# And the award for 'Best Original Soundtrack' goes to... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 3, 2010, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-best-original-soundtrack-goes-to/523481 "2010-01-03T04:32:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2010, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-best-original-soundtrack-goes-to/523481/1 "2010-01-03T04:32:07Z")
…[The Rocky Horror Picture Show!](http://www.amazon.com/Rocky-Horror-Picture-Show-1975/dp/B0000032LS) Second place goes to [Footloose.](http://www.amazon.com/Footloose-Original-Soundtrack-Paramount-Picture/dp/B0000025YY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1262492950&sr=1-2) My taste is in my mouth, so there have to be better ones out there. Maybe a Fred & Ginger movie. Though they rarely had more than 3 or 4 songs, they were usually by one of the greats, like Irving Berlin, and I’m not sure how original to the film they were. ETA: My wife would vote for the soundtrack from [Patton,](http://www.amazon.com/Patton-Flight-Phoenix-Frank-Vol/dp/B0006SSQH0/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1262493170&sr=1-3) but she’s demonstrably crazy. ETAA: Happy Kyne did the music for the real “Flight of the Phoenix?” ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2010, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-best-original-soundtrack-goes-to/523481/2 "2010-01-03T04:36:42Z")
Wrong. It’s _School of Rock_. ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2010, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-best-original-soundtrack-goes-to/523481/3 "2010-01-03T05:29:51Z")
Nope! Garden State or Blade Runner. ---
**Author:** ![breezman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@breezman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/breezman)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2010, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-best-original-soundtrack-goes-to/523481/4 "2010-01-03T05:41:44Z")
Super Fly. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2010, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-best-original-soundtrack-goes-to/523481/5 "2010-01-03T05:48:14Z")
“Superfly” is a contender. Wife had a patient named Freddy with, in retrospect, AIDS. She was present when he died. She came home and told me he had died. As I recall I, though full of sympathy, could not resist saying, “Freddy’s dead? (That’s what I said.)” I know that one will keep me out of Heaven on my first shot. As for the soundtracks, keep proving me wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2010, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-best-original-soundtrack-goes-to/523481/6 "2010-01-03T05:56:43Z")
I came into this thread to say **Rocky Horror** too! Let’s… do… the Time Warp… again! ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2010, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-best-original-soundtrack-goes-to/523481/7 "2010-01-03T05:59:04Z")
Blade Runner Alien The Long Riders ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2010, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-best-original-soundtrack-goes-to/523481/8 "2010-01-03T06:00:01Z")
> [@Mach Tuck](#): > > I came into this thread to say **Rocky Horror** too! Such a great soundtrack. Such an AWFUL movie. ---
**Author:** ![Lethal\_Babydoll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3be4f8/32.png) [@Lethal\_Babydoll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lethal_Babydoll)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2010, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-best-original-soundtrack-goes-to/523481/9 "2010-01-03T09:26:26Z")
Lawrence of Arabia Hoosiers Moulin Rouge! (a very **original** use of songs) ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2010, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-best-original-soundtrack-goes-to/523481/10 "2010-01-03T09:53:06Z")
**The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly** ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Mumble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/439d5e/32.png) [@Captain\_Mumble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Mumble)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2010, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-best-original-soundtrack-goes-to/523481/11 "2010-01-03T12:13:53Z")
Paris,Texas - soundtrack by Ry Cooder ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2010, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-best-original-soundtrack-goes-to/523481/12 "2010-01-03T15:13:42Z")
You are all extremely incorrect. The best original soundtrack in the universe is from the movie ‘ **Once** ’. Check it out if you disbelieve. ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2010, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-best-original-soundtrack-goes-to/523481/13 "2010-01-03T15:45:23Z")
LOTR Last of the Mohicans ---
**Author:** ![randwill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2010, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-best-original-soundtrack-goes-to/523481/14 "2010-01-03T16:02:00Z")
Came here to say **“Once”** , So, seconded. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2010, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-best-original-soundtrack-goes-to/523481/15 "2010-01-03T16:04:52Z")
Technically, \*\*Rocky Horror \*\*is not an original soundtrack, since all the songs were written for the stage musical. ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2010, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-best-original-soundtrack-goes-to/523481/16 "2010-01-03T16:54:21Z")
Edward Scissorhands and everything else Danny Elfman has ever scored! ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2010, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-best-original-soundtrack-goes-to/523481/17 "2010-01-03T17:13:56Z")
Southpark: bigger, longer and uncut has the best soundtrack ever. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2010, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-best-original-soundtrack-goes-to/523481/18 "2010-01-03T17:15:44Z")
I have to go w/ either “Once” or “South Park” as well. ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2010, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-best-original-soundtrack-goes-to/523481/19 "2010-01-03T17:20:29Z")
I have to put Team America’s soundtrack over South Park. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2010, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-best-original-soundtrack-goes-to/523481/20 "2010-01-03T17:57:39Z")
Never mind – I missed the “original” part of the OP. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-award-for-best-original-soundtrack-goes-to/523481.md?page=2)