What are your favorite soundtracks from the movies?

[jason]

Having failed to pay attention much to soundtracks in my "former life" (as a casual fan of music), I am probably only capable at the moment of mentioning Star Wars (specifically: The Phantom Menace), and Gladiator as memorable for me.

I'm a fairly busy person, and haven't seen many movies lately, but I saw War of the Worlds last weekend, and noticed the soundtrack on a different level than I used to (since I've decided to start absorbing music like a sponge), and mostly decided that it was good environment music (good for setting the scene), but probably aweful to listen to by itself.

P.S. I vow to become a soundtrack connoisseur.

 

[AnnaBanana]

As a piece of music, I love the Pirates of the Carribbean soundtrack. also, it's great to play (I've played it in a string orchestra and in a full orchestra). I'm not sure really what it's like in the film, as I have seen the first 1/4 to half of it 3 or 4 times but have yet to see it in full!!

Anna

 

[corno]

The Pirates of the Caribbean is a good movie - with a charming Johnny Depp as the "wacky" captain Jack Sparrow, a role he excells in.

I saw it (again) the other night, you should try to see the whole thing sometime...

 

[Marjorie]

My favorite soundtrack from a movie is "Gabriel's Oboe" from "The Mission" played by David Agnew. It's the one and only time I actually bought a movie video just because of the music! Absolutely haunting.

 

[irir123]

Marjorie - yes 'Gabriel's Oboe' is indeed an evergreen classic piece! thanks for bringing it up here!

 

[Lyn]

I too usually buy the Soundtracks after I've seen the movie. I think that's also how I determine how good the music is; (not to sound too ignorant)if I can listen to the music and visualise that scene in my head, feel the emotion... then I'm satisfied. I'm always biased with music I adore from films but when I hear them by themselves I can still appreciate how great they are.

Oh, that makes me sound really stupid! I know what I'm trying to say but for some reason today, my mind isn't functioning at its best. My apologies...

 

[wegan]

I been looking for a song that is played at the beginning of a movie called bad company, as usual the soundtrack do not include that really good song it is the instrumental one played at the very beginning of the movie will anybody help me find that song please?

 

[Simone]

That may be the soundtrack to Nordkraft, thats fantastic music

 

[betsy]

Always been the war classic fanatic.> its definitely paint it black by the rolling stones---sountrack from Full Metal Jacket.

 

[rojo]

Paint it Black by the Stones is one cool tune! (Though I`ve never seen the movie you mentioned.)

 

[WalkingTheSky]

Off topic, but I've found several good scores to films. "Life As a House" for one (Mark Isham). I listen to it often. I just love its simplicity and comforting flow.

 

[SteakSauce]

I'll post them by the composer instead:

Alan Silvestri: Forrest Gump, Cast Away, The Polar Express
Basil Poledouris: Les Misérables, The Jungle Book
Björn Isfält: Änglagård, Ronja Rövardotter, Resan Till Melonia
Danny Elfman: Edward Scissorhands, Big Fish
Debbie Wiseman: Tom's Midnight Garden
Don Davis: The Unsaid
Hans Zimmer: King Arthur, Pearl Harbor, The House Of The Spirits, Gladiator, The Lion King
Harry Gregson-Williams: Shrek, The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe
Howard Shore: The Lord Of The Rings, Gangs Of New York
James Horner: Casper, Jumanji, Legends Of The Fall, Braveheart, Titanic
James Newton Howard: The Village, Peter Pan, Alive
Jerry Goldsmith: Not Without My Daughter, Rudy, Small Soldiers, Air Force One
Jocelyn Pook: The Merchant Of Venice
John Debney: Cutthroat Island
John Williams: Jurassic Park, Home Alone, Hook, Harry Potter, The Patriot
Klaus Badelt: Pirates Of The Caribbean
Lee Holdridge: The Mists Of Avalon
Marc Shaiman: Patch Adams
Mark Mancina: Tarzan, Brother Bear
Michael Kamen: Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves, The Three Musketeers
Michael Nyman: The Piano
Nick Glennie-Smith: The Man In The Iron Mask
Patrick Doyle: A Little Princess, Harry Potter
Rachel Portman: Chocolat, Emma, The Cider House Rules, The Legend Of Bagger Vance, Mona Lisa Smile
Robert Folk: The Neverending Story II: The Next Chapter
Stefan Nilsson: Juloratoriet, Jerusalem, Så Som I Himmelen
Stephen Warbeck: Shakespeare In Love
Thomas Newman: The Horse Whisperer, American Beauty, Meet Joe Black, Little Women, How To Make An American Quilt, Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events
Trevor Rabin: National Treasure, Deep Blue Sea, Texas Rangers, Armageddon
William Ross: Tuck Everlasting, Ladder 49
Zbigniew Preisner: The Secret Garden

