Because of my special interest in the instrument I tend to notice the sound of pipe organ whenever I hear it, and it seems to be used quite frequently in movie scores. So I set out to find out just how much, and where. Movie soundtracks are especially interesting because they reach a very wide and - in the case of pipe organs - much larger audience than possible in a concert hall/church or through CDs with classical organ music. Here is a list I have compiled. Of course it's far from complete, so please help the list grow. Thanks in advance!
LIST OF FILM SCORES/SOUNDTRACKS WITH PIPE ORGAN
(E) = electronic replica of a pipe organ (e.g. synthesizer with "pipe organ" sound, digital "church" organ etc.)
(e?) = real pipe organ or digital copy? cannot be determined 100% based on recorded material (but sounds real to the trained ear)
(?) = real pipe organ or digital copy? status unknown - I haven't heard the soundtrack myself.
* = the organ playes an important part throughout the score
*** = the organ playes an extraordinary important solistic part throughout the score
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Main theme: Introduction from "Also Sprach Zarathustra" (Richard Strauss) - pipe organ and orchestra
Batman (1989)
throughout the score (Danny Elfman): pipe organ (E) and orchestra
Batman Returns (1992)
throughout the score (Danny Elfman): pipe organ (E) and orchestra
Beauty & The Beast - The Enchanted Christmas (1997)
throughout the score [starring "Forte, the evil pipe organ"] (Michael Starobin): solo pipe organ (?)
Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
"Hail the Bomb" (Leonard Rosenman): pipe organ and choir
Cowboy Bebop - TV Series Soundtrack (1998)
"Rain" (Yôko Kanno): pipe organ (?) and vocal
more info: http://www.ex.org/3.4/35-cd_cowboybebop.html
Devil's Advocate (1997)
church scene - Air on the g string (J.S.Bach): solo pipe organ (performed by Virgil Fox)
Dracula 2000 (2000)
troughout the score (Marco Beltrami): pipe organ (?) and orchestra
Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)
El Choclo (Hummie Mann): solo pipe organ (?)
El Cid (1962)
Final Battle Scene (Miklos Rosza): solo pipe organ / pipe organ and orchestra
Fall of the Roman Empire, The (1964)
*throughout the score (Dimitri Tiomkin): solo pipe organ / pipe organ and orchestra
Godfather, The (1972)
Baptism scene (Nino Rota): solo pipe organ
House on the Haunted Hill (1999)
throughout the score (Don Davis): solo pipe organ (E [pipe organ sample]) / pipe organ (E) and orchestra
more info: http://www.soundtrackmag.com/ddavis.html
Interview with the Vampire (1994)
"Théatre des Vampires" (Elliot Goldenthal): solo pipe organ (e?) / pipe organ and orchestra
King Kong (1976)
throughout the score (John Barry): pipe organ (e?) and orchestra
Koyaanisqatsi (1983)
***throughout the score (Philip Glass): solo pipe organ / vocals, pipe organ and orchestra
Little Mermaid, The (1997)
Song: Poor Unfortunate Souls (Alan Menken) - vocal, pipe organ (E) and orchestra
Mission To Mars (2000)
Towards The Unknown (Ennio Morricone) - pipe organ (E) and orchestra
Omega Man, The (1971)
Unknown (Ron Grainer): pipe organ (?) and orchestra
Patton (1970)
*throughout the score (Jerry Goldsmith): pipe organ solo / pipe organ and orchestra
Regeneration (1997)
Unknown (Mychael Danna): solo pipe organ (performed by Mychael Danna in Bratislava Radio Hall)
Sister Mary explains it all (2001)
"Praise my soul" (Philippe Sarde): pipe organ (?), choir and orchestra
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
throughout the score (Danny Elfman): pipe organ (?), choir and orchestra
Sphere (1998)
Manifest^3 (Elliot Goldenthal): pipe organ (e?) and orchestra
Tron (1982)
*Endning Titles + throughout the score (Wendy Carlos): solo pipe organ / organ and orchestra (performed by Martin Neery on the organ in Royal Albert Hall, London)
Vertigo (1958)
Meeting in the Redwood forest (Bernard Herrmann): pipe organ and orchestra
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(Please post additions to this list)
LIST OF FILM SCORES/SOUNDTRACKS WITH PIPE ORGAN
(E) = electronic replica of a pipe organ (e.g. synthesizer with "pipe organ" sound, digital "church" organ etc.)
