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post #51 of 836
4/11/06 at 11:00am
Some great picks so far. Nice to see all the variety.
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post #52 of 836
4/11/06 at 11:05am
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Originally Posted by Judas Booth
41. 'Kaneda' from the soundtrack to 'Akira' by Geinoh Yamashirogumi
Not to put any part of that score down, but Requiem belongs here WAY before any other track.
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post #53 of 836
4/11/06 at 11:30am
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Originally Posted by Crow
Not to put any part of that score down, but Requiem belongs here WAY before any other track.
'Requiem' was going to be my post for tomorrow. When all was said and done, I was probably going to post 5 tracks from this soundtrack on here. I chose 'Kaneda' for my first post simply for its incredible percussion rhythms. I always feel exhilirated when I listen to this particular piece of music, so that's why I chose it as my first submission from this soundtrack.

You really can't go wrong with ANY submission from this soundtrack, though. If a live-action version of 'Akira' is ever made, I hope that they borrow many of the musical elements from this soundtrack. They'd probably use nu-metal instead though...
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post #54 of 836
4/11/06 at 11:37am
47. Closing Credits, Glory, James Horner

This entire CD is gold. I just picked a representative track.
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post #55 of 836
4/11/06 at 1:11pm
48. "Lux Aeterna" by Clint Mansell, Requiem for a Dream

But, seriously now, the whole soundtrack is golden. The best take-off of this signature track is definitely "Marion Barfs."
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post #56 of 836
4/11/06 at 1:24pm
49. "Midnight Cowboy" (main theme) - John Barry
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post #57 of 836
4/11/06 at 1:45pm
Damn, 'Lux Aeterna' was going to be my next choice.

50. Back To The Future Main Theme - Alan Silvestri - BACK TO THE FUTURE
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post #58 of 836
4/11/06 at 2:05pm
I'm shocked we got to 48 before Mansell and Requiem for a Dream were added. It's one of the very best soundtracks in history. The Remix CD...not so much.
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post #59 of 836
4/11/06 at 2:15pm
51. Grand Canyon Fanfare, by James Newton Howard, for GRAND CANYON
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post #60 of 836
4/11/06 at 2:20pm
52. Great Battle on the Ice, Prokofiev, Alexander Nevsky

Where's the love for Korngold, Hermann, Rosza, etc?
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post #61 of 836
4/11/06 at 2:27pm
53. "The Omega Man" by Ron Granier obviously from The Omega Man.

A fucking amazing soundtrack.
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post #62 of 836
4/11/06 at 3:06pm
To John Shade (you've done 2 today) and others joining the thread:


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Originally Posted by Stormin
You can post one movie score track a day. Put your number in line, the composer, the track title, and the movie it's from.
I could post 20 right now off of the top of my head (as could many of us, I'm sure), but I'm obeying the 'rules' of the thread, as set forth by Stormin.
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post #63 of 836
4/11/06 at 5:47pm
Yup, I goofed. Apologies to all.
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post #64 of 836
4/11/06 at 6:04pm
54. The Hours, Phillip Glass - The Hours
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post #65 of 836
4/12/06 at 1:43am
Thread Starter 
55. The Ice Dance, by Danny Elfman for Edward Scissorhands

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...0CCF0B3A6B4126
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post #66 of 836
4/12/06 at 3:00am
56) Ping Island/Lightning Strike Rescue Op, Mark Mothersbaugh, The Life Aquatic

If I could, I'd put Ecstacy of Gold on a second time. My favorite piece from a movie score, ever.
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post #67 of 836
4/12/06 at 5:45am
57) Main Titles: A Clockwork Orange- Wendy Carlos.
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post #68 of 836
4/12/06 at 7:14am
Wasn't she 'Walter' at that point ?

There's some Herrmann love from me further up the thread, but for now:

58. "Main Title" or "Farewell" (it's the same theme) from A Place In The Sun by Franz Waxman
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post #69 of 836
4/12/06 at 8:10am
59. "Under Lock and Key" - Peter Gabriel, Birdy (Soundtrack)
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post #70 of 836
4/12/06 at 8:48am
60. 'Requiem' from the 'Akira' Soundtrack by Geinoh Yamashirogumi.


