Which films have stunning soundtracks

[Aurasauras]

I was catching up on The Hunger Games this weekend (new film next week!) but as I was also crocheting (gotta keep the hands busy!) wasn’t watching but just listening with my headphones and glancing at it now and then. I had always known that HG was visually stunning but I was really amazed that it also has an amazing soundtrack. Not necessarily songs but lots of unique HG sounds- the sound of the knives for example or the tracker jacks, the host etc which make it absolutely unique to HG. Similarly the James Bond music is so uniquely JB that you can identify it in milliseconds.

Which other films have soundtracks that are as strong or stronger than the visuals?

The Holiday
The Mission
Driving Miss Daisy.
Dear Frankie.

I just popped back in to mention Watchmen. Great sound track and a very good film considering how hard the original story was to adapt to the screen.

Blade runner Love Theme - Vangelis

Arrival
Three Colours: Blue

Roadhouse - Jeff Healey band just brilliant.

Franco Piersanti's introductory music for 'Inspector Montalbano' ( a bit off piste as it's a series but the music is just wonderful. As is this whole series + El Joven Montalbano too btw.)

Another Hans Zimmer theme: Pirates of the Caribbean

A Hans Zimmer fact I love is that he wrote the theme tune to daytime quiz show Going for Gold.

I can’t believe I forgot about Forrest Gump!!

Michael Nyman fans - he wrote an amazing piece called 'MGV' to mark the opening of a new train line. The 5th movement is so uplifting.

I like some Werner Herzog film (and Popol Vuh who provided soundtracks for several films e.g. Nosferatu but I don't think these will appeal to many generally) but Richard Thompson's soundtrack to Grizzly Man is stunning.

Love the Goodfellas soundtrack

Betty Blue
Where the wild things are

Off the top of my head

The Mission - Morricone
Gladiator - Zimmer
Sense & Sensibility - perfect collection of classical works
Sleepless in Seattle - mellow romance

Moana

The Beach. Ghost. Grease. The Lion King. The Phantom Menace. Saturday Night Fever. Titanic.

(Just a few I like. )

The Danish girl, beautiful soundtrack

Trainspotting
ET
Chariots of Fire
Slumdog Millionaire
We Need To Talk About Kevin is very clever in its use of sound

@AuxArmesCitoyens Thank you for reminding me of Diva. Was mesmerised by that film when I first saw it, and stunned by her voice, fantastic.

Baby Driver
Hot Fuzz

My pleasure @Rookie93 ! And she is the most beautiful woman ever. Another gorgeous, gorgeous piece of music from the same film: H

Lawrence of Arabia
But the visuals are stunning as well.

Was going to add Betty Blue

1952VincentBlackLightning · 12/11/2023 18:43

Ooh yes and Near Dark soundtrack also Tangerine Dream

Tangerine Dream, that's a blast from the past!