I listen to the wind: The music in Wes Anderson's films (part 1)

Bottle Rocket (1994) 

Wes Anderson tells unconventional stories about quirky, idiosyncratic characters who somewhow find themselves in uncomfortable situations. He came fully formed in his debut - his directing style is already recognizable here. 
Two seemingly directionless friends decide to do a robbery after one of them helps to rescue the other from a mental hospital where he is in following a nervous breakdown. They find another friend who will help them. One of them also falls in love. In the end comes the robbery. That's pretty much it.
Luke and Owen Wilson started here their steady collaboration with Anderson (in acting and writing). James Caan is the father figure of the boys, a motif appearing in other Anderson movies as well. 
A total flop commercially upon its release, Bottle Rocket was surprisingly selected by Martin Scorsese as one of his ten favourite films of the 90's.

"2000 Man" - Rolling Stones 
The Rolling Stones are Anderson's favourites: they are present in almost all his films. This psych-pop masterpiece is off 1967's Their Satanic Majesty's Request, Rolling Stones' spectacularly failed effort to outdo Sgt. Pepper's. "2000 Man" is the soundtrack to the climactic scene as the friends attempt to flee after their planned robbery goes wrong. 




"Alone Again Or" - Love 
In Bottle Rocket Wes Anderson opted for the more psychedelic side of 60's music. "Alone Again Or" is the crown jewel of one of the greatest, most exceptional albums of all time, Love's Forever Changes from 1967. 
Anderson went on to use "Alone Again Or" as the soundtrack of the love scene of the movie. After his best friend finally gives him his approval to go after the girl he's in love with, Luke Wilson hurries to find her in the hotel she works as a maid.
The song's arrangement is a thing of beauty: plucked acoustic guitar arpeggios, airy strings and flurry Mariachi brass provide an uplifting, celebratory feeling which has remained age-defying. The lyrics, though, tell a different story: "You know I could be in love with anyone / I think that people are the greatest ones / and I will be alone again tonight my dear", making "Alone Again Or" a brilliant contradiction of music and lyrics. This criticism has been bestowed on Anderson as well, in that he cares mainly to match music to film without much regard for the lyrics themselves. 
The scene could not be found on the internet so please jump straight at the 37th minute mark.