Top 10 Film Soundtracks

Post by **BlueChair** » Fri Oct 10, 2003 8:49 am

1. Magnolia
2. O Brother Where Art Thou?
3. The Royal Tenenbaums
4. A Clockwork Orange
5. The Blues Brothers
6. Wonder Boys
7. Taxi Driver
8. A Mighty Wind
9. High Fidelity
10. Dead Man Walking

girl out of time · Post by **girl out of time** » Fri Oct 10, 2003 10:22 am

-Ascenseur pour l´echafaud (lift to the scaffold)/ Original sndtrk. by Miles Davis
-A Bronx Tale
-Reservoir Dogs
-Pulp Fiction
-Natural Born Killers
-Casino
-Leaving Las Vegas
-24 hour Party People
-Quadrophenia
-Summer of Sam

girl out of time · Post by **girl out of time** » Fri Oct 10, 2003 10:33 am

what about Velvet Goldmine.......it´s awesome!

bobster · Post by **bobster** » Fri Oct 10, 2003 2:00 pm

You youngsters need to see some older movies -- there were a few good ones made before the 90s, you know...

And good scores!

I haven't owned all of these soundtracks, but I'll just take ten of my favorite original/background scores (as opposed to song scores, either original for the movie as in a musical or "found" as in "American Graffitti" or "Pulp Fiction" or even "2001" (which threw out a score by Alex North and replaced it with the "temp" track).

You'll see one name a lot. There a lots of candidates, but I have to have listened to the music separately or seen the movie a LOT. (I was thinking of including Randy Newman's score for "A Bug's Life", but I've only seen it twice and the movie is so good, I forget to listen! That could actually apply to all his Pixar background scores.)

1. Once Upon a Time in the West -- Ennio Morricone
2. Obsession - Bernard Herrmann (this was the first record I ever bought for myself, along with ELO's "A New World's Record)
3. The Day the Earth Stood Still - Bernard Herrmann
4. Citizen Kane -- Bernard Herrmann
5. King Kong (1933) -- Max Steiner
6. The Adventures of Robin Hood - Ernst Korngold
7. High Noon -- Dimiotri Tiomkin -- the greatest Western composer of all was, from, I don't know where, but he was named "Dimitri" and not "Tex." He also did a wonderful score for the "answer" film to "High Noon", "Rio Bravo". (Howard Hawks HATED "High Noon")
8. Yojimbo -- Okay, don't know the name offhand, but trust me, very cool.
9. North by Northwest -- Bernard Herrmann
10. Anything by Nino Rota! (Haven't really "listened" to any one single film, with the possible exception of "The Godfather" films, but believe me, this guy belongs on the list!!!)

Honorable mention (composers): Elmer Bernstein, Danny Elfman, Jon Brion (absolutely brilliant work on "Punch Drunk Love"), Alex North, Miklos Rosza, Ryoichi Sakamoto/David Byrne/ and ? ("Last Emperor").

laughingcrow · Post by **laughingcrow** » Fri Oct 10, 2003 4:32 pm

Where O where O where is THE BIG LEBOWSKI????? Apart from 'he who is always named' it's got a cracking Dylan track, Capn Beefheart, Nina Simone, and a brilliant Kenny Rogers track...it's GODLIKE!

Also...Dumb and Dumber OST is real good, as is Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (''cheeeer up charlie'')...I'm not joking by the way, Im obsessed with that film.

cosmos · Post by **cosmos** » Fri Oct 10, 2003 4:42 pm

Purple Rain

Goody2Shoes · Post by **Goody2Shoes** » Fri Oct 10, 2003 4:43 pm

Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory is the scariest movie ever made.

Speaking of Bernard Herrmann, I quite the like the "Jane Eyre" score.

I also really like the "Laura" soundtrack. That's a theme that, much like the one in "High Noon" gets stuck in your head, in a good way.

