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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2021 12:36:33 GMT
It's just very catchy. I mean this is just amazing: I'll listen to scores like I do any music. I do remember listening to a Hildur Guðnadóttir (who would go on to so the score for Joker and the Chernobyl series) album whilst doing the groceries once, it gave perusing the biscuit aisle a sense of existential dread. See if I listened to that Conan song while walking round Morrisons I'd feel like I was losing my mind. |
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Post by drhickman1983 on Sept 21, 2021 12:52:26 GMT
See if I listened to that Conan song while walking round Morrisons I'd feel like I was losing my mind. There's an element of that, but I think it's cool. Makes shopping more dramatic. It's not like I do it all the time, either - tbh most of the time I don't both listening to music whilst in store these days at all- but to me it's no better or worse than listing to whatever else I have on my phone. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2021 12:56:19 GMT
FETCH ME A CHICKEN LEG WENCH
"sir, we're going to have to ask you to keep your voice down"
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Post by anephric on Sept 21, 2021 17:05:03 GMT
SHOP ASSISTANT!
WHAT IS BEST IN LIFE?
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Post by anephric on Sept 21, 2021 17:08:04 GMT
I listen to a lot of classical and avant garde music as well, whilst ironing my polo necks and mulling over what Simon Sebag Montefiore novel to read next, so I'm already a ponce.
My missus always says I'm easy to find in a supermarket because I'm the annoying twat whistling Rossini or Mozart or a film soundtrack.
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Post by deez on Sept 21, 2021 17:37:16 GMT
Most played in our house is the soundtrack to Chef.
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Post by britesparc on Sept 22, 2021 8:58:10 GMT
I used to buy a lot of film soundtracks in the mid-nineties as I didn't know anything about music but I knew I liked some of the songs in certain films - especially Tarantino films, natch. In fact, I used to listen to the Pulp Fiction soundtrack while playing Doom, to the point where when I go back and play it now, I still hear the songs in my head.
That being said, my favourite soundtrack - as opposed to score - is probably Romeo + Juliet.
As for music with no words, I think the only albums I had were maybe Star Wars and Indy, pre the Spotify days, but now thanks to Alexa I do like listening to a lot of scores when I'm writing or cooking in the kitchen. There have been so many terrific film scores over the years it's difficult to choose, but the LOTR score and Alan Silvestri's Avengers work both do wonders for my sauce-making.
Oh, and it's not film, but the Mandalorian score is a thing of transcendental beauty.
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Post by darkling on Sept 22, 2021 9:13:03 GMT
Surely the correct answer is Rocky IV.
But if we're talking film score which has added the most atmosphere and drama to a film, it would have to be Howard Shore's score for The Lord of the Rings.
Completely agree with user britesparc's take on the Mandalorian score, especially the main theme - It's sort of understated, it's sort of strange and otherworldly in terms of the composition, it clearly takes inspiration from westerns, but it sets the tone of the show perfectly and feels like a large part of each episode, to me at least.
Oh if anyone's interested, I made a Spotify playlist of film music that I've been adding to periodically for a few years
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Post by idgaf on Sept 25, 2021 11:35:31 GMT
Another vote for Poledouris. Also Koyannisqatsi and Mishima. Amadeus. Akira. Dune. I also like the Uncut Gems soundtrack, but the similarity of the track WIndows to AKIRa left me uneasy. windows www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB6Ch_VAfIk |
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Post by Techno Hippy on Sept 25, 2021 11:38:58 GMT
The original Conan soundtrack is all kinds of awesome.
With the mention of Hans Zimmer I've always enjoyed the Blackhawk Down soundtrack, although annoyingly the album doesn't have all the songs from the film.
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Post by arnvidr on Sept 27, 2021 9:52:45 GMT
Many of the big Williams scores are good. Two not mentioned that I enjoy immensely is Jurassic Park and Schindler's List. I also enjoy Clint Mansell - Moon and Paul Giovanni - The Wicker Man.
My favourite score might still be a game soundtrack though, the one for Journey.
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Post by Rodderz on Sept 27, 2021 11:55:21 GMT
Love a bit of 80s synth and The Running Man main theme is a bit if a classic.
On the flip side, a more brooding synth for the theme from The Shining, it's quite creepy and menacing in an understated way.
Transformers: The Movie ost by Vince DiCola. Absolutely love this one and I've posted a medly version of the soundtrack.
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Post by trafford on Sept 27, 2021 12:34:03 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2021 12:37:38 GMT
Rodderz Bloody love The Shining theme. When it kicked in towards the end of Doctor Sleep I nearly asphyxiated myself with joy.
