Have you seen any movies that made you want to go out and buy the soundtrack? If so, which one(s)?
Favorite Movie Soundtrack?
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Rusty
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LOTR (Fellowship) was a great soundtrack, but I haven't got round to buying it yet.
I also love the fact that my favourite movie, The Godfather, has excellent use of silence - in the scene where Michael Corleone shoots Sollozzo and the police captain there's no music at all, and it just adds to the already incredible tension. Corking stuff.
I also love the fact that my favourite movie, The Godfather, has excellent use of silence - in the scene where Michael Corleone shoots Sollozzo and the police captain there's no music at all, and it just adds to the already incredible tension. Corking stuff.
xenophobe
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Not a particular soundtrack. But the themesong to "Omen" was pretty creepy. Quite genius actually.
nafnikufesin
N.F.F.
Last Action Hero - Bad movie, good soundtrack...even the Def Leppard song doesn't suck too bad
Airheads - There are some great tunes on this one!
Judgement Night - This was a cool soundtrack at the time (unfortunately it fostered the growth of rap-metal)
Airheads - There are some great tunes on this one!
Judgement Night - This was a cool soundtrack at the time (unfortunately it fostered the growth of rap-metal)
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I'm a very, very big fan of John Barry, who did 11 James Bond soundtracks and has done music to 122 films and tv-series if I'm not mistaken! I currently have 30 lp's, 1 single (The John Barry Seven) and 6 cd's of his work. My favorite soundtrack of his is "The Lion in winter" from 1968 and it's pretty different from what he's done before (and after). The film takes place in 1183, so the music is very medieval and dark sounding. His soundtrack to "The last valley" is a bit similar and is also a good record! I enjoy almost any of his soundtracks, but some of my other favorites are "Petulia", "Until September", "On her majesty's secret service", "The man with the golden gun" & "King Kong" ('76). My favorite song of his is "Midnight cowboy". There's actually one song of his I enjoy even more and it's his them for "The Persuaders", but in Geoff Love's version. Love's version has a string section that isn't on Barry's original and it's divine and makes it much better (although the rest of instrumentation isn't as good as the original) than the original. A fantastic track (and I won't use that phrase on more than around 10 songs!)!!!
I also very much enjoy "Do you got a story for me" (Out of Africa), "He catches her" (Until September), "End title - Petulia" (Petulia), "Mr. kiss kiss bang bang" (Thunderball), "Did you call me" (The Specialist), "Playing by heart - Vows renewed" (Playing by heart), "The girl with the sun in her hair" (from a commercial as far as I know), "Follow follow" (Follow me) and loads & loads more!
There's actually one soundtrack that's even better than any of John Barry's and it's "The girl from U.N.C.L.E.". It's kind of funky jazz (as funky as it was possible to be in 1966) and doesn't sound soundtrackish as such. This is actually the only soundtrack that I would call superb! "The man from U.N.C.L.E." and "More music from The man from U.N.C.L.E." are also cool!
I'm not really into other soundtrack composers than John Barry, although I have a couple of other soundtracks ("All the right noises" by Melanie, "The 7th dawn" by Riz Ortolani", "The Godfather" by Nino Rota, "The trial of Billy Jack" and so on). I don't really like a guy like John Williams. I have "Superman", but I heard it once and said "Goddamn, that sucked" and haven't been able to sell the record yet. I think his sound is kind of too "fantastic" if I can put it that way. It's always heroic sounding and it just sound gross and corny to me. The stuff I've heard from "Schinler's list" was alright though.
The stuff I've heard by Danny Elfman didn't impress me either, but maybe it's because I've heard his "silly" stuff.
After I'd seen "Crouching tiger, hidden dragon" I considered buying the soundtrack, but I downloaded the two songs "Sorrow" & "Farewell", which were the ones that appealed to me and I don't think they work that well without the movie. This is what makes John Barry great. More or less all the stuff I've heard by him works fine without the movie.
