leftybassman392 Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 (edited) Good to see a second shout for 'O Brother Where Art Thou'! Dunno about anybody else, but I'm choosing soundtracks because they fit the movie (even if it's music I wouldn't normally listen to). Here's my next one: [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RblS56oT-as&list=PLJ4P7CehF2XLN-nnV63Ps5-92t8eRf98m"]https://www.youtube....3Ps5-92t8eRf98m[/url] As a guitarist with a background in The Blues (like a lot of my baby-boomer colleagues I dare say) it saddens me to say that 'Crossroads' is not one of my favourite movies, but this soundtrack hits the spot perfectly. (At least the bits that were actually in the movie do ) Edited January 15, 2015 by leftybassman392 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 [quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1421318216' post='2659707'] The edited single version was their second biggest hit, the full length I don't know what happened with it, or whether it has any rarity value. [/quote] Maybe my copy is the edited version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottle Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 [quote name='Mudpup' timestamp='1421281528' post='2659498'] Gladiator with Lisa Gerard and Hans Zimmer [/quote] +1 for this as well I also like Hans' later works like Pirates of the Caribbean and Inception OST Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51m0n Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Lalo Schiffrin is THE don for me too (my whole band are hugely influenced by his work, and that of Roy Budd) Since we've seen a tiny bit of Schiffrin, here's some of my favourites Roy Budd themes:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_n9WfCJmbM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-Fc31-WIt8 And just one more from Lalo Schiffrin:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JMc1jwYQkI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebassist Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Not a movie , but the series Hemlock Grove had an amazing soundtrack. We always had Shazam on whilst watching it, some really good obscure bands were found in the watching of this great series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddy Le Cragg Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Crossroads (not the Brittany one or the motel telly show) High Fidelity Searching For The Sugarman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Good to see that there's still a lot of appreciation for soundtracks that are specifically scored to fit to the film and not simply a collection of someone's favourite songs shoe-horned around the dialogue. I have to admit though I own a lot of soundtrack CDs for some very awful films that have been bought simply because they contained a track by an artist I liked that wasn't available anywhere else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HengistPod Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Last of the Mohicans, with Daniel Day Lewis. I like it so much that I regularly nick bits of it to put on home movies when I'm editing them up. Same goes for Blade Runner (and lots of other Vangelis stuff, for that matter). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottle Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 (edited) [quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1421316459' post='2659668'] Howard Shore's Lord Of The Rings soundtracks are one hell of an achievement. I am less enamoured of the Hobbit series but they have their moments. [/quote] Bilbo, have you checked out his earlier collaborative work with David Cronenberg [i]vis a vis[/i] eXistenZ etc? very haunting and atmospheric Edited January 15, 2015 by Bottle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howdenspur Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Get Carter by Roy Budd and +1 for John Barry's work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 [quote name='Bottle' timestamp='1421324514' post='2659816'] Bilbo, have you checked out his earlier collaborative work with David Cronenberg [i]vis a vis[/i] eXistenZ etc? very haunting and atmospheric [/quote] No. WIll do Also, I forgot Schindler's List Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Anything by Goblin, particularly Profondo Rosso and Suspiria. Alan Price's songs from O Lucky Man Air's soundtrack to The Virgin Suicides is gorgeous - one day I'll get round to watching the film! I've got lots of compilations of various wonderful scores from the old Hammer films but regrettable few complete soundtracks. And of course, Queen's Flash Gordon and A Kind of Magic, which ih the Highlander soundtrack in all but name. Gimme the prize! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UglyDog Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Bird Crossroads Romeo+Juliet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 [quote name='thebassist' timestamp='1421320218' post='2659738'] Drive. [/quote] +1 Don't know why I missed this off earlier. Brilliant soundtrack - both the few 3rd party songs selected, and the epic work from Cliff Martinez. Works so well in the film as well. Zane Lowe's arrogant reworking of the Drive soundtrack gave me hives. