In a decade when film soundtracks spawned Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hits like Simple Minds' "Don't You (Forget About Me)" and Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes' "(I've Had) The Time of My Life," the absence of an official soundtrack release for 1986's Ferris Bueller's Day Off was puzzling.

But for the film's 30th anniversary, an authorized soundtrack featuring both songs and score will finally be released, Salon reported Monday (June 20.) La La Land Records and Paramount Pictures have teamed up to finally release a proper authorized soundtrack and score in honor of the film's 30th anniversary.

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Producer and director John Hughes, who passed away in 2009, didn't understand the need for a soundtrack 30 years ago. "A&M was very angry with me over that; they begged me to put one out, but I thought 'who'd want all of these songs?'" Hughes told Lollipop. "I mean, would kids want [Wayne Newton's] 'Danke Schöen' and [Yello's] 'Oh Yeah' on the same record? They probably already had 'Twist and Shout,' or their parents did, and to put all of those together with the more contemporary stuff, like The [English] Beat -- I just didn't think anybody would like it."

Can't wait for an official release? Listen to an unofficial YouTube playlist below.