Best Movie Scores

[nite-owl]

Once upon a time in the west
JUST WATCH THIS http://youtube.com/watch?v=jQ4bNTU965E

 

[The Navigator]

RoboCop had a really good, diverse score. The RoboCop March in particular--pounding and heroic during battle, but somber and tragic in scenes of loss. The musical variety is actually so bipolar I didn't realize it was the same notes the first few times.

Same with For A Few Dollars More. Everybody remembers The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, but I think it's FAFDM's music that is truly the superior. The almost lax "whistling" of Eastwood's theme to the definitive "twang" of Colonel Mortimer are perfect character identifiers; the lush, full score of the bank heist to the quiet, personal chimes; all of these marry perfectly into the film as a whole and enhance it, whereas GBU can seem repetetive or forced.

The Thing really stands out as well (no surprise, as it's also done by Morricone). It does not make any grandiose cues or "this is some scary sh1t" pieces--it builds the tension and paranoia meticulously, deliberately. It's been a while since I heard it, but unless I miss my guess, there aren't even the seemingly obligatory "shrieks."

Ghostbusters is great, too--one of the few comedies I've seen that has good music it didn't have to borrow. The blend of Leonard Bernstein and eighties music is a daring, quirky mix that suits the film's funny/scary qualities.

 

[Da Docta]

POTC:AWE
I love that soundtrack for some reason.

A soundtrack is different from a score.

 

[Nightmare]

Terminator 2

 

[Mutagen]

The Imperial March by John Williams

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

(First… I'm such a good guy, taking the time to do a search and bumping a 6 year old thread instead of starting a new one. )

Best Movie Scores… what are your's?

Here are a few of mine:

'The Good, The Bad and the Ugly' (probably my favorite… can't beat Ennio Morricone)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPVH7rxl6So

'Michael Clayton'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGZTrE070tk

'Sunshine'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab3NscEJ80s

'The Grey'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nksp7zjrYE

'Blood Diamond'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6G7xHTW8pao

'Prisoners'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2M2QPA3D4Os

'Inception' (even though I thought the film itself was overrated)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0kGAz6HYM8

'Shawshank Redemption'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-vlc_lTOSY

'American Beauty'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=al21Vtlsg4A

'There Will Be Blood'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx42SWnERTs

'Fog of War' (you also can't beat Philip Glass)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cAbxpbQP40

'Koyaanisqatsi' (again Philip Glass)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIjYvY3MqFs

'Frozen' (not just 'Let It Go', but all the songs were great… my actual favorite is 'Do You Want To Build a Snowman'… hope that doesn't make me lose street-cred here )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntRSopUllV4

'The Little Mermaid' (also in the "softie department" )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK4HNNhQ0e4

Some others I liked included...

A Clockwork Orange

Oldboy

Donnie Darko

The Pianist

… but those weren't original scores for the most part, but a collection of great and classic songs within the films.

 

[mclay18]

Superman: The Movie
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Krull
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Adventures of Don Juan
Cutthroat Island

Some of these movies I think are a bit obscure for some of you guys, but I love the scores for these. James Horner's early 1980s output is worth seeking out.

 

[CJ]

Tron: Legacy
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
The Dark Knight
Home Alone
Aladdin
Edward Scissorhands

 

[gohei_]

Some scores that I listen to quite often are:

Tron Legacy
Oblivion
Man of Steel

 

[The Endless]

Blade Runner
Alien
Alien 3
Se7en
Kingdom of Heaven
Black Rain
Halloween
Assault of Precinct 13
The Thing
ET
Jaws
Star Wars
Coppola's Dracula
Dollars Trilogy
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Godfather Trilogy
Apocalypse Now
Fargo
Raising Arizona
No Country for Old Men
The Last Samurai
Inception
Mulholland Drive

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

Blade Runner
Alien
Alien 3
Se7en
Kingdom of Heaven
Black Rain
Halloween
Assault of Precinct 13
The Thing
ET
Jaws
Star Wars
Coppola's Dracula
Dollars Trilogy
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Godfather Trilogy
Apocalypse Now
Fargo
Raising Arizona
No Country for Old Men
The Last Samurai
Inception
Mulholland Drive

Good list.

 

[The Endless]

Thanks I was gonna post some of the tracks from youtube... but ehh, maybe later haha.

 

[Duke]

Superman: The Movie
Star Wars
E.T.
1941
Once Upon A Time In The West
Raiders Of The Lost Ark
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Jaws
Rocky
Saving Private Ryan
The Magnificent Seven
The Good,The Bad, & The Ugly
The Untouchables
Braveheart
The Patriot
Jurassic Park
Chinatown
The Sons Of Katie Elder

 

[Kane52630]

 

[moreorless]

The Mission does not get mentioned enough relative to other Ennio Morricone stuff, especially as I think it contained a contender for the most beautiful melody of the 20th century...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixby9BzJfEo

 

[Kane52630]

 

[Dave McFly]

A personal fave of mine

 

[Drizzle]

And now you've got me wanting to start a LOTR marathon more than five years after this post. Well done, Kane.