Top 5 Favorite Movie Scores

[Razorback]

Ok... so what is your top 5 movie scores ever? Some of mine are musicals (which is like cheating) but so be it. /forums/images/icons/smile.gif

1) Singing in the Rain music by Nacio Herb Brown and Lennie Hayton

2) The Fugitive music by James Newton Howard

3) Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back music by John Williams

4) The Producers music by Norman Blagman, Mel Brooks and John Morris

5) Lawrence of Arabia music by Maurice Jarre

RB

[DarthMaulRat]

Eh, I really don't feel like thinking and putting them order

-The Abyss - Alan Silvestri - Just a good theme that captures sci-fi
-2001: A Space Odessey - yeah, its not original music but its used to full potential
-Star Wars: EPII - Williams - strangely enough its my favorite, more contemporary than classical
-Jesus Christ Superstar - Webber/Rice - Here's my two cents on a musical. Can't go wrong with 70's rock-opera.
-Fight Club - The Dust Brothers - they created a score for today's sound systems, pure energy and bass, really helps capture the film.

[Razorback]

Interestingly enough, I almost put Episode II and Fight Club in there too.

RB

[JK]

In no particular order:

Conan the Barbarian- Basil Poledouris
Fight Club- The Dust Bros.
LOTR/FOTR- Howard Shore
Army of Darkness- Joseph LoDuca/Danny Elfman
Resident Evil- Marilyn Manson

[Omaru]

LOTR
A.I
Fight Club
Batman
Scarface

[Razorback]

Good choice on AI. That is some great atmosphere music.

RB

[deadfiller]

Batman Returns- Danny Elfman
Quick And The Dead- Alan Silvestri
Halloween- John Carpenter
Psycho- Bernard Hermann
The Crow-G. Revell

yes, my spelling is off

[NeoMaxiZoomDweeb]

[list] 1. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly 2. Star Wars 3. Heavy Metal 4. Repo Man 5. Amadeus

[Razorback]

Repo Man? You will have to refresh my memory... what was so good about that one?

RB

[Gheorghe_Zamfir]

1) Hamlet - Patrick Doyle
2) Unbreakable - James Newton Howard
3) American Beauty - Thomas Newman
4) Superman - John Williams
5) Star Trek II - James Horner

[NeoMaxiZoomDweeb]

Repo Man is filled with tracks by the punk bands of the time. Iggy Pop, Black Flag, Suicidal Tendencies, Circle Jerks, and Fear among others. The instrumental "Reel Ten" by the Plugz is used several times in the movie and is one of my all-time favorite pieces.

[Razorback]

Funny, I don't remember much about that movie. I am a huge fan of all of those bands though. Thanks for the info, I will need to look it up.

RB

[DangerSeeker]

To make it easier on myself, each artist only gets one:

Halloween - John Carpenter
Hudsucker Proxy - Carter Burwell
Shawshank Redemption - Thomas Newman
Raiders of the Lost Ark - John Williams
Beetlejuice - Danny Elfman

[slizzelizzel]

**Thread emerges from it's bacta tank, days after slizzel found it shoved behind some crates, left to die.**

My top 5:

1. Blow.

2. Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.

3. Forrest Gump

4. Kill Bill Volumes 1 and 2.

5. Pulp Fiction--mainly for the main theme music, but it's all pretty good.

[Matthew]

1. Rite Of Spring (Stravinksy)--- BEST music in a play/movie/musical/ballet ever!
2. Musical Flute (Mozart)
3. Prince Of Egypt
4. Fiddler On The Roof
5. Empire Strikes Back

[bwdial]

...that have yet to be mentioned. ;)
Dr. Zhivago
Dazed and Confused
Reservior Dogs
Shrek (mostly for Rufus Wainwright's version of Halleluiah)
Saturday Night Fever (sorry, but I enjoy the Bee Gees)

[slizzelizzel]

Reservior Dogs


It was between that and Pulp Fiction, but PF's theme song is definately better. (IMO)

[Hellubah]

Terminator 2
E.T.
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Batman
Empire Strikes Back
A Clockwork Orange
Frenzy
Tron
The Firm
12 Monkeys

I couldn't pick just 5...my top 10

[Matthew]

Now now now, you broke the rules! The thread is top 5 scores!

[Efexeye]

Well, you broke the rules in the Guess the Quote thread....rules are made to be broken.

[Matthew]

I didn't break them, I changed them with explaination.

[Hellubah]

Terminator 2
E.T.
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Batman
Empire Strikes Back
A Clockwork Orange
Frenzy
Tron
The Firm
12 Monkeys

I couldn't pick just 5...my top 10

Alright then..no need to get all upset.

Top 5

Terminator 2
E.T.
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Batman
Empire Strikes Back

[TLS]

Well, these are soundtracks I like:

K-Pax
Garden State
Reservoir Dogs
A Clockwork Orange
The Nightmare Before Christmas

[FanGirl]

Top 5 Scores:
The Rock
Speed
Pee Wee's Big Adventure
Empire Strikes Back
Love Actually

Honorable mention: Kill Bill

Top 5 Soundtracks:
Long Kiss Good Night
Reservoir Dogs
Wayne's World
South Park: Bigger, longer and Uncut
Victor/Victoria

[slizzelizzel]

Yeah, I was thinking about making separate lists...I left out some that I think should be in there.

[Razorback]

I would like to add Revenge of the Sith in at number six. :)

[ozchick]

Top 5 Soundtracks:


Hmmm goodcall.. Soundtracks I can comment on:

My Top 5 Soundtracks:
Reality Bites
Love Actually
Can't Hardly Wait
10 Things I hate About You
Dirty Dancing

[acid_soda]

acid_soda's GLORIOUS top five

1. jay & silent bob strike back
2. Team america, world police
3. dogma
4. school of rock
5. National Lampoon's Van Wilder

i gotta go now. bye guys

[Peoria]

My top 5 Favourite (notice the extra u because I like to pretend I'm British) Movie Scores in no particular order are as follows:

American Beauty
Anything from Star Wars (that means old and new)
the catchy thing from Close Encounters/ and the infamous Jaws theme (I put these two together because I didn't think they stood that well on their own)
The Godfather
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Top 5 Favourite Movie Soundtracks (once again in no particular order) are:

About a Boy
Garden State
The Lion King
Top Gun
The Wizard of Oz (the actual soundtrack or Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon)

[ratm1966]

My top 5 soundtracks are:

1. The Crow
2. Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
3. Pump Up the Volume
4. Queen of the Damned
5. Bullworth

[psychofiend]

1. The Grateful Dead Movie
2. Footloose
3. Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas
4. Rocky Horror Picture Show
5. Reservoir Dogs