movie soundtracks

[bachisdashit]

hey
so....i'm really into collecting movie soundtracks and i wonder if you guys know of any good ones or favorites (original scores, not ones with weird rock songs)

My faves are:
american beauty
braveheart
lord of the rings
harry potter
the village
titanic

....o yeah and leave out the obvious ones by john williams and such

[Torp]

titanic

So I guess ones with crappy Pop songs are ok??

Sorry, I don't have anything offer since my favorit sound track to a movie lately is the one to "Rock Star."

[bernhard]

32 shorts about Glenn Gould

[thalbergmad]

The good the bad and the ugly.

[gilad]

i heard a piece from the harry potter soundtrack today and thought it was incredible.

[bernhard]

"Being There" (Dir: Hal Ashby, with Peter Sellers and Shirley Maclaine) has a wonderful improvisation on the Satie Gnossienes.

[alex_r]

I know you already said it, but the Lord of the Rings is amazing. It's my favorite (when I'm in the mood), but alas, it has no piano whatsoever.

[rob47]

Requiem for a Dream

simple, cheesy and extremely effective.

[bernhard]

"The Mission" (with Robert de Niro and Jeremy Irons  - music by Enio Morricone - a god amongst soundtrackers)

[anodibu]

Try some soundtracks by Elliot Goldenthal , one of the most talented filmcomposers at the moment (IMHO of course).

I recommend:

Titus
Final Fantasy
Alien 3 (very dark and experimental)

[mikey6]

My favourite is Silvestri - Mummy returns is one of my favourites.  He has piano parts in most of his scores except the later ones tend to be going full-on orchestral.
(not sure if he's 'obvious' but ya meniotioned LOFT so...)
Edward Scissorhands is a classic (Elfman)  The Incredibles had a funky big band score by Michael Giachino I think his mane is.

[pianistimo]

now that you mention it, braveheart was cool.  i liked the irish music.  and, of course, mel gibson.  how about the music in 'oh, brother, where art thou?'

[sharon_f]

The Mission & Once Upon a Time in America- Ennio Morrocone
Emma - Rachel Portman
The Red Violin and Altered States - both by Corigliano
The Go-Between - Michel Legrand
Dragonheart & Dragon:The Bruce Lee Story - Randy Edelman
Klute - Michael Small
To Kill A mockingbird - Elmer Bernstein
The Boys from Brazil - My favorite Jerry Goldsmith score
Terms of Endearment - Michael Gore
Nurse Betty - Rolf Kent
Much Ado About Nothing & Henry V - Patrick Doyle (with the extraordinary "Nos Nobis Domine")
The Third Man - Anton Karas (Oh, that zither!)

And a million others I can't think of right now

[bachisdashit]

32 shorts about Glenn Gould

Is that a movie? I've never heard of that one...

[dolcejen]

Used to be the only kind of music I'd listen to: soundtracks.  So, I've got a lot of favorites and am quite ashamed of my liking of such "ear candy", such fast-food style music.  I still like it though.

Band of Brothers - Michael Kamen (beautiful orchestrations, very pretty melody line)

LOTR - Howard Shore (I love the many moods of this film soundtrack)

Big Country - Jerome Moross (my favorite western score)

Braveheart

Chocolat and Emma - Rachel Portman (I love the auras she captures, the beautiful quaint little melodies)

To Kill a Mockingbird and Mag Seven - Elmer Bernstein was a genuis

Ever After - George Fenton (not a particular favorite, very romantic, almost overly so)

Rudy, First Knight - Jerry Goldsmith (my favorite movie music composer...I love his simple yet stirring melody lines)

K19 - Klaus Badelt (He takes movie scores to a new level. This is a very intellectual, thoughtful score that is absolutely mesmerizing)

Little Women - Thomas Newman (this score is perfect for a rainy day IMO)

O Brother Where Art Thou? and Cold Mountain - both in the same genre (a lot of great folk music, very fun to listen to)

Sense and Sensibility - Patrick Doyle (very beautiful score, I like his classical overtones)

The Red Violin - don't know the composer (very mesmerizing as well)

[bernhard]

Is that a movie? I've never heard of that one...

Have a look here:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000544LY/103-7076994-5731841?v=glance&n=130&v=glance

 

[bernhard]

  how about the music in 'oh, brother, where art thou?'

Most definitely! (In fact most of the Coen brother's soundtracks are excellent - Raising Arizona, Barton Fink, Farog, etc.)

[bronwyn87]

now that you mention it, braveheart was cool.  i liked the irish music.  and, of course, mel gibson.  how about the music in 'oh, brother, where art thou?'

oh yeah, braveheart has an amazing soundtrack...
how about the disney soundtracks?  Some of those are actually pretty cool.

[steve jones]

Elliot Goldenthall did a fantastic job of Alien 3. That score is a million times more scary than the film itself. He uses load of mad 20th century techniques (concrete, 12 tone, aleatory etc), to create a wonderfully effective score that ranks among my most favorite.

Anything by Thomas Newman gets my vote, with American Beauty being a favorite, and Joes Black.

Pyscho is another 20th century classic, using serial techniques to create previously unknown levels of suspense and tension.

I also like the Wojciech Kilar's Dracula score. This thing is so over the top, gothic doesnt even begin to describe it.

Chris Youngs main theme to 'the Gift' was great. If I remember correctly, he has folk fiddles playing a Dorian melody, which really gives the movie a certain mood. He is a superb composer, one of my favorite.

Goldsmith's Alien was brilliant.

Tell you a surprise one that I like - Marilyn Manson and Marco Beltrami on Resident Evil. This one appealed to me as a guitarist and audio guy. Some of the nasty audio treatments and manipulations on that score were stomach churning. Its like this military, sci fi horry, industrial filth... just what I like!

Talking of interesting music technology, I have to give Brian Transeau credit for some of his ambient cues. He has a gift for sound design and does some of the most amazing ambient stuff Iv ever heard. On 'Monster' he mixed this will loads of traditional American folk instruments and created a really unique backdrop for the movie. Imo, this guy doesnt get the credit he deserves.

Eric Serra - Fifth Element. So nice string writing here, blended seemlessly with synthetic elements.