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Post by soup on Oct 6, 2007 20:36:32 GMT -5
I love film music, always have. Part of the reason I go to a film is to hear the score, and if it's dissapointing I usually become dissapointed with the film itself, which is kind of unfair if it really is a good film, but oh well.
Well, not to ramble on here any more, what are your favorite film scores? I'd like to know!
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Post by Captain Hygiene on Oct 6, 2007 21:07:54 GMT -5
I keep meaning to make this thread, but I've always forgotten. I don't listen to a lot of film music these days, but I've listened to quite a lot in my time.
For sheer breadth and skill, one that's stayed about at my all-time favorite is Goldsmith's score for Star Trek: The Motion Picture. This was back in the days before Trek movies became just another churned-out series, and coming soon after Star Wars, sweeping and grandiose scores were in vogue. In one score, Goldsmith created a great main theme (which would go on to be overused, but at this time it was still fresh) and a good love theme, but what really stands out is all of the more incidental music for the V'ger segments. The musical and electronic textures still make my jaw drop, and they completely stand apart from the film and its many huge problems. My favorite score from one of the traditional "classic" composers.
Everything you'd expect from an epic film is in there, but it just covers so much more unexpected ground than most other scores that I can't help but love it.
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Post by Phantom Engineer on Oct 6, 2007 22:18:54 GMT -5
Let's see, move this to Mitchell's Movies or Mr, B 's music board. I can't decide.
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Post by soup on Oct 6, 2007 22:21:28 GMT -5
Let's see, move this to Mitchell's Movies or Mr, B 's music board. I can't decide. hmmm... Your right. Moderators? |
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Post by soup on Oct 6, 2007 22:26:42 GMT -5
For sheer breadth and skill, one that's stayed about at my all-time favorite is Goldsmith's score for Star Trek: The Motion Picture. This was back in the days before Trek movies became just another churned-out series, and coming soon after Star Wars, sweeping and grandiose scores were in vogue. In one score, Goldsmith created a great main theme (which would go on to be overused, but at this time it was still fresh) and a good love theme, but what really stands out is all of the more incidental music for the V'ger segments. The musical and electronic textures still make my jaw drop, and they completely stand apart from the film and its many huge problems. My favorite score from one of the traditional "classic" composers. Funny you should mention that, I just heard a section of that score on a YouTube video, and it took my breath away. I've never heard it before. I'm not a Trekkie, so I really haven't been into anything Star Trek related. It was georgous though, and makes me want to hear the whole thing. |
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Post by Captain Hygiene on Oct 6, 2007 22:51:15 GMT -5
Let's see, move this to Mitchell's Movies or Mr, B 's music board. I can't decide. I didn't even notice it was in CFM - I just clicked on the most recent post to answer it. Anyway, it's not really about movies, at least in my mind. |
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Post by Trumpy's Magic Snout on Oct 7, 2007 7:53:21 GMT -5
Let's see, move this to Mitchell's Movies or Mr, B 's music board. I can't decide. I didn't even notice it was in CFM - I just clicked on the most recent post to answer it. Anyway, it's not really about movies, at least in my mind. It could have went in either really. I like the Blade Runner one. Nice mix of abstract ambient electronic and various different world musics, Asian, African, and some Western styles as well. The only Vangelis thing I really like. I've got a Vangelis approved bootleg called the Esper Edition which is two CDs and features pretty much every piece of music featured, the official release has barely half, mixed from the actual movie into one long, lucid piece. Expertly done for a bootleg as well as little snippets of dialogue drift in and out of the waves of analogue synths. Simply wonderful. |
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Post by Chuck on Oct 7, 2007 7:58:06 GMT -5
The soundtracks to Goldfinger and Thunderball have always been two of my favorites.
The Pink Panther and Charade also rate highly, as does Breakfast at Tiffany's.
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Post by klickitat on Oct 7, 2007 8:18:52 GMT -5
I always liked Rollerball (original 70s) - one of my favorites of all time.
And - The Ten Commandments, The Greatest Story Ever Told - also had great overture etc.
Morricone's - The Good the Bad & the Ugly was full of great music. Ecstacy of Gold is my favorite track, when Tuco is in the Sad Hill cemetery.
And The Omega Man - great music.
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Post by Shep on Oct 7, 2007 8:31:49 GMT -5
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Post by braindeadzombie on Oct 7, 2007 8:56:10 GMT -5
Another fan of "Once Upon the Time in the West". It really is incredible that you can combine a chorus and symphony with a badly played harmonica and come out with something that's emotional.
I also like {that is, have on CD}, Akira Ifukube's score for Gojira. Discordant, dark and moody, this one also has an uplifting choral passage.
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Post by klickitat on Oct 7, 2007 8:59:02 GMT -5
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Post by klickitat on Oct 7, 2007 9:09:23 GMT -5
Akira Ifukube's score for Gojira. Yes well said. I also like the Akira Ifukube score for Battle in Outer Space - which reused several elements from Gojira 1954 - including my favorite - the Japanese Army March. In "BiOS" it is great - the colorful little moon buggies are shooting it out with UFOs to the cheerful JA March. I hum it for days every time I hear it. |
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Post by KGB on Oct 7, 2007 15:01:15 GMT -5
Two choices for me:
Jerome Morass' sweeping orchestral score for The Big Country.
Stewart Copeland's wholly unique pastiche of percussion, brass, and tape loops for Rumble Fish.
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Post by klickitat on Oct 7, 2007 18:51:28 GMT -5
Hah that is right up there with the theme for The Magnificent Seven in great American movie music. Morricone's score for "Once Upon A Time In The West Thank you for reminding me about that one and providing the link. I also watched the other you tube video showing the final shootout. Now I have to get my DVD and watch the whole movie again just to see Henry Fonda shoot the guy for wearing suspenders with a belt. |
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