Richard · Post by **Richard** » Fri Oct 10, 2003 6:51 pm

Some more great ones:

The Harder They Come

A Hard Day's Night

Storytelling

One Trick Pony

One From The Heart

Nashville

Superfly

Paris, Texas

Grosse Point Blank (ok this last one is just a collection of songs used in the movie, but when it is a collection compiled by Joe Strummer it takes on a life of it's own)

LessThanZero · Post by **LessThanZero** » Fri Oct 10, 2003 11:41 pm

Does Peanut's Christmas count?

That cd grooves.

Me, Myself and Irene?
An American In Paris (If that exists, I want it.)
I am Sam
Help!

laughingcrow · Post by **laughingcrow** » Sat Oct 11, 2003 5:32 am

Just had a look at what others Ive got...

Rugrats the movie (what? it was cheap!) one track good, other tracks evil.
Clockwork Orange....weird psychedelic Beethoven and Singign in the Rain = good.
The Long Good Friday, for the excellent theme, and a shite shite cover version of London's Calling (so shite it's good).

selfmademug · Post by **selfmademug** » Sat Oct 11, 2003 3:29 pm

In the category of soundtracks that anthologize existing songs:

UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD (just great, really you must all own it)
GROSSE POINT BLANK
SWINGERS
ROCK 'N' ROLL HIGH SCHOOL

and especially...

AMERICAN GRAFFITI

The last got me totally hooked on the music of that era. I'd Add MAGNOLIA, too, though there are some rough spots there, and it's a bit weird being nearly all Aimee but with those few additions.

LessThanZero · Post by **LessThanZero** » Sun Oct 12, 2003 2:47 pm

selfmademug wrote:AMERICAN GRAFFITI

Good call SMM!

What a great double-album!!!

Perfect to put on when just chillin with a bunch of friends!

Too bad you have to keep getting up and changing the record!

hmmm....I guess I could look for the CD.

Tim(e) · Post by **Tim(e)** » Sun Oct 12, 2003 6:18 pm

Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence
The Last Emperor
O Brother Where Art Thou
Jackie Brown
Ping Pong
Diva
Monsoon Wedding
Colors
Zabriski Point
Shark Skin Man, Peach Hip Girl

laughingcrow · Post by **laughingcrow** » Sun Oct 12, 2003 6:59 pm

Oh yeah....Jackie Brown!!!

The Delphonics!!!!

''Across 110th street'' is the grooviest groovathon song ever....

cbartal · Post by **cbartal** » Sun Oct 12, 2003 9:00 pm

O Brother and Magnolia... Right on target Blue.

bobster · Post by **bobster** » Mon Oct 13, 2003 7:06 pm

A few things --

I'm tempted to add "Superfly" to the list of my all time favorite scores, and definitely would've put it near the top if I was thinking of it. Interestingly, I finally saw the movie for the first time recently. I had fairly low expectations, but it's still a pretty dull movie. (There are some really good "blaxsploitation" films of the ones I've seen, but this wasn't one of 'em! See "Truck Turner" with Issac Hayes first!).

Re: Across 110th Street -- this is actually the theme song to a pretty decent thriller starring Anthony Quinn and a young Yaphet Kotto. Interestingly, the version that's in the movie is different and not nearly as good as the amazing rendition used in "Jackie Brown." (Both are by Bobby Womack, though.)

"Across" is available on DVD (that's how I saw it), it's marketed as blaxsploitation, but it's more like a cross between a New York set remake of "In the Heat of the Night" and an ultra dark heist-gone-wrong movie.

Here are ten favorite scores that use music that may have been from elsewhere, or not. Concert films are excluded (if so, "Stop Making Sense" and "The Last Waltz" would definitely be on there).

