Songs from the Film is Tommy Keene's second full-length album and his major label debut.

Originally released on LP and cassette in 1986 (Geffen Records, catalog #GHS 24090), it wasn't available on CD until 1998.

[4] Spin said producer "Emerick met the challenge of turning this popster of modest but real merit into a star by deflavorizing his tunes with a big production jab.

The low-key charms of his songs are lost in a sea of ringing guitars, and one more record with a zillion shimmering arpeggios is not high on my list of things the world is in desperate need of.

"[5] All songs written by Tommy Keene, except where noted Bonus tracks on the 1998 CD version note: On the CD, "Take Back Your Letters" appears between "Underworld" and "Astronomy"; the remainder of the bonus tracks follow "The Story Ends").