What are your favorite movie soundtracks

[lboinyamouf4sho]

grease, rocky(going the distance is my favorite), ghost dog, belly, the warriors, pulp fiction, and drive were the 1st to come to mind.

[jediracer]

Kick Ass has a pretty great score as well.

Same composer did the X-Men First Class, which is also decent.

[goof]

The Final Countdown (not the Europe song but the movie with the aircraft carrier travelling through time) and the Scott Pilgrim soundtrack.

[Kizmet]

"The Mask"

"This Business of Love" is one of the most fun west coast swings ever.

[JugMarker]

There are many, but this is one has taken the number 1 spot a long time ago:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t99QQIXez4M

John Barry - The Persuaders

[carabas]

There are many, but this is one has taken the number 1 spot a long time ago:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t99QQIXez4M

John Barry - The Persuaders

Ken Thorne's actual music for the series was somewhat less memorable than that one single piece John Barry dd for the show.

[The Black Guardian]

No order:

Star Wars: ANH
Empire Strikes Back
Grease
Sound of Music
Lord of the Rings
Saturday Night Fever
Purple Rain
Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Harder They Come
Annie

[aNamored]

Goblin's Profondo Rosso, Dawn of the Dead, Martin, Suspiria, and my favorite, La Via Della Droga.
Ennio Morricone's scores from a Quiet Place in the County and The Fifth Cord
Bruno Nicholai's score from All the Colours of the Dark
John Williams score to Raiders of the Lost Ark
Jerry Goldsmith's discordant score to Planet of the Apes
John Carpenter's scores from Escape From New York, The Fog and Assault on Precinct 13
Issac Hayes Theme from Shaft

[Phil Clark]

John Carpenter's scores from Escape From New York, The Fog and Assault on Precinct 13

Don't get me wrong, I love Carpenter's scores, they always add a level a tension. But all his scores sound pretty much the same. Like you could take music from one of his films and play it over another and you would never know the difference.

[TomServoFan]

Blade Runner (Surprised no one has mentioned this)
The Dark Crystal (Trevor Jones's masterpiece)
Star Wars Trilogy
The Keep by Tangerine Dream.
Heavy Metal by both bands/Elmer Bernstein.
Ghostbusters
Any score by Goblin like Suspiria, Dawn of the Dead, Tenebre or whatever.
Planet of the Apes by Jerry Goldsmith (my fave composer).
Firestarter by Tangerine Dream.
Excalibur
Pulp Fiction
Akira
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
Princess Mononoke
Any John Carpenter score.
Lord of the Rings
Twilight Zone The Movie with other Jerry Goldsmith scores.
Batman and Batman Returns especially Prince's Batman album which is a fun album.
Hellraiser 1 & 2
The Burning by Rick Wakeman.
Joe Hisiashi's soundtracks besides Nausicaa.
Conan The Barbarian
Any John Williams.

[aNamored]

Don't get me wrong, I love Carpenter's scores, they always add a level a tension. But all his scores sound pretty much the same. Like you could take music from one of his films and play it over another and you would never know the difference.

Completely understand that thought, Phil. They are very stark and similar. Whenever I hear his scores I can immediately see the scene they were played behind in my head, comes from me pretty much worshipping Carpenter from my late teens until around 30. I can certainly see where others would think this.