1. West Side Story
2. Help
3. The Graduate
4. An American in Paris
5. Kiss Me Kate
6. Pulp Fiction
7. Jackie Brown
8. Hedwig and the Angry Inch
9. Goodfellas
10. 1776 (yes, you reading right -- too faithful, stagebound movie of a good play, it's the subject of near fetishistic interest by me and a few friends...definitely worth renting the DVD if you're interested in seeing a musical comedy-drama about the signing of the declartion of Independence. Patriotic in a good way. Composer Sherman Edwards was a Brill Building guy who wrote "Wonderful, Wonderful" for Johnny Mathis....)

laughingcrow · Post by **laughingcrow** » Tue Oct 14, 2003 1:40 pm

What's on Goodfellas?

bobster · Post by **bobster** » Tue Oct 14, 2003 2:41 pm

Mostly lots of seventies type classic rock (Layla, I think), a little Phil Spector, some Italian music -- I chose it as much for how well it worked with the movie as for the quality of the music.

so lacklustre · Post by **so lacklustre** » Tue Oct 14, 2003 3:39 pm

Oliver!
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Mary Poppins
The Jungle Book
Paint Your Wagon (go Clint go)
Cat Balou
South Pacific
2001 ASO
Star Wars
E.T.

laughingcrow · Post by **laughingcrow** » Tue Oct 14, 2003 3:50 pm

YES YES YES YES YES!!!!!!!

SL I like the cut of your gib sir!!!!

Mary Poppins--------> Godlike film! ''one day I said it to me bird, and nar me bird's me wife...and a luvverly fing she is too!''

Oliver----> Lionel Bart take a blooming bow! ''I'd do anyfing for you dear, anyfing...would ya climb a hill? anyfing! pick a daffodil?anyfing! would ya fight my bill...? Wot, fisticuffs?!?!?''

Loads of brilliant Disney songs.....

Every body wants to be a cat
The Ballad of Davey Crockett (he killed him a bar, when he was only three
)
When i see an Elephant fly
I wanna be like you
Under the sea
King Ali

..the list goes on. God I feel sad, but kids love me.

so lacklustre · Post by **so lacklustre** » Tue Oct 14, 2003 4:07 pm

Go to Timbuctoo........

And back again!

El Vez · Post by **El Vez** » Wed Oct 15, 2003 10:26 pm

In no particular order.....

1. Vertigo
2. O Brother, Where Art Thou?
3. Nashville
4. Hedwig & The Angry Inch
5. Paris, Texas
6. The Hit (The Stephen Frears film with John Hurt, Terrence Stamp and Tim Roth)
7. The Last of The Mohicans
8. Ragtime
9. Once Upon A Time In The West (The Man With The Harmonica theme chills my blood)
10. Suspiria

El Vez · Post by **El Vez** » Wed Oct 15, 2003 10:30 pm

The Night of The Hunter and The Long Goodbye have to make my honourable mentions list!

Boy With A Problem · Post by **Boy With A Problem** » Fri Oct 17, 2003 5:43 pm

Lots of good ones already mentioned -

American Graffiti and Harder They Come beign my two all time favorites - and O Brother would be right up there as well.

Two more not mentioned -

Rockers - great Reggae movie and soundtrack
LA Confidential - Nice 40's early 50's Jazz/Pop Noir - too short

bobster - the Good Fellas soundtrack looks good, but the Casino soundtrack has about 3 times as much music in a very similar vein.

laughingcrow · Post by **laughingcrow** » Fri Oct 17, 2003 5:49 pm

Dunno which threas this should go in.... but here's the soundtrack to Intolerable Cruelty...as usual, the Cohens have shown their amazing musical diversity....and April come she will is brilliantly placed in the film (dont wanna ruin it for those who have'nt seen it).

1. The Boxer - Simon And Garfunkel
2. Intolerable Mambo - Carter Burwell
3. Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley
4. Hanky Panky Choo Choo - Carter Burwell
5. Don't Cry Out Loud - Melissa Manchester
6. Feels So Good - Chuck Mangoine
7. You Fascinate Me - Carter Burwell
8. April Come She Will - Colin Linden
9. Heather 2 Honeymoon - Carter Burwell
10. If I Only Knew - Tom Jones
11. Love Is Good - Carter Burwell
12. Non Je Ne Regret Rein - Edith Piaf
13. No More Working - Carter Burwell
14. Fully Exposed - Carter Burwell
15. Glory Of Love - Big Bill Broonzy
16. The Boxer - Colin Linden

Prettn nifty eh!