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GuttersnipeXL · 07-27-2004, 06:48 AM

Zabriske Point...The majority of which, is Pink Floyd tunes, and a couple of tunes by Jerry Garcia

Val_1 · 08-01-2004, 04:38 PM

I've always thought Peter Gabriel's music for the Last Temptation of Christ was brilliant.

roachboy · 08-02-2004, 06:21 AM

absolute best: solaris (tarkovsky version)--just astonishing.

i prefer films with lots of silence.

i have a sentimental attachment to the soundtrack from liquid sky

seconding trickyy's mention of dead man.

the worst: winged migration (overwhelmingly crappy music made oll the worse because the filmmakers keep using it over bird songs, which were often mindblowing)
koyanasqatsi (spelling is mangled)---anything featuring philip glass, for that matter. i do not understand why he is famous.
anything featuring john williams, who i blame for the whole overorchestrated sub wagnerian bombast that infects big budget hollywood films. i loathe his music like few things on this earth.

Skifter2 · 08-02-2004, 02:33 PM

Lots of good Scores here.

Brian Tylers score for Children of Dune is very good too

Tophat665 · 08-02-2004, 03:16 PM

Lets see, I lost my virginity to The Passion, which is Peter Gabriels soundtrack to the Last temptation of Christ. So that gets very high marks in my book.

On the other hand, I can't believe I had to go three quarters of the way down the first page before I ran into Ennio Morricone and found it was a Spaghetti Western. Now, there is nothing wron with his work in any of the man with no name movies - it's all quite good, in fact - but his best, in my opinion, has got to be the score for The Mission.

For New Agey ambient stuff, the soundtracks for Gladiator and all three LOTR movies are outstanding too.

roachboy · 08-03-2004, 07:58 AM

a short list of films that use sound in cool ways (not the same as the soundtrack):

mr hulot's holiday
closely watched trains
the truman show
last wave
the fast runner
tarkovsky's work in general
kurostami's work in general

Sun Tzu · 08-03-2004, 04:26 PM

Dragon

Conan The Barbarian

The Last Samuri

A Clockwork Orange

anti fishstick · 08-05-2004, 06:24 PM

American Beauty
Requiem for a Dream
The Lion King
LOTR
The Hours

Dwayne · 08-05-2004, 07:21 PM

Ok Episode one was a pretty bad movie, but Dual of the Fates was one of the best songs in a movie EVER!!!!!!!

sailor · 08-06-2004, 07:10 AM

Schindler's List. Probably the best Ive ever heard.
Lord of the Rings trilogy. All three were great.
Gladiator had a good score, too.

Also, though it isnt a score per-say, its more than a soundtrack--The Graduate. Simon and Garfunkel stuff, and most of it was written specifically for the movie and it worked *so* well.

pedro padilla · 08-30-2004, 09:48 PM

superfly by curtis mayfield. hands down. matter a fact, i think i´ll throw it on right now.

radioguy · 08-31-2004, 01:39 PM

One of my favorites is Mr. Holland's Opus.

08-31-2004, 09:14 PM

Gladiator, Romeo & Juliet, City of Angels, Last Samurai

thales · 09-02-2004, 11:49 AM

Three come to mind immediately for me...one already mentioned, two haven't.

The Passion - Peter Gabriel's soundtrack for The Last Temptation of Christ
Trainspotting
Repo Man

I assume soundtracks to musicals are out? If not, I would suggest Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

Edit - I didn't adequately read the original thread and included two/three soundtracks not scores. Just count The Passion then.

cjvasco · 09-03-2004, 09:31 PM

Howard Shore for The Lord of the Rings, Donnie Darko's is also quite good, and for me, the score of The Shining in my opinion is the element that makes that movie so scary

Drider_it · 09-04-2004, 10:58 PM

DR. ZHIVAGO, Casablanca, that 80's theme for Amazing stories, Conan the destroyer.. hehe..

John Williams.. passion of christ.. sorry but i liked the music

trickyy · 09-05-2004, 09:16 AM

the third man has some cool zither music. seriously, check it out.

and yes to lawrence of arabia and solaris

costello · 09-06-2004, 04:06 AM

requiem for a dream
2001: a space oddessy
blade runner
buffallo '66
pulp fiction
resivoir dogs

TexanAvenger · 10-21-2004, 06:43 PM

2001
Requiem For A Dream
Matchstick Men
Starsky and Hutch
Resevoir Dogs
Donnie Darko
Batman Returns
Nightmare Before Christmas

frankx · 10-21-2004, 06:50 PM

Anything from John Williams, particularly the Star Wars films.
Any soundtrack from the LOTR films.
"The Battle" from Gladiator, and the rest of the soundtrack as well.