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2M7xfhDYK4f9MDfBbR5zxHj/radio-1-rescores-drive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Arkadin Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 +1s to Goblin and John Barry. Anything bt Bernard Hermann, particulalrly Psycho, North by Northwest and Vertigo. Solaris by Cliff Martinez. Anything by Philip Glass, particularly Koyaanisqatsi, Mishima and Candyman. The weird metal samples on Full Metal Jacket (by Kubrick's daughter apparently) and the synth classical madness of A Clockwork Orange. Jerry Goldsmith, especially the little-known Mephisto Waltz and the tribal Planet of the Apes. Louis and Bebe Barron's Forbidden Planet (credited as Electronic Tonalities rather than music score). Herbie Hancock's Death Wish OST and Quincy Jones' The Anderson Tapes for the weird synth stuff. I'll probably think of more later, I love soundtracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skol303 Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 (edited) Dammit, late to the party as usual and most of my favourites have already been bagged! Those would be Bladerunner, Harder They Come, Wicker Man and O' Brother Where Art Thou? So I'll add...[list] [*]Moon (the main theme is just beautifully simple) [*]Akira (classic Japanese manga with a stunning soundtrack that utilises human voices) [*]Easy Rider ([i]"Nick, nick, swamp!"[/i]) [/list] Edited January 15, 2015 by Skol303 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 [quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1421332769' post='2659990'] Easy Rider ([i]"Nick, nick, swamp!"[/i]) [/quote] Sorry, I bagged that one earlier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 I'm a big John Barry fan so Dances With Wolves and OHMS feature very highly for me. In addition, the Casino Royale soundtrack by David Arnold is very nice as he is channeling Mr Barry. Top Gun has a great collection of songs, but not what I would call a proper, bespoke soundtrack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickster Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 +1 for Lalo Schiffrin & Morricone, although Enio also couldn't help descending into some overly sentimental pap in amongst the good stuff. My vote goes to John Zorn's The Big Gundown: http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-big-gundown-john-zorn-plays-the-music-of-ennio-morricone-15th-anniversary-edition-mw0000192585 Zorn's reinterpretation of the soundtrack to the Spaghetti Western. Bill Frisell, Vernon Reid, Toots Thielmans all given the Zorn treatment; what's not to like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skol303 Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 [quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1421332938' post='2659996'] Sorry, I bagged that one earlier [/quote] Dammit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Arkadin Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 (edited) [quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1421332769' post='2659990'] Dammit, late to the party as usual and most of my favourites have already been bagged! So I'll add...[list] [*]Moon (the main theme is just beautifully simple) [/list] [/quote] I like that one, although i think it is somewhat 'inspired by' Cliff Martinez's Solaris soundtrack (if you like Moon you should try that one). Couple more weird ones: The Legend of Hell House [size=4][font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]by Brian Hodgson and Delia Derbyshire[/font][/size] (BBC Radiophonic Workshop bods moonlighting) Phase IV (various people including some more moonlighting Radiophonic bods) Edited January 15, 2015 by Mr Arkadin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 [quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1421272442' post='2659343'] I've always liked the soundtrack to 'Continental Circus' but I have never seen the film. [/quote] I'm the same with 'Mike's Murder'. From what I've read I don't think I'm missing much not seeing it but I like the Joe Jackson tunes in it. Here's one of 'em [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHje4_HoMlg"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHje4_HoMlg[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadofsix Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 (edited) I love soundtracks and have great respect for the artistry required to properly meld music with the scene in a movie. Interestly enough, my son introduced me to a sountrack last night. It was to the movie "Almost Famous." Nancy Wilson's short composition "Cabin in the Air" has just smitten him. The artist Howard Shore with his work on Lord of the Rings (and to a lesser extent the Hobbit movies) has always moved me. That's music to pour a glass to, turn out the lights, and just listen, to make the world go away for a time. Another master at that is James Newton Howard with the soundtrack to the movie King Kong. Say what you will about the movie, his compositions were masterful -- especially "Central Park" near the end of the movie. The joy seen demonstrated by Kong in this scene, knowing full well what's coming soon after in the movie, can be gut wrenching. To this day, when emotions of the day are "jangled," it can still bring a tear to the eye. <><Peace Edited January 15, 2015 by dadofsix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 (edited) Another favourite of mine is the opening to Aki Kaurismaki's [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkgujWgU1xI"]Rikos ja Rangaistus[/url] (crime and punishment). I met the singer when he played near my home in Finland a few years ago and he speaks no English at all! [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkgujWgU1xI"]https://www.youtube....h?v=qkgujWgU1xI[/url] The song is great but the opening of the film could be disturbing for vegetarians. Edited January 15, 2015 by FinnDave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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