Best Music in a movie. - Page 2

Ishalim02 · 08-17-2002, 05:10 PM

Gladiator...

Zimmer is the man.

BigTaurean · 08-17-2002, 05:50 PM

Star Wars and Forrest Gump's were both great, and as a sleeper pick I liked the music in John Q a lot, especially when Denzel was about to shoot himself in the head.

Hippos · 08-17-2002, 07:29 PM

xXx had pretty good music, I came into the movie knowing Feuer Frei by Rammstein was in it cause I already had it on my playlist, but after I heard it in the opening everytime Vin did a stunt all I could think of in my mind was BANG! BANG!...Feuer Frei.

Blade 1 and 2 were both good.

The movie theatre version of The One was perfect, they totally killed the music whenever they redid it for video. If you saw it in theatres you probably know what I am talking about, how they played back-to-back-to-back songs when the guy was escaping, and then whenever they fought on the bridge in the factory, they played The Reckoning and then went straight to Blood Brothers when they went under the sparks. In the video version, all of that was cut out though

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Drolgin Steingrinder · 08-17-2002, 09:28 PM

Hans Zimmer sometimes makes great scores (Black Rain, Lion King), and sometimes it's utter crap (Drop Zone, House of the Spirits).

John Williams has had quite a few off-days in scoring films, but mostly he's good. My favorite Williams piece is from Hook and called "Hook-napped" - the sequence where Peter Banning and his wife return from the dinner and the house has been broken into, following the scratch on the wall up the stairs...too bad the rest of the score is so uneven. Star Wars, Empire, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T are all top notch.

Oh, and Jaws is, of course, a classic.

Lalo Schifrin! (Bullit, Mission Impossible, Kelly's Heroes, Cool Hand Luke, Coogan's Bluff and too many more to mention)

James Horner's score to Glory is one of my favorites, as well, as are Cocoon, Legends of the Fall, Braveheart - I love how he steals entire passages from other composers (like Jerry Goldsmith

).

But best of all is ...

Bernard Hermann is in my opinion the best composer to ever score for movies with Danny Elfman (Batman, Edward Scissorshands, Beetlejuice, and all of Tim Burtons other films) a close second.

Bernard Hermann has been extremely stabile in his work, composing great scores like:
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
The Day The Earth Stood Still
The Wrong Man
Vertigo
North By Northwest
The Twilight Zone theme (duh nuh nuh nuh duh nuh nuh nuh Picture a man going no a journey beyond sight and sound...)
Psycho
Cape Fear (the original)
Fahrenheit 451
Taxi Driver
and many more.

Xaen · 08-18-2002, 01:10 AM

OKay, im going to get flamed for this but...

The Tangerine Dream soundtrack to Legend. I just absolutely LOVE it. It really made the whole movie feel like a big fairy tale, and it has that 80s tinge to it that makes it all nostalgic.. Someone stole my damn CD at work, so either someone else other than me loved it, or they hated it that much...

Ishalim02 · 08-18-2002, 01:20 AM

I like all of Zimmer's scores. Even the movies you mentioned.

SamLowry · 08-18-2002, 02:03 AM

this is hard for me to remember any,but the ones that i can think of atm are:

casino
gladiator
platoon
brazil
the doors (the doors are easily one of of my favourite bands, so thats a given)
godfather
rosemary's baby - the music at the beginning - i watched that movie years ago and i know i loved that music - but i keep trying to buy it but its always out or they dont have it or some bullshit - i know someone doesnt want me to own that movie
pulp fiction
heat
primal fear
fargo
the good,the bad,and the ugly

i know theres a lot more,but i cant think of em.

Ritkhan · 08-18-2002, 02:07 AM

Willow
Jackie Brown
Fifth Element
Twelve Monkeys
Star Wars
Requiem for a Dream

Zanoan · 08-18-2002, 02:56 AM

The intro music in Star Wars movies when you see the text flooding into the space telling us a storyline always struck my spine well

Loved it.

Dont forget Indiana Jones music either!

Oh yeah, the boondock saints. music rocks in that movie.

BoldarBloodKB · 08-18-2002, 07:35 AM

the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.
Truman Show.

Xaen · 08-18-2002, 03:06 PM

Gladitor soundtrack was incredible with Lisa Gerrad onboard.

Solutions · 08-25-2002, 07:16 AM

Was Zimmer on board for K-19 Widowmaker?

If not did anyone else notice K-19 ripped off some music from Gladiator?

Krimson Klaw · 08-25-2002, 07:41 AM

The Princess Bride

Angrier · 08-26-2002, 01:01 AM

XXX and The One

Like the other poster said, awesome! Especially in the opening of The One when he starts running, the music really fits.

somecleric · 08-26-2002, 01:38 AM

Rushmore
The Royal Tenenbaums
Office Space
Run Lola Run

08-17-2002, 05:10 PM	#16 (permalink)
Ishalim02 Playa Hata Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 40 -1 Internets	Gladiator Gladiator... Zimmer is the man.