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Originally Posted by Matt OCallaghan
57) Main Titles: A Clockwork Orange- Wendy Carlos.
Beat me to it. that was going to be my submission for tomorrow.
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post #71 of 836
4/12/06 at 8:50am
61. Marwood Walks - David Dundas - Withnail & I
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post #72 of 836
4/12/06 at 8:55am
I think also there should be a rule for people to only individually pick one track from one movie. It'd make people think a bit as well.

62. The End Of All Things by Howard Shore from THE RETURN OF THE KING
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post #73 of 836
4/12/06 at 8:59am
63. "Carol Anne's Theme", Jerry Goldsmith, Poltergeist
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post #74 of 836
4/12/06 at 9:44am
64. Neodammerung, Don Davis, The Matrix Revolutions
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post #75 of 836
4/12/06 at 10:23am
65. "Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra," John Williams, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
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post #76 of 836
4/12/06 at 10:25am
66. "Tara" - Max Steiner, Gone With the Wind
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post #77 of 836
4/12/06 at 10:28am
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Originally Posted by Charlie Brigden
I think also there should be a rule for people to only individually pick one track from one movie.
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I wouldn't disagree with that. However, in a post from yesterday regarding the 'Akira' soundtrack, I kinda locked myself in to posting this track today. There are many other tracks from various films that I could cite, and future posts will reflect that.

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Originally Posted by Charlie Brigden
It'd make people think a bit as well.
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Do you and I have a problem?
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post #78 of 836
4/12/06 at 10:30am
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Originally Posted by Judas Booth
Do you and I have a problem?
Not as far as I know. What I mean from that is that it'll make people dig deeper than posting 100% SW or LOTR or whatever.
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post #79 of 836
4/12/06 at 10:35am
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Originally Posted by Charlie Brigden
Not as far as I know. What I mean from that is that it'll make people dig deeper than posting 100% SW or LOTR or whatever.
Thank you for clarifying. I certainly don't have a problem with you. And, for what it's worth, I agree with you 100%. I'm really enjoying this thread and seeing all of the variety. Many of the pieces mentioned on here I'll have to try and find, and that hunt will be fun.
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post #80 of 836
4/12/06 at 10:45am
Today some love for the brilliant Wojciech Kilar:

67. Swiatynia Dumania - Wojciech Kilar - PAN TADEUSZ


Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Brigden
I think also there should be a rule for people to only individually pick one track from one movie. It'd make people think a bit as well.
I was about to say the same thing.

To Judas Booth, I don't think you locked yourself in at all, man. This thread's a living, breathing thing.
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post #81 of 836
4/12/06 at 10:48am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Brigden
62. The End Of All Things by Howard Shore from THE RETURN OF THE KING
I listened to this again just the other night. Holy fuck it's a great track. I can't wait for that ROTK complete edition soundtrack to come out, which probably won't be until the end of next year.

(EDIT: Not to get off topic, but has anyone heard Shore's score for the video game SOUL OF THE ULTIMATE NATION? I notice a lot of the specialty shops like Intrada carrying it but I know absolutely nothing about it.)
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post #82 of 836
4/12/06 at 10:49am
It's just such an amazing track, especially with the beautiful ending as Barad-dur falls. So intense, but so beautiful.
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post #83 of 836
4/12/06 at 11:08am
My favorite part's actually when Gollum gets the Ring. Middle of this amazing, hellish piece, everything just drops, all that's left is Renee Fleming's voice, and somehow, that aria makes it feel like everything's gone to hell more than the big, bombastic choir sections.

