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Title: Great SOUNDTRACKS Post by: Maybelline on January 13, 2006, 02:24:22 PM Last time I started this, everyone had so much interesting stuff to say about favourite soundtracks. Been listening to The Graduate S/T today... really mellow. Also love Midnight Cowboy. And Saturday Night Fever. And Jackie Brown.
So, post away about soundtracks you love... including soundtracks that are better than the films they belong to! Title: Re: Great SOUNDTRACKS Post by: onkster on January 13, 2006, 02:26:22 PM "Eternal Sunshine" works really well as an album. Even my small children dug it, day after day, driving home from school.
There aren't a whole lot of "song" tracks per se, but the instrumentals are among Jon Brion's loveliest offerings. Title: Re: Great SOUNDTRACKS Post by: Domo Arigato on January 13, 2006, 02:51:05 PM "Casino Royale"
"You Are What You Eat" "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum" "Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid" "The Sting" "Mary Poppins" "The Sound Of Music" "My Fair Lady" is especially good on acid. Title: Re: Great SOUNDTRACKS Post by: Boxer Monkey on January 13, 2006, 02:56:54 PM I love anything by Jon Brion. "Punch-Drunk Love" is about the best, though.
Other faves: The "Mondo Morricone" box: Lush, exotic, psyched-out stuff that you probably wouldn't associate with the guy mostly famous for his work on Sergio Leone Westerns. More like tranced-out Bacharach by way of Bernard Herrmann. Lots of circular, spiralling melodies. And, speaking of Herrmann: "Vertigo," "The Day the Earth Stood Still." John Barry: "OHMSS," "The Knack," "Deadfall." (Seems like I post the same sh*t every time we do one of these soundtrack threads.) Title: Re: Great SOUNDTRACKS Post by: punkinhead on January 13, 2006, 02:59:41 PM huge soundtrack fan here, that's the first type of music i was introduced to:
Star wars (all, inparticular: Empire Strikes back & Revenge of the Sith) What Women Want Edward Scissorhands the Patriot Willy Wonka (old one) Anchorman Fellowship of the Ring Back to the Future OKLAHOMA! Title: Re: Great SOUNDTRACKS Post by: Chris D. on January 13, 2006, 03:00:20 PM Edward Scissorhands is good. I have to add Pee-Wee's Big Adventure to that.
Title: Re: Great SOUNDTRACKS Post by: Sheriff John Stone on January 13, 2006, 03:03:44 PM Pulp Fiction
Title: Re: Great SOUNDTRACKS Post by: SurferGirl7 on January 13, 2006, 03:06:11 PM Josie and The Pussycats
Almost Summer Chicago Moulin Rouge The Garden State West Side Story Godspell Walkin' The Line Title: Re: Great SOUNDTRACKS Post by: punkinhead on January 13, 2006, 03:12:04 PM i dont have pee wee's big adventure but would love to have it..
i also need to get danny elfman's music for a darkend theatre Title: Re: Great SOUNDTRACKS Post by: Chris D. on January 13, 2006, 03:14:49 PM i dont have pee wee's big adventure but would love to have it.. i also need to get danny elfman's music for a darkend theatre Me too! It's not available, though. I have no idea why. I like it more than his other stuff. Title: Re: Great SOUNDTRACKS Post by: I. Spaceman on January 13, 2006, 03:49:55 PM On Her Majesty's Secret Service
The Wild Bunch Once Upon A Time In The West Fire Walk With Me Beyond The Valley of The Dolls The Wizard Of Oz Singin' In The Rain 42nd St. Cabaret Funny Girl Midnight Cowboy After The Fox Jailhouse Rock Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid The Magnificent Seven Sisters Carrie Dead Man Trouble Man The Wild Angels 2001: A Space Odyssey Head A Summer Place Gone With The Wind Splendor In The Grass Friends Harold And Maude Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs Mary Poppins Title: Re: Great SOUNDTRACKS Post by: Chris D. on January 13, 2006, 04:58:28 PM Ian, what makes Fire Walk With Me work better than the other Lynch soundtracks for you?