Redlemon · 10-22-2004, 05:58 AM

What, no Beetlejuice? I knew I had to buy the soundtrack halfway through the opening credits.

SiN · 10-22-2004, 01:53 PM

hmm....maybe the title edit I jsut did will help keep this on topic?

(sorry....but i've seen too many soundtracks listed....)

carry on folks....

/end OT

mattevil · 10-22-2004, 06:48 PM

Once upon a time in the west-ennio morricone

tspikes51 · 10-22-2004, 07:30 PM

Of course Star Wars and Indiana Jones - Williams
the Harry Potter movies - Williams
The Rock
the Austin Powers movies - George S. Clinton
GoldenEye (I can't remember the composer's name, but it was really well scored)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Back To the Future
Big Money Hustla$ (I don't like ICP either, but that movie was awesome)
The Godfather (who can forget the main theme)

hawkeye · 10-24-2004, 01:44 AM

as far as people go I like most of Danny Elfman's work, Howard Shore's LOTR stuff is great, but I think that my favourite is Klaus Badelt (Equlibrium, PotC, etc.)

the Nightmare Before Christmas the best lyric soundtrack as far as I'm concernd, tho.

Val_1 · 10-24-2004, 11:02 AM

Howard Shore also did a very good jazz score for The Score (DiNero, Brando). Definitely made the movie for me.

aberkok · 10-24-2004, 11:37 AM

I'll have to jump on the Lord of the Rings movies soundtrack bandwagon. Amazing.

Catch Me if You Can score by John Williams was unforgettable and very jazzy (a plus for me). I don't think anybody mentioned Howard Shore's score to David Cronenberg's "Spider" starring Ralph Fiennes. That was the polar opposite of the Lord of the Rings, which should come as no surprise since he is so versatile.

Can you tell I'm a fan?

seep · 10-24-2004, 12:47 PM

Ravenous
Halloween

Siccx · 10-25-2004, 12:34 AM

Candyman, the first one, great score in that one...

bollocks · 10-28-2004, 10:08 AM

The Stoic Theme of Shawshank Redemption, amazing! (The bit were the camera passes over the prison, close to the start)

chance · 10-29-2004, 08:00 AM

I will have to go with Schindler's List. It's amazing!!

oh, and American Beauty!!!

nukeu666 · 10-29-2004, 08:51 AM

fpr me nothing beats the soundtrack/score of 'noir' (an anime series abour assassin babes)

07-27-2004, 06:48 AM	#41 (permalink)
GuttersnipeXL Giggity Giggity!! Location: N'York	Zabriske Point...The majority of which, is Pink Floyd tunes, and a couple of tunes by Jerry Garcia __________________ When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. HST

08-01-2004, 04:38 PM	#42 (permalink)
Val_1 Addict Location: In a State of Denial	I've always thought Peter Gabriel's music for the Last Temptation of Christ was brilliant. __________________ I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day. -Frank Sinatra

08-02-2004, 06:21 AM	#43 (permalink)
roachboy Super Moderator Location: essex ma	absolute best: solaris (tarkovsky version)--just astonishing. i prefer films with lots of silence. i have a sentimental attachment to the soundtrack from liquid sky seconding trickyy's mention of dead man. the worst: winged migration (overwhelmingly crappy music made oll the worse because the filmmakers keep using it over bird songs, which were often mindblowing) koyanasqatsi (spelling is mangled)---anything featuring philip glass, for that matter. i do not understand why he is famous. anything featuring john williams, who i blame for the whole overorchestrated sub wagnerian bombast that infects big budget hollywood films. i loathe his music like few things on this earth. __________________ a gramophone its corrugated trumpet silver handle spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear it make you sick. -kamau brathwaite

08-02-2004, 03:16 PM	#45 (permalink)
Tophat665 Minion of the scaléd ones Location: Northeast Jesusland	Lets see, I lost my virginity to The Passion, which is Peter Gabriels soundtrack to the Last temptation of Christ. So that gets very high marks in my book. On the other hand, I can't believe I had to go three quarters of the way down the first page before I ran into Ennio Morricone and found it was a Spaghetti Western. Now, there is nothing wron with his work in any of the man with no name movies - it's all quite good, in fact - but his best, in my opinion, has got to be the score for The Mission. For New Agey ambient stuff, the soundtracks for Gladiator and all three LOTR movies are outstanding too. __________________ Light a man a fire, and he will be warm while it burns. Set a man on fire, and he will be warm for the rest of his life.

