[CupertinoSlim]

One of my favorite movies is "Local Hero" for its quirky and beautiful soundtrack. Lawrence of Arabia is another (though the scenery and acting is remarkable, too).


What movies do you recommend that have great soundtracks, excluding concerts and musicals?

 

[FredProgGH]

I've always loved the score for Conan The Barbarian. Jerry Goldsmith's Alien score was great, even if it borrowed a lot from Aram Khachaturian. Recently I was very impressed with The Others- especially when you take into account it was written by the director!


Fred

 

[Tony-V]

Ennio Morricone for "Once upon a time in America"

 

[ThomC]

I second Local Hero and add Immortal Beloved (only kind-of a musical)

 

[Malcolm_B]

The Fabulous Baker Boys. Wish it was remixed in 5.1

 

[Tom Blizzard]

CupertinoSlim,


I think these are great!


1. "Tucker" The Man and His Dream


2. "O Brother Where Art Thou" (when I'm in a wierd mood)


3. LOTR FOTR


4. "Somewhere In Time" (can't get it out of my head)


5. "Cutthroat Island"


6. "Mr. Holland's Opus" (same 30 years I taught High school)


7. "Edward Scissorhands"


8. "Gettysburg"


9. "The Untouchables"


10. "Out of Africa" (not the movie, just the soundtrack)


11. "Mission Impossible"


12. "The Last of the Mohicans"


well, you did say movies.......................

 

[hob]

The Ninth Gate, Cat People, Laura, Some Where In Time, and Basic Instinct just a few. My earliest Soundtrack in Dolby Surround is Dracula 1931.

 

[Krynos]

LotR:FotR EE DTS 6.1 Track.


- Rick

 

[WriteSimple]

Jurassic Park. Brilliant score by Williams - the first scene with Bronciosaurus and the chopper ride to the island is burned in my mind.


Jaws. Another Williams. Classic.


Keeping The Faith. Great songs.


Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Tan Dun & Yo-Yo Ma got it damn right.


Heart & Souls (when will Universal release an Ultimate Edition of this?) Fun, fun soundtrack.


Almost Famous. Rock on!


The Dish. Time-travel trippy.


Se7en. Fu+kin' haunting & creepy.


Apollo 13. Goosebumpy.


The Matrix. Kick ass.


The Sound Of Music, West Side Story and a few others - classic.


American Beauty. Dreamy yet powerful.


Speed. Instantly recognizable.


Hedwig And The Angry Inch. "One day in the late mid-80s, I was in my early late 20s. I had just been dismissed from university after delivering a brilliant lecture on the aggresive influence of German philosophy on rock and roll entitled, "You, Kant, Always Get What You Want.""



fuad

 

[Dean Roddey]

The Red Violin is a good one, and I'd second American Beauty as well.

 

[johnbr]

With me its Joe Versus The Volcano

Return To Me

When Harry Met Sally

Lord of the rings

 

[rickfromthesticks]

For consistent, all the way through, seamless, etc. it's got to be "The Fast and the Furious"

 

[scott jensen]

Theif, soundtrac by tangerine dream.

 

[luv the tunes]

I will second The Red Violin, And add The Thomas Crown Affair

 

[Lunchmeat]

I really liked the Amelie soundtrack.

 

[John Carl]

Last Tango in Paris - Gato Barbieri

Siesta - Miles Davis

 

[mintakaX]

I'll add : The Piano and Bad Influence

 

[Lou Sytsma]

LOTR:FOTR

 

[jdmcdonald]

Alexander Nevsky.


It's a great movie too.


Doug McDonald

 

[BrickTop]

Harry Potter...Williams score is brilliant, vey recognizable


The Truman Show...especially the parts by Philip Glass