Title: Re: Great SOUNDTRACKS Post by: I. Spaceman on January 13, 2006, 05:29:38 PM Utter complicity with it's visuals. Pure emotion without irony. Most memorable melodies and themes.
I love the other Lynch scores as well, except Toto's work on Dune, of course. Title: Re: Great SOUNDTRACKS Post by: wind chime on January 13, 2006, 07:31:49 PM Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence 1983 by Ryuichi Sakamoto
Title: Re: Great SOUNDTRACKS Post by: MD on January 13, 2006, 08:20:13 PM Xanadu...
Crappy movie but great tunes from Olivia Newton John and ELO... MD... Title: Re: Great SOUNDTRACKS Post by: I. Spaceman on January 13, 2006, 08:22:18 PM Great choice.
Title: Re: Great SOUNDTRACKS Post by: sugarandspice on January 13, 2006, 09:45:46 PM Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels,
Kundun Almost Famous, Donnie Darko High Fidelity Walk The Line Interveiw with the Vampire Pulp Fiction The Doors Helter Skelter (the original tv movie) The Filth and the Fury (which is one of the best doumentaries I have ever seen.) Title: Re: Great SOUNDTRACKS Post by: sugarandspice on January 13, 2006, 09:47:43 PM Hehehehehhehehe Bringing out the dead has a great soundtrack... the harder they come...and pyscho.....
and am I trippin or did someone mention Vertigo... cause I always thought that soundtrack is way to freaking drawn out like all the Godfathers.... Goodfellas has a good one too... Title: Re: Great SOUNDTRACKS Post by: I. Spaceman on January 13, 2006, 09:51:36 PM Goodfellas is my favorite "chosen music" score.
The juxtaposition of Jump Into The Fire by Nilsson, Monkey Man by the Stones, Mannish Boy by Muddy Waters, What Is Life by George Harrison and Magic Bus by The Who is crazy and magical. Harder They Come is a fabulous choice, bravo. Title: Re: Great SOUNDTRACKS Post by: punkinhead on January 13, 2006, 09:56:59 PM HEAD!
yes, that's a great soundtrack Title: Re: Great SOUNDTRACKS Post by: sugarandspice on January 13, 2006, 10:44:36 PM Pych Out great great soundtrack
Title: Re: Great SOUNDTRACKS Post by: Mithras on January 13, 2006, 11:18:24 PM No real running order at all, but here we go:
Amadeus Goodfellas The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Vanilla Sky Jerry MacGuire Almost Famous Top Gun ;D Grease The Sound Of Music Star Wars Episodes I-Vi Once Upon A Time In The West 2001 Lawrence Of Arabia Lost Highway Days Of Thunder Jarhead Dead Man Lord Of The Rings Trilogy Saturday Night Fever 54 Diva Pulp Fiction Jackie Brown Kill Bill Vol.1 + 2 Breakfast Club Easy Rider Wonderwall A Hard Day´s Night/Help!/Yellow Submarine Head! The Matrix The Omen The Exorcist Quadrophenia ... and many more..... Title: Re: Great SOUNDTRACKS Post by: I. Spaceman on January 14, 2006, 01:09:43 AM Pych Out great great soundtrack Right on! Great film, great soundtrack. Seeds, Alarm Clock etc. You're a girl after my own heart for mentioning that one. Have you seen Riot On Sunset Strip? Title: Re: Great SOUNDTRACKS Post by: Maybelline on January 14, 2006, 10:20:34 AM Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Kundun Almost Famous, Donnie Darko High Fidelity Walk The Line Interveiw with the Vampire Pulp Fiction The Doors Helter Skelter (the original tv movie) The Filth and the Fury (which is one of the best doumentaries I have ever seen.) Oooooohhhh yes, Almost Famous! Title: Re: Great SOUNDTRACKS Post by: mark goddard on January 14, 2006, 01:19:01 PM a few years back i started collecting Blaxploitation soundtracks.love that choppy, funky feel to the songs. Faves are :
Cotton comes to harlem - galt Macdermot ...he scored Hair ,anything he does is great and usually with bernard Purdie on drums. Across 110th srtee - bobby womack Cleopatra jones.....JJ johnson ( great jazz trombonist ) Italian job-Quincy jones Foxy Brown and The Mack - willie hutch Shaft, Superfly, shaft in africa arranged by the great Johnny Pate !! also : goldfinger, you only live twice, diamonds are forever, from russia with love,moonrake Nino rota 81/2 ..... Title: Re: Great SOUNDTRACKS Post by: I. Spaceman on January 14, 2006, 02:34:38 PM Now about Coffy? That's a goodie, as well. Great choices. Don't forget Trouble Man.
