been incorporated into Forrest's storyline, and that Forrest got a lot of media attention as a result of the film. During the course of the sequel novel, Gump runs into Tom Hanks and at the end of the novel in the film's release, including Gump going on "The David Letterman Show" and attending the Academy Awards. Forrest Gump Forrest Gump is a 1994 American comedy-drama film based on the
Forrest Gump (soundtrack) Forrest Gump (soundtrack) Forrest Gump: The Soundtrack is the soundtrack album based on the Academy Award- and Golden Globe-winning film, "Forrest Gump", and contains music from many well-known artists. The score, composed by Alan Silvestri, was released separately (as "Forrest Gump – Original Motion Picture Score") on the same day. The album was reissued in 2001 with two additional tracks. The soundtrack jumped from #34 to #7 on the "Billboard" 200 albums chart on July 30, 1994. The next week on August 6, 1994, it moved from #7 to #3, staying there for one week. It reached its peak position