Best Movie Soundtracks?

[OnnaOtaku]

Ocean's 13



I know there are more, but this popped into my head as soon as I saw the thrad.

 

[mykal]

I would have to say my favorites are:

Mr. Holland's Opus
Tommy (I love the Underture track)
The Jazz Singer
Jesus Christ Superstar

 

[Amnesiac]

Since I'm not a musician, I'll base mine of cineamtic appropriateness and power.

SCORES:
The Shawshank Redemption - Thomas Newman
The Omen - Jerry Goldsmith's 1976 version (scariest tracks ever)
The Shining - Wendy Carlos, Bela Bertok, Krzsztof Penderecki, Gyorgi Ligeti
Hellrasier I & II - Christopher Young
Back to the Future - Alan Silvestri (one of the most intense and rousing ever)
Once Upon A Time in the West - Ennio Morricone ('nuff said)
The Thing (1982) - Ennio Morricone (scary as hell)
Jaws - John Williams
Star Wars Episode I, IV-VI - John Williams
Superman - John Williams
The Natural - Randy Newman
Edward Scissorhands - Danny Elfman
2001: A Space Odyssey - Gyorgi Lygeti,
Friday Night Lights - Explosions in the Sky
Alien - Jerry Goldsmith
Psycho - Bernard Herrmann
The Usual Suspects - John Ottman
Predator - Alan Silvestri
Alien 3 - Elliot Goldenthal
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Howard Shore
Hero - Tan Dun
The Game - Howard Shore
Blade Runner - Vangelis
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou - Mark Mothersbaugh
Dead Man - Neil Young
Fargo - Carter Burwell

Honorable Mentions:
The Abyss - Alan Silvestri
Catch Me If You Can - John Williams
Raiders of the Lost Ark - John Williams
The Cell - Howard Shore
Sneakers - James Horner
The Clash of the Titans - Laurence Rosenthal
The Terminator - Brad Fiedel


SOUNDTRACKS:
Reservoir Dogs
Lost Highway - Angelo Badalamenti, Lou Reed, Trent Reznor, Marilyn Manson
Pulp Fiction
FLCL 1: Addict - The Pillows and Shinkichi Mitsamune
Friday
PCU
The Lion King
High Fidelity
Gone in 60 Seconds - Moby, Chemical Brothers, Apollo 440,
Kill Bill vol. 2

 

[slap'n'ticklee]

A few of mine;

The Good The Bad And The Ugly
Lost Boys
Star Wars

 

[pseudonym]

My favorite three in no particular order:

1. Amadeus
2. Amadeus
3. Amadeus

 

[Belmont]

FLCL 1: Addict[/I] - The Pillows and Shinkichi Mitsamne

Hell yeah, nice to see The Pillows show up. Very strong soundtrack/series indeed

 

[tcklft]

What a &%^#*@ moron! Do you know anything about film scores? I mean anything?! Because if you did, you would not have listed any of those choices. Bernard Hermann- ridiculous! He may be the film composer by which all others are judged, but he couldn't compose his way out of a wet paper bag- with sheet music, a copyist, and a pair of galoshes! Don't bother responding to threads when you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about! I wouldn't show my face on this site again if I were you, unless you are fulfilling some sort of need to be ridiculed in all your clown-like glory. But if you're man enough to respond to this post (and I know you're not), you'll explain how you could have possibly listed Altered States on a best anything thread. It must not be easy for you to sleep at night!!

Does Quadrophenia count as a soundtrack ?

Gee, CitY of MicA, take it easy. All CitY of MicA said was--

Oh, wait. Nevermind....

 

[tcklft]

I just love posting to these crusty old threads!

My favorite soundtracks:

Carlo Rustichelli - Blood and Black Lace
John Barry - On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Ennio Morricone - Lizard in a Woman's Skin

 

[red indian]

I'm confused, is Mica slagging off his/her own post?

 

[minerva]

my top 3:

Spirit - Stallion of the Cimarron
Gladiator
Charriots of Fire

 

[nerobob]

Both volumes of Kill Bill have utterly brilliant soundtracks. In fact, all the Tarantino movies I've watched have had great choice of music, but Kill Bill really stands out.

 

[CitY of MicA]

Gee, CitY of MicA, take it easy. All CitY of MicA said was--

Oh, wait. Nevermind....

Thanks, tcklft. I'm trying my best to show some restraint.

I'm confused, is Mica slagging off his/her own post?

Perhaps you can appreciate the position I'm in, Red, as you contributed to this thread years ago, as well. I made my original statement, to the best of my knowledge, in the spirit of contributing to a friendly, pleasant discussion about movie soundtracks. What could be more wholesome than that? It was truly a much more innocent age back then. 5 years pass- and nothing happens. Then, suddenly... this thread resurfaces and I get viciously attacked- no, blindsided- or better yet, sandbagged. And by myself no less!!! It hardly seems fair . If I respond in kind, this thing will only escalate and get ugly. Besides which, I have plenty of better things to do with my time that to respond to an inflamatory post by someone who should clearly know better. I would put myself on ignore, but I am unsure if I then would be able to see anything on the forum .

On the other hand, I can't speak for myself, but I can kind of understand where I was coming from.

 

[red indian]

Right, er, well I think thats cleared that one up. I very much agree with your original post BTW, you really know your stuff!

 

[tklgal226]

Jurassic Park
Pirates
Titanic
Rocky Horror
Moulin Rouge (old songs, new ways to sing em)
Cabaret
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Shortbus

I'm sure I'm forgetting some, but almost all of those are all on my ipod's playlist!

 

[JimmyBoy]

The Crow
The Devil's Rejects
Dee Snider's STRANGELAND
Kill Bill Vol. 1 and Vol. 2
Underworld
The DaVinci Code

 

[Dussicar]

The only soundtracks I actually bought were in highschool.


The Crow

And even though the movie sucked...Last action hero.

Pirates of the Carribean had some good scores not to mention some of the scores from Revenge of the Sith.

 

[Goodieluver]

I got to say freddy vs jason soundtrack, it got my foot in the door for most of the newer music i listen to now

 

[jaba]

Many times the soundtrack is better than the actual movie.

I like some of Spike Lee's movies, but the true pleasures are his soundtracks, if you are a jazz fan. He features a lot if Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, and other jazz ledgends, and he works regularly with a superb musician/ composer, Terrance Blanchard. Well worth a listen, if you appreciate great jazz.

 

[dskodj]

Many times the soundtrack is better than the actual movie.

can think of several...good point jaba!