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I like a lot of film music generally, but my favourite ever is in the opening and closing scenes from the film 'Death on the Nile' starring Peter Ustinov/David Nivan/Maggie Smith etc. Positively Wagnerian in its approach. My 2nd favourite is the music from 'Gone with the Wind' and 3rd is the music written for 'Educating Rita'. I'm sure that if there are 100 replies to this post, there will be 100 different views/likes/dislikes!
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Matt Monro's On Days Like These is very good at the start of The Italian Job.
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Paint It Black by the Rolling Stones at the end of Full Metal Jacket.
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The Strauss instrumental of 2001, A Space Odyssey.
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Love loads but it comes down to these two.
L'estasi dell'oro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLRedKcGD94 or Quando il gioco si fa duro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n3sUWR4FV4 |
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Ah yes, I forgot about 2001 - a space odyssey. Richard Strauss' 'Also Sprach Zarathustra' was an inspirational choice by Stanley Kubrick. Also, I never thought I would consider the avant garde in classical music, but I also though Ligeti's 'Atmospheres' was superb and another great choice for that particular section of the film.
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The roof at Miller Park, home of the almighty Milwaukee Brewers, opens and closes to Also Spoke Zarathustra. Great choice!
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La mamma morta by Maria Callas and Philadelphia by Neil Young both from the film Philadelphia
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Mentioning Miller Park has reminded me of one of my favourite fillums, Miller's Crossing. I always loved the theme tune but didn't realise until fairly recently that it's an old piece of Irish music, Lament for Limerick (or Limerick's Lamentation,) arranged by longtime Coen Bros collaborator, Carter Burwell. Anywho..
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The Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana, in "Raging Bull"
Handel's Sarabande, in "Barry Lyndon" |
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The montage of kisses scene from 'Cinema Paradiso'. Music by the great Ennio Morricone.
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Mikael D'Haguenet - not heard that music from Miller's Crossing before - great stuff - love it!
Another one that I forgot is the theme music from the TV series 'Brideshead Revisited'. I know it wasn't a cinema film, but I still liked the music. I have to admit, I am slightly biased in this choice as I knew the composer Geoffrey Burgon. I did many gigs with him many years ago now and sadly he died a few years ago. At his funeral, some of his music was played live in the church and one particular piece of Geoff's was played near the end of the service which had everybody in tears. It's a beautiful piece which was played during the end credits of another TV series, 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' starring Alec Guinness. The piece is called the 'Nunc Dimittis' and here is the link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFS6lO6WaaM |
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The theme from Once Upon A Time In America
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Vangelis from the Christopher Colombus film 1492 The Conquest of Paradise.
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The ending of Inception. The piece is called 'Time' by Hans Zimmer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQPy88-E2zo
Another fave is the ending of Vanilla Sky, called 'Njosnavelin' by Siguer Ros - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGuR4GOV5L0 |
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Mikael D'Haguenet 22 Nov 15 00:06
Love loads but it comes down to these two. L'estasi dell'oro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLRedKcGD94 or Quando il gioco si fa duro: The top one is superb. The music really makes the film complete. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n3sUWR4FV4 |
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This is a shocking omishun!!
https://youtu.be/-P806BdqA0k |
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Off the top of my head ...She sells sanctuary (the Cult)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I8mWG6HlmU And guitarist Billy Duffy playing that bleedin great "Gretch White Falcon" Oooh love it ! Film - Layer Cake |
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Two film scores stand out of me:
Ennio Morricone's for The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Bernard Herrmann's for Vertigo |
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Has to be John Williams' Hymn to the Fallen from Saving Private Ryan.
Here performed by: Conductor: Ulf Schirmer Orchestra: Münchner Rundfunkorchester . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2zAUHAdaBE |
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UK 82 by The Exploited, when Trevor (Tim Roth) is walking through the underpass in 'Made in Britain'
All Along The Watchtower in Withnail and I when Marwood and Withnail are driving up to the Lake District The theme from 633 Squadron The theme from The Piano by Michael Nyman All of the karaoke clips from 'Love Honour and Obey' (feels like the cast had a right party doing them) |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7kLSk9-TRg
Maurice Jarre - Barn raising sequence from the Film Witness |
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There's a few Ennio Morricone tunes but has anyone mentioned the theme to The Mission?
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La Gloire De Mon Pere and Le Chateau De Ma Mere - Vladimir Cosma.
Taxi Driver - Bernard Herrmann |
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The Dambusters - Eric Coates
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The music all the way through Once Upon a Time in the West - so beautiful it's almost a distraction at times.
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some favourites of mine already mentioned.
Dr. Zhivago (Lara's Theme) has always been a big favourite, and the soundtracks to Midnight Express & Southern Comfort. |
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The Ride of The Valkyries" by Richard Wagner in apocalypse now as robert duval leads his men into battle. i feel must mention the line 'i love the smell of napalm in the morning' from duval too. all round one of my favourite film's of all time.
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The Great Patrick Doyle has delivered many a classic film score.
I particularly liked his haunting theme for the magnificent 'Donnie Brasco' movie, heard for example during the opening titles. . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QtRCueFMeg Don't know whether this one has already figured above but the 'St Matthew Passion' by Bach from 'Casino' is beautiful. . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMva00IO0zA |
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Elmer Bernstein's opening theme from 'The Grifters' another beauty.
. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpwWXRNChRg |
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28 Days Later - John Murphy - In A Heartbeat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4FcM-xmOx8 All of Once Upon A Time in The West Main theme music in Cinema Paradiso |
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Some great suggestions on here guys. I think it would be a good idea to try and keep this thread to the top so we all have more time to listen to the suggestions from others by following the links. For me there is some great music linked on here which I haven't been aware of before.
Another favourite of mine is the music played in the closing sequence of Spielberg's film 'ET'. |
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The soundtrack for Broken Flowers is good.
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Anyone with a Spotify account paid subscription (not me unfortunately) could make a playlist?
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Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud - Sarde? interpreted by Miles Davis , Barney Willens
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I was going to mention Hans Zimmer's theme from True Romance, which I already knew was basically a rip-off of Badlands. Turns out that, like the previously mentioned Lament for Limerick, it's a new arrangement of a few hundred years old song. In this case, Carl Orff rearranged Gassenhauer, from 1536(!), and Zimmer paid homage to his arrangement when working on True Romance. Either way, both beautiful.
Gassenhauer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tEgzGnzojc You're So Cool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jq5kbNW8VKU |
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Agreed, Mik.
Let's add: Ron Goodwin's theme for The Trap, now better known as used for something else: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-41pzjSM1Ac Elmer Bernstein's music for The Magnificent Seven: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XDB7GMnbUQ (Though that always sounds as though it was 'inspired' by a passage from Dvorak's New World Symphony) |
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Jaws/Jaws 2 soundtracks, John Williams on top form...
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Wow some really good soundtracks there.
This is my favourite, turn your systems up very loud please. Excalibur (1981)• O Fortuna - Carmina Burana • Carl Orff . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3cXcS49D64 |
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The end of Gallipoli with Albinoni's Adagio in G always brings a tear to the eye...
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