I'm not exactly sure why, but I've been listening to a lot of them lately. There's something about them that feel calming and epic at the same time. They're actually pretty great for background music too. "A Clockwork Orange", "Batman Returns", "The Untouchables" and "Irreversible" are all great ones.
shareOther enjoyable soundtracks ...
Adventureland
Batman
Bladerunner
Conan
Excalibur
There's Something About Mary
Twin Peaks
Okay, you've convinced me to download Batman. The movie nostalgic for me.
shareConan is amazeballs.
Find the 48 minute one by Milan but this will do in a pinch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeZL2R9jDJM
Okay, I gotta admit that was pretty good. I've never seen the film though. I can hear Shogun picking up rocks to throw at me.
shareThis is how the album is supposed to start - with Mako's introduction:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LANHWwEjOAU
I do listen to soundtracks a lot. I have a Spotify playlist that I use at work and in my truck, which has 2 12s and a couple of amps.
I also have a pretty big soundtrack collection on vinyl for at home too. My kids and their friends went to a comic con recently and they brought back 4 on vinyl for me. They picked up Contamination, Beyond Darkness, Nightmare City and Shock. It’s so nice to have kids who know exactly what to find for me when they go to thrift shops and conventions. 😀
What's your favourite?
shareIt would be impossible for me to select a number one favorite soundtrack. But, if I were asked the question “if you could only listen to one artist for the rest of your life,” it wouldn’t be one of my favorite groups like Duran Duran, The Doors or The Cure. I would 100 % choose Ennio Morricone.
The man composed over 400 soundtracks in his life and I never get tired of listening to his music. When I’m at work and listen to his soundtracks all day I almost feel like I need to go to Letterbox afterward and log the films as having been watched. He really did breathe life into every film he did a score for, and many of them were elevated as a whole just because of his soundtrack. I’m guessing the best example of his finer works would be his score for Once Upon a Time in the West (1968). There are mini themes for all of the main characters, and it’s hard not to fall in love with.
https://youtu.be/QNujKHx6vOI?si=Mg41pvpKOnstSo2X
The man was a master and it was a sorry day, after his death, when I heard one of his most famous scores being played in a car commercial.
My favourite Ennio soundtrack has to be "The Untouchables". Such a memorable theme and it makes the movie start with a bang. Although I hated "The Hateful Eight", his score was the only positive I give the film. Pretty shocking that it was the only film he won an Oscar for.
shareI haven’t seen The Untouchables in years, but I agree with you wholeheartedly about The Hateful 8. I’m a big Tarantino fan and that film is at the bottom of his list for me. I actually saw it in the theater and I’ve never revisited it. On the other hand, the film QT borrowed heavily from, Corbucci’s The Great Silence (1968), is scored by Morricone and gets a 10/10 from me. 😊
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1h1zpQkX6gA&pp=ygUTZ3JlYXQgc2lsZW5jZSB0aGVtZQ%3D%3D
On the other hand, the film QT borrowed heavily from, Corbucci’s The Great Silence (1968),
Yep. QT copied many scenes directly from Corbucci’s films. The ear from Reservoir Dogs and the bullet through the carnation in Django Unchained are two of the big ones.
shareNO...NOT REALLY...BUT...SSLSSG...VINCE...AND ANOTHERDAY ARE ALL INTO THEM.
shareYep. Listening to Ennio Morricone right now.
https://youtu.be/8OhnVh-jLdE?si=_qyTJSKYI-ZVBj0H
That one is magical!
shareNot too often, I do like several James Bond soundtracks, my fave is probably Diamonds Are Forever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUt3GnUpD9Q
Of course some John Williams as well.
An "audiophile" favorite is Burt Bacharach's Casino Royale (1967).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPkp-pCJYCc
I am also fond of My Fair Lady (1964) soundtrack
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuuAHzJOo50vBvv4SHB6FK0xU7F_3U2dg
I love the soundtrack from Edward Scissorhands
This one in particular always gets me right in the feels
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVHo4HNqKjM&list=PLSqhH2M-BVOizpGXm5TEcFLWfJWbsnsL-&index=7
Of course it's great. It's Danny Elfman. He can do no wrong. Sadly the video is not available.
shareWhat video is not available? Do you mean the link? It works when I click it.
shareYeah, the link. It doesn't say "not available in your country", just "video not available".
shareThat's odd. It works for me.
Here try this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMfs1rlw4tc
The song is Ice Dance. Track number 7 on the Edward Scissorhands OST.