I do not own all these CDs (only about 30 of them), but the rest I have on the computer

 

[Gongchime]

My favorite soundtracks are "City of Angels" God that's lush and gorgeous. The other is "Siamese Twins."I'm fairly sure no one has seen the second one.

Gongchime

 

[WalkingTheSky]

Gabriel Yared has always impressed me. "City Of Angels" is one of my absolute favorite soundtracks. I listen to it a lot.

 

[Underscore]

Vangelis - Blade Runner
Kenji Kawaii - Ghost in the Shell
Ennio Morricome - A Fistful of Dollars
Geinoh Yamashirogumi- Akira
Michael Nyman - The Piano
Danny Elfman - Edward Scissorhands
Basil Poledouris - Conan The Barbarian, Robocop
John Carpenter - All his movies.

 

[Ives]

Wow.. This is the first internet place what i found, with people who like movie music
I love soundtracks... (I wrote a diplom work - with this theme)
There are my a few favourite pieces ..if I can apoint...
- Aliens
- Zathura
- The 13th Warrior
- Star Wars
- Gladiator
- Jurassic park
- Amelie from Montmartre
- The Fifth Element
- Superman
- Minority Report
- Last Samurai
- Black Hawk Down
- Star Treck
- Braveheart
- First Knight
- Troy
- American Beauty
- Lord Of The Rings
..etc

PS: Sorry for my pidgin

 

[Brad Stark]

I’m not a fan of movie sound tracks…

However, I think John Williams is a true pro at it, and his work is consistently higher in quality than most of his peers. If I had to choose something that stood out by him, I think Star Wars would be an obvious choice.

 

[karinherself]

hmmm.... i don´t have many soundtracks which grab my attention but here are my absolute favorite movie soundtracks:

1. krrish
2. 13th warrior (went three times to the cinema just because of the soundtrack :grin: :grin: )
3. lord of the rings
4. gladiator
5. forrest gump (the title melody)

 

[Magnum]

I love the orchestral score of Gladiator and the haunting melodies of Braveheart. Never been one for words in film scores, rather the music itself adds to my enjoyment, hence my two favourites above.
Magnum

 

[andyriggle]

I like the soundtrack to "Hook" by John Williams and "The Rocketeer" main title is awesome. Thought "Last of the Mohicans" was cool, til I bought the CD and heard the theme a million times over, and not even even re-developed very well. Also wonder if he had a grip on harmony, some of the voicings sounded wrong and like he tried to fill in holes with verb, effects and percussion rather than re-thinking progressions. But what do I know.

I also say you don't need a movie to write a soundtrack. Plus, why would anyone want you to write a soundtrack for their movie if they didn't hear your work? I just started writing stuff and posting it on Soundclick and had someone ask me to write a soundtrack for their film because they liked something I posted. It's probably not the greatest soundtrack, but I worked my brains out and really felt I learned alot. Like how to write an hour of cues in a month with no pay. Just got screen credit.

I'm just going to keep at it, and write as much as I possibly can, and get better at it each time. Just put yourself out there, and start writing... Out here
(Chicago- USA) there's alot of colleges and students are always looking for music for their films. If I don't get another job, I'll just post my name on a board and offer my scoring. Get a resume and get going on it!

Best of luck!

Andy