10 Great Soundtracks

14/07/07 | Phil.K

[Jakarta ex-pat]

The Mission

Gods and Generals

Blackhawk Down

Once Upon A time In America

A River Runs Through It

Zulu!

A Nightmare Before Christmas

Romper Stomper

Ravenous

Appolo 13

[Shadowstrike]

Star Wars : A New Hope.

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.

Star Wars: Return of The Jedi.

[Covenantor]

Interesting that you have three of Basil Polidouris’ soundtracks there,

Quigley Down Under
Conan the Barbarian
The Hunt for Red October

For a list of Basil Polidouris work see

http://www.basil-poledouris.com/basil/filmography.html

Did a lot of good work of original scores not just pulling singles.

[VOA]

If only for the theme music...
“Band of Brothers”

[dfwgator]

Don’t forget Sid Vicious’ “My Way” during the closing credits.

[VOA]

The Hunt for Red October

I really did like the use of the Russian chorus.

[VOA]

“Victory at Sea”

IIRC, the team that started NFL films said "Victory At Sea" was the
inspiration for the musical portion of their audio.

[VOA]

I’ll also cast a honorable-mention vote for “Lawrence of Arabia”,
at least for the major theme.

[dfwgator]

I’ll also cast a honorable-mention vote for “Lawrence of Arabia”,

Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia
He was an English Guy
He came to fight the Turkish...

(Hollywood Knights, definately on my list, especialy Newbomb's version of Volare ;))

[johnny7]

There was a bunch I didn't mention:

'Monkey Man'
'Jump into the Fire'
'Atlantis'...

and don't forget Jerry Vale's memorable... 'Pretend You Don't See Her' ;) The songs go so well with the movie it's scary.

[dfwgator]

That is one of the great uses of a soundtrack. In the beginning, when the mafia was still primarily about gambling and prostitution, the songs were romantic. Then as drugs started entering the picture, the music reflected that, right up to the ending with Sid Vicious.

[johnny7]

If there was one song in the track you'd equate Goodfella's to... which one would it be?

[Grunthor]

O Brother Where Art Thou was pretty good. Also liked the soundtrack to “From Dusk to Dawn.”

[dfwgator]

Probably Layla, that scene was pretty unforgettable.

[Grunthor]

Forgot one more, “Streets of Fire.”

[johnny7]

LMAO... Yup!

[dfwgator]

I thought Danny Elfman did a great job with the Oompa Loompa songs on “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.”

[Osage Orange]

"Once upon a time in the West".....

"Congratulations. Tell me, was it necessary that you kill all of them? I only told you to scare them."

"People scare better when they're dying. "

[Ransomed]

Crom laughs at your four winds...laughs from his mountain!

another good un—

Black lotus!! Stygian — the BEST!!

Although I will say that Henry Fonda was a better villain than James Earl Jones...

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