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John T Chance	So what are some of your favorite soundtracks of all time?	Lead	[-]
Sep 29 08 6:24 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Revisiting THE OMEGA MAN soundtrack thread got me thinking about this topic. It certainly qualifies as one of my all-time favorites...I never get tired of it. There are countless great scores, of course, but here are some of my other most cherished picks: CONAN THE BARBARIAN, by Basil Pouldouris (Powerful, epic, easily one of the most memorable film scores of all time) ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE, THUNDERBALL and YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE, by John Barry (as you can tell, I'm a Bond fan...) DANCES WITH WOLVES, also by Barry THE BIG COUNTRY, by Jerome Moross (Sweeping, beautiful score, another epic) THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY and ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST, by the maestro Morricone himself As well as Morricone's DANGER: DIABOLIK soundtrack (even though it's never had an official release, to my knowledge-- boo hiss!) RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, by some no-name called John Williams HATARI! by Henry Mancini THE GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD, EL CID, and BEN-HUR, by Miklos Rozsa THE GREAT ESCAPE, by Elmer Bernstein STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE, by Jerry Goldsmith LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, THE PROFESSIONALS and DR. ZHIVAGO by Maurice Jarre What say you?
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Mummified Remains		#1	[-]
Sep 29 08 8:36 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Perhaps it would be easier for me to list my favorite composers and their best scores: Bernard Herrmann: The Seventh Voyage Of Sinbad Miklos Rozsa: Ben Hur Jerry Goldsmith: Planet Of The Apes John Williams: Superman Elmer Bernstein: The Magnificent Seven Jerome Moross: The Big Country (sorry, Gwangi!) Max Steiner: King Kong Franz Waxman: The Bride Of Frankenstein Frank Skinner: Son Of Frankenstein James Bernard: Horror Of Dracula These composers each did many great scores it's really hard to pick their best.
MacXoftheMounted		#2	[-]
Sep 29 08 11:06 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	ANYTHING by Herrmann. Vertigo, Ghost And Mrs. Muir and Mysterious Island are my pinnacle so far. MacXoftheMounted.....................formerly known as Professor Von X
blackbiped		#3	[-]
Sep 29 08 12:08 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Along with several that have been mentioned, I'll add: THE FLY by Howard Shore ALIEN by Jerry Goldsmith THE FIFTH ELEMENT by Eric Serra PSYCHO/TAXI DRIVER by Bernard Herrmann WUTHERING HEIGHTS/MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR. LAWRENCE by Ryuichi Sakamoto Legend, oh legend, the third wheel legend...always in the way. Porfle's Secret Blog HK and Cult Film News Andersonvision.com
ryanbrennan		#4	[-]
Sep 30 08 6:54 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I hesitate to begin for it would be a very long list, indeed. Film scores were my first music love and I've been collecting since the mid-sixties so I've racked up quite a few favorites. I've got my top favorites which are the albums that I like in their entirety. Then there are the albums which have three, four, five, whatever tracks that I really like. Last are those albums with pretty much only a main title or one theme that's terrific. I would include the majority of the titles listed so far in my top favorites.
Mr Lucrada		#5	[-]
Sep 30 08 6:59 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Defenitly Philip Glass music made for Tod Browning Dracula.
shran		#6	[-]
Sep 30 08 7:31 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Max Steiner's King Kong, Son of Kong. Anything by Bernard Herrmann. Anything by John Barry (my fav's are "Somewhere in time", "King Kong" ('76) and "Raise the Titanic". I also like all of his "Bond" scores.
Whatsallthis		#7	[-]
Oct 1 08 12:10 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I thought John Barry's score for THE LION IN WINTER was the best non-Bond score he ever did. Favorite Bond score? A toss-up between YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE and ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE. "How can I handcuff a bloomin' shirt??!?"
rogueevolent		#8	[-]
Oct 4 08 12:20 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Like Ryan, were I to list all of my favorites the list would be too long, so... Miklos Rozsa: BEN HUR ( a truly stunning piece of musical story telling) Jerry Goldsmith: The Wind and the Lion Howard Shore: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy James Horner: Legends of the Fall John Barry: The Lion in Winter Brian Tyler: Children of Dune Vangelis: Chariots of Fire Ennio Morricone: The Legend of 1900 "We didn't come here to fight monsters, we're not equipped for it" -- Richard Carlson (Creature from the Black Lagoon) Last Edited By: rogueevolent Nov 4 08 5:49 PM. Edited 1 times.
megazor		#9	[-]
Oct 4 08 12:26 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	DESTINATION MOON by Leith Stevens Stevens is by far my favorite composer.
leopardpride.filmlandclassics		#10	[-]
Oct 4 08 10:27 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I would rather buy a soundtrack to a movie than any other music genre. And, like many posting here, I have a very long list of favorites, too many to list. Here are my top five favorite soundtracks. Numbers two thru five are in no particular order of like. However, my number one favorite never changes. # 1 - Ben-Hur by Miklos Rozsa (I love all of Miklos Rozsa's works! My favorite composer!) # 2 - Rocky by Bill Conti (How could Rocky have lost the fight with this powerful music playing?) # 3 - Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring - Howard Shore (Powerful! Wonderful! Adventure at its finest!) # 4 - The Omega Man - Ron Grainer ( Which is one soundtrack I actually don't have yet! Maybe someday!) # 5 - Alien Nation (TV Series) - Joseph Harnell (Hauntingly alien and beautifully done.) There is one song from Star Trek The Next Generation that is one of my favorite themes of all time. In the episode, "The Inner Light", Picard plays a beautiful haunting tune on the small flute. On the CD 'The Best of Star Trek-10th Anniversary Special', there is "Suite from The Inner Light" by Jay Chattaway. This is one of the most beautiful pieces of music I have ever heard. Calming yet powerful! Simply beautiful. A good soundtrack can make or destroy a movie. I don't care for many of the soundtracks in today's movies. The instrumental background music is becoming replaced by "popular or wanna be popular" singers and bands. If the record company is trying to promote their latest "pop star", that person will have a song or two on a soundtrack. Most times, this doesn't work well for the movie. I prefer soundtracks of instrumental music and little or no singing. This was an excellent thread to start, John T. Chance. Thank you! It was fun! Last Edited By: leopardpride Oct 4 08 10:30 AM. Edited 1 times.