Title: Re: Great SOUNDTRACKS Post by: LaurieBiagini on January 14, 2006, 07:10:39 PM I liked the music from the movie "Stealing Sinatra".
Title: Re: Great SOUNDTRACKS Post by: trumpet sounds on January 14, 2006, 07:46:30 PM Burn! (Ennio Morricone)
Title: Re: Great SOUNDTRACKS Post by: JRauch on January 15, 2006, 03:59:04 AM So many great ones have already been mentioned. Let me add:
Casino My Name Is Nobody (Morricone) Indiana Jones Full Metal Jacket (sorry Ian) Clockwork Orange (sorry Ian) Eyes Wide Shut (sorry Ian) Schindler´s List Twelve Monkeys Apocalypse Now Title: Re: Great SOUNDTRACKS Post by: jazzfascist on January 15, 2006, 05:36:57 AM Quincy Jones - Dollars
Curtis Mayfield - Let's Do It Again Miles Davis - L'Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud ( I guess I should mention this, it's a famous soundtrack, I don't think it's that great, but probably works great with the film, maybe someone can explain it to me) Søren Title: Re: Great SOUNDTRACKS Post by: Matinee Idyll on January 15, 2006, 05:46:10 AM My favourite film score composer is Thomas Newman... Who did the scores for films such as The Shawshank Redemption, The Horse Whisperer, The Green Mile, American Beauty, Road to Perdition...
His music really touches me, there was a time when I listened to nothing but his scores. I also really like the score by James Newton Howard for Snow Falling on Cedars, some of Michael Nymans works (The Piano mainly), aswell as some of Hans Zimmers - The Thin Red Line, Black Hawk Down... Nice thread. :) Title: Re: Great SOUNDTRACKS Post by: Maybelline on January 15, 2006, 07:06:46 AM Yes MI, The Piano is a stunning soundtrack. Some friends went to see Michael Nyman play live recently.
Title: Re: Great SOUNDTRACKS Post by: Rocker on January 15, 2006, 02:02:43 PM GREAT BALLS OF FIRE
Title: Re: Great SOUNDTRACKS Post by: the captain on January 15, 2006, 02:14:11 PM All of Wes Anderson's movies' soundtracks.
Songs From Muerto County, a soundtrack to Texas Chainsaw Massacre that Puerto Muerto just recorded and released this year. 200 Motels and Uncle Meat, by Frank Zappa. Title: Re: Great SOUNDTRACKS Post by: al on January 15, 2006, 02:28:51 PM Paris Texas.
Perfection. Blade Runner. Damn cool back in the 80's - particularly as you couldn't buy it... Title: Re: Great SOUNDTRACKS Post by: the captain on January 15, 2006, 02:30:20 PM Oh yeah, if plays count, I want to throw in Tom Waits' Black Rider, Alice and Blood Money.
Title: Re: Great SOUNDTRACKS Post by: DavidLeeRoth on January 15, 2006, 05:46:26 PM Lost in Translation
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