08-17-2002, 09:28 PM	#19 (permalink)
Drolgin Steingrinder Lambent Dorf Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 11 -1 Internets	Hans Zimmer sometimes makes great scores (Black Rain, Lion King), and sometimes it's utter crap (Drop Zone, House of the Spirits). John Williams has had quite a few off-days in scoring films, but mostly he's good. My favorite Williams piece is from Hook and called "Hook-napped" - the sequence where Peter Banning and his wife return from the dinner and the house has been broken into, following the scratch on the wall up the stairs...too bad the rest of the score is so uneven. Star Wars, Empire, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T are all top notch. Oh, and Jaws is, of course, a classic. Lalo Schifrin! (Bullit, Mission Impossible, Kelly's Heroes, Cool Hand Luke, Coogan's Bluff and too many more to mention) James Horner's score to Glory is one of my favorites, as well, as are Cocoon, Legends of the Fall, Braveheart - I love how he steals entire passages from other composers (like Jerry Goldsmith ). But best of all is ... Bernard Hermann is in my opinion the best composer to ever score for movies with Danny Elfman (Batman, Edward Scissorshands, Beetlejuice, and all of Tim Burtons other films) a close second. Bernard Hermann has been extremely stabile in his work, composing great scores like: The Ghost and Mrs. Muir The Day The Earth Stood Still The Wrong Man Vertigo North By Northwest The Twilight Zone theme (duh nuh nuh nuh duh nuh nuh nuh Picture a man going no a journey beyond sight and sound...) Psycho Cape Fear (the original) Fahrenheit 451 Taxi Driver and many more. __________________ Drolgin Steingrinder, Dragondancer par excellence! Also known as Fnort Pnort, Swamp Thing Mojomaster.

08-18-2002, 01:20 AM	#21 (permalink)
Ishalim02 Playa Hata Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 40 -1 Internets	Meh I like all of Zimmer's scores. Even the movies you mentioned.

08-18-2002, 02:56 AM	#24 (permalink)
Zanoan I wish I was queer, so I could get chicks Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 1,866 -4 Internets	hm The intro music in Star Wars movies when you see the text flooding into the space telling us a storyline always struck my spine well Loved it. Dont forget Indiana Jones music either! Oh yeah, the boondock saints. music rocks in that movie.

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08-17-2002, 05:50 PM	#17 (permalink)
BigTaurean Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Detroit-ish Posts: 62 -1 Internets	Star Wars and Forrest Gump's were both great, and as a sleeper pick I liked the music in John Q a lot, especially when Denzel was about to shoot himself in the head.

08-17-2002, 07:29 PM	#18 (permalink)
Hippos hip, hip hop, hip hop anonymous Join Date: May 2002 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 203 +6 Internets	xXx had pretty good music, I came into the movie knowing Feuer Frei by Rammstein was in it cause I already had it on my playlist, but after I heard it in the opening everytime Vin did a stunt all I could think of in my mind was BANG! BANG!...Feuer Frei. Blade 1 and 2 were both good. The movie theatre version of The One was perfect, they totally killed the music whenever they redid it for video. If you saw it in theatres you probably know what I am talking about, how they played back-to-back-to-back songs when the guy was escaping, and then whenever they fought on the bridge in the factory, they played The Reckoning and then went straight to Blood Brothers when they went under the sparks. In the video version, all of that was cut out though .

08-18-2002, 01:10 AM	#20 (permalink)
Xaen Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 888 +0 Internets	OKay, im going to get flamed for this but... The Tangerine Dream soundtrack to Legend. I just absolutely LOVE it. It really made the whole movie feel like a big fairy tale, and it has that 80s tinge to it that makes it all nostalgic.. Someone stole my damn CD at work, so either someone else other than me loved it, or they hated it that much...

08-18-2002, 02:03 AM	#22 (permalink)
SamLowry Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 40 -1 Internets	this is hard for me to remember any,but the ones that i can think of atm are: casino gladiator platoon brazil the doors (the doors are easily one of of my favourite bands, so thats a given) godfather rosemary's baby - the music at the beginning - i watched that movie years ago and i know i loved that music - but i keep trying to buy it but its always out or they dont have it or some bullshit - i know someone doesnt want me to own that movie pulp fiction heat primal fear fargo the good,the bad,and the ugly i know theres a lot more,but i cant think of em.

08-18-2002, 02:07 AM	#23 (permalink)
Ritkhan Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 295 -1 Internets	Willow Jackie Brown Fifth Element Twelve Monkeys Star Wars Requiem for a Dream

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BoldarBloodKB Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 70 -1 Internets	the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Truman Show.

08-18-2002, 03:06 PM	#26 (permalink)
Xaen Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 888 +0 Internets	Gladitor soundtrack was incredible with Lisa Gerrad onboard.

08-25-2002, 07:16 AM	#27 (permalink)
Solutions Deucer Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: West Virginia Posts: 53 -1 Internets	Was Zimmer on board for K-19 Widowmaker? If not did anyone else notice K-19 ripped off some music from Gladiator?

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Krimson Klaw Fires of Heaven Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 74 -1 Internets	The Princess Bride

08-26-2002, 01:01 AM	#29 (permalink)
Angrier Banned Join Date: May 2002 Location: Your mom's house Posts: 758 +0 Internets	XXX and The One Like the other poster said, awesome! Especially in the opening of The One when he starts running, the music really fits.

08-26-2002, 01:38 AM	#30 (permalink)
somecleric Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 121 -1 Internets	Rushmore The Royal Tenenbaums Office Space Run Lola Run