Joe Dirt
Dazed And Confused
The Big Chill
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Amadeus (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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+1 Local Hero. Mark Knopfler
Harold and Maude. Cat Stevens
Thief. Tangerine Dream
Birdy. Peter Gabriel
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Aside from being a gifted musician, one of the most tasteful and skilled rock guitarists (Dire Straits), Mark Knoppfler has written some brilliant sountracks.
Two that come to mind are Cal and Local Hero.
And the movies are also excellent.
When my dad got his first good stereo around 1964, a Fisher component system, one of the first records he bought was the soundtrack to West Side Story - Always had fond memories of that timeless recording.
Marc Stager
Stagersound.com/silver
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It's Singles...Parker 65321 has it right. Second is Shawshank Redemption.
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Surprised Hans Zimmer isn’t getting much love here: Gladiator and Interstellar are my two faves, with Winter’s Tale and The Last Samurai honorable mentions
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Martin Scorsese, David Lynch, Spike Lee, Quentin Tarantino, Paul Thomas Anderson and Wes Anderson compile the best pop-compilation soundtracks.
For “The Imperial March” alone, I’m going to have to say “The Empire Strikes Back” by John Williams for best original score.
Seeing the joy on Mr. Williams’ face while conducting the Vienna Philharmonic on this piece on YouTube is a treat.
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“Singles” soundtrack. Great music from the ‘90s Seattle-centric grunge era including Mother Love Bone, Mud Honey, Chris Cornell, Alice In Chains, Pearl Jam, etc. Classic movie too. Eddie Vedder does a great cameo.
Another great soundtrack is “Pretty in Pink”. Lots of greats from the 80’s including INXS, New Order, Echo & The Bunnymen, Psychedelic Furs, Susanne Vega, The Smiths, etc. Obviously a classic movie as well starring Molly Ringwald.
I still love all of these musicians and many are still putting out great music. Obviously Pearl Jam, Echo & The Bunnymen and Morrissey fall into this category. I saw Pearl Jam on their last tour, haven’t had an opportunity to see Echo & The Bunnymen and was supposed to see Morrissey, but at the time many years ago in Denver he cancelled his tour first because he lost his voice and the second time due to his beloved mother dying.
I would have also brought up Pulp Fiction and Miles Davis’ great soundtrack for the French movie that I listened to obsessively in High School, but they’ve already been mentioned for good reason :).
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Pulp Fiction deserves a vote
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I dunno if there's such a thing as 'best', but my favorite is the soundtrack to Twin Peaks, with music by Angelo Badalamenti and David Lynch...
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The End of the F**king World series is sweet.
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Miles Davis ~ Ascenseur Pour L ’Echafaud. (Elevator To The Gallows)
John Williams ~ The Empire Strikes Back.
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Not necessarily my favorite: The Big Easy
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Easy Rider. Extended version. You can tell my age.
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Wang Chung - Movie "To Live and Die in L.A."
Honorable mention: Movie "The Egyptian" (1954)
Soundtrack by: Bernard Herrmann and Alfred Newman
What sticks out in my memory is a victory march after the new pharaoh
(Victor Mature) defeats the Hittites who are paraded through the royal palace.
This music is eerily compelling and has a groundbreaking structure.
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Victory at Sea - Richard Rodgers and Robert Russell Bennett - NBC Symphony Orch.
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The Last Emperor, soundtrack by Ryuichi Sakamoto and David Byrne (also won the Oscar for best sound and best original score that year.
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I’m old, so I have to say the soundtrack to The Big Chill
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Goodfellas. Can't have too much Stones in a soundtrack.
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Mike,
Love that track. The amazing cinematography and that track.
I met Tom 3 weeks back at the 50th Reunion. I am coming back
to volunteer for the PNW Audio Fest. Hope to see you there.
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Runner up:
John Corigliano, Red Violin.
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"Last of the Mohicans"
track 6 "Promentory" is epic. play it as warp 9. and if you have not watched the mountain chase scene accompanying that sound track it is awesome too....never fails to grab me. the movie version of this cut is longer and i recommend that if you have not seen it you find it and watch it.
from a review of this CD....
My biggest complaint is with this version of "Promontory," one of the most stirring and perfect pieces of music ever composed, adapted from Dougie MacLean's "The Gael." The 6:15 minute version on this album, while, again, still gorgeous, is not the version used in the movie, which is about eight minutes long and has a slightly different arrangement. The album version even fades out at about the 4:20 minute mark and transitions into another variation on the main theme for the rest of the track. Why? Why did they have to mess with one of the spectacular pieces of music ever? Like I said, it's still a beautiful track, I just wish they had gone with the movie version.
easily found on Tidal or Quboz.
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Mysterious Island - Bernard Herrmann
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Stranger Things Season 4, no wait that's just one good song played 400 times.
Rust Never Sleeps, no wait,
The Harder They Come, no wait,
The Commitments, no wait,
The Song Remains The Same, no wait,
Pulp Fiction, no wait,
Rocky Horror Picture Show, no wait,
Stop Making Sense. Okay, my bag of chips is empty.
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Star Wars - Zubin Mehta/LA Philharmonic.
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