And here is the scene in the movie when it plays.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6xzL0TrsRY
You can really tell a Danny Elfman score when you hear it and that was a good example of it. When I hear a woman doing a gothic chant, bingo!
shareI occasionally listen to a compilation cd I burned a few years ago with 21 of my favorite cuts from movie soundtracks.
The disc contains ...
. 1) Trevor Jones - The Last of the Mohicans (The Last of the Mohicans)
. 2) Trevor Jones - Elk Hunt (The Last of the Mohicans)
. 3) Trevor Jones - The Kiss (The Last of the Mohicans)
. 4) Thomas Newman - Walkaway (Meet Joe Black)
. 5) Dave Grusin - Down the River / End Credits (The Cure)
. 6) Mark Isham - A River Through It (A River Runs Through It)
. 7) Hans Zimmer - Maestro (The Holiday)
. 8) Marc Shaiman - The Bucket List (The Bucket List)
. 9) Hans Zimmer - Blowfish (Regarding Henry)
10) Elmer Bernstein - End Title (To Kill a Mockingbird)
11) Deborah Lurie - An Unfinished Life (An Unfinished Life)
12) Brian Tyler - The Greatest Game Ever Played (The Greatest Game Ever Played)
13) Christopher Young - Shipping News (The Shipping News)
14) Maurice Jarre - Building the Barn (Witness)
15) Craig Armstrong - Portuguese Love Theme (Love Actually)
16) Mark Isham - October Sky (October Sky)
17) Howard Shore - Dinner Is Served (Mrs. Doubtfire)
18) Thomas Newman - Whisper of a Thrill (Meet Joe Black)
19) Hans Zimmer - Black Rain Theme (Black Rain)
20) Hans Zimmer - The Way of the Sword (The Last Samurai)
21) Hans Zimmer - A Small Measure of Peace (The Last Samurai)
And yes, I was quite careful to get the segues just the way I liked them.
I appreciate that you have Mrs. Doubtfire among those. I had no idea that a fellow Canadian did that score.
Hans Zimmer is a great composer when it comes to seeing his works used in the film, but when I listen to the original scores in soundtracks, I find myself sort of hit-and-miss with him.
I find Zimmer hit or miss as well, and he often works with other composers.
shareRecently while going through this soundtrack phase, I checked out his IMDb page and I wasn't interested in checking out any of them any further than what I already knew. Compared to John Williams.or Danny Elfman, I don't think he's even close. Does he even have a memorable theme song?
shareI love his work on the Power of One, and the Lion King, but if I really wanted to give anyone credit for that it would be Lebo M. and not Zimmer.
For me, I think ZImmer's most recognizable theme is the one from Broken Arrow that was also used in Scream 2 for Dewey's theme. I can't think of the name of it right now though. Lol
Wait, he did Dewey's theme? I may have to rethink my Zimmer position now.
shareGot lots more, but these are my favorites, especially Corigliano's Altered States. Saw the L.A. Phil. perform his first Symphony about ten years ago and it was riveting.
Alain Romans - Tati: Sonorama!
Anton Karas - The Third Man
Antonio Carlos Jobim - Black Orpheus: The Original Soundtrack
Bernard Herrmann - The Film Scores - LA Phil., Salonen
Carl Stalling - The Carl Stalling Project
Corigliano, John - Altered States OST
Cristobal Tapia de Veer - Utopia: Original Television Soundtrack
Disasterpeace - It Follows
Ennio Morricone - Music from the Motion Picture The Thing
Grizzly Bear - Blue Valentine (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Gustavo Santaolalla - The Last of Us - Original Score
Jerry Fielding - The Wild Bunch
Le Matos - Chronicles of the Wasteland / Turbo Kid (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Luboš Fišer - Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
Mark Mothersbaugh - Rushmore - OST
Paul Hertzog - Bloodsport
Riz Ortolani - Cannibal Holocaust
Damon Albarn - Ravenous OST
Bernard Herrmann did a great job with "Psycho". I assume by "The Film Scores", there's gotta be some "Psycho" works in there.
shareOh yeah. I just exported a list of tracks that cover the films. Guy was prolific, not to mention fantastic:
Cape Fear
Citizen Kane
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Fahrenheit 451: Suite for Strings, Harp and Percussion
Jason and the Argonauts
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Marnie
North by Northwest
Psycho - Suite for Strings
Taxi Driver: A Night-Piece for Orchestra with Obbligato Alto Sax
Torn Curtain
Twisted Nerve
Vertigo
Horror, sci-fi, drama suspense. Definitely diverse and prolific.
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