[DoctorNelsonOnten]

Braveheart soundtrack is missing?

What was I thinking?

James Horner /thread

[juyrett]

What was I thinking?

James Horner /thread

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5W4Mg...eature=related

favorite theme song from my favorite kid movie. I so wanted a 5 edged knife boomerang! Hell, i still do.

[Assauraarguck]

The Rocketeer and Apollo 13 should be added in there.

Rocketeer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDrsd...eature=related


Apollo 13's score was phenomenal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9jpAV3G5rY

And can't forget Cliff Eidelmann's score for Star Trek 6: The Undiscovered Country.
Opening Theme: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgCjdnJcMS8
Credits: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9jpAV3G5rY


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I think what we can take away from this thread is that there are a few composers in our lifetime who simply no matter that film just can't screw up. Any score with their name to it is awesome and worth listening too for its own merit.

James Horner
John Williams
Hans Zimmerman
Danny Elfman.
...etc

They are the greats. And the best part is that their music is so unique to themselves that one can recognise the artist by their use of instruments.

[strongjannabiz]

I liked Cliff Martinez's soundtrack for Solaris.

Also, I think Daft Punk made one of the best movie soundtracks ever for Tron: Legacy. The movie is meh and the music alone is rather meh, but when you put the music to the movie, the music becomes rainbow barf. The movie remains meh.

See I really liked the Tron Legacy score. Both the more classical sounding bits and the modern digital sound Daft Punk is known for as well. I love Derezzed, "The Game Has Changed", and "C.L.U."

I also think its worth mentioning for those who like movie scores that there are several production houses that make "trailer music", Position Music, or Situational Music. Sometimes its crappy, but there are a few that make some incredible pieces that are worth a listen on their own. Though its usually shorter, and most times isn't quite as deep.

• Two Steps From Hell
• Globus
• Immediate Music (related to Globus)
• Epic Score
• E.S. Posthumus

[xT0U3UGh]

Pfft, shows what you know about music!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HjWIr80ln4

Pure class, filled with tension.

Or even better:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSNGO...eature=related

Don't make me do it. You can't make me kill myself!! I'll give you this, it did most certainly add tension to scenes that had absolutely no tension whatsoever.

There is infinitely more talent in this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM0Iu7Mdw4A

And this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XN3og...eature=related

And most definitely this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTIN8...eature=related

See the problem with this thread is its all about what you like. I don't think I've seen a bad piece of music posted in this thread really. Its all good. The Road to Perdition just doesn't do anything for me, but thats mainly because the style of the music isn't what I enjoy listening to.

EDIT: I'm also surprised that no one has brought up Alan Silvestri yet for his work in Back to the Future and other films.

[freeprescriptionplanrrx]

I notice no one has mentioned Once Upon A Time In The West... the end shootout with Henry Fonda and Charles Bronson... EPIC... and maybe the Graveyard scene in The Good The Bag The Ugly which is AWESOME and the final shootout scene?

Westerns not FM's fortay? [thumbup]

[Ladbarbastirm]

I notice no one has mentioned Once Upon A Time In The West... the end shootout with Henry Fonda and Charles Bronson... EPIC... and maybe the Graveyard scene in The Good The Bag The Ugly which is AWESOME and the final shootout scene?

Westerns not FM's fortay? [thumbup]

OMG!!!!!!Thx, I totally left these classic's out of my choice,I grew up up watching Sergio Leone's Spaghetti Western's,they felt like another dimension of watching Movie's,the Soundtrack's of these Masterpiece's were so unbelievably powerful and perfectly consistent for the theme.Cheer's.

"You see in this World,their's two kind of people my friend,those with loaded Guns,and those who Dig.You DIG..."

[Foucceedo]

Several westerns around that time had very evocative mood/backing music, I'd add other movies, such as Exodus and Lawrence of Arabia to the list - probably a bunch more that I just don't recall.
More recently, the Kill Bill movies had some very effective music choices - Tarantino (sp?) really makes an effort to get the right song/tune for the scene.

[Anypeny]

Not what your after but i liked the retro styled music in Drive, great movie aswell.

[hotelhyatt]

great that the fountain made the list, but no requiem for a dream? fo realz?

also, probably unexpected but real funny when thinking about it..
one of the "best" would be the soundtrack for "The Big Hit"
me and my buddies watched it again over a couple of beers around a month ago
and it's surprising how distinct each song is for each scene

[ExpodoDop]

I think we need to make a distinction between film soundtracks and film soundtracks on their own.

A lot of soundtracks sound great when accompanying the film (which is their primary purpose anyway) but sound horrible on their own.

I believe that soundtracks should not be classified as other music since they belong within another artform of filmmaking.

[khjhkfggt]

I think we need to make a distinction between film soundtracks and film soundtracks on their own.

