Best Movie Soundtracks ever
1. Forrest Gump: amazing American classics like "Hound dog," "Freebird," "Turn, Turn, Turn," "Fortunate Son," and "Sweet Home Alabama"
2. Star Wars: Need I say more
3. Blues Brothers: My Dad said he saw it not just for Belushi and Ackroyd, but the music too. "Sweet Home Chicago" "Think" and "Someone to Love"
Unfree People
03-10-2004, 01:44
Lord of the Rings. No contest.
Socalist Peoples
03-10-2004, 01:48
im gonna get some flak for this
EUROTRIP
scottie dosnt know is a damn catchy song, but the movie was a B- effort.
Superpower07
03-10-2004, 01:50
Well it's not a movie, but the theme song from Gundam SEED (Invoke) kicks butt
Best I know... Reservoir Dogs
Just listened to the Forrest Gump soundtrack. It is amazing and I left off some classics: "Light my Fire," "Mrs. Robinson," "Respect," "On the Road Again," "California Dreamin'," and "Can't Help Myself,"
Roach-Busters
03-10-2004, 01:52
In no particular order:
1.The Towering Inferno
2.Star Trek: The Motion Picture (even though the movie itself sucked)
3.Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
4.Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (see no. 2)
5.Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
6.All the Star Wars films
7.All the Indiana Jones films
8.Jurassic Park
9.Beetlejuice
10.Edward Scissorhands
11.Batman
12.Kindergarten Cop
13.The Adventures of Robin Hood
14.Lawrence of Arabia (see no. 2 and no. 5)
15.Singin' in the Rain (best of all)
16.The Music Man
17.West Side Story
Roach-Busters
03-10-2004, 01:55
Thank God nobody said Titanic yet. :rolleyes:
Siljhouettes
03-10-2004, 01:56
My favourite is Ennio Morricone's Soundtrack to the Sergio Leone western film Once Upon a Time in The West. It's so beautiful.
Michael Nyman's The Piano Soundtrack is also wonderful.
Cannot think of a name
03-10-2004, 02:10
Last time someone did this thread I was shamed when someone mentioned Alexander Nevsky by Prokofiev, which I hadn't remembered. (though they where insulting about it, so pphhhhhhhhbbblllllttttt!!!!!)
But having Prokofiev on the soundtrack to a Eisenstien film is the definition of an unfair advantage.
Once Upon a Time in the West is a good call.
But those are scores.
I hate the Forrest Gump soundtrack for the following reasons, which vary in legitimacy and are not a reflection of the individual songs:
1) I worked in movie theaters at the time of that film, and one of the managers of one the theater I worked the longest at played that soundtrack so often I'm now confident I will pass it on as part of my DNA.
2)The movie was the biggest fetishisation of nostalgia that existed on the planet, that is until VH-1's current programing (where they've managed to be nostalgic about last week. Amazing.)
I have to say that no one assembles a soundtrack like Quentin Tarantino. I know that's a generic fanboyish thing to say, but in all reality-whether you like his movies or not, he puts a soundtrack together so well the songs are forever after associated with the film, no matter how well established they where before hand (Stuck in the Middle comes to mind)
Suicidal Librarians
03-10-2004, 02:14
I think that the Lord of the Rings soundtrack rocks, but I can't get the CD or my parents will think that I have officially lost it.
Parcheezi
03-10-2004, 02:30
Hair--fabulous songs
Jesus Christ Superstar--amazing songs
The Last Emperor--Classical with asian inspirations
Empire of the Sun--absolutely the most inspiring and uplifting music--film is very good as well--John Malkovich appears
Shotagon
03-10-2004, 02:47
In no particular order:
Signs
The Village
The Lord of the Rings (all three)
Star Wars
The Longest Journey soundtrack (http://www.longestjourney.com/download/music/) (not a movie, but it's virtually the same thing)
Luna Amore
03-10-2004, 02:56
I'll go with I Am Sam. And then if it pleases, Let it Be. Shawshank Redemption had an amazing track too come to think of it.
Forrest Gump wasn't Nostalgia for me as I was born in 1987. It was a good movie and I loved the music used. The only song in the movie that the soundtrack lacks is "Freebird" (I would guess it was a contractual thing, but they have another Lynyrd Skynyr song "Sweet Home Alabama" on it)
all three lotr soundtracks of course. in reverse order, though. i like ROTK best, then TTT, then FOTR.
and i love the schindler's list soundtrack, as well as the peter pan soundtrack. i could live with just those five cds. <3
MoeHoward
03-10-2004, 03:09
Saturday Night Fever is still the best ever.
Screw it I'm taking the wife out dancing tonight. Papa going to get some lovings tonight.
Listen to the ground:
There is movement all around
There is something goind down
And I can feel it
On the waves of the air
There is dancin' out there
If it's something we can share
We can steal it
United White Front
03-10-2004, 03:14
city of angles
no contest
Saturday Night Fever is still the best ever.
Screw it I'm taking the wife out dancing tonight. Papa going to get some lovings tonight.
Listen to the ground:
There is movement all around
There is something goind down
And I can feel it
On the waves of the air
There is dancin' out there
If it's something we can share
We can steal it
Oh Great a Disco fan