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Dr Acula		#11	[-]
Oct 4 08 2:19 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Let's see - some faves not already mentioned: The Tangerine Dream Legend Soundtrack (blashphemy, I'm sure, but I like it better than Goldsmiths) Twin Peaks (either the show or movie soundtracks) largely by Angelo Baldamanti. The music to Clash of the Titans John Carpenter's The Fog My God, what's Bond doing?... I think he's attempting re-entry, sir. http://www.eccentric-cinema.com/ Cole's Comics: All About Jack Cole http://colescomics.blogspot.com/
Marshall Crist		#12	[-]
Oct 4 08 2:26 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN FORBIDDEN ZONE PRANKS PSYCHOMANIA BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS XANADU several Godzilla's HORROR HIGH
Charles Thaxton		#13	[-]
Oct 5 08 1:20 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	THE TIME MACHINE-Russ Garcia THE TIME TRAVELERS-Richard La Salle DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL-Herrmann MYSTERIOUS ISLAND-Herrmann MASTER OF THE WORLD-Les Baxter FORBIDDEN PLANET-The Barrons INVADERS FROM MARS-Krauscharr/Glickman ANGRY RED PLANET-Paul Dunlap ROBINSON CRUSOE ON MARS-Van Cleave OUTER LIMITS season one-Frontiere LOST IN SPACE-John Williams cues THE INVADERS-Frontiere cues
megazor		#14	[-]
Oct 5 08 4:08 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Too bad there's nothing by Richard LaSalle on CD, save a few LIS cues. Of course, he did have a tendency to use the same melodies over and over, so you hear MERMAIDS OF TIBURON in THE TIME TRAVELERS and LAND OF THE GIANTS and in various Irwin Allen made-for-TV movies like CITY BENEATH THE SEA, FIRE, FLOOD, etc. But that's okay, everyone recycles. As much as I like THE OUTER LIMITS by Frontiere, I've grown to prefer Lubin's music from the second season.
John T Chance		#15	[-]
Oct 6 08 6:05 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	leopardpride wrote: A good soundtrack can make or destroy a movie. I don't care for many of the soundtracks in today's movies. The instrumental background music is becoming replaced by "popular or wanna be popular" singers and bands. If the record company is trying to promote their latest "pop star", that person will have a song or two on a soundtrack. Most times, this doesn't work well for the movie. I prefer soundtracks of instrumental music and little or no singing. This was an excellent thread to start, John T. Chance. Thank you! It was fun! You're welcome, Leopard Pride! Thanks for joining in the discussion. Some other grand scores: THE VIKINGS, Mario Nascimbene PRINCE VALIANT, Franz Waxman INDEPENDENCE DAY, David Arnold STARSHIP TROOPERS, Basil Pouledouris COMPANEROS and NAVAJO JOE, Ennio Morricone
evilskippy		#16	[-]
Oct 7 08 10:02 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Blood And Black Lace/Whip & The Body-Carlo Rustichelli While not all of the music is easy to be found I am very fond of the soundtracks to the German krimis and Dr Mabuse films. Some have been released partially on compilation cds in Europe. "The world's going to change tonight, doctor, I'm glad you'll be able to watch it. And... happy Halloween."
lencandraw		#17	[-]
Oct 12 08 12:41 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN. ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST
blackbiped		#18	[-]
Oct 19 08 12:33 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	leopardpride wrote: # 2 - Rocky by Bill Conti (How could Rocky have lost the fight with this powerful music playing?) My favorite part of that score is the way Conti took the exciting music from the fight montage and turned it into a beautiful classical piece for strings during the closing credits. Also, I think the guitar solo in "Gonna Fly Now" is much better on the album than the one in the movie. Legend, oh legend, the third wheel legend...always in the way. Porfle's Secret Blog HK and Cult Film News Andersonvision.com
Gil Ray		#19	[-]
Oct 19 08 2:17 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	evilskippy wrote: Blood And Black Lace/Whip & The Body-Carlo Rustichelli While not all of the music is easy to be found I am very fond of the soundtracks to the German krimis and Dr Mabuse films. Some have been released partially on compilation cds in Europe. Love European soundtracks! Dusty Groove's is a great source for these, though a bit pricey http://www.dustygroove.com/index.php Some of my faves at this moment: Kosmos - Soundtracks Of Eastern Germany's Adventures In Space (features music from The Silent Star, Eolomea...) 99 Donne - wonderfully lush Bruno Nicolai score Gamma 1 Quadrilogy - Angelo Lavagnino music for Margheriti's Gamma 1 series Way too many Morricone soundtracks! Thankfully there are a ton of compilations available. A few favorites: Danger: Diabolik (bootleg) Il Serpente Una Lucertola Con La Pelle Di Donna I Giovani Tigri - Piero Piccioni (I don't know jack about the movie, but it's a great, whimsical score) The Subterraneans - very cool jazzy score by Andre Previn The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Just about any of the krimi and Mabuse soundtracks Juliet Of The Spirits - Nino Rota - I want to be buried with this one. All time fave! Gil Last Edited By: Gil Ray Oct 19 08 2:20 PM. Edited 1 times.
Koukol 5		#20	[-]
Oct 19 08 2:42 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS! A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Sim)
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