Music (Score)
Like so many awesome films from the 1990s, Good Will Hunting had its main score written by legendary composer Danny Elfman.
And as with any Elfman score, the music has a real sentimental tinge to it. It makes you think of leaves falling off the trees in autumn. It doesn't really do a great job of showing the dark side of Will Hunting… but maybe Elfman figured that anything too dark would make it hard to concentrate on what was going on in the movie or the opening credits.
You'll also find four songs by the singer-songwriter Elliott Smith in this movie, including the song "Miss Misery" that he recorded for the closing credits. (If you want to see the dark side of Will's experience, this last one is the song for you.)