What are your favourite musical scores

[StuAff]

Vangelis' score for Blade Runner. Absolute classic, works as a stand-alone album just as well.
Any of the Ennio Morricone scores, with a particular nod to 'The Ecstasy of Gold' from The Good The Bad and The Ugly (Metallica's intro music!).
Of the modern 'compilation album soundtrack' genre, I think Lost Highway is particularly good- Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails put together an eclectic but coherent selection, including original pieces for the film (by himself, Barry Adamson and Angelo Badalamenti) and songs from others including David Bowie and Rammstein. Dark, intense music for a dark, intense film.
And mentioning Mr Badalamenti, Twin Peaks...

 

[slowmotion]

AOPT

This comes close to Miami Vice, I gently suggest.


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDTKj5nXvgw

 

[Night Train]

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[threebikesmcginty]

Another one of my favourites was Carl Stalling who scored all the original Looney Tunes cartoons.
Try picking up one of his CD's... the music is amazing

I've got vol 1 and 2 of the Carl Stalling Project - great stuff.

Morricone, Mancini and Ry Cooder are usually good for a film score and whoever it was that put together the incidental music for Laurel and Hardy!

 

[Simba]

How could I forget Rocky

 

[slowmotion]

Shaft? Oh boy, they knew how to big it up back then.

Dig those chains, daddyo..


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2cHkMwzOiM

 

[Piemaster]

Watchmen.
It being on Sky at the moment just reminded me how much I like it.

 

[Archie_tect]

Gladiator
The Sting
Chariots of Fire
Local Hero
2001- Space Odyssey

 

[Dayvo]

From Gladiator: the final scene.

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Literally hair-raising and as beautiful as music gets.

 

[Globalti]

The Mission.
Last of the Mohicans.
Witness.
Dr Zhivago.

Recently saw Into the Wild and loved the music.

 

[TVC]

Paris Texas.


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b44paD20O3M

 

[Headgardener]

Walton - Henry V

Vaughan Williams - Scott of the Antarctic

And the late, very great Ron Goodwin - 633 Squadron - what a belter!

With you on that one DP my deffo favorite theme tune of all time.

 

[Arch]

Chariots of Fire
Local Hero
2001- Space Odyssey

Yes. Also Witness. And Star Wars (if I ever walk down an aisle, I want to do it to the Imperial March).

Dambusters March.

Can we have Musicals too though?

Top Hat (esp Puttin' on the Ritz).
Singing in the Rain. (esp the title song, and make 'em Laugh).

 

[MontyVeda]

+1 for Local Hero!

+1 for singin' in the Rain

Restless Natives had a good score by Big Country.

The Life Aquatic's original music by Mark thingy of Devo is very listenable

The Wicker Man

almost anything by Ennio Moricone

Spinal Tap and A Mighty Wind

Juno, not strictly a score but a fine selection

Once Upon a Time in Mexico... shoot film, great soundtrack

Twin Peaks, not a film but still a great score

Amilie


I could go on and on... I'm a bit of a fan of soundtracks and library music.

 

[ufkacbln]

+1 for the Wicker Man


However for me the music that most heightens tension in a film and as such plays an absoulte integral part must be the original Assault on Precinct 13

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So simple, yet so effective