08-03-2004, 07:58 AM	#46 (permalink)
roachboy Super Moderator Location: essex ma	a short list of films that use sound in cool ways (not the same as the soundtrack): mr hulot's holiday closely watched trains the truman show last wave the fast runner tarkovsky's work in general kurostami's work in general __________________ a gramophone its corrugated trumpet silver handle spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear it make you sick. -kamau brathwaite

08-02-2004, 02:33 PM	#44 (permalink)
Skifter2 Tilted	Lots of good Scores here. Brian Tylers score for Children of Dune is very good too

08-03-2004, 04:26 PM	#47 (permalink)
Sun Tzu Conspiracy Realist Location: The Event Horizon	Dragon Conan The Barbarian The Last Samuri A Clockwork Orange __________________ *To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit.- Stephen Hawking*

08-05-2004, 06:24 PM	#48 (permalink)
anti fishstick Post-modernism meets Individualism AKA the Clash Location: oregon	American Beauty Requiem for a Dream The Lion King LOTR The Hours __________________ And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. ~Anais Nin

08-05-2004, 07:21 PM	#49 (permalink)
Dwayne Crazy Location: New England	Ok Episode one was a pretty bad movie, but Dual of the Fates was one of the best songs in a movie EVER!!!!!!!

08-06-2004, 07:10 AM	#50 (permalink)
sailor beauty in the breakdown Location: Chapel Hill, NC	Schindler's List. Probably the best Ive ever heard. Lord of the Rings trilogy. All three were great. Gladiator had a good score, too. Also, though it isnt a score per-say, its more than a soundtrack--The Graduate. Simon and Garfunkel stuff, and most of it was written specifically for the movie and it worked so well. __________________ "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." --Plato

08-30-2004, 09:48 PM	#51 (permalink)
pedro padilla Insane	superfly by curtis mayfield. hands down. matter a fact, i think i´ll throw it on right now.

08-31-2004, 01:39 PM	#52 (permalink)
radioguy Registered User Location: Texas	One of my favorites is Mr. Holland's Opus.

08-31-2004, 09:14 PM	#53 (permalink)
:::OshnSoul::: Guest	Gladiator, Romeo & Juliet, City of Angels, Last Samurai

09-02-2004, 11:49 AM	#54 (permalink)
thales Upright Location: New York	Three come to mind immediately for me...one already mentioned, two haven't. The Passion - Peter Gabriel's soundtrack for The Last Temptation of Christ Trainspotting Repo Man I assume soundtracks to musicals are out? If not, I would suggest Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Edit - I didn't adequately read the original thread and included two/three soundtracks not scores. Just count The Passion then. Last edited by thales; 09-02-2004 at 12:21 PM..

09-03-2004, 09:31 PM	#55 (permalink)
cjvasco Tilted Location: Boston, Mass	Howard Shore for The Lord of the Rings, Donnie Darko's is also quite good, and for me, the score of The Shining in my opinion is the element that makes that movie so scary

09-04-2004, 10:58 PM	#56 (permalink)
Drider_it Junkie Location: Louisiana	DR. ZHIVAGO, Casablanca, that 80's theme for Amazing stories, Conan the destroyer.. hehe.. John Williams.. passion of christ.. sorry but i liked the music __________________ It means only one thing, and everything: Cut. Once committed to fight, Cut. Everything else is secondary. Cut. That is your duty, your purpose, your hunger. There is no rule more important, no commitment that overrides that one. Cut. The lines are a portrayal of the dance. Cut from the void, not from bewilderment. Cut the enemy as quickly and directly as possible. Cut with certainty. Cut decisively, resoultely. Cut into his strength. Flow through the gaps in his guard. Cut him. Cut him down utterly. Don't allow him a breath. Crush him. Cut him without mercy to the depth of his spirit. It is the balance to life: death. It is the dance with death. It is the law a war wizard lives by, or he dies.

