[Closed] Best Film Score off all time?

soundtrack to the crow.

The Thing. The Big Lebowski. Solaris.

The Jungle Book!

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The Big Lebowski. Collateral. Forest Gump. Amelie.

Original Blues Brothers

[s]The Jungle Book![/s]

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I've sorted that for you 😉

No, Jungle Book is a very good call.

I'd have to have Star Wars up there. John Williams is a top film score composer.

I think a film score should be an integral part of the film, not just unrelated music, so The Thing is another good shout.

But in terms of a piece of music created specifically for the purpose of scoring a film, then Phillip Glass has to get a massive biggup for Koyaanisqatsi.

Thing is they're all good suggestions so far. And loads more out there. No such thing as a 'Best', as it's down to the particular film, and personal taste and that.

Star Wars

Last of the Mohicans

Gladiator (had that playing as my wife gave birth 🙂 - one of the rousing fight scenes - the midwife asked if we would turn it off!

Lord of the Rings

Long time since I've watched Koyaanisqatsi 🙂

[url= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Score ]Oscar Winners and Nominees[/url]

Great calls everyone! They are all in my favourites list. 🙂

Jaws, Akira, Fight Club.

In terms of a score for a film then The Good The Bad and The Ugly wins for me, hands down.

Moon is fantastic also.

For a soundtrack I think I'd go Layer Cake.

Surely Blade Runner should be on the list.

And Blues Brothers isn't a score. It's just a group of (great) songs that had already been written.

Of course there's 2001: A Space [i]Odysee[/i] [i]Odessy[/i] [i]Odese[/i] Thingy:

first you need to operationalise 'good'

Good post TSY.....1982

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – John Williams (winner)
Gandhi – Ravi Shankar; George Fenton
An Officer and a Gentleman – Jack Nitzsche
Poltergeist – Jerry Goldsmith
Sophie's Choice – Marvin Hamlisch

WHAT NO Bladerunner, not even a nomination ?

Pretty much all the spaghetti westerns do it, just brilliance.

Dark Knight hits it too.

Oh and of course, A clockwork Orange, or as it's delightfully called in Spainish; Naranja Mecanica:

See? It's not at all clear cut, is it?

2nd Blade Runner

I got the Blu Ray recently - and I've watched the film twice this week. Looks amazing, sounds amazing.

I really like the soundtrack to "Out of Sight"

Jaws is unmatched I think for being so integral to the success of the film

Charlie... I think I've provided the list from which 'the best' must be chosen...

Pat Garret and Billy the Kid

There Will Be Blood

You can stick yer Star Wars up yer arse. Nerdy.

think I've provided the list from which 'the best' must be chosen...

No sorry the omission of Bladerunner from said list is inexcusable. The list is wrong.

Yeah soz got carried away with 'soundtracks' rather than 'scores', but then some music in film soundtracks, like yer Strauss and yer Beethoven and that, pisses over most film scores anyway.

Amadeus has to be up there, as the film is about the music!

Requiem for A Dream
Bullit
Godfather
Bond films; themes and title songs

You can stick yer Star Wars up yer arse. Nerdy

Choose the manner of your torture and subsequent death, philistine.

Well sod you lot for not appreciating the facts that I've provided from experts in the field of judging musical socres...

It's been blast *sobs*...

Soundtracks I own:
"Christine" (classic old rock n roll)
"Southern Comfort" - Ry Cooder guitar
"Dead Man" - Neil Young guitar
"Paris Texas" more Ry Cooder
"[url= http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087414/ ]The Hit[/url]" (Paco de Lucia flamenco)
Good the Bad and the Ugly (Morriconi of course)

I seem to have misplaced my copy of Dirty Dancing..

Don't lie Dez I know you put a dress on and dance about your living room; your wife told me.

It's been blast *sobs*..

Just noticed a couple more in my MP3 collection.

24 Hour Party People
Donkey Punch (LFO, The Knife, M83 etc)
Ocean's Eleven (David Holmes + classic Brat Pack)
Morvern Callar (Can, Aphex Twin, Velvet Underground etc)

My Dirty Dancin is usually done nekked

I've just one last word for you...

Miserable nonsense Yeti.
This is from Morvern Callar, Everybody sing along!

Restless Natives.

Platoon is my favourite

Paris, Texas is my favourite

WHAT NO Bladerunner, not even a nomination ?

I remember when Bladerunner came out as a game on the spectrum the licensing deal went sour. With the result that it had to be described not as the game of the film, but the game of the soundtrack of the film

Hence this 8 bit work of wonder

From Ocean's Eleven

For a few dollars more.
Train spotting.

Don't be so quick to dismiss star wars. I believe that score is why it's a timeless classic, not dated at all. Imagine trying to watch it now if it was all 70s disco sounds.

And...

Pulp fiction
Bullet
get Carter
Superman

A mix tape of pop songs, even if they are really good songs, doesn't really constitute a film score.