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.
shareThe Untouchables soundtrack is an all-time classic. "Victorious" is the track that fills my heart every time.
A more recent soundtrack that I really enjoy as background music is Moneyball. Mychael Danna's score is fantastic. Reminds me of the band Explosions in the Sky.
The Social Network soundtrack makes for good concentration music.
"The Untouchables" theme is one of my favourite theme songs of all time. It just pumps you up right off the bat.
shareOccasionally when I'm in the mood, not that often though
share28 Days Soundtrack is one of my favorites, listen to it all the time when working out
shareSince I was very young. My parents bought Mary Poppins, West Side Story (still have), and Sound of Music which I listened to endlessly. Presently, John Williams is my favorite.
I also have a few albums with TV theme songs and commercial jingles.
John Williams is the composer I have the most soundtracks to.
shareI have Superman, original Star Wars trilogy, Earthquake, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Phantom Menace.
Which ones do you have?
Same here. All Star wars movie, one of Indy, E.T. a couple of the Harry Potter movies, the Patriot.
shareI grew up listening to soundtracks of movie musicals because my mom was a big fan of them. I guess that's why I ended up liking musicals.
Some of my mom's favorites:
⭐ The Sound of Music (she took my sister and me to see the stage production of Sound of Music at the Shubert Theater in Chicago. Florence Henderson played Maria.)
⭐ How the West Was Won (saw it in Cinerama with my mom and granddad.)
⭐ The Music Man
⭐ Mary Poppins
⭐ West Side Story
⭐ Funny Girl
⭐ White Christmas
⭐ Oklahoma
I find that movies and their soundtracks often introduce me to a singer, musician, or composer that I may not be familiar with. Composers such as Hans Zimmer, Alfred Newman, John Williams, Henry Mancini, Ennio Morricone, and Randy Newman, to name a few.
I'm not a fan of musicals at all, but I do love the Overture in West Side Story. Such a great buildup.
shareAgreed. There are some amazing opening music sequences out there.
How the West Was Won:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwPI80EALPU
I wish they brought Overtures back. We're being robbed of good intros.
shareYes, I do. The last one a couple of days ago: Lord of the rings: The return of the King.
There are so many nice soundtracks like Witness, ET, Indiana Jones and the last crusade, Falling down, The Mummy returns, dancing with wolves, Star Wars...