# Best film soundtrack? (Or, YOUR favorite film soundtrack?) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 26, 2006, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-film-soundtrack-or-your-favorite-film-soundtrack/354254 "2006-04-26T04:47:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2006, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-film-soundtrack-or-your-favorite-film-soundtrack/354254/41 "2006-04-27T10:41:43Z")
**Akira** , by Geinoh Yamashirogumi. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2006, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-film-soundtrack-or-your-favorite-film-soundtrack/354254/42 "2006-04-27T12:14:49Z")
I thought of a couple others: **Dead Man Walking** --very bleak and harsh, took some getting used to! **Thelma & Louise** --the music feels like the movie, plus it includes the brilliant “The Ballad of Lucy Jordan” by Marianne Faithfull Of course \*\*Local Hero \*\* and \*\*Cal \*\* are quality scores by Mark Knopfler. ---
**Author:** ![sugar\_water](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@sugar\_water](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sugar_water)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2006, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-film-soundtrack-or-your-favorite-film-soundtrack/354254/43 "2006-04-27T17:31:46Z")
i don’t really like soundtracks that are just collections of songs, because no matter how good the songs are, they usually just play like mix tapes. what’s the point, i ask. that is, unless the songs are written for the film. like saturday night fever! great songs. but as far as true _film score_ music goes, i might have to choose amelie. the music is intense and it really compliments the cinematography. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2006, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-film-soundtrack-or-your-favorite-film-soundtrack/354254/44 "2006-04-27T18:43:35Z")
[QUOTE=sugar water] i don’t really like soundtracks that are just collections of songs, because no matter how good the songs are, they usually just play like mix tapes. what’s the point, i ask. that is, unless the songs are written for the film. like saturday night fever! great songs. but as far as true _film score_ music goes, i might have to choose amelie. the music is intense and it really compliments the cinematography. [/QUOTE] Well, IMO, the [soundtrack for Goodfellas](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099685/soundtrack), all old, recycled tunes, was a perfect complement to the movie and each scene within it. In fact, I’d actually say that the Goodfellas soundtrack was the best ever. ---
**Author:** ![jali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecae2f/32.png) [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2006, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-film-soundtrack-or-your-favorite-film-soundtrack/354254/45 "2006-04-27T21:06:43Z")
The soundtrack for The **Italian Job**. I was bopping along in the theater. Loved it! ---
**Author:** ![Loopydude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e56c9b/32.png) [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2006, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-film-soundtrack-or-your-favorite-film-soundtrack/354254/46 "2006-04-27T21:58:29Z")
Nino Rota’s **Godfather** saga soundtracks. Ennio Morricone’s “Man With No Name” trilogy soundtracks ( **A Fist Full of Dollars, A Few Dollars More, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly** ). And, perhaps the greatest “unoriginal” film soundtrack: **2001: A Space Odyssey** ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2006, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-film-soundtrack-or-your-favorite-film-soundtrack/354254/47 "2006-04-27T22:02:12Z")
[QUOTE=athelas] **Children of Dune**. Slightly less complex than Lord of the Rings, but of very high and consistent quality. [/QUOTE] add my vote! notice that they keep reusing the COD theme song for various movie trailers ---
**Author:** ![Kizarvexius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@Kizarvexius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kizarvexius)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-film-soundtrack-or-your-favorite-film-soundtrack/354254/48 "2006-04-28T03:32:23Z")
My CD collection has a few film scores. Here are my favorites: \*Lawrence of Arabia Chariots of Fire The Piano The English Patient The Lord of the Rings _(all three)_ Othello Much Ado About Nothing Henry V Schindler’s List The Music Man Brigadoon The Mission Braveheart Kismet - ---
**Author:** ![Kizarvexius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@Kizarvexius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kizarvexius)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-film-soundtrack-or-your-favorite-film-soundtrack/354254/49 "2006-04-28T03:32:36Z")
My CD collection has a few film scores. Here are my favorites: \*Lawrence of Arabia Chariots of Fire The Piano The English Patient The Lord of the Rings _(all three)_ Othello Much Ado About Nothing Henry V Schindler’s List The Music Man Brigadoon The Mission Braveheart Kismet - ---
**Author:** ![Kizarvexius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@Kizarvexius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kizarvexius)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-film-soundtrack-or-your-favorite-film-soundtrack/354254/50 "2006-04-28T03:34:58Z")
Oops. Thought I had hit Stop in time. Oh well. ---
**Author:** ![Windwalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/5e9695/32.png) [@Windwalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Windwalker)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-film-soundtrack-or-your-favorite-film-soundtrack/354254/51 "2006-04-28T13:09:07Z")
Royal Tenenbaums had a great soundtrack that fit what was happening. When they get to Needle In The Hay… yikes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-film-soundtrack-or-your-favorite-film-soundtrack/354254.md?page=2)