After I had seen "Live flesh" I gained an interest in Alberto Iglesias, but I haven't been able to find any of his soundtracks, except for "Sex & Lucia", "Talk to her", "LOS AMANTES DEL CIRCULO POLAR" & "All about my mother". I would really like to get his soundtracks, it's just too bad they're impossible to find.
I think soundtracks have started to turn bad! Nowadays almost all soundtracks are just compilations of old songs (like Pulp Fiction for instance) or compilations of the newest songs by Britney Spears, Destiny's Child and so on. Of course it all depends on the film if it works with a pop song or a score, but it's very hard for me to believe that a Britney song that had been written already matches a really exciting scene in a film. A composer is needed there, like John Barry!
I also very much enjoy "Do you got a story for me" (Out of Africa), "He catches her" (Until September), "End title - Petulia" (Petulia), "Mr. kiss kiss bang bang" (Thunderball), "Did you call me" (The Specialist), "Playing by heart - Vows renewed" (Playing by heart), "The girl with the sun in her hair" (from a commercial as far as I know), "Follow follow" (Follow me) and loads & loads more!
There's actually one soundtrack that's even better than any of John Barry's and it's "The girl from U.N.C.L.E.". It's kind of funky jazz (as funky as it was possible to be in 1966) and doesn't sound soundtrackish as such. This is actually the only soundtrack that I would call superb! "The man from U.N.C.L.E." and "More music from The man from U.N.C.L.E." are also cool!
I'm not really into other soundtrack composers than John Barry, although I have a couple of other soundtracks ("All the right noises" by Melanie, "The 7th dawn" by Riz Ortolani", "The Godfather" by Nino Rota, "The trial of Billy Jack" and so on). I don't really like a guy like John Williams. I have "Superman", but I heard it once and said "Goddamn, that sucked" and haven't been able to sell the record yet.
I think his sound is kind of too "fantastic" if I can put it that way. It's always heroic sounding and it just sound gross and corny to me. The stuff I've heard from "Schinler's list" was alright though.The stuff I've heard by Danny Elfman didn't impress me either, but maybe it's because I've heard his "silly" stuff.
After I'd seen "Crouching tiger, hidden dragon" I considered buying the soundtrack, but I downloaded the two songs "Sorrow" & "Farewell", which were the ones that appealed to me and I don't think they work that well without the movie. This is what makes John Barry great. More or less all the stuff I've heard by him works fine without the movie.
After I had seen "Live flesh" I gained an interest in Alberto Iglesias, but I haven't been able to find any of his soundtracks, except for "Sex & Lucia", "Talk to her", "LOS AMANTES DEL CIRCULO POLAR" & "All about my mother". I would really like to get his soundtracks, it's just too bad they're impossible to find.
I think soundtracks have started to turn bad! Nowadays almost all soundtracks are just compilations of old songs (like Pulp Fiction for instance) or compilations of the newest songs by Britney Spears, Destiny's Child and so on. Of course it all depends on the film if it works with a pop song or a score, but it's very hard for me to believe that a Britney song that had been written already matches a really exciting scene in a film. A composer is needed there, like John Barry!
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chileanmetal
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SculptedCold
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I've never bought a soundtrack, but i'm getting the Resident Evil one FREE soon, even though it sucks anyway.
The Faust soundtrack kicks ass, I like the Last of the Mohicans soundtrack, um, ok, i've run out of ideas.
My favourite film soundtrack is The Crow. I'll actually have to buy that sometime to consolidate my collection. I just luuuurve all the songs on it, they work so perfectly in the context of the film, even when they're on the CD, they seem to evoke the powerful imagery and emotion of the film with ease.
The Faust soundtrack kicks ass, I like the Last of the Mohicans soundtrack, um, ok, i've run out of ideas.
My favourite film soundtrack is The Crow. I'll actually have to buy that sometime to consolidate my collection. I just luuuurve all the songs on it, they work so perfectly in the context of the film, even when they're on the CD, they seem to evoke the powerful imagery and emotion of the film with ease.
Rusty
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Oh, I forgot - The Lion King.
Look, I was just at the right age when that came out... it has a high sentimental value, y'know.
