I really enjoy listening to a good film soundtrack all by itself. I admit that I don't listen to them very often like i did when I was younger. But I still do sometimes. I do have a couple of friends who buy and listen to them A LOT.
There are lots of different kinds of film soundtracks. There are the Score soundtracks and I think those are the best. Generally, those are jammed with newly orchestrated instrumental music. You can see the film in your head when you hear these STs. these days, there are a lot of these that are now being created on synthesizers and even on a PC- now that techno/electronica music has its place in the music world. And then of course there is the Danny Elfman carnival music category which is admittedly ridiculously redundant sounding at this point.
Even though I love a lot of John Williams soundtracks and bits/pieces of what I hear in the theater during a film, i know that I am pretty ignorant when it comes to film soundtracks. I just don't buy them very often anymore. I would like to change that a little bit. So first, can any of you tell me maybe 3-5 (or more) soundtracks that really stand out for you. If you want to talk about the Superman, Star Wars and Indiana Jones STs- that is ine, but i just think that we all know how great those are. Let's discuss other ones. It doesn't matter if the music come from a blockbuster or an independent little arthouse flick.
In this thread, let's discuss Scores/classical based/orchestrated soundtracks like:
James Horner
John Williams
Jery Goldsmith
Angelo Badalamenteri
Talk about any that you like, but discussion about recent STs is even better. Thanks for any feedback.
There are lots of different kinds of film soundtracks. There are the Score soundtracks and I think those are the best. Generally, those are jammed with newly orchestrated instrumental music. You can see the film in your head when you hear these STs. these days, there are a lot of these that are now being created on synthesizers and even on a PC- now that techno/electronica music has its place in the music world. And then of course there is the Danny Elfman carnival music category which is admittedly ridiculously redundant sounding at this point.
Even though I love a lot of John Williams soundtracks and bits/pieces of what I hear in the theater during a film, i know that I am pretty ignorant when it comes to film soundtracks. I just don't buy them very often anymore. I would like to change that a little bit. So first, can any of you tell me maybe 3-5 (or more) soundtracks that really stand out for you. If you want to talk about the Superman, Star Wars and Indiana Jones STs- that is ine, but i just think that we all know how great those are. Let's discuss other ones. It doesn't matter if the music come from a blockbuster or an independent little arthouse flick.
In this thread, let's discuss Scores/classical based/orchestrated soundtracks like:
James Horner
John Williams
Jery Goldsmith
Angelo Badalamenteri
Talk about any that you like, but discussion about recent STs is even better. Thanks for any feedback.
