Posted 18 May 2008 - 4:12 PM
Just watched the movie Smiley face and was happy to see that star guitar and psychedelic reel were on the soundtrack! This got me thinking about soundtracks in general and which one was my favourite?
I’m not entirely sure myself but these are a few I could think of:
Trainspotting
Platoon
Dusk till Dawn
Killing Zoë
What soundtracks do you lot like?
Posted 18 May 2008 - 5:05 PM
Any soundtrack made by :
John Barry
Ennio Morricone
John Williams
Danny Elfman
And :
Donnie Darko
Virgin Suicides
Snatch
Lock Stock and two smoking barrels
Matrix trilogy + Animatrix
Danny the dog
Posted 18 May 2008 - 7:56 PM
as I'm reading this I'm listening to the High Fidellity soundtrack.....
That movie in general still represents alot of my life and its becoming more and more freaky as I grow up more.......
other soundtracks.....
Children of Men
City Of God
Hot Fuzz
Lost In Space (Everybody loves a 303!)
Eternal Sunshine
Oceans 11/12/13
Across The Universe
Grand Prix
alot of Henry Mancini movie scores
Robin Hood (Roger Whitaker disney animated version)
some old sesame street songs
a whole bunch of animés like Lupin, Cowboy Bebop, Kakre Kano, Appleseed (the one with Boom Boom Satelittes)....
yah this will go on for a while if I continue
Posted 18 May 2008 - 8:53 PM
My favorite soundtracks, in no particular order:
-Lost Highway (NIN's The Perfect Drug is just an amazing track)
-Natural Born Killers (Produced by Trent Reznor--has an amazing flow)
-Donnie Darko (Carries a brilliant tone)
-Being John Malkovich (Carter Burwell does it right)
-Trainspotting (Epic. That's about all that you need to say)
-American Beauty (Thomas Newman's best work, in my humble opinion)
-FIGHT CLUB (Dust Brothers, people!)
-The Graduate (Classic)
-Almost Famous (Classic Rock)
-Go (Lovely stuff on there, from Fatboy Slim's remix of Magic Carpet Ride to Massive Attack's Talisman)
-The Matrix (PROPELLERHEADS FTW!)
-Braveheart
I think that's about all I'll list for now. Great topic!
Oh, and Csar, I checked out that YouTube link and came across a Thom Yorke lyric. One of the old psychologists/researchers talks about the idea of going to "Cloud coo-coo land." In Like Spinning Plates, the chorus goes:
This just feels like spinning plates
I'm livin' in cloud coo-coo land
:D
Posted 18 May 2008 - 10:16 PM
Oh yeah, I forgot Fight Club.
And Taxidermia, OST by Amon Tobin, but less than 10mn of music though :
http://www.youtube.c...h?v=Lff0Hgmo7TM
http://www.youtube.c...h?v=rNfyGHTQXu4
http://www.youtube.c...h?v=2OfF58wFA3U
Posted 19 May 2008 - 2:58 PM
Amon Tobin: Chaos Theory
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Paul Hertzog: Kickboxer OST
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Brad Fidel: Terminator OST
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Posted 19 May 2008 - 11:14 PM
I find that there are so many soundtracks that do well to compliment a movie or show, but don't have very much staying power in the CD player. There are some exceptions to the rule, and there are soundtracks that are solid on their own without being background noise for a film.
Trainspotting - it's an obvious choice for obvious reasons and there's nothing wrong with that. It's fantastic and such a good collection of tunes.
Human Traffic is all right too, but there's a couple of skip-overs. It's also a bit overwhelming in that it's 2 discs.
I quite like Vangelis' Blade Runner soundtrack. Fits the mood, fits the film.
Go - the soundtrack in my opinion helped make the film.
Nightmare Before Christmas - Danny Elfman FTW!
Pulp Fiction. Aside from being quirky and enjoyable, it manages to make Neil Diamond not seem so cheesy.
My top 2 favorite soundtracks however are:
Virgin Suicides by Air. It's solid, cohesive, dark and almost Pink Floydian in texture and mood - but lush and gorgeous the only way Air can make a lush and gorgeous album. It's also one of my favorite albums and neck n'neck with Talkie Walkie which is my favorite Air album.
Passion by Peter Gabriel. This was the accompanying soundtrack to the film The Last Temptation of Christ. I wasn't a fan of the film but I can't recommend this soundtrack enough. It's haunting, and even a bit mysterious as it has many elements of many global influences that Peter Gabriel loves to tinker with. This album can't be pegged. It employs 'organic' sounds and has ambient electronic textures that create these layers of musical emotion that run throughout.
Posted 20 May 2008 - 6:57 PM
Air: Virgin Suicides
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Vangelis: Blade Runner
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Ennio Morricone: The Thing
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Various Rocky Soundtracks
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