(e?) = real pipe organ or digital copy? cannot be determined 100% based on recorded material (but sounds real to the trained ear)
(?) = real pipe organ or digital copy? status unknown - I haven't heard the soundtrack myself.
* = the organ playes an important part throughout the score
*** = the organ playes an extraordinary important solistic part throughout the score
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Main theme: Introduction from "Also Sprach Zarathustra" (Richard Strauss) - pipe organ and orchestra
Batman (1989)
throughout the score (Danny Elfman): pipe organ (E) and orchestra
Batman Returns (1992)
throughout the score (Danny Elfman): pipe organ (E) and orchestra
Beauty & The Beast - The Enchanted Christmas (1997)
throughout the score [starring "Forte, the evil pipe organ"] (Michael Starobin): solo pipe organ (?)
Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
"Hail the Bomb" (Leonard Rosenman): pipe organ and choir
Cowboy Bebop - TV Series Soundtrack (1998)
"Rain" (Yôko Kanno): pipe organ (?) and vocal
more info: http://www.ex.org/3.4/35-cd_cowboybebop.html
Devil's Advocate (1997)
church scene - Air on the g string (J.S.Bach): solo pipe organ (performed by Virgil Fox)
Dracula 2000 (2000)
troughout the score (Marco Beltrami): pipe organ (?) and orchestra
Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)
El Choclo (Hummie Mann): solo pipe organ (?)
El Cid (1962)
Final Battle Scene (Miklos Rosza): solo pipe organ / pipe organ and orchestra
Fall of the Roman Empire, The (1964)
*throughout the score (Dimitri Tiomkin): solo pipe organ / pipe organ and orchestra
Godfather, The (1972)
Baptism scene (Nino Rota): solo pipe organ
House on the Haunted Hill (1999)
throughout the score (Don Davis): solo pipe organ (E [pipe organ sample]) / pipe organ (E) and orchestra
more info: http://www.soundtrackmag.com/ddavis.html
Interview with the Vampire (1994)
"Théatre des Vampires" (Elliot Goldenthal): solo pipe organ (e?) / pipe organ and orchestra
King Kong (1976)
throughout the score (John Barry): pipe organ (e?) and orchestra
Koyaanisqatsi (1983)
***throughout the score (Philip Glass): solo pipe organ / vocals, pipe organ and orchestra
Little Mermaid, The (1997)
Song: Poor Unfortunate Souls (Alan Menken) - vocal, pipe organ (E) and orchestra
Mission To Mars (2000)
Towards The Unknown (Ennio Morricone) - pipe organ (E) and orchestra
Omega Man, The (1971)
Unknown (Ron Grainer): pipe organ (?) and orchestra
Patton (1970)
*throughout the score (Jerry Goldsmith): pipe organ solo / pipe organ and orchestra
Regeneration (1997)
Unknown (Mychael Danna): solo pipe organ (performed by Mychael Danna in Bratislava Radio Hall)
Sister Mary explains it all (2001)
"Praise my soul" (Philippe Sarde): pipe organ (?), choir and orchestra
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
throughout the score (Danny Elfman): pipe organ (?), choir and orchestra
Sphere (1998)
Manifest^3 (Elliot Goldenthal): pipe organ (e?) and orchestra
Tron (1982)
*Endning Titles + throughout the score (Wendy Carlos): solo pipe organ / organ and orchestra (performed by Martin Neery on the organ in Royal Albert Hall, London)
Vertigo (1958)
Meeting in the Redwood forest (Bernard Herrmann): pipe organ and orchestra
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(Please post additions to this list)