Brandon Lee

Famous for his tragic death on the set of the film, "The Crow", Lee played a deceased rock musician named Eric Draven, who comes back to life to exact revenge on his murderers. The original soundtrack album for The Crow featured songs from the movie, and was a chart-topping album. It included work by The Cure, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Nine Inch Nails, Rage Against The Machine, Stone Temple Pilots, and Pantera. The Crow Score consisted of original, mostly orchestral music, with some electronic/guitar elements written for the motion picture by Graeme Revell.

The original soundtrack album for The Crow featured songs from the movie, and was a chart-topping album. It included work by The Cure, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Nine Inch Nails, Rage Against The Machine, Stone Temple Pilots, and Pantera. The Crow Score consisted of original, mostly orchestral music, with some electronic/guitar elements written for the motion picture by Graeme Revell.

The bands Medicine and My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult also make small appearances in the film, on the stage in Top Dollar's 'headquarters'.
Later films' soundtracks were less successful, despite also having famous artists (including Iggy Pop, PJ Harvey, the Deftones and Hole) on them.

Also see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Lee