09-06-2004, 04:06 AM	#58 (permalink)
costello Insane Location: Tucson	requiem for a dream 2001: a space oddessy blade runner buffallo '66 pulp fiction resivoir dogs __________________ "They don't even know what it is to be a fan. Y'know? To truly love some silly little piece of music, or some band, so much that it hurts." -Almost Famous

10-24-2004, 12:47 PM	#68 (permalink)
seep Tilted	Ravenous Halloween

09-05-2004, 09:16 AM	#57 (permalink)
trickyy ►	the third man has some cool zither music. seriously, check it out. and yes to lawrence of arabia and solaris

10-21-2004, 06:43 PM	#59 (permalink)
TexanAvenger Born-Again New Guy Location: Unfound.	2001 Requiem For A Dream Matchstick Men Starsky and Hutch Resevoir Dogs Donnie Darko Batman Returns Nightmare Before Christmas

10-21-2004, 06:50 PM	#60 (permalink)
frankx Psycho Location: The Tip of the Boot	Anything from John Williams, particularly the Star Wars films. Any soundtrack from the LOTR films. "The Battle" from Gladiator, and the rest of the soundtrack as well. __________________ Louisiana: We're Not ALL Drunken Cajun Wackos, But That's Our Tourism Campaign

10-22-2004, 05:58 AM	#61 (permalink)
Redlemon Devoted Donor Location: New England	What, no Beetlejuice? I knew I had to buy the soundtrack halfway through the opening credits.

10-22-2004, 01:53 PM	#62 (permalink)
SiN strangelove Location: ...more here than there...	hmm....maybe the title edit I jsut did will help keep this on topic? (sorry....but i've seen too many soundtracks listed....) carry on folks.... /end OT __________________ - + - ° GiRLie GeeK ° - + - ° 01110010011011110110111101110100001000000110110101100101 Therell be days/When Ill stray/I may appear to be/Constantly out of reach/I give in to sin/Because I like to practise what I preach

10-22-2004, 06:48 PM	#63 (permalink)
mattevil Addict Location: Virginia	Once upon a time in the west-ennio morricone

10-22-2004, 07:30 PM	#64 (permalink)
tspikes51 Fuckin' A Location: Lex Vegas	Of course Star Wars and Indiana Jones - Williams the Harry Potter movies - Williams The Rock the Austin Powers movies - George S. Clinton GoldenEye (I can't remember the composer's name, but it was really well scored) Monty Python and the Holy Grail Back To the Future Big Money Hustla$ (I don't like ICP either, but that movie was awesome) The Godfather (who can forget the main theme) __________________ "I'm telling you, we need to get rid of a few people or a million." -Maddox

10-24-2004, 01:44 AM	#65 (permalink)
hawkeye back from sabbatical Location: Mosptopia	as far as people go I like most of Danny Elfman's work, Howard Shore's LOTR stuff is great, but I think that my favourite is Klaus Badelt (Equlibrium, PotC, etc.) the Nightmare Before Christmas the best lyric soundtrack as far as I'm concernd, tho. __________________ You're not fat, You're just a giant ball of love, covered in anger.

10-24-2004, 11:02 AM	#66 (permalink)
Val_1 Addict Location: In a State of Denial	Howard Shore also did a very good jazz score for The Score (DiNero, Brando). Definitely made the movie for me. __________________ I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day. -Frank Sinatra

10-24-2004, 11:37 AM	#67 (permalink)
aberkok “Wrong is right.” Location: toronto	I'll have to jump on the Lord of the Rings movies soundtrack bandwagon. Amazing. Catch Me if You Can score by John Williams was unforgettable and very jazzy (a plus for me). I don't think anybody mentioned Howard Shore's score to David Cronenberg's "Spider" starring Ralph Fiennes. That was the polar opposite of the Lord of the Rings, which should come as no surprise since he is so versatile. Can you tell I'm a fan? __________________ !check out my new blog! http://arkanamusic.wordpress.com Warden Gentiles: "It? Perfectly innocent. But I can see how, if our roles were reversed, I might have you beaten with a pillowcase full of batteries."

10-25-2004, 12:34 AM	#69 (permalink)
Siccx Upright Location: The Bay Area	Candyman, the first one, great score in that one...

10-28-2004, 10:08 AM	#70 (permalink)
bollocks Insane Location: Leeds, UK	The Stoic Theme of Shawshank Redemption, amazing! (The bit were the camera passes over the prison, close to the start) __________________ Why's Snoop Dog carry an umbrella? Fo' Drizzle

10-29-2004, 08:00 AM	#71 (permalink)
chance Tilted	I will have to go with Schindler's List. It's amazing!! oh, and American Beauty!!! Last edited by chance; 10-29-2004 at 08:03 AM..

10-29-2004, 08:51 AM	#72 (permalink)
nukeu666 Junkie Location: India	fpr me nothing beats the soundtrack/score of 'noir' (an anime series abour assassin babes) __________________ Why did the Comp. Engineer get X-mas and Halloween mixed up? Because Oct(31) == Dec(25)