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Post by trafford on Sept 27, 2021 12:39:11 GMT
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Post by Rodderz on Sept 27, 2021 12:49:36 GMT
@wuntyate have you seen Ready Player One? There was a whole Shining scene in that with the music too.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2021 13:03:29 GMT
Ah yeah so there was. Totally blocked that out for some reason.
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Post by malek86 on Sept 27, 2021 14:33:15 GMT
Is it cheating if I say The Wall?
Excluding the famous and obvious ones (Star Trek, Star Wars, Jurassic Park, etc.) because that would be too easy, then I'm gonna drop the music from Stalker. Not that there's a lot of it throughout the movie, so it stands out.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2021 14:45:30 GMT
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Post by anephric on Sept 27, 2021 16:08:19 GMT
The soundtrack to Brazil is marvellous and so haunting in its use of Aquarela do Brasil.
When Sam hums it at the end after, well, you know what, the first time I saw that it haunted me for days afterwards. Absolute marvellous, perfect ending. And of course the studio execs HATED IT.
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Post by anephric on Sept 27, 2021 16:17:02 GMT
Another example of an offbeat score that's totally perfect, John Harrison's synth score for Day of the Dead. youtu.be/MFUr-0PERJcSynth calypso should NOT work for a zombie film, but it totally does! The "mmmwwwww-wrrrrrrr" sound when the newspaper flicks up to show THE DEAD WALK! is totally iconic. Speaking of music projecting impending doom a la The Shining, I can't think of a more apposite example than Johann Johannssen's score for Sicario. youtu.be/sN9gcEZMZO8Just utterly terrifying. And relatively simple, yet utterly foreboding. It's perfect for the film. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2021 16:37:13 GMT
How has no-one mentioned Grosse Point Blanke yet?
Blister in the sun
The pixies
The clash
The pogues
The jam
Guns and Roses
Motorhead
Possibly the greatest soundtrack ever.
Score wise I agree with bladerunner
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Post by BeetrootBertie on Sept 27, 2021 17:40:56 GMT
I like the 'moon' and 'the fountain' soundtracks for ambient post-rock type soundscapes and for those that are a collection of existing tracks 'natural born killers' and 'morvern callar' spring to mind.
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Post by stacks on Sept 27, 2021 20:52:25 GMT
Hell of a god damn soundtrack and just what the doctor ordered if you want 80s synth. With a transition to a chase almost as good as the home alone!
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Post by drhickman1983 on Sept 27, 2021 20:55:19 GMT
I like the 'moon' and 'the fountain' soundtracks for ambient post-rock type soundscapes and for those that are a collection of existing tracks 'natural born killers' and 'morvern callar' spring to mind. Moon and The Fountain both by Clint Mansell, of course. He's pretty good for scores. Not bad for the former PWEI member. |
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Post by BeetrootBertie on Sept 27, 2021 22:40:21 GMT
I neglected to mention the Ghostbusters soundtrack - I had that on cassette when I was a lad and loved it.
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Post by nexus6 on Sept 28, 2021 8:28:35 GMT
Many of the big Williams scores are good. Two not mentioned that I enjoy immensely is Jurassic Park and Schindler's List. I also enjoy Clint Mansell - Moon and Paul Giovanni - The Wicker Man. My favourite score might still be a game soundtrack though, the one for Journey. Jurassic Park is an excellent score indeed. have you listened to the incredibly long version of the main theme slowed down 1000x or whatever? |
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Post by hedben on Sept 28, 2021 8:31:03 GMT
There's a few I'm surprised haven't been mentioned already - I thought they were iconic, but maybe that was my particular friendship bubble The CrowNatural Born Killers...to name a couple |
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Post by Dug Briderider on Sept 28, 2021 11:41:33 GMT
Checked to see it they weren't mentioned but...
O'Brother Where Art Thou for Soundtrack
About a Boy for Score/Soundtrack hybrid
lets try and embed the best bits here..
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Post by arnvidr on Sept 28, 2021 11:42:56 GMT
Jurassic Park is an excellent score indeed. have you listened to the incredibly long version of the main theme slowed down 1000x or whatever? I'm not sure. I remember that kind of stuff being a thing for a while many years ago, and I know I checked out some stuff. Symphony stuff at that speed is just ambient I guess?
Some people have mentioned song soundtracks, as opposed to actual scores, and I feel obligated to mention the Spawn soundtrack, which was all kinds of fun!
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