J. Dan Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 I don't know about the best, but some of the mose recognizable and memorable scores I can think of are: Star Wars Raiders of the Lost Ark Rocky Now if you want to delve into sound tracks, just about every John Hughs film ever made had a soundtrack full of memorable songs - plus others from the era that weren't his, like Footloose, Beverly Hills Cop, and Back to the Future (which was also a great score by the way). Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanker. Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 I scored all 4 X-Men movies on iTunes for $30. Sweet deal LOL. Except there are only three. 3 X-Men + Wolverine possibly? Exactly A ROMpler is just a polyphonic turntable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonaldM Posted January 12, 2010 Author Share Posted January 12, 2010 Try "Catch Me If You Can". Somewhat un-Williams-like for a Williams score. The '60s cool, pre-Mad Men title sequence is great. Very un-Williams. When I first heard it I thought Henry Mancini had risen from the grave to write it! There are 10 kinds of people in the world...those who can read binary, and those who can't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoahZark Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 "Gladiator" and "Rocky" are definitely favorites. As is Randy Newman's score for "Toy Story" (although nearly all of his work for Pixar has been great). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnus64 Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 The Wizard of Oz deserves a mention in this thread. As for Soundtracks, no soundtrack makes me laugh as much as the one from "Revenge of the Nerds". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raddtunes Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 For a classic, I would pick "On Golden Pond" - - Dave Grusin. I just saw Sherlock Holmes last week and Hans Zimmer kicked some serious film score bootie. Very very fresh, new, . .. can hardly describe it. Perfect for the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonksDream Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Hmmmm... Ocean's Eleven The Incredibles (best Bond rip ever!) Oh Brother Where Art Thou Pan's Labyrinth Just about anything by Henry Mancini And the most exciting big band chart ever written: The James Bond Theme - Monty Norman and John Barry Instrumentation is meaningless - a song either stands on its own merit, or it requires bells and whistles to cover its lack of adequacy, much less quality. - kanker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff_D_in_MD Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 The Wizard of Oz deserves a mention in this thread. The original soundtrack, or the Dark Side of the Moon version? Yamaha P2 acoustic, Yamaha P120 digital, Nord Electro 3HP, QSC K10. FOR SALE: Nord Electro 2-61. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Zeger Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 The Incredibles (best Bond rip ever!) From a trumpet player's perspective, "The Incredibles" lives up to it's name with Rick Baptist and Wayne Bergeron playing lead. Killer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABECK Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 For a classic, I would pick "On Golden Pond" - - Dave Grusin. Forgot about him - great score. His list of accomplishments is impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SK Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 The Wizard of Oz deserves a mention in this thread. Great Harold Arlen songs... but I just don't think of people singing songs in musicals as being film scoring. CD: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/stevekessler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VLH Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Others have noted it, but Morricone's music in Cinema Paradiso is exquisite. Captures the sense of nostalgia so perfectly. We just purchased a copy--the director actually had the music playing on the set during the filming, one reason why it all meshes so perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnus64 Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 The Wizard of Oz deserves a mention in this thread. Great Harold Arlen songs... but I just don't think of people singing songs in musicals as being film scoring. You're forgetting a lot then. The wicked witch music, The tornado scene, the spooky forest music, the Valkyrie-type flying monkey music, the poppies, the triumphant music when the wiz is handing out diplomas ( aka "Throne Room music"), the strings chords at the end. There must be 45 minutes of non-sung, actual film scoring in the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SK Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 You're absolutely right that the music was great throughout. I was just considering the film scores for most musicals as secondary in nature to the songs. Often, the scores are rehashes of the songs themselves, but Oz was a 'masterpiece'. CD: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/stevekessler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnus64 Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 You're absolutely right that the music was great throughout. I was just considering the film scores for most musicals as secondary to the songs. Fair enough, difference of opinion. OZ is really in a category by itself, there's really nothing like it. In the last 3rd of the movie, there are no songs whatsoever, so I don't really consider "Wizard" as a musical, not in the traditional sense. Most musicals have very little if any underscoring. I consider it more of a hybrid film, there was no musical version of Oz before the film came out, unlike something like My Fair Lady. Back on Topic: We saw "Breakfast at Tiffanys" over Xmas, and I was reminded what a great score it had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Stanfield Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Too many to call a favorite, but the few I'm listening to lately are: Battlestar Galactica (all seasons), Bear McCreary* Sum of All Fears, Jerry Goldsmith Solaris, Cliff Martinez The Prestige, David Julyan (*Seriously, the music from BSG was unbelievably good ... better than anything else I've ever heard written for a TV series. Bear McCreary is an incredibly talented composer, one I hope to hear a lot more from in the future.) Jason Stanfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonaldM Posted January 14, 2010 Author Share Posted January 14, 2010 Probably another one that deserves mention here is Howard Shore for Lord of the Rings. Some really good thematic orchestrations there. There are 10 kinds of people in the world...those who can read binary, and those who can't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlantis Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 ''The Ninth Gate'' by Wojciech KILAR and I must mention the extraordinary lovely soprano voice of Sumi JO in Vocalise which is the first track of the album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicbysterling Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Blade Runner �Ah, music," he said, wiping his eyes. "A magic beyond all we do here!� J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJUSCULE Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 I love Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along-Blog. Of course, that is a musical. But I just freakin' love it. Eric Website Gear page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muiriled Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Winnetou. (Martin Böttcher - Composer (Music Score)) [video:youtube] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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