Look, I was just at the right age when that came out... it has a high sentimental value, y'know.
FailingAcension
Spiffy, eh?
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I also have the soundtrack to "The last of the Mohicans" and it's alright. The only song from it that I really listen to though is "Promentory", which is the song during the climax scene and that's a superb song! Besides some of John Barry's songs this is one of the best songs I've heard in a soundtrack!
I didn't particularly like the soundtrack for "Lord of the rings". If you've read the "most anticipated movie" thread you know that I didn't really like the movie and score also dragged it a little bit down (but only a little bit). It sounds very John Williamsish sometimes IMO. Very heroic and gross. Not something for me.
Has anybody heard the soundtrack to "The last emperor"? I have mp3'ed the LP and you can get it at Kazaa if you want. I especially recommend "Where's armo?" & "Open the door".
I think after I've seen "The man with the golden gun" I started to gain interest in John Barry, but I haven't seen many of his other films, I've just bought the score because he scored it. A name of quality! I don't really see that many films that make me wanna buy the soundtrack. "The last of the mohicans", "Pulp fiction" & "The last emperor" did though. Maybe it also has something to do with that the soundtrack I buy are almost always from the 60's and the movies I see are mostly from the 90's and forward. That and that soundtracks nowadays are just a compilation of songs I don't care for anyways or that I can get someplace else. I actually bought "Frances" on dvd just to hear John Barry's score. The movie was just mediocre IMO, so the money was a bit wasted, as I would probably get the score anyway, as I think I'll get all of his scores eventually.
I didn't particularly like the soundtrack for "Lord of the rings". If you've read the "most anticipated movie" thread you know that I didn't really like the movie and score also dragged it a little bit down (but only a little bit). It sounds very John Williamsish sometimes IMO. Very heroic and gross. Not something for me.
Has anybody heard the soundtrack to "The last emperor"? I have mp3'ed the LP and you can get it at Kazaa if you want. I especially recommend "Where's armo?" & "Open the door".
I think after I've seen "The man with the golden gun" I started to gain interest in John Barry, but I haven't seen many of his other films, I've just bought the score because he scored it. A name of quality! I don't really see that many films that make me wanna buy the soundtrack. "The last of the mohicans", "Pulp fiction" & "The last emperor" did though. Maybe it also has something to do with that the soundtrack I buy are almost always from the 60's and the movies I see are mostly from the 90's and forward. That and that soundtracks nowadays are just a compilation of songs I don't care for anyways or that I can get someplace else. I actually bought "Frances" on dvd just to hear John Barry's score. The movie was just mediocre IMO, so the money was a bit wasted, as I would probably get the score anyway, as I think I'll get all of his scores eventually.
Soilwork France
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I'm a big fan of Horner. Braveheart, Glory and the Titanic scores are great.
Hans Zimmer's Gladiator score is also amazing.
The two Dazed and Confused soundtracks are cool to have if you're into classic rock.
Hans Zimmer's Gladiator score is also amazing.
The two Dazed and Confused soundtracks are cool to have if you're into classic rock.
Yara
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I don't really like soundtrack albums - often I'm impressed by the music when watching the film, but when l'm listening to it at home then I am disappointed.
Soundtrack albums I own and like:
Matrix
Lost highway
Gadjo dilo (gipsy music)
La double vie de Veronique (classic)
@Board, I have the music of Life flesh, but imho it's not worth buying, I only like 2 or 3 songs.
Soundtrack albums I own and like:
Matrix
Lost highway
Gadjo dilo (gipsy music)
La double vie de Veronique (classic)
@Board, I have the music of Life flesh, but imho it's not worth buying, I only like 2 or 3 songs.
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I have just sent money to a guy in Germany for "Live flesh", so it's a little too late for me not buying it now. But I'll have to wait and see if I like it. I have just gotten my hands on mr. Iglesias' soundtrack to "Todo sobre mi madre" (All about my mother) and it sounds alright after two listens. I have also just won an auction at Ebay for "Habla con Ella" (Talk to her).
