I remember when the "Judgement Night" soundtrack would be my favorite. I've given the "Broken Flowers" the most play for a few years now. http://www.allmusic.com/album/broken-flowers-music-from-the-film-mw0000208384
Spacemoth called it earlier, but the best soundtrack composed by a transitioning transgender person is A Clockwork Orange, hands down: <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PL1ED538C4041A5ACD" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Yes the early/mid 90's. The height of going to see a movie suspiciously because the soundtrack has some "cool" bands or music in it ... A little precursor to pretentious hipsterdom And if it had Trent Reznor, like Natural Born Killers, it was a "score", literally. Wedding Singer and Grosse Point Blank was good "various artists" soundtracks, for when cds was still in. Right before mp3 on internet boom where we can make our own playlists. Dazed and Confused did it sweetly though, just the right tone. Lion King soundtrack was pretty big. Oh Brother Where Art Thou almost singlehandedly breathed new life into old music, good stuff. I'ma dork and like the Lost Boys soundtrack.
Original TV Soundtrack <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Not sure what it says about me that I like watching game video to the Twin Peaks soundtrack <a href="http://t.co/xtO9xePgrf">http://t.co/xtO9xePgrf</a></p>— Daryl Morey (@dmorey) <a href="https://twitter.com/dmorey/statuses/378662051192635392">September 13, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
It's an interesting thread. However, we are really talking about two different things here. On the one hand, you have soundtracks which are essentially compilations of existing music. A movie like The Matrix, The Crow, or City of Angels, or Pulp Fiction, those movies have great soundtracks because they have chosen excellent music to mix in with the movie. Then you have movies for which the primary amount of music is composed specifically for the movie by an actual composer, writing *music* for the movie itself as an original work. I doubt anyone would dispute that John Williams is the Grand Master of this today. You can go pick out just about any John Williams score and start listening, and in your head you will find yourself watching that movie in your head, because he so perfectly captures the essence and soul of the film. You have Vangelis, with Chariots of Fire and Blade Runner. Several people have mentioned Last of the Mohicans, which is true, up to a point. The soundtrack to that movie is extremely odd. On the one hand, you have one composer basically just repeating the same theme over and over again ('The Kiss'), which is fine because it is an exceptionally great tune. However, before production was complete on the soundtrack, for some reason which I can't remember, the composer had to be replaced, and you can tell when listening to it. It's a complete change, no similarities between the styles at all, and it is very jarring. Over the last decade-plus, there have been some younger composers coming along and making some really great music. Michael Giacchino, James Horner, and of course Tim Burton's favorite Oingo Boingo composer, Danny Elfman. Then there are those guys who fly a little bit more under the radar, who are doing some interesting and good things. Listen to the soundtracks to Lemony Snicket, K-Pax, Tron Legacy, and Oblivion to hear some excellent music which will likely outlive the films for which they were written. One of the very best soundtracks you will ever find is by Peter Gabriel - he created an amazing piece of art as the soundtrack for the meh movie 'The Last Temptation of Christ'. Listen to it if you have not heard it. Also, I have always had a very great love of Angelo Badalamenti's work in David Lynch's films and the tv show Twin Peaks. Really really captures the mood and dna of what Lynch tries to do in his movies.
Damnit Gigo and Morey! I swear I was typing out my above post over an hour ago and got sidetracked at work! I know it says DM is a seriously twisted dude though.. :grin:
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Gross Pointe Blank <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/9f4Jtm4hTAU?list=PLb3vi41SB7TbgY1JNFcEvPVKNtvfooDaA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Valley Girl <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/aIxgBMNhsKU?list=PL8D69D773B7BC5916" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Pretty In Pink <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/BM-dPjM5GiQ?list=PL2E6540D066976AA1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> High Fidelity <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/0OytJYBfwUk?list=PL3F46211C491E0076" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> O Brother Where Art Thou <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/3AksY2gX1Dc?list=PL576299B32A5A7EE8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> HardWare (no playlist available - but also had Iggy Pop, Ministry & Motorhead) <iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/f8Ne9sRcSrM?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/a-dR8HD45qs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Music starts at 3:30 but it really helps to see the intro into the music. <iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Of69vv3maHc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Not the best Bruce Lee Biopic but a great soundtrack <iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/cHthbtSbGLM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/nwYig2CP66Q" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> More Morricone <iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Qep59A_RwKQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
For fans of the Last of the Mohicans / The Gael. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/3XaZpnFJf0E" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> FYI Jenny O'Connor the "Hot Violinist" is from Austin.
If you like that one, I highly recommend Le Samourai for you. Best to watch the movie first, of course, just like any other soundtrack. Haunting, to some of the best cinematography in movie history. In many great artistic movements, you may define three prominent members: the Spokesman, the Champion, and the Purist. For example, in Modernist poetry Breton was the Spokesman, Apollinaire the Champion, and Pierre Reverdy was the Purist. The Purist is always the quiet one in the background who the Spokesman, the Champion, and most of the other artists within the movement idolize, but few fans know of. For French New Wave, Truffaut was the Spokesman, Godard the Champion, and Jean-Pierre Melville the Purist. Many don't consider him part of the movement, but Truffaut and Godard idolized him. He is the artist wearing the glasses in Godard's famous scene in Breathless. He is amazing. Watch Le Samourai.
Can't believe I forgot Dead Man . Neil Young's guitar is so hauntingly beautiful throughout the movie . <iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/oaW9FwFE4vQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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