What are your favorite soundtracks from the movies?

[Krummhorn]

i'm sure this has been asked many a time but as i can't be bothered to look through the endless threads here i thought i'd make a new one.

Admin note: It has been asked before, and is now merged here with the previous thread on this subject.

Welcome to the forum, btw

[Corno Dolce]

*The Falcon and the Snowman* - Music by Pat Meth.

[elfspell]

Good luck mate on your goal you have set. Be warned though that its a tough one

Favorite Soundtracks

Blade Runner (Vangelis)
Antarctica (Vangelis) [Its a Documentary so I do not know if it counts]
American Beauty (Tomas Newman)
The Karate Kid (Bill Conti) [The "1984" version]
Gladiator (Hans Zimmer)
Braveheart (Zames Horner)
Deep Blue (Eric Serra)

[teddy]

Blade Runner has to be right up there, the music really adds to the atmosphere.

teddy

[leenco12]

I was really impressed by the Natural Born Killers and Lost Highway soundtracks, both produced by Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails. Not so much scores but more of collages of songs (from all types of music)that reflect what's happening in the films extremely well.
The CDs on their own are as much a journy as the films are, with peices of dialog from the films between a few of the songs which is executed perfectly.

Micky and Maloreys chaotic rampage translates well in a musical form but the Lost Highway soundtrack really is someting else.
David Bowies 'I'm Deranged' opens and closes the record. Sandwiching the rest of the album (the bulk of it being the brilliant Angelo Badalamenti) which drags you into Freds desent into madness and comes round full circle, just like the film does (those of you who have seen Lost Highway will know what I mean, or maybe not).

In short, a disturbing soundtrack for an equaly disturbing film. Probably David Lynchs most disturbing.


I listened to both these soundtracks before I saw the films, they get you thinking, that's what I like about them.

i hope that you get the chance to compose a movie soundtrack goodluck!
My favorite has to be
The Fifth Element by eric serra
the opera music is fantastice!!
Take care good luck
Lots of love
Aino

[teddy]

Hallo leenco12 and welcome to the forum
Hope we see lots from you in the future

teddy

[teddy]

After what must be 40 years I have just purchased the soundtrack to Midnight Cowboy. Loved the book, loved the film and love the music.

teddy

[porcelain]

I like the soundtrack to Amelie

[White Knight]

For me, one of my favorites has to be Keith Emerson's work on Nighthawks starring Sylvester Stallone and Billy Dee Williams.

[White Knight]

Now that I have been thinking about this question a little more, three other stunning soundtracks to movies come to mind. They are those to Lord Jim, Performance and Blade Runner. Talk about setting a mood--wow

[White Knight]

Teddy, re your post on Midnight Cowboy , did John Williams do some or most of that soundtrack do you know?

[teddy]

Not that I am aware of Steve. John Barry has three credits and of course Neilson really made his name on it. Toots Theilman played a haunting harmonica. It was this soundtrack which put me on to Toots in the first place.

teddy

[White Knight]

I just finished watching Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, starring Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Marisa Tomei and Jude Law. I thought the sountrack really added to the overall mood set by this storyline, which is basically one of tragedy.

[sergeastorms]

Blade Runner - Vangelis
Goodbye Lenin - Yann Tiersen
Traffic - Cliff Martinez
Moon - Clint Mansell
Donnie Darko - Mark Andrews

[teddy]

Apocalypse Now. Evocative music from The Doors really helped set the movie up

teddy