Film scores, what are your favorites?

Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2002 9:14 pm

Howdy, my video/film/audio, engineer technical friends! What are your most admired film scores or parts of scores.
I like,
The Sandpiper, Older film
The professional
A simple twist of Fate (Matilda Matilda)and interludes.
The Bagdad Cafe, all of it.
The resurection scene in "Beauty and the Beast" Disney.
Aliens, "the very beginning"
All John Carpenter's magic touches
The plane crash scene in Fearless
Felini Films
The Crow
Full Metal Jacket
Apocalypse now, copter attack.
A clockwork Orange..all of it
2001
I'll leave some for you all,... sorry
--Rick

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2002 1:11 pm

Soundtrack of Back to the future Part 1

Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2002 12:37 pm

"Orlando" Because the films' setting spans several centuries but the music has a timelessness that's appropriate without being of a particular period.

"Local Hero" Mark Knopfler has a great score here that compliments the emotions of this film. The closing scene and credits music is really moving.

"Raging Bull" The fight scenes (of course) and the fact that there always seems to be music bleeding in from somewhere in every scene from a neighboring apartment, open window, TV or radio in another room.

"Oh brother where art thou" Just gotta love this... and how 'bout that Grammy!

Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2002 2:17 pm

cool...i can be the 1st to mention Planet of the Apes (orig of course). about the best score ever!
The Day the Earth Stood Still
most Kurasawa films
i forgot, someone mentioned Morricone already?

Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2002 3:23 pm

The original score by Hans Zimmer to the movie "Thin Red Line", Peter Gabrielle's work on "The Last Temptation of Christ", Leonard Bernstein's "West Side Story", and finally "The Magnificent Seven". Oh yeah and "A Hard Days Night".

Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2002 9:12 am

"Blair Witch Project"

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Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2002 3:52 am

I love James Newton Howard's "Unbreakable"

Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2002 6:01 am

Dr. Zivago and Lawernce of Arabia -- Maurice Jarre

The Forbidden Planet-- first electronic score - circa 1956 --- Electronic Music: Louis & Bebe Barron

Wasn't the helicopter scene in Apocalypse Now 'The Valkyrie' overture by Wagner???

Still Crazy --- a brilliant use of music, the subtle difference between an ok track and a great track of the same song is used to great effect in this movie.

Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2002 10:26 am

You guys already listed some of my favorites already!
Planet of the Apes (original of course)by Jerry Goldsmith. How cool was that score!

Almost anything (not the name of a movie) by Henry Mancini

Nino Rota (felini films) I think that's his name

Blade Runner by Vangelis That music really "fit" the film

Barbarella by Charles Fox and? Campy and 70's ish (or was it the late 60's)? That's where the name "Duran Duran" came from.

The Great Escape (Goldsmith?)

I usually only notice the music when it is BAD,
or after some really memorable themes like Dr. Zivago, or the big Spielberg/John Williams films i.e. E.T, Star Wars (Lucas), Indiana Jones. You don't forget those themes.

The early James Bond Films.

I'm a fan of Danny Elfman. His stuff is always fun and quirky.

Woody Allen always has great music in his films.

Baghdad Cafe,

The Godfather

Secrets and Lies, lots of Cello, very sparse and moody. Really worked in the film.

Dead Man, pretty sure it was Neil Young, great acoustic guitar.

That's probably enough from me, I'm sure there's a lot more, but that's all I can think of off the top of my head. Very Happy

Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2002 12:29 pm

Quote:

Originally posted by Boom Chic:
You guys already listed some of my favorites already!
Planet of the Apes (original of course)by Jerry Goldsmith. How cool was that score!

Almost anything (not the name of a movie) by Henry Mancini

Nino Rota (felini films) I think that's his name

Blade Runner by Vangelis That music really "fit" the film

Barbarella by Charles Fox and? Campy and 70's ish (or was it the late 60's)? That's where the name "Duran Duran" came from.

The Great Escape (Goldsmith?)

I usually only notice the music when it is BAD,
or after some really memorable themes like Dr. Zivago, or the big Spielberg/John Williams films i.e. E.T, Star Wars (Lucas), Indiana Jones. You don't forget those themes.

The early James Bond Films.

I'm a fan of Danny Elfman. His stuff is always fun and quirky.

Woody Allen always has great music in his films.

Baghdad Cafe,

Very Happy

Great choice there. Henry Mancini? The Pink Panther!!!!
Cool

And Baghdad Cafe? What a great little movie that is. Vangelis, Fellini - very Cool

But tell me, 'cos I have a REAL problem with this.
"Star Trek" is the closest I come to much needed counselling (a long story...partly to do with the fact that my "official" status here is that of "alien"). The new series...Enterprise. The actual score in the series is quite cool. But that opening song??????????????????????????? Rolling Eyes

Julian suggests that I turn the volume down when it comes on. But I know it's there, and as I've said, what if I accidently hit the volume control on the remote? This song, why it is there, what were they thinking, is more of a mystery than any galactic species that they come across. Sorry to "dump" like this....It's not as though I wasn't disturbed enough as it is........

Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2002 12:48 pm

Gee... Where to begin... Many have been covered already. I think it is easier to discuss composers, though.

Jerry Goldsmith is probably my favorite film composer (that is still living). His scores to Planet of the Apes, Rudy (one of my all-time favorites), Star Trek, and others are classics.

Elmer Bernstein-- Another class act. Magnificent 7, 10 Commandments are of course classics, but also To Kill a Mockingbird, Rage in Harlem, Walk on the Wild Side, and others...

Danny Elfman has done some cool ones... I have liked his quirky style since Oingo Boingo.

Basil Polodoris (sp?) Conan... need I say more?

I think many of Hans Zimmer's have been good. I particularly like his Gladiator Score (even though he steals from Holst and Wagner).

Bruce Broughton- Silverado. Great horn line in the opening title.

The old composers like Max Steiner, Nino Rota, Miklos Roza, Bernard Herman, Alfred Newman....

This is enough for now... Smile

Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2002 2:54 pm

Tommy, A Clockwork Orange, Natural Born Killers, Buffalo 66 and Forbidden Zone...have great soundtracks!

Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2002 4:09 pm

Hey Stedel,

Did I mention Star Trek in my post? Wink

Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2002 4:17 pm

Quote:

Originally posted by jflush:
....Forbidden Zone...

The "Dead Zone" too! Also, Joan Baez' contribution to "Silent Running" I think, that was the title. In "bladerunner" (the recently released directors cut), had way too much high mids, it ruined the soundtrack, anyone want to take a guess at what went wrong? And No!.. I didn't do it!
--Rick

Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2002 11:19 pm

The new series...Enterprise. The actual score in the series is quite cool. But that opening song???????????????????????????

I am with you there, ¡BORING! Y Cheezy.
Where's an Alexander Courage theme when its needed?

Yea Boomchic! John Barry - 007 great stuff
Fistful of Dollars trilogy - Ennio Morricone, (Dali of spaghetti western film music!)

Damn! cant get that 'Fistful' wistle out of my head now

Thank God that Dianne Warren theme song doesnt affect me in that way.

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