What are your favorite soundtracks from the movies?
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Godfather Finale is excellent. One of my favorite pieces from that soundtrack.
Josh
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good to hear John Williams is in this list..
Its hard to answer this.. Depends on how much u love the music.. In lotr 1 the music is great and u fall in love then the second is good but its almost like the average sound track where there is no real Drama in the music. Return of the King has to be the greatest of the three due to the fact it still makes me sad to hear the final two songs Grey Havens and Into the West.. Lotr is probably the best Immotional sound track that actually is half the movie..
Star Wars is somthing different.. Its pretty much all fight/theme/adventure/excitement/ect... The originall trilogy ep four five and six are great for there good up beat songs but the newer ones ep one two and three are some what more detailed.. Each of the newer ones had new themes.. Ep 1 had the awesome song Duel of the fates which i loved as a kid.. Ep two had Across the stars which is a great song aswell.. ep 3 had my all time favorite.. Battle of the
heros.. then u had the originall all u know true movie songs that u hear in the movies.. great songs and good music..
King Kong.. These are great for the imagination.. U can put anything with these songs when i go to write stories i come up with the stories by listenin to the film music pretty much.. Music fuels my imagination and i can come up with the greatest stories while the music is on.. King Kongs music is beatifull.. The love songs, the fight songs, the adventure songs, and the sad songs are all wonderful.. Beauty killed the beast is my favorite song.. (btw im talking bout the new king kong one peter jackson made) King kong is a winner
Pirates.. Is incredible.. all the themes are great the sound is great. the thing is if u listen to it you start to think of pirates.. just about every song in the movies are great..
well best of luck about ur wishes.. Remember.. Great composers = great piano players..
Its hard to answer this.. Depends on how much u love the music.. In lotr 1 the music is great and u fall in love then the second is good but its almost like the average sound track where there is no real Drama in the music. Return of the King has to be the greatest of the three due to the fact it still makes me sad to hear the final two songs Grey Havens and Into the West.. Lotr is probably the best Immotional sound track that actually is half the movie..
Star Wars is somthing different.. Its pretty much all fight/theme/adventure/excitement/ect... The originall trilogy ep four five and six are great for there good up beat songs but the newer ones ep one two and three are some what more detailed.. Each of the newer ones had new themes.. Ep 1 had the awesome song Duel of the fates which i loved as a kid.. Ep two had Across the stars which is a great song aswell.. ep 3 had my all time favorite.. Battle of the
heros.. then u had the originall all u know true movie songs that u hear in the movies.. great songs and good music..
King Kong.. These are great for the imagination.. U can put anything with these songs when i go to write stories i come up with the stories by listenin to the film music pretty much.. Music fuels my imagination and i can come up with the greatest stories while the music is on.. King Kongs music is beatifull.. The love songs, the fight songs, the adventure songs, and the sad songs are all wonderful.. Beauty killed the beast is my favorite song.. (btw im talking bout the new king kong one peter jackson made) King kong is a winner
Pirates.. Is incredible.. all the themes are great the sound is great. the thing is if u listen to it you start to think of pirates.. just about every song in the movies are great..
well best of luck about ur wishes.. Remember.. Great composers = great piano players..
AeroScore
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Boy, I heard that!
Max invented the entire modern filmscore genre, and what was the very first sound movie released with a dedicated orchestral score...? Either "Kong," or "The Most Dangerous Game," both directed by Merion C. Cooper and Ernest Shoedsack, both shot simultaneously on the same RKO soundstages in 1932, both starring the same actors (Fay Wray and Robert Armstrong), both scored by Max Steiner. "Kong" happened to be released a few weeks first, though, so it gets the credit.
If there is one man that could be said to have developed the "Movie Soundtrack Musical Score", it's Max.
edit: Keep in mind, I wrote the above in no way to detract from Howard Shore's fine score in the latest Peter Jackson "Kong." I happen to think that Shore is one of today's heavy-hitters, and I really like his stuff. But, for his best work, forget "Kong," forget "Lord Of The Rings"....check out "Ed Wood," or "Panic Room." Very different genres and sensibilities; "Panic Room" is close and suffocating, while "Ed Wood" is straight out of the 60's "Lounge" scene. Fabulous!
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Andrewwilms
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wtwt5237
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Sometimes I found some music pieces I heard the first time awful ,bad or just so-so. But I liked them more and more when I listened to them over and over again. The beauty or humour or something witty revealed themselves more and more.
To give an example,this happened when I heard On my own from Les Miserables and The perfect year from Sunset Boulevard.
Your opinions?
To give an example,this happened when I heard On my own from Les Miserables and The perfect year from Sunset Boulevard.
Your opinions?
TheDoorsfan80
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The Doors
Walk the Line
What a Girl Wants
Cruel Intentions
A Cinderella Story
Romeo and Juilet
Hairspray
Cry-Baby
Phantom of the Opera
The Music Man
Walk the Line
What a Girl Wants
Cruel Intentions
A Cinderella Story
Romeo and Juilet
Hairspray
Cry-Baby
Phantom of the Opera
The Music Man
leedeb
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I agee with you on the music being able to stand on its own but I think it depends on the film and the music. Some music is not the same without the context of the film as some films are not as good without the music.
Can I listen to the music over and over again without thinking of the movie? If so, then the music stood alone and I may never remember from what movie it came without looking but I will generally remember the composer.