A lot of soundtracks sound great when accompanying the film (which is their primary purpose anyway) but sound horrible on their own.

I believe that soundtracks should not be classified as other music since they belong within another artform of filmmaking.

See, I don't quite agree there. There are plenty of decent atmospheric scores, but those scores just don't play well without the film footage.

I think the mark of a truly great Score is that it can stand on its own as a musical piece without the film for which it was wrote.

[Angry White American]

See, I don't quite agree there. There are plenty of decent atmospheric scores, but those scores just don't play well without the film footage.

I think the mark of a truly great Score is that it can stand on its own as a musical piece without the film for which it was wrote.

No, a score is music which is purposefully written or chosen for the film. Whether it is any good on it's own is quite irrelevant.

I'm not saying that there aren't any scores that don't stand well on their own but standing on their own is not a measure of their greatness as a film score.

[arrendabomnem]

I'm not saying that there aren't any scores that don't stand well on their own but standing on their own is not a measure of their greatness as a film score.

But it measures their greatness as sountrack >]

[Vomazoono]

Being that a score is simply music thats been written to enhance the mood of a movie, its still music in the end. And music is meant to be listend too, sometimes scores are great with the film, but lack the substance to stand on their own. Great scores stand the test of time and are enjoyable to listen to without the film.

If that wasn't so then scores like Starwars and the like wouldn't sell as well as they do.

Cliff Eidelman won severl awards for his score of Star Trek: The Undiscovered Country. The music stood on its own.

Its all music in the end, but the best music can be appreciated on its own.

[delnisfernan]

Being that a score is simply music thats been written to enhance the mood of a movie

It's not done to enhance the mood of the movie, it's part of movie itself.

Its still music in the end. And music is meant to be listend too, sometimes scores are great with the film, but lack the substance to stand on their own. Great scores stand the test of time and are enjoyable to listen to without the film.

I'm not saying it's not music, I'm just saying that you can't regard it as regular music because that would be taking it out of context.

The reason for this is that your perception of the soundtrack music is strongly effected by the fact that it's in a film that you probably like, the biggest reason that you like the music is that it's part of the film itself.

Do you like it because it's the soundtrack of the film or just because you think it's good music.

You might choose either one or the other but the existence of that question changes the aesthetic of the musical piece itself.

[boxcigsnick]

It's not done to enhance the mood of the movie, it's part of movie itself.



I'm not saying it's not music, I'm just saying that you can't regard it as regular music because that would be taking it out of context.

The reason for this is that your perception of the soundtrack music is strongly effected by the fact that it's in a film that you probably like, the biggest reason that you like the music is that it's part of the film itself.

Do you like it because it's the soundtrack of the film or just because you think it's good music.

You might choose either one or the other but the existence of that question changes the aesthetic of the musical piece itself.

You are completely, utterly wrong. Your trying to project your opinion of music onto myself and others.

Music, is Music. Plain and simple. What you enjoy is up to you. If you can't enjoy the music that was written for a film when it stands alone thats you, and there's nothing wrong with that. But that is not why I buy film scores. Its not why I bought the Battlestar Galactica scores for Seasons 1 through 4, and its not why I own the Lion King soundtrack. I enjoy the music on its own.

It would be easier for you if you simply accepted that I like Scores because I just do and leave it at that, versus trying to justify it compared with your own preferences.

[23InetrySypekek]

One of my personal favorites is Eric Serra, known for movies such as The Fifth Element and Leon the Professional. Yes, he does overuse some thematic elements but many composers are guilty of this, notably Hans Zimmer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erpzMguRGHQ is an example of a really beautiful piece he has done that fits in well with the futuristic setting.

[9wQlZkIj]

You are completely, utterly wrong. Your trying to project your opinion of music onto myself and others.

Music, is Music. Plain and simple. What you enjoy is up to you. If you can't enjoy the music that was written for a film when it stands alone thats you, and there's nothing wrong with that. But that is not why I buy film scores. Its not why I bought the Battlestar Galactica scores for Seasons 1 through 4, and its not why I own the Lion King soundtrack. I enjoy the music on its own.

It would be easier for you if you simply accepted that I like Scores because I just do and leave it at that, versus trying to justify it compared with your own preferences.

I'm not saying that it's not music. I'm saying that when you regard the score you have to set a clear distinction before starting to appreciate it.

Are you going to look at it as a film score or as any other regular album ?

That makes a lot of difference.

That said, a lot of soundtrack albums sound disjointed when listened to as an album.

Case in point, Tron film soundtrack which is great with the film (although the film is mediocre) but on it's own it's not an especially good album at all.

Hell, the only good thing about the Tron film itself is the melding of the visuals and soundtrack itself.

Do you ever buy soundtrack albums without watching the movie/show itself ?

[Fouttysotlalf]

It would be Pirates of Carribean OST for me