Best Soundtrack Evah - Page 2

wolf · 06-24-2011, 05:22 PM

I'm going to have to go with Star Wars.

The music tells the story just as much as the words and pictures.

You know where you are, just by listening.

Brilliance.

I think of scores as being modern symphonies, although I know many music critics would disagree with me.

Soundtracks are a totally different matter, because they often contain previously recorded music that was chosen for the film. I was quite pleased that there were two separate releases for Watchmen ... one of the Score, one of the Soundtrack.

Another big favorite is Philip Glass' Koyannisqatsi.

And I am another lover of Enio Morricone. The Untouchables was better, richer, more mature, than The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, but both are excellent.

DanaC · 06-24-2011, 05:33 PM

I don't tend to differentiate between 'score' and 'soundtrack' so much. Generally speaking if you buy the music from a tv show it is called a 'soundtrack' whether it is an original score or a set of chosen tracks. So, for instance if you get the BSG album is is called Battlestar Galactica OST (original soundtrack) But yeah, I prefer the original scores on the whole.

And that I would absolutely consider a modern symphiny, likewise the music to Doctor Who. Murray Gold has composed a wonderful score which is meant to be played by a full orchestra.

infinite monkey · 06-24-2011, 06:02 PM

Henry Mancini

Pink Panther theme

Breakfast at Tiffany's (Moon River)

Peter Gunn

Newhart

Mancini was the shit

Trilby · 06-25-2011, 04:31 AM

One day I hope to see a bride walk down the aisle to Peter Gunn.

THAT would be cool.

casimendocina · 06-25-2011, 06:00 AM

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Originally Posted by infinite monkey

Henry Mancini

Mancini was the shit

He was. Amazingness piled up in album after album.

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Originally Posted by Brianna

One day I hope to see a bride walk down the aisle to Peter Gunn.

THAT would be cool.

Very cool.

Ten things I hate about you-the funnest soundtrack of all time.

Spexxvet · 06-25-2011, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by wolf

Another big favorite is Philip Glass' Koyannisqatsi.

Of course!

Breaking Glass
Christiane F. (Bowie)
Harold and Maude (Cat Stevens)
The Fifth Element score

DanaC · 06-25-2011, 07:56 AM

Oh, add in the scores for Bladerunner and The Terminator.

Just thinking about the difference between soundtracks and scores:

Sometimes I think there is great artistry in finding the perfect existing track for a movie scene. Probably one of the best examples of this being the movie Donnie Darko.

wolf · 06-25-2011, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by DanaC

And that I would absolutely consider a modern symphiny, likewise the music to Doctor Who. Murray Gold has composed a wonderful score which is meant to be played by a full orchestra.

I thought Doctor Who at the Proms was awesome.

Griff · 06-25-2011, 10:36 AM

Eddie Vedder's work on Into the Wild bears a listen.

wolf · 06-25-2011, 10:40 AM

Bladerunner was largely Vangelis, IIRC.

richlevy · 06-25-2011, 12:27 PM

Has anyone picked High School Musical yet?

Peter Gunn was very cool, but I never considered TV series as having soundtracks, usually just a theme song.

A log of the cop/detective shows in the 60's and 70's (Gunn was technically 50's) had cool music, heavy on the brass. Peter Gunn was the first and maybe the best (tie with Hawaii Five-o):

Mannix
Hawaii Five-0

Of course, westerns had great themes

Rawhide - I cannot believe how many covers I found on Youtube
Original

Blues Brothers version - Good thing there just happened to be a bullwhip handy

Trilby · 06-25-2011, 12:58 PM

In the Blues Bros. version - is that Jeff Lynne back there?

sullage · 06-26-2011, 02:30 PM

the garden state soundtrack is great.

Pico and ME · 06-26-2011, 02:53 PM

I saw that movie and loved it, but I don't remembered soundtrack. That's my problem with most movies...unless they are a musical.

DanaC · 06-26-2011, 03:30 PM

Funnily enough the music is what tends to stick with me from most movies and tv shows.

06-24-2011, 05:22 PM	#16
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I'm going to have to go with Star Wars. The music tells the story just as much as the words and pictures. You know where you are, just by listening. Brilliance. I think of scores as being modern symphonies, although I know many music critics would disagree with me. Soundtracks are a totally different matter, because they often contain previously recorded music that was chosen for the film. I was quite pleased that there were two separate releases for Watchmen ... one of the Score, one of the Soundtrack. Another big favorite is Philip Glass' Koyannisqatsi. And I am another lover of Enio Morricone. The Untouchables was better, richer, more mature, than The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, but both are excellent. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

06-25-2011, 04:31 AM	#19
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	One day I hope to see a bride walk down the aisle to Peter Gunn. THAT would be cool. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

06-25-2011, 10:36 AM	#24
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Eddie Vedder's work on Into the Wild bears a listen. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

06-25-2011, 10:40 AM	#25
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Bladerunner was largely Vangelis, IIRC. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

06-25-2011, 12:27 PM	#26
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	Has anyone picked High School Musical yet? Peter Gunn was very cool, but I never considered TV series as having soundtracks, usually just a theme song. A log of the cop/detective shows in the 60's and 70's (Gunn was technically 50's) had cool music, heavy on the brass. Peter Gunn was the first and maybe the best (tie with Hawaii Five-o): Mannix Hawaii Five-0 Of course, westerns had great themes Rawhide - I cannot believe how many covers I found on Youtube Original Blues Brothers version - Good thing there just happened to be a bullwhip handy __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

06-24-2011, 06:02 PM	#18
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Henry Mancini Pink Panther theme Breakfast at Tiffany's (Moon River) Peter Gunn Newhart Mancini was the shit

06-25-2011, 12:58 PM	#27
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	In the Blues Bros. version - is that Jeff Lynne back there? __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

06-26-2011, 02:30 PM	#28
sullage Master Locutor Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 155	the garden state soundtrack is great.

06-26-2011, 02:53 PM	#29
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	I saw that movie and loved it, but I don't remembered soundtrack. That's my problem with most movies...unless they are a musical.

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