What are your favorite soundtracks? The themes that stick in your head?
Mine... in no particular order...
1. the GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY (1966)
2. the EXORCIST (1973)
3. TAXI DRIVER (1976)
4. PSYCHO (1960)
5. GODZILLA (1954)
6. the GODFATHER (1972)
7. ROCK AND ROLL HIGH SCHOOL (1979)
8. DEEP RED (1975)
9. 2001: A SPACE ODESSY (1968)
10. DRACULA (1931)
So what are yours?
I also considered DELIVERANCE, 2000 MANIACS, and ROSEMARY'S BABY ....
THE UNTOUCHABLES
GORKY PARK
STAR TREK IV THE VOYAGE HOME
THE WILD GEESE
SEARCHING FOR SUGARMAN
THE BEYOND (end theme)
CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST (opening music)
RONIN
AN EYE FOR AN EYE
ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE
Do ''official soundtrack' releases where it's all the songs used in the movie count, or are we just talking scores?
Scores... literally anything by Dave Grusin, but especially:
3 DAYS OF THE CONDOR
THE YAKUZA
FABULOUS BAKER BOYS
THE FIRM
this guy is 90 and still on the live circuit! Check out 50:30 in this vid from a show this summer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0QqAI6dTlM
also
THE BROOD (the music in this is so intense)
JAWS (obvious choice but effective)
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Lieutenant Kijé (despite the fact I've never seen the film)
Vertigo
Once Upon a Time in the West
Naked Lunch
Suspiria
Howl's Moving Castle
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Brazil
2001: A Space Odyssey (even though there's no original music, just perfect selections for each scene)
Honorable mention for Fantasia, which seems like cheating (even though I already included 2001)
Honorable mention for Hedwig and the Angry Inch
^ I thought twice about 2001 and DRACULA, but the music is just so...I dunno...in sync with the film, it's like it was meant to be.
DRACULA I shouldn't even count. The film as a whole has no score, but the opening credits has that haunting Swan Lake theme that just fits perfect.
Forgot about the only soundtrack (score) I own on CD
Francesco De Masi - NEW YORK RIPPER
Surprisingly mellow and laidback for such a gruesome flick!
Halloween (1978) – John Carpenter
Suspiria (1977) – Goblin
The Exorcist (1973) – Various Artists (notably "Tubular Bells" by Mike Oldfield)
Psycho (1960) – Bernard Herrmann
The Shining (1980) – Wendy Carlos & Rachel Elkind
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) – Charles Bernstein
Jaws (1975) – John Williams
Candyman (1992) – Philip Glass
The Omen (1976) – Jerry Goldsmith
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) – Wojciech Kilar
The Magnificent Seven
Star Wars
Empire Strikes Back
Escape New York
Rocky
Rocky IV
The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
The Hobbit (1977)
Krull
Message From Space
(No Order. Going by things I listen to. Off the top of my head. I could list more, so if I put more thought into this the answers might be different.)
Quote from: claws on September 18, 2024, 11:43:54 AMHalloween (1978) – John Carpenter
Suspiria (1977) – Goblin
The Exorcist (1973) – Various Artists (notably "Tubular Bells" by Mike Oldfield)
Psycho (1960) – Bernard Herrmann
The Shining (1980) – Wendy Carlos & Rachel Elkind
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) – Charles Bernstein
Jaws (1975) – John Williams
Candyman (1992) – Philip Glass
The Omen (1976) – Jerry Goldsmith
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) – Wojciech Kilar
Even I have to admit that the score for THE SHINING is good. 😊
Ooh... seeing Wendy Carlos' name made me remember I forgot to mention A CLOCKWORK ORANGE.
1) Dudes
2) A Clockwork Orange
3) Bad Channels
4) Rumble Fish
5) La Bamba
6) The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
7) Sid & Nancy
8) O Brother, Where Art Thou
9) Barbarella
10) Cannibal! The Musical
11) Up In Smoke
12) Hardware
13) Unreleased Incidental Music
14) A Fist Full Of Dollars
One I have to mention may sound odd, but it's real catchy- the BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE (1959).
That swarmy lounge lzard theme is great. "Waha Wah Wah Waaah wah wahaaa dig it dig it."
(https://i.imgur.com/dkm4bn1.jpeg) (https://lunapic.com)
Quote from: LilCerberus on September 18, 2024, 12:40:52 PM8) O Brother, Where Art Thou
9) Barbarella
Oh man, those are two really good ones too. I should have put "O Brother" in my top 10, but I'm not sure what to bump.
Another one I forgot: "The Wicker Man."
Quote from: Rev. Powell on September 18, 2024, 02:53:26 PMQuote from: LilCerberus on September 18, 2024, 12:40:52 PM8) O Brother, Where Art Thou
9) Barbarella
Oh man, those are two really good ones too. I should have put "O Brother" in my top 10, but I'm not sure what to bump.
Another one I forgot: "The Wicker Man."
Yeah, I did cheat there....
Alphabetical order:
AKIRA
THE DRAUGHTSMAN'S CONTRACT
THE FALLS
THE LONG GOOD FRIDAY
MILLER'S CROSSING
RAISING ARIZONA
SUSPIRIA
THE THIN BLUE LINE
TRUST
TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME
I had to edit this and switch out a couple titles. I am rubbish @ top 10s.
I could switch out SUSPIRIA for half a dozen other Italian scores three days out of seven... others might be better or catchier pieces of music, but SUSPIRIA's score is the one I think of as working the best onscreen/at full length.
15) Repo Man
16) Zoolander
PSYCHED BY THE 4-D WITCH (1973) by... I'm not sure. But this will stick in your head.
https://youtu.be/NIbpVaOkFhw?si=p3nWu4L8qypRaz1a
Anything by Ennio Morricone 🙏
Rolling Stone just came out with their list of the 101 greatest soundtracks. No original scores so no Morricone or Bernard Hermann. Rock-focused, obviously, and I don't agree with much of it but it did remind me of a couple of honorable mentions: PI, BLACK ORPHEUS, MIDNIGHT COWBOY, MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR, HELP, THE HARDER THEY FALL, SUPERFLY.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-movie-soundtracks-1235083518/the-bodyguard-1992-1235086449/
Quote from: LilCerberus on September 18, 2024, 12:40:52 PM13) Unreleased Incidental Music
Oops!
I meant "Dawn of the Dead: Unreleased Soundtrack Music"
Quote from: Rev. Powell on September 25, 2024, 08:00:40 AMRolling Stone just came out with their list of the 101 greatest soundtracks. No original scores so no Morricone or Bernard Hermann. Rock-focused, obviously, and I don't agree with much of it but it did remind me of a couple of honorable mentions: PI, BLACK ORPHEUS, MIDNIGHT COWBOY, MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR, HELP, THE HARDER THEY FALL, SUPERFLY.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-movie-soundtracks-1235083518/the-bodyguard-1992-1235086449/
How stupid am I? I never once thought twice about the title of this list - I went automatically to Original Scores, not soundtracks. If it's soundtracks, uhhh... it's RUSHMORE ftw!