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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
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 Posted - 10/06/2006 : 13:56:58
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A bit of a crossover from my topic on Top 25's, I'm wondering how many out there listen to film soundtracks? I expect that Floop must at least have a passing interest, but otherwise?
For my part, I don't really buy compilations of music of any sort, including soundtracks. What I mean by this is the type of soundtrack that, good as it may be, is a bunch of songs from various artists that fit the movie. First off, half the time the songs in the movie don't make the soundtrack and songs not played anywhere in the movie are on there. And secondly, it's not that interesting to me even though I think it is critical to the movie.
However, I do enjoy film scores, a LOT. Music written specifically for the films. John Williams is a favourite as I've mentioned many times before, and so I own music from Jaws, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, Harry Potter, and even him conducting Fiddler on the Roof. I don't generally like James Horner, but I did love the soundtrack for Mask of Zorro. One of my favourites. I also have Howard Shore's first LOTR soundtrack, which I find a bit hit and miss. The enya sound I'm not wild about, but some of the other bits are terrific even if he's stealing phrases from Back to the Future.
Anyway, you kids?
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
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speedy_m
= Frankofile =
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Posted - 10/06/2006 : 14:35:47
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The Back to the Future bit in LOTR gets me everytime. I love it, but I can't help but think "McFly! McFly!!"
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
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Posted - 10/06/2006 : 14:51:56
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In the extended edition of the DVDs, there's a deleted scene where Frodo is actually brought back in time in a modified DeLorean in order to save him from his wounds, but I guess they replaced that with Liv Tyler on a horse because they wanted more from the romantic subplot and had to develop her character...
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TRANSMARINE
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 10/06/2006 : 15:05:08
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I grew up listening to soundtracks (scores...not song comps) much to the amusement of my teasing friends. My top three favorite film composers are Nino Rota, Jerry Goldsmith, and Bernard Herrmann. Other greats are Lalo Schifrin, Franz Waxman, and Alex North. I would have to say my favorite soundtrack is...ugh...sooooo hard....North by Northwest.
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speedy_m
= Frankofile =
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Posted - 10/06/2006 : 15:11:43
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Originally posted by Cult_Of_Frank
In the extended edition of the DVDs, there's a deleted scene where Frodo is actually brought back in time in a modified DeLorean in order to save him from his wounds, but I guess they replaced that with Liv Tyler on a horse because they wanted more from the romantic subplot and had to develop her character...
"Now you're officially my woman. Kudos. I can't say I don't envy you."
That scene was awesome, even if Huey Lewis and the News felt a bit odd for Middle Earth.
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coastline
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 10/06/2006 : 15:26:57
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Soundtracks are in heavy rotation at my house. That's because I have kids. But there are some good ones these days. Both Shrek movies had good soundtracks, especially the first one. And Jack Johnson's Curious George soundtrack is masterful. It was almost like they built the movie around the songs, not the other way around.
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ScottP
= Cult of Ray =
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Posted - 10/06/2006 : 15:31:41
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speedy_m
= Frankofile =
Canada
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Posted - 10/06/2006 : 15:37:19
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The song "Human" by Goldfrapp (from her first album) absolutely needs to be a Bond theme song. It was MADE for it (well, not literally. Probably.). Someone back me up on this.
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BLT
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Posted - 10/06/2006 : 15:42:23
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I'm a Mancini fan. Even saw him conduct at the Hollywood Bowl. IMO his best work was Touch of Evil. There are many other good ones, especially the Blake Edwards films such as The Party and all the Pink Panther stuff. And the two Peter Gunn albums.
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
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Posted - 10/06/2006 : 15:47:30
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Originally posted by TRANSMARINE
I grew up listening to soundtracks (scores...not song comps) much to the amusement of my teasing friends. My top three favorite film composers are Nino Rota, Jerry Goldsmith, and Bernard Herrmann. Other greats are Lalo Schifrin, Franz Waxman, and Alex North. I would have to say my favorite soundtrack is...ugh...sooooo hard....North by Northwest.
