Best Sound Track Ever Vote for One

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

I feel very strongly that this category must be split into two categories, soundtracks of existing recordings and soundtracks composed for the movie. I think the first is relatively simple to do (see both "Dazed and Confused" and "Almost Famous"). It’s like a songwriter who samples and in my mind is cheating because they can’t come up with original melodies on their own. The second is much more difficult and must be done after the film is shot to supply the correct mood to what’s going on in the movie.

I think a movie like Being There with Also Sprach Zarathustra, Beethoven’s Symphony N°6 in F Major (opus 68), Basketball Jones Featuring Tyrone Shoelaces, Shubert’s Symphony No. 8, I’d Like To Get To Know You, and It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is a good choice for the first type and Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope is a great choice for the second type.

Jesus Christ Superstar 

Dweller got there first so I second..

Wang Chung with a “perfect score” for William Friedkin film “To Live and Die In LA”

Tron Legacy

Blade Runner 2049

Can’t forget “Crossroads” with Ralph Macchio & Steve Vai 🎸 

Big Chill #1

Sound Track From Last of the Mohicans #2

Platoon # 3

Victory At Sea #4

Star Wars #5

Lawrence of Arabia

Almost Famous 

Grosse Point Blank

Star Wars

The Big Chill

Easy Rider

Blues Brothers 

Forest Gump

Blade Runner

and a fun one for your speakers, Tron Legacy 

@ltkije ,

I see those art classes are paying off...😀

Spawn

The soundtracks by John Barry to the earlier James Bond movies were excellent, especially 'Goldfinger'....

The film One From The Heart by Francis Ford Coppola.

Sound track by Tom Waits and Crystal Gayle.  All songs written by Tom Waits.

@grinnell 

Repo Man is always instense!  Love it.

@thecarpathian 

« Dracula ».  An « œuvre » by my 4 year old granddaughter. A genius likeness in her favorite medium - crayon on colored paper - wouldn’t you agree? 

As a kid I liked the American graffitti soundtrack.  

@ltkije ,

I think it’s a dandy!

And at only 4 years old?

You’ve a budding artiste on your hands.

That beard theme... For some reason, "new time" soundtracks sound best on Wilson plus T+A electronics... a very good combination for the genre... (loudness and recording quality are not important - exactly "new time" ... is a mystery) .
The 20th century is warmer - more soulful ... the most intimate listening is obtained in headphones at a comfortable volume. (Shure 1840 will help you - it's the creamiest sound) ...

I will add a couple of soundtracks that young people hardly know ...more precisely, the melodies that sound in these films - there are a lot of them ...

A Hard Days Night.    Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.  United Artists monaural. (Not the original Beatles album)

Let's not forget the sound track to heavy metal. Sammy Hagar had a big hit . The rest of the OST was decent as well.

Blues brothers

runaways

rockstar

gummo

spun

the new muttflix metal movie. 
 

ew others. 
 

new Thor movie overplays,guns,and,poseur s

I wouldn't call the music for Almost Famous or any movie about music a soundtrack

Goodfellas is probably hard to beat

I am Sam is pretty special

chetatkins

07-09-2022 at 10:31am

Vintage Jazz - Swing: The Cotton Club (Original Motion Picture Sound Track) 1984 - YouTube

Thanks for reminding me to buy this incredible soundtrack. I just, recently saw the movie for the first time, and was totally taken with the new arrangements of these classic songs. The version of “Stormy Monday” is worth the price of admission all on its own.

Again, thanks.

Toolbox149

One more vote for Amadeus 

City of Angels

Just a few more,

Blade Runner (original), Trainspotting, Shaft, Saturday night fever, Quadrophenia...

Many good ones mentioned. I also really like Harold & Maude for the timeless Cat Stevens songs. Pretty good movie too. 

Saturday Night Fever

A few more fun ones

Days of Thunder

Top Gun

Footloose

The Hot Spot

Paris, Texas

Original b'way cast recording of West Side Story.

Hans Zimmer - Gladiator is an ass kicker...

Regards,

barts

Score vs Soundtrack?

Score: Star Wars 

Soundtrack: Dazed & Confused

Blade Runner by Vangelis was outstanding. [Aside:  Wasn't there something about the soundtrack being "lost"? Was it found or recreated for the release of the album? Anyone know?]

2001: A Space Odyssey. The score helped make the film as much as any of the special effects and got many of us rock fans into classical forever.

Thanks @hilde45 now THAT is going to be stuck in my head playing all day long....

Hell or High Water - great outlaw country. 

A few more,

Rush (Eric Clapton)

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence

The Sheltering Sky

Trois Couleurs- Blue

The Big Lebowski

It’s hard to compete with Bernard Herrmann and Ennio Morricone, composer-wise.

I’ll toss some love Danny Elfman and John Barry’s way, also. 

THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL by Bernard Herrmann

The Mission by Ennio Morricone is a great score

Live and Let Die 

Flag Day 

@grislybutter + 1

The Color of Money

Garden State

Rudderless

From Dusk Till Dawn 

FM

''Apocalypse Now''

Near Dark

it's considered a Horror/Western film ... but it's really a pretty choice Vampire flick 

Soundtrack by Tangerine Dream

was made in 1987

+1 @jonwolfpell 

Harold and Maude gets my 2nd vote! 

what a cool film

+1 @aewarren Elevator to the Gallows

great example of film noir ... technically speaking, also a very early example of french new wave.

It's a great film, imo, and in addition to the soundtrack by Miles Davis the film also has a really cool car chase scene with a sweet Mercedes 300 SL Gullwing, which I guess was the fastest production car at the time. It's a very cool scene. 

It's been a long time since I saw the film but I recall that scene was actually more of a street race.

I bet there a few Mercedes enthusiasts in our group! 

“Les Stances a Sophie” by the Art Ensemble of Chicago.

“Theme De YoYo” from this, featuring Fontella Bass on vocals - amazing.