Favourite Movie Music

[Hobbayne]

The Rutles: "Ouch!"

 

[bartelby]

14 hours ago, kodiakblair said:

It's John Carpenter's own soundtracks for me, Halloween,Assault on Precinct 13, The Thing, Escape from New York. They fit the film's mood perfectly.

Love Carpenter's films and scores. I saw him perform some a couple of years ago. It was fantastic!

 

1 hour ago, christhammer666 said:

Anything be Hans Zimmer especially Inception

I love the score to Interstellar.

 

I'm also a massive fan of Clint Mansell's film work (also a HUGE Pop Will Eat Itself fan). Pi, Requiem For a Dream, The Fountain, Moon... all amazing...

[Bilbo]

Schindler's List - John Williams

Map Of The World -Pat Metheny

Lord of The Rings - Howard Shore

Lord of The Rings - Leonard Rosenman

The Killing Fields - Mike Oldfield

[Old Man Riva]

The Sonny Rollins soundtrack for (the original) Alfie is also right up there for me... 

[Mudpup]

I liked Gladiator by Hans Zimmer and particularly the tracks with Lisa Gerard on. Blackhawk Down was also in the same vein.

[DaveFry]

 

[lowdown]

14 hours ago, Mudpup said:

I liked Gladiator by Hans Zimmer and particularly the tracks with Lisa Gerard on. Blackhawk Down was also in the same vein.

Some great cues on 'Black Hawk Down'. Although my favourite piece of music from that score (Gortoz A Ran) was not composed by Zimmer and his team, but the amazing Lisa Gerrard & Denez Prigent.

Just perfect for the film.

 

 

Another one of my emotional film score likes is written by Dave Grusin. His composition for the main theme from 'On Golden Pond' is just beautiful.

 

 

[Skol303]

Some of my favourites bagsied already: especially the work of John Carpenter, Vangelis, Morricone, Hans Zimmer, John Williams, Mike Oldfield and other greats.

One of my recent favourites is Moon, scored by Clint Mansell (great film too). Here's the main theme - beautifully simple, perfectly atmospheric and memorable:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lAfMT5FIZE

 

[PawelG]

The Blues Brothers!

[petebassist]

The genius that was Roy Budd.

Some great movies on this thread.

 

 

 

 

[super al]

On 19/03/2018 at 11:46, bartelby said:

I'm also a massive fan of Clint Mansell's film work (also a HUGE Pop Will Eat Itself fan). Pi, Requiem For a Dream, The Fountain, Moon... all amazing...

I must check Clint's film scores, I loved PWEI back in the day, I think the comedy element overshadowed the arrangements and production sometimes (but they were kind of the Black Country Beastie Boys). XY&Z should've been a bigger hit, love that tune.

The incidental music from Withnail and I I always enjoy. I think David Dundas scored it. I like a bit of Lalo Schiffrin (is that how you spell it?) too!

[lowdown]

Alongside John Williams for the big, traditional, Cinematic Symphonic styles was Jerry Goldsmith.

Like Williams, he always seemed to hit the spot. Terrific composing skills & certainly one of my favourite film score composers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ianrendall]

Seems that Hans Zimmer is popular. 

 

[steantval]

American Graffiti 

[Horrorhiker]

Bubba Ho-Tep is not only an amazing film, but also has a superb (if limited) soundtrack. Couple of variations on a main theme and a score, but all done by one guy on a budget in a short time apparently. The main theme really is great imo. 

If you like films that involve a geritaric Elvis and black JFK battling a mummy, it might be your cup of tea. 

 

[TheGreek]

Agree with the Blues Brothers (took over a page before somebody suggested it) and American Graffiti (which I've seen well over 100x times ).

Thanks to Bilbo for recommending the LOTR soundtrack - love listening to this when I'm doing stuff round the flat.

[BreadBin]

On 19/03/2018 at 11:46, bartelby said:

I'm also a massive fan of Clint Mansell's film work (also a HUGE Pop Will Eat Itself fan). Pi, Requiem For a Dream, The Fountain, Moon... all amazing...

Moon has a beautiful soundtrack, and is a great film 

[ianrendall]

If I may delve into perhaps video game music, which I will because I’m the OP and it’s my god given right, the Oblivion soundtrack is quite amazing. 

 

[lowdown]

1 hour ago, ianrendall said:

If I may delve into perhaps video game music, which I will because I’m the OP and it’s my god given right, the Oblivion soundtrack is quite amazing. 

 

Yes, Jeremy Soule is pretty amazing.

I went to a concert in Germany about 10 years ago. The Orchestra played an entire performance of some of his game scores (including the Harry Potter series). 

A really enjoyable evening.

 

Edited March 20, 2018 by lowdown

[Mudpup]

And i nearly forgot this one from Slade in Flame......

An epic song from a fantastic band that i grew up with

 

 

 

Edited March 20, 2018 by Mudpup

[GuyR]

Zabriskie Point has several Pink Floyd numbers unavailable elsewhere, including a "come in number 51, your time is up" a more violent version of "careful with that axe, Eugene" set particularly effectively against multiple angles of a large remote house being exploded as the climax of a late 60s arthouse film.  Very effective 

[Hellzero]

All Michael Nyman work for Peter Greenaway films and all his other work. Saw him twice live : terrific. Without forgetting The Piano, a film by Jane Campion. Love its Purcell way of composing.

 

Edited March 20, 2018 by Hellzero
Some soundtracks added.

[DaveFry]

Blast from the past .

 

[LeftyP]

This one takes some beating.  It was along time ago and I don't remember anything about the film other than this brilliant opening sequence.

 

Also the Anderson Tapes is a great tune.

 

[Vinny]

On 19/03/2018 at 10:08, uk_lefty said:

I am yet to suggest a new song to my band that didn't feature on an 80's classic film. I really want to cover Danger Zone off Top Gun, it just needs some logical structure. 

I have often wanted to do a covers gig playing tracks off all the Vietnam war films, then rip up that set list and do another gig of tracks off all the Tom Cruise 80's films.