The Pretty in Pink (1986) soundtrack is iconic for its 1980s new wave sound, featuring standout scenes like OMD’s "If You Leave" in the final prom scene and Jon Cryer’s energetic lip-sync to Otis Redding’s "Try a Little Tenderness". Other notable tracks include "Shell-Shock" by New Order and the title track by The Psychedelic Furs.

Key Soundtrack Scenes:
Final Scene (Prom/Ending): "If You Leave" by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD).

Record Store Scene: "Try a Little Tenderness" by Otis Redding (lip-synced by Duckie).

Prom Dress Making Scene: "Thieves Like Us" by New Order.

Club/Concert Scene: "Rave-Up, Shut-Up" and "Positively Lost Me" by The Rave-Ups.

Other Notable Songs: "Pretty in Pink" by The Psychedelic Furs, "Left of Center" by Suzanne Vega, and "Bring on the Dancing Horses" by Echo & the Bunnymen.

The soundtrack was instrumental in defining the teen angst atmosphere of the film, heavily influenced by John Hughes's curation of contemporary British and American alternative rock.

Robert Geoffrey Trease FRSL (11 August 1909 – 27 January 1998) was a prolific British writer who published 113 books, mainly for children, between 1934 and 1997, starting with Bows Against the Barons and ending with Cloak for a Spy in 1997.

His work has been translated into 20 languages.

He is best known for the children's novel Cue for Treason (1940). (Summary taken from Wipedia).

The Original Soundtrack is impeccable, especially the songs performed by Claron McFadden (Catherina, Pt. 1 and Pt. 2, Claes, Verbroedering).

If anyone is interested in listening to the film's soundtrack, don't forget to leave plenty of tissues nearby, you'll cry rivers of tears.

What happened to Mintaka (the bird mascot)? Did he survive?
This question is related to an event near the end of the film (the fire accident inside the shelter).