Topic: greatest film soundtrack ever

[slapnuts]

The Blues Brothers would get my vote. 

[J££RARD]

I quite like  "A Lifeless Ordinary", "Trainspotting", "Velvet Goldmine" and "Moulin Rouge"

for some reason, all of them has ewan mcgregor in it lol

[Dar]

"Trainspotting"

What a film.. love the soundtrack.

[Admiral Ackbar]

Rattle and hum!

[hooded claw]

I love the Coen Brothers' Miller's Crossing and O Brother Where Art Thou- the fusion of Danny Boy with the atempted assassination of Leo (Albert Finney) in the former is unforgettable.

[J££RARD]

What a film.. love the soundtrack.

it rox my sock off

[Jimbo.]

Every song on it makes me sick, but it's gotta be Grease.
Closely followed by Saturday Night Fever.

With regards to my personal favourite - Magnolia.
Closely followed by High Fidelity, Blues Brothers and Goodfellas

[Drobs]

You should be shot for saying Grease!

Pulp fiction is quite good.....possible even for the Chuck Berry dance (twist contest) scene alone. 

[Admiral Ackbar]

I'd go for Once Upon A Time In The West, just edging it as Morricone's best score.

Randy Edelman's score for Last of the Mohicans is as good as any I've heard, if a little repetative.

Also, no-one can deny that Howard Shore's work on the Lord of the Rings trilogy is nothing short of magnificence.

As far as soundtracks go, Backbeat???

[El mooro]

Empire Strikes Back.

[Maggie May]

Lawrence of Arabia closely followed by Once Upon a Time in the West

[hooded claw]

Slapnuts- are you talking about the best music-to-image combinations we've seen, or the more recent habit of releasing the soundtrack as an album to listen to in its own right (eg Pulp Fiction)?

[Ben_JP]

Goodfellas. The songs chosen fit the film absolutely perfectly.

[hooded claw]

Goodfellas. The songs chosen fit the film absolutely perfectly.

damn fine choice...

'you know I'd go from rags to riches...'

[Ben_JP]

damn fine choice...

'you know I'd go from rags to riches...'

Love 'Layla (piano exit)' too. It is a strangely uplifting piece of music despite all the images of executed gangsters being shown. On a similar note, John Woo put 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' with a slo-mo shoot-out in Face/Off, which worked well as a contrast.

[Roddysul]

Apocalypse Now

[hooded claw]

Love 'Layla (piano exit)' too. It is a strangely uplifting piece of music despite all the images of executed gangsters being shown.

The kids playing in the street, and the slow pan up the pink cadillac (still with the owner's papers on the window)...class 

[slapnuts]

Slapnuts- are you talking about the best music-to-image combinations we've seen, or the more recent habit of releasing the soundtrack as an album to listen to in its own right (eg Pulp Fiction)?

I was thinking of songs that actually meant things to the film, a la the blues brothers all of the songs are part of the film.

[nige]

Wim Wenders' "Until the End of the World" is a particular favourite of mine.

From the last year or so I guess I've played "Kill Bill Vol 1"  & "Lost in Translation" the most.

Do music films & musicals count ? Buenavista SC, The Last Days of Disco, the Long Journey Home and yes, even Moulin Rouge     are all albums that get played a lot in my house for various moods ...

As for oldie musicals South Pacific is my fave.

[J££RARD]

umm yeah i forgot Kill Bill

[Bannside Red]

Aerosmith : I don't want to miss a thing.

[Mrfabulous]

call me sad if you like but top gun soundtrack was class 

[Admiral Ackbar]

call me sad if you like but top gun soundtrack was class 

Hiiiiiiighway to the danger zone!

[Aidan_B]

"Spawn"

Shite film but love the soundtrack, truly immense.

[Don Vito Corleone]

damn fine choice...

'you know I'd go from rags to riches...'

"Then he kissed me"

Accompanying the longest single shot in a movie ever following Ray Liotta and Lorraine Bracco from outside the club  through the club kitchen, through the restaurant to a table at the front next to the stage

[Obi Wan Gomi]

I havent heard the soundtrack, but the music in Kill Bill was a joy. Tarantino is the man. See also: Pulp Fiction. Fuckin class.

[didi]

Easy Rider...class

[Barney_Rubble]

Catch 22

[hooded claw]

"Then he kissed me"

Accompanying the longest single shot in a movie ever following Ray Liotta and Lorraine Bracco from outside the club  through the club kitchen, through the restaurant to a table at the front next to the stage

I think the opening scene in Altman's The Player is something like an eight minute tracking shot...but the Goodfellas one means something more than technical expertise- it's the way the camera seamlessly ushers us into the club, just as Karen is seamlessly introduced to the influence and privilege of her new life.
Sheer, undiluted class.

[America's Sweetheart]

John Hughes set the bar high.

Tarantino is always reasonably good value for money. A bit of a show off, perhaps. But the dialogue always elevates the soundtrack album beyond his pretensions.

Kevin Smith's soundtracks are generally top quality too.

Whereas Mr Mockney Madonna's merely underline his Tarantino wannabe status.


However, my personal favourite soundtrack is actually from the movie "But I'm A Cheerleader". But these are all damn fine too:

- Boogie Nights
- Clueless
- Stealing Beauty
- Almost Famous
- Grosse Point Blank
- Natural Born Killers
- Hackers

And, if I was cheating, "How The West Was Won".

[Ben_JP]

I think the opening scene in Altman's The Player is something like an eight minute tracking shot...but the Goodfellas one means something more than technical expertise- it's the way the camera seamlessly ushers us into the club, just as Karen is seamlessly introduced to the influence and privilege of her new life.
Sheer, undiluted class.

Andy Warhol's 'Empire' is just an eight hour shot of the Empire State Building. But that's just arse. Sorry, art.

The Goodfellas shot is mimicked in Swingers to comic effect and Snake Eyes (Brian De Palma) has a long opening tracking shot, but Scorsese's is the daddy imho.

[morestellata]

got to be debbie does dallas

[Barney_Rubble]

Any old Ennio

[Kinch]

Repo Man

[Mirra]

Karate kid
Goodfellaz
Casino

[Armin]

I really like the score to 'The Ninth Gate' and the Philip Glass 'Mishima' soundtrack as well.  I like films to have their own score, keeps musicians in work and has led to some superb music that adds something to the images on screen.  The Godfather, Much of Sergio Leone, John Williams, The Japanese guy who works with Takeshi Kitano but whose name escapes me and others are all worth a mention.  Agree with Howard Shore doing a great job with the LOTR score.

In terms of those films that plunder our musical history to sell the movie and its soundtrack cd I really liked Grosse Pointe Blank, Pulp Fiction, GoodFellas but how much of that is simply liking the movies I'm not sure.  I'd say Scorscese marries the images to the film with slightly more skill but Tarantino seems to be having a lot more fun,

[Millsee]

Tommy

[slapnuts]

forgot lost in translation, quality soundtrack.

[timiano]

Gotta be either,

Raging Bull - Cavalleria Rusticana / Pietro Mascagni
Platoon - Adagio for Strings / Samuel Barber

Most will know Adagio, but Cavalleria has to be my favourite, get downloading.

[jean paul]

I'd go for Trainspotting myself.  As a Liverpool DVD though best soundtrack rests at 'No Heart As Big'

The Farm, Cast, Pete Wylie and the lot.

Wonderfuuuul