For instance, I could listen to the "Miracle" track off the soundtrack by Isham many times without ever thinking of the film - just enjoying the pure composition but the only thing that mars it for me is that for a standalone piece I think it should rightly end about 3 minutes earlier. But it had to be that long to close out the movie and I still get to hear a great piece of music that would not have existed without the movie. Same thing with Thomas Newman's Orchard House and end credits from Little Women as well as some pieces from An American Quilt and The Horse Whisperer. To me, although very much an amateur listener, those compositions do not shout movie - the beauty of the music and only the music is what holds you captive.
Deb
Can I listen to the music over and over again without thinking of the movie? If so, then the music stood alone and I may never remember from what movie it came without looking but I will generally remember the composer.
For instance, I could listen to the "Miracle" track off the soundtrack by Isham many times without ever thinking of the film - just enjoying the pure composition but the only thing that mars it for me is that for a standalone piece I think it should rightly end about 3 minutes earlier. But it had to be that long to close out the movie and I still get to hear a great piece of music that would not have existed without the movie. Same thing with Thomas Newman's Orchard House and end credits from Little Women as well as some pieces from An American Quilt and The Horse Whisperer. To me, although very much an amateur listener, those compositions do not shout movie - the beauty of the music and only the music is what holds you captive.
Deb
Hi and welcome aboard the MIMF, Elaine!
I think you raise an interesting subject. It can be hard to disassociate the music from the film. I would still say that the best film music stands out by being able to stand on it's own. Several times I have seen a film after havng first heard the soundtrack, so the music is what got me interested. But of course it's the other way around the majority of times.
I'd like to hear what your point of view is on this, how often (if ever) have you seen a movie because of the score and what is your general take on "disassociating" the music from the film? (this question is for all members, not just Elaine)
methodistgirl
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What is my favorite movie soundtrack?
My favorite was from a Neil Diamond movie The Jazz Singer. I just loved
that one with a little rock, jazz, ragtime, and some religious songs as well.
The other was Jonathan Livingston Seagull soundtrack. It's a real classic!
The Seagull soundtrack is so soothing. The story by Richard Bach to me
wasn't as great as the movie and soundtrack.
judytooley:grin:
My favorite was from a Neil Diamond movie The Jazz Singer. I just loved
that one with a little rock, jazz, ragtime, and some religious songs as well.
The other was Jonathan Livingston Seagull soundtrack. It's a real classic!
The Seagull soundtrack is so soothing.
The story by Richard Bach to mewasn't as great as the movie and soundtrack.
judytooley:grin:
leedeb
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This happened with me when I first heard some of the numbers from The Road to Perdition. I just hated Rock Island, 1931 the first 2 times I heard it then I fell in love with it.
How nice someone mentioned Wojciech Kilar. My favorite music comes from 'The Pianist', 'Meet Joe Black'. Once I've had opportunity to play oboe in 'Across The Stars', love theme from 'Star Wars'. Audience really enjoyed our performance:grin:. Oh, and great music was also in this movie with Tom Cruise, 'The Firm'.
. My favorite music comes from 'The Pianist', 'Meet Joe Black'. Once I've had opportunity to play oboe in 'Across The Stars', love theme from 'Star Wars'. Audience really enjoyed our performance:grin:. Oh, and great music was also in this movie with Tom Cruise, 'The Firm'.leedeb
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Favorite Soundtracks would be
Sound of Music - Rodgers and Hammerstein
October Sky - Mark Isham - Main melodies from this
Little Women - Thomas Newman
The Horse Whisperer - Thomas Newman
Edward Scissorhands - Danny Elfman
Legend of Bagger Vance - Rachel Portman
The Cider House Rules - Rachel Portman
Absolute Favorite - Miracle - Mark Isham
By the way, did I mention I like Thomas Newman and Mark Isham as composers? Lately I have been listening to The Time Machine and K-19 Widowmaker by Klaus Badelt and The Greatest Game Ever Played by Brian Tyler.
Sound of Music - Rodgers and Hammerstein
October Sky - Mark Isham - Main melodies from this
Little Women - Thomas Newman
The Horse Whisperer - Thomas Newman
Edward Scissorhands - Danny Elfman
Legend of Bagger Vance - Rachel Portman
The Cider House Rules - Rachel Portman
Absolute Favorite - Miracle - Mark Isham
By the way, did I mention I like Thomas Newman and Mark Isham as composers? Lately I have been listening to The Time Machine and K-19 Widowmaker by Klaus Badelt and The Greatest Game Ever Played by Brian Tyler.
Hello, and welcome to MIMF :wave:
Since the movie was released just a few years ago (2003), any legal reproductions being readily available, gratis, is rather doubtful. Same would be true with legal sheet music.
The original music was written by Craig Armstrong - you might google that and ask the composer directly. Sometimes, they are ameable to earnest requests.
methodistgirl
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movie themes
I liked the music in O Brother Where Art Thou myself. The music in the
soundtrack was music like I grew up with. There were many old gospel
songs and hymns along with plenty of blue grass music that I just love.
The old songs brought me back to my childhood. Thanks for bring that
up.
I liked the music in O Brother Where Art Thou myself. The music in the
soundtrack was music like I grew up with. There were many old gospel
songs and hymns along with plenty of blue grass music that I just love.
The old songs brought me back to my childhood. Thanks for bring that
up.
de Phoenix
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Harry Potter - John Williams, Patrick Doyle, Nicholas Hooper
Lord Or The Rings - Howard Shore
Eragon - Patrick Doyle
Pirates of the Caribbean - Hans Zimmer
The Chronicles of Narnia - Harry Gregson-Williams
Lord Or The Rings - Howard Shore
Eragon - Patrick Doyle
Pirates of the Caribbean - Hans Zimmer
The Chronicles of Narnia - Harry Gregson-Williams