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Movie score/Soundtrack recommendations

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SollozzoMightNotEvenBeInTheCarSonny · 20/02/2023 16:23

I've been craving good movie scores lately. I'm leaning towards orchestral but I'm open to songs too.

What are your favourite themes and songs from movies?

TIA

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Tinkeytonkoldfruit · 20/02/2023 22:58

Mark Kermode does a film soundtrack show on Scala radio every Saturday. And there's one on Classic FM every Saturday too.

sorcerersapprentice · 20/02/2023 23:01

Morricone is the man ... this is fantastic

Iwasntgettingasandwich · 20/02/2023 23:01

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

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MistsofAvalon · 20/02/2023 23:03

Betty Blue
Gladiator

Puppylucky · 20/02/2023 23:06

Moonage Daydream the Bowie doc had a brilliant soundtrack - lots of remixes and edits .

JadeSeahorse · 20/02/2023 23:09

Olane · 20/02/2023 21:45

Midnight cowboy was written by John Barry and I am a huge fan of his. He did some of the Bond films but also Out of Africa and Dances with Wolves and other films and TV programmes and some adverts too. It's all great.

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THIS!

I too am a huge fan of the late, very great John Barry.

Love all the movie soundtracks mentioned here but must add "Somewhere in time" which is devastatingly beautiful along with "Chaplin". I have a cd with these soundtracks on and it is my most favourite
cd ever.♥️ Think it's now on YouTube.

highdrylowerwetter · 20/02/2023 23:10

How to train a dragon- absolutely excellent epic soundtrack
Anything from Hans zimmer as said above; my favourites are Pirates, Gladiator, spirit
Top gun

PangoPurrl · 20/02/2023 23:53

Meet Joe Black
Rumblefish (by Stewart Copeland from The Police, love his work!)

LifeunderMarrs · 21/02/2023 00:02

ComtesseDeSpair · 20/02/2023 16:37

We went to a rather wonderful orchestral concert of Hans Zimmer’s most famous / popular movie and television scores just before Christmas. I’d imagine there’s a ‘Greatest Hits’ type recording of the favourites of his originals and an orchestral version as well - I’d certainly recommend the latter.

Oh wow - I remember after he did Hannibal I was actually thinking exactly this - that a concert of his best stuff would be amazing!

EconomyClassRockstar · 21/02/2023 00:04

Amelie I love that soundtrack

StrychnineInTheSandwiches · 21/02/2023 00:06

Vide Cor Meum from Hannibal is just dreamy.

bringmethehorizontal · 21/02/2023 00:53

american beauty
how to train your dragon
skyrim
harry potter
lotr
finding nemo
amelie
braveheart
casper

RiverSkater · 21/02/2023 01:36

Gravity
The Da Vinci Code.

Two Steps From Hell and Thomas Bergersen do lots of cinematic type music.

RiverSkater · 21/02/2023 01:37

Forgot to say Enigma!

Northernsouloldies · 21/02/2023 01:55

Quadrophenia 5.15 by the who.

echt · 21/02/2023 06:19

In Bruges

highdrylowerwetter · 21/02/2023 09:37

Oh also Apollo 13 is a fabulous one
And chicken run!

CrepuscularCat · 21/02/2023 10:48

Another vote for Quadrophenia. Also Paris, Texas (very atmospheric) and Watchmen.

Islandofhell · 21/02/2023 10:56

Once Upon A Time In the West

LookItsMeAgain · 21/02/2023 11:25

I love the music by the following composers (for the screen) and some have already been mentioned.

Ennio Morricone
John Barry
John Williams
Brian Tyler
Alexandre Desplat
Michael Giacchino
Danny Elfman
James Horner
Hans Zimmer

They are the ones that I can think off from the top of my head. You should be able to make up a decent playlist from their back catalogue.

AllAboutMargot · 21/02/2023 11:33

Tinkeytonkoldfruit · 20/02/2023 22:58

Mark Kermode does a film soundtrack show on Scala radio every Saturday. And there's one on Classic FM every Saturday too.

There's also Sound of Cinema by Matthew Sweet, Radio 3 on Saturday 3pm.

Cocolapew · 21/02/2023 11:37

Purple Rain and Sign O' The Times Prince
Stop Making Sense Talking Heads
The Jazz Singer Neil Diamond

LookItsMeAgain · 21/02/2023 11:42

If you can tune in RTE Lyric FM of a Saturday from 1pm-4pm they do Movies & Musicals. I really enjoy listening to it.

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