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Heh, I hear that. I used to drive my parents' new Ford Windstar to school (this was back when it was the only minivan that didn't look like the old Dodge Caravan) and it was considered high-tech looking. CD in the dash and everything. And I played the Star Wars score, so it was affectionately dubbed the starship.
Many times did people see a minivan full of young punks listening to classical music at loud volumes.
I'll have to check out Mancini. And in my Alfred Hitchcock collection I'm missing that film but he tended to use the same composer for most of his stuff, didn't he?
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markos
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Posted - 10/06/2006 : 17:04:16
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| I've only recently discovered Jerry Goldsmith, and am very impressed from what i've heard.... any recommendations of other good stuff by him anyone? I've only heard his first 'Star Trek' and Alien score, both of which i love. And whilst it seems fairly unoriginal to say, John Williams is the master i think, although i have a soft spot for John Barry too. |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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Posted - 10/06/2006 : 17:58:46
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Vangelis' Blade Runner score is one of my favorites. And Phillip Glass' music for Koyannisqutsi is sublime! The Insider is another good soundtrack. And I love Angelo Badalamenti's work with David Lynch. The most recent soundtrack I bought was King Kong (James Newton Howard) which is pretty good. Howard Shore was originally working on it, but he and Peter Jackson disagreed about it (he does have a cameo in the movie as a conductor, though). I love his music for Se7en. And, of course, I love the LOTR soundtracks (BTW, Enya's May It Be doesn't grab me, but her singing on Anorien, which is incorporated into The Council Of Elrond, is beautiful). Shore has worked with David Cronenberg a lot, and Peter Jackson wanted him to do something in that vein for Shelob's Lair.
Seeing as BTTF and Lord Of The Rings have both been mentioned, some movie-connection trivia: Elijah Wood made his screen debut in BTTF 2 as one of the video game kids in Cafe 80s. Also, during the making of Jackson's The Frightners, Michael J. Fox kept accidentally calling Judge (John Astin's character) Doc!
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/07/2006 : 02:38:14
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I was pretty impressed with the soundtrack to The Proposition. There was one track in particular that I thought would be worth buying the album for alone.
But then it IS Nick Cave.
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cassandra is
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Posted - 10/07/2006 : 03:19:03
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I would say that Morricone, Mancini, Howard Shore (his work with Cronenberg), Badalamenti, John Barry, Nino Rota, Bernard Hermann and John Carpenter are my favourite film score composers. I don't really care for soundtrack compilations, and that's a pity, because except some exceptions, there's no more real film scores (I mean in the way it used to be), now score composers are mainly just idiots who don't understand a thing about the particular relationship between images and music.
For me, a good definition of a great musical score is something that you can listen to and that stands on his own without the movie. Nowadays music in a movie is just written in a way to fill the blanks or to illustrate the action. It's mediocre. Composers like Morricone Shore or Badalamenti have a real musical ambition and a "vision" for the movies they were working for.
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
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Posted - 10/07/2006 : 03:46:53
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Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
I was pretty impressed with the soundtrack to The Proposition. There was one track in particular that I thought would be worth buying the album for alone.
But then it IS Nick Cave.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
Good call - this was one of the few soundtracks I've gone out of my way to buy as Dean, you're right, they're not usually worth it. I also got Tsotsi this year, which is kind of cool, a bit different.
As for scores, I can't believe no-one's mentioned Morricone yet...
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cassandra is
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Llamadance
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 10/07/2006 : 04:14:22
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I can't say I'm interested in soundtracks generally. I think we own Pulp Fiction somewhere and I have the Blues Brothers and The Lion King on the PC.
I dunno, I kind of think music specifically written for a film should stay attached to it.
What lies before us and what lies behind us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us -Ralph Waldo Emerson
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PixieSteve
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Posted - 10/07/2006 : 04:44:33
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soundtracks, never got one. for some reason they are really unappealing, i don't know why though. i think i view people who get soundtracks as being movie geeks
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/07/2006 : 07:28:40
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I never listen to the two I own, Kill Bill and Vanilla Sky. They both have some great songs, hence the reason I bought them, but for some reason I never really bother with them. I guess if I am gonna listen to a compilation, I'd rather listen to one of my own.