Great choice, Charlie.
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post #84 of 836
4/12/06 at 1:57pm
68. The Wings, Gustavo Santaolalla - Brokeback Mountain
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post #85 of 836
4/12/06 at 2:02pm
69. "I Am The Pan" - John Williams - "Hook"

I know the film ain't that great but the score is wonderful.
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post #86 of 836
4/12/06 at 5:23pm
Okay movie, excellent score:

71. Main Titles - Rachel Portman - THE CIDER HOUSE RULES
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post #87 of 836
4/12/06 at 5:26pm
72. Cucurrucucu Paloma -Caetano Veloso from "Happy Together"
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post #88 of 836
4/12/06 at 5:52pm
73. "Naked Lunch (Main Titles)" by Howard Shore from Naked Lunch.

Just a great score overall, but since I had to pick just one track I decided to go with this one.
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post #89 of 836
4/12/06 at 6:45pm
You piece of crap- that was my pick for today!!
Great track...beautifully opens the movie.

74: Fight Club-Opening titles- The Dust Brothers

I don't know what the track is actually called. I think it's Medula Oblongata but some shit head stole my copy of the CD aeons ago.
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post #90 of 836
4/12/06 at 6:49pm
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Originally Posted by Matt OCallaghan
I don't know what the track is actually called. I think it's Medula Oblongata but some shit head stole my copy of the CD aeons ago.
"Stealing Fat"

And great pick.
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post #91 of 836
4/12/06 at 7:20pm
75. The Murder, Bernard Herrmann, Psycho

Is there any piece of music that's been imitated so many times?
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post #92 of 836
4/12/06 at 9:49pm
The Black Gate Opens, Howard Shore ROTK.


I tell you what, the music to that whole trilogy is golden. Taken as a whole, it's probably the best series of movie music ever. At least in the top five. One of the reasons I enjoy those movies so much is the music. They were scored so well. Brings tears to my eyes.
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post #93 of 836
4/12/06 at 10:19pm
"Rag Time Dance", The Sting, by Marvin Hamlisch

While researching Amazon to see if Die Hard had been released on CD for the purposes of this thread, I discovered that the soundtrack for Die Hard With a Vengeance is available for 9 American cents. Get your copy NOW!
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post #94 of 836
4/13/06 at 8:37am
Switch it up now, with a little jazz......

78. "Parker's Mood" - Charlie Parker, Bird (Soundtrack)
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post #95 of 836
4/13/06 at 9:15am
79. "Building the Crate" -- John Powell and Harry Gregson-Williams, Chicken Run
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post #96 of 836
4/13/06 at 9:26am
80. Anakin's Betrayal by John Williams from REVENGE OF THE SITH
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post #97 of 836
4/13/06 at 10:02am
And now for something different...

81. 'The Wedding March' by Brian May (guitarist in Queen) on the 'Flash Gordon' soundtrack.

I almost chose the 'Battle Theme' (with its rousing power chords and synths), but I went with this instead. His version of the 'Wedding March' is an incredible display of production, with several overdubs of guitars creating a very cool effect. Of course, the vows that Ming makes Dale take after the march are interesting in and of themself. The over-the-top nature of the film is well served by this entire soundtrack.
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post #98 of 836
4/13/06 at 10:06am
Way to steal one of my picks, Charlie.

82. "Plasma Pool", Howard Shore, The Fly
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post #99 of 836
4/13/06 at 10:44am
83. Cadillac of the Skies - John Williams - EMPIRE OF THE SUN

My requisite Williams pick. I know he's written scores and themes that are massively more popular, but for me this is a favorite cue from a favorite score. I heard it again just yesterday. Bloody brilliant. Great scene too from an underrated movie.
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post #100 of 836
4/13/06 at 10:46am
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Originally Posted by Richard Dickson
79. "Building the Crate" -- John Powell and Harry Gregson-Williams, Chicken Run
Nice pick Dickson. That whole score is incredibly infectious.

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Originally Posted by Paul McCartney
While researching Amazon to see if Die Hard had been released on CD for the purposes of this thread ...
It has been, but you won't find it on Amazon. Varese Sarabande issued a limited edition in their CD club a couple years ago. It's long been sold out but you might have some luck finding it on the secondary market.
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