Memorable movie soundtracks

[Pighardia]

I recently watched Django Unchained. Imo it has the best soundtrack ever, with some old songs from other things and some new compositions expertly used throughout the film by Tarantino.

After finishing the film, I immediately bought the soundtrack and downloaded it.

 

[jdderbys]

Almost Famous

 

[Richdog]

Guys I note that there are multiple threads dealing with movie soundtracks, both with different but very good recommendations in them. Shall we ask the lovely mods to merge them into one uber topic? https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17979336

We can then rename the title to something like ****The Movie Soundtrack Thread**** or similar.

 

[Pawnless Endgame]

Do musicals count? I like Westside Story, Bugsy Malone, Guys & Dolls... all gangsta stuff. Also like Gene Kelly e.g. Singin' In The Rain.

I like Disney's Lilo & Stitch as well as there is a lot of Elvis in its soundtrack, but again might be classed as a musical?

If musicals aren't allowed, then it's the Harry Potter films for me.

 

[Destination]

Bourne Identity - READY STEADY GO!
do do do do do doo do do doo do do doo

 

[seabiscuit]

Edward Scissorhands
Blade Runner
any of the Star Wars soundtracks
The Mission
both of Once Upon a Time in the West and Once Upon a Time in America
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
The Virgin Suicides, by Air. Not a huge fan of the film, it's ok, but the soundtrack is great.
Might be divisive, but The Lion King is brilliant, whether you are a fan of Elton John or Tim Rice or not.
Toy Story

Finally, not a film, but a series, and anime at that, but the jazz soundtrack of Cowboy Bebop is brilliant and gives the series a sleezy, smokey noir feeling with huge atmosphere.

 

[DirtyJester]

WHAT?! Page two (depending) and no TopGun?!

Other classics, So I married an Axe murderer and an oldie but oh so good, About Last Night. The original version from 1986 with quite possibly the best love song ever written...

 

[apoclyps]

Into the Wild

Garden state

Nick and Noras Infinite Playlist

The secret life of walter mitty.

 

[FARGO]

Predator score is good and as mentioned above, The Terminator.

John Capenter, Alan Silvestri and Ennio Morricone write so great film music.

The Blues Brothers.

 

[Shoza]

Requiem for a dream

 

[stewski]

Requiem for a dream

Great call - Clint Mansell of pop will eat it self.
The Main theme (from requiem) was used on the trailer to the LOTR two Towers and is even more stunning in orchestral form.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbfMDwc4azU

 

[Freakbro]

Great call - Clint Mansell of pop will eat it self.
The Main theme (from requiem) was used on the trailer to the LOTR two Towers and is even more stunning in orchestral form.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbfMDwc4azU

Yea, that's one of my favourite films and that score still sends chills up my spine

 

[wazza300]

rocky 4
romancing the stone

 

[Gooner Leroy]

Transformers the Movie

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[lurkio]

Road to Perdition for me. The music always makes me judder!

Have to agree it is an amazing sound track

 

[Shoza]

Great call - Clint Mansell of pop will eat it self.
The Main theme (from requiem) was used on the trailer to the LOTR two Towers and is even more stunning in orchestral form.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbfMDwc4azU

Indeed it was awesome. I saw him play it live last week in London with an orchestra behind him.

 

[Vern1961]

For A Few Dollar More (Morricone)... the theme with the watch was spine tingling, especially in the final showdown - "This is Mortimer, Colonel Douglas Mortimer - does the name mean anything to you?"

Most of Hans Zimmer's early work - but standout for me was K2, lacklustre movie but the score was brilliant.

 

[redline]

Have to agree it is an amazing sound track

My favorite as well... I love most of Newman's scores, with many pieces sending a tingle down my spine.

I don't buy many film scores, but I have most of his... American Beauty and Shawshank Redemption are two other favorites.

 

[Richdog]

Guys I note that there are multiple threads dealing with movie soundtracks, both with different but very good recommendations in them. Shall we ask the lovely mods to merge them into one uber topic? https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17979336

We can then rename the title to something like ****The Movie Soundtrack Thread**** or similar.

No thoughts on this guys? Seems a shame to waste the info.

 

[daz]

For me:-
Inception
Tron: Legacy

This is England has some great pieces by Einaudi as well.