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Carl
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tisasawath
= Cult of Ray =
Wallis and Futuna Islands
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Posted - 10/08/2006 : 02:48:41
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Morricone, Pulp Fiction, 2001 (Ligeti's Requiem makes my poop freeze), Trainspotting... I think that's it..
oh and the usual themes - Indiana Jones, Superman, Star Wars, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, MacGyver, Knight Rider, Dynasty...
I used to own Beat Street and Dirty Dancing soundtracks
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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Posted - 01/08/2007 : 15:05:01
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http://www.thehollywoodnews.com/article_2007_01_7_1614.html
Fatboy Slim To Take Sabbatical In 2007
But will work on Disney film....
By: Chris Taylor on 1/7/2007
Fatboy Slim will take a sabbatical in 2007, but will collaborate on a new Disney film score.
Fatboy – real name Norman Cook – says he’s ready for a break in the coming year, but does plan to work with Danny Elfman on the soundtrack to a new animated movie.
He says, “It'll be a quiet one for Fatboy this year. It feels right that, after 10 years and so many albums, we should give it a rest for a while.
“But I'm doing a project with Danny Elfman for a Disney film, which I can't say too much about." |
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Useyourname
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Posted - 01/08/2007 : 17:18:28
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I like listening to soundtracks, and I love listening to film scores. My favorite composers would have to be Carter Burwell, Jon Brion and Danny Elfman.
I love the soundtracks for Boogie Nights (both volumes) and Bringing Out The Dead. Scorsese knows how to pick music for a movie. The Fight Club score by the Dust Brothers is quite nice, and of course the use of Where Is My Mind at the end is golden.
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Carl
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floop
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Mexico
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Posted - 01/08/2007 : 21:54:25
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Scorsese knows how to pick music for a movie.
that's for sure.
i missed this thread somehow. i listen to a lot of soundtracks. i don't listen to as much score music, except some films i really liked. but i usually buy the soundtrack to films i really dig, which also have good soundtracks.
i think Wes Anderson is brilliant at using popular music in his movies (similar to Scorsese).. i have all his soundtracks. RUSHMORE is probably the best one, but i like them all. THE HARDER THEY COME soundtrack is epic. i second the BOOGIE NIGHTS. Paul Thomas Anderson always has great soundtracks. and on that note, Jon Brion's stuff is great. i like the I HEART HUCKABEES score.
and Ennio Morricone. i don't know how anyone can not like his music. THE GOOD THE BAD THE UGLY has to be the best film music ever. tied with the Cat Stevens soundtrack for HAROLD AND MAUDE.
honorable mention for score music: WAKING LIFE
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HeywoodJablome
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 01/10/2007 : 09:45:00
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Mancini is pretty good. I had the Mr. Lucky soundtrack, always fun to listen to. Didn't Touch of Evil have some kind of thirteen minute bongo jam intro on it. I haven't been able to find that one when I've looked. And Morricone's Bird with the Crystal Plumage is another one I like, good for Halloween.
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Broken Face
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Posted - 01/10/2007 : 09:50:57
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I listen to a few scores, Brick is a favorite, as is Back to the Future - as for compiled soundtracks, Tony is right-on with the Wes Anderson ones (but Royal Tenenbaums is my fav) and Tarrantino's are always enjoyable.
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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Posted - 01/10/2007 : 10:23:26
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The Italian group Goblin, have done some great soundtrack work for Argento; Deep Red, Suspiria (very spooky!!) and Tenebre, for instance-and not forgetting the original Dawn Of The Dead.
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Newo
~ Abstract Brain ~
Spain
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Posted - 01/10/2007 : 11:40:31
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John Zorn´s Filmworks Anthology I like a lot, though I haven´t seen most of the films.
I love the Warren Zevon song on Midnight Cowboy, He Quit Me.
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