Favorite movie soundtrack?

I've got to weigh in on this one with Natural Born Killers. Where a soundtrack is defined as a musical journey through a film, this album nails it (no pun intended.) Seamless use of actor dialogue, original songs combined with contemporary and classic tracks... perfection.
 
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
The Star Wars Trilogy
The Indiana Jones Trilogy
Jurassic Park
Schindler's List
The Last of the Mohicans
The Road to Perdition
American Beauty
 
I would have to add:

- Forrest Gump - excellent collection of oldies and classic rock

- Varsity Blues - good late 90's and songs
 
In alphabetical order (as opposed to preferences):


The Anniversary Party (Michael Penn, the Eels, etc.)
Garden State
The Graduate (a resonating classic)
Hackers
Stealing Beauty
Trainspotting
The Truth About Charlie (Manu Chao, Gotan Project, etc.)
Wim Wenders' "Until The End of the World" <--- which is my FAVORITE of ALL
Vanilla Sky
Withnail & I

By no means a favorite film, the "Against All Odds" soundtrack has an amazing track by Peter Gabriel called "Walk Through the Fire"
 
"Collateral" - perfectly captures the diversity, noctural excitement, and sprawling urban lonliness of L.A.

"Memento" / "Mulholland Drive" - both have a dark, subtley insidious feel that washes one over with pain and sorrow. Captures the emotions of the movie perfectly.

"Last of the Mohicans" - main theme is one of my favorites

"Braham Stoker's Dracula" - "Vampire Hunters" track used ubiquitously in commercials and trailers

"Eyes Wide Shut" - those songs from the mansion "Hiros Gamos" party still give me nightmares.

"Unbreakable/Signs/The Village" - James Newton Howard just writes darn good music.

"Hero / House of Flying Daggers / Croutching Tiget, Hidden Dragon"
 
This is a repeat, but I too love the soundtrack for...

Vanilla Sky :lol: (Spiritualized, Sigur Rós, the Nancy Wilson scores - oh so many!)

And I liked all the 80's covers on the 50 First Dates Soundtrack. :D

Romeo & Juliet and Moulin Rouge (ah that Baz Luhrman) are up there too.


~ Mia ~
 
in any order:
Dragon Heart - The Theme
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story - Theme again
Pulp Fiction - most but expectially the theme
American Beauty - all
Vanilla Sky
Lost In Translation
Magnolia - aimee man stuff
2001: Space Odyssey
Children of Dune
Almost Famous
Titanic
Closer - "Come On Closer". "
Life As A House
The Beach
Shawshank Redemption - amazing stuff
Transporting
Hannibal - "Vide Cor Meum" "Caramel"
O Brother Where Art Thou
Man On Fire - "The End" - Highly Recommended
Life Aquatic
American History X - Theme
Jackie Brown
Rushmore
Taxi Driver
Garden State
King Arthur - "Holding The Ice"
Charlies Angels Full Throtle (the movie sucked but the music rocked).
Fight Club
Forrest Gump
E.T
Matrix Reloaded - Rob Dougan
Big Fish
Once Upon A Time In Mexico
Star Wars
Edward Scissorhands
Saving Private Ryan
Boogie Nights
Clockwork Orange
Unbreakable - "Visions"
Life Of David Gale - "Almost Martyrs" - must have. Best score ever, powerful
Once Upon A Time In America
Crimson Tide
Saw - "Hello Zepp"
Great Expectations - "Kissing In The Rain"
The Aviator
Gladiator
Bourne Identity - "At The Bank
Polar Express - "Suite From the Polar Express"
Good The Bad And The Ugly
Return Of The King
Pirates of the Caribbean
Solaris
In Good Company
The Piano
The Island - "My Name Is Lincoln" uplifting song played in last scene.
The Terminator
Braveheart
Peter Pan (2003)
Catch Me If You Can
Last Days - Velvet Underground - "Venus In Furs"



If I Had To Give My Top Couple:
1.Pulp Fiction
2.American Beauty
3.Man On Fire
4.Life Of David Gale
5.Edward Scissorhands
6.Vanilla Sky
7.Fight Club
8.Star Wars
9.Unbreakable



PS: Has anyone mentioned Ray?
 
My Alltime fav unoriginal song in films has got to be Arosmith "Dream On"
went perfect in Miracles and Last Action Hero (more so Miracles).

Magnolia/I Am Sam - Aimee Man stuff
American Beauty - The Who
 
According to your answers you may be pop music fans, but what about the best film scores of all time ?
 
Requiem for a dream! all the way.

but non-score albums:

Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels
or
Swingers
 
In no particular order, here are my favorites:

-Titanic
-Apollo 13
-Jurassic Park
-The Ring / The Ring Two (although I only really appreciate the original "Ring" music by Hans Zimmer"
-The Sixth Sense
-Signs
-The Village (Hilary Hahn really does an incredible violin job.)
-a little of the first two Harry Potter movies, but all of Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban (I'm going to be in for something completely different since Patrick Doyle is doing the 4th movie, although I think I've read he's retaining some of the original John Williams themes)
-Lord of the Rings trilogy
-Edward Scissorhands
-A Series of Unfortunate Events - "Drive Away"
-The Sea Inside (El Mar Adentro) - most notably, "El Viaje" (Alejandro Amenabar is sort of a hidden talent, I'd never heard of him until "Sea Inside" despite the fact that he directed "The Others")

That's about it...basically I like most soundtracks :D
 
Love the soundtrack's Cosmo mentioned

But some top favs are
Garden State
Cruel Intentions
Moulin Rouge
Coyote Ugly has a few good ones
& if anyones likes alternative u should check out American Wedding

& for the scores on soundtracks maybe Underworld
I love the band Perfect Circle & the soundtrack has some really good mixes

:)
 
we completely forgot Joe Hisaishi!

Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away & all the rest!
 
Requiem for a dream
Redisent evil apocalypse
The last samurai
Final fantasy advent children
Man on fire

just some
 
Snatch - some good ska

Jackie Brown - gotta love soul

Rushmore - sounds of growing up

Kill Bill Uno y Dos - great songs to die to (lol j/k) i.e. "Bang, Bang" "Flower of Carnage" "Goodnight Moon"

Good Burger/Batman Forever - cut me some slack, these were the first soundtracks that my sister got me!

Friday - it's friday music. how can you argue?
 
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