# Best Movie Soundtracks **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 10, 2004, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-soundtracks/268502 "2004-10-10T19:36:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2004, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-soundtracks/268502/21 "2004-10-11T01:48:16Z")
**The Blues Brothers** **The Commitments** **Tommy** **O Brother, Where Art Thou?** **A Hard Day’s Night** \*\* Help!\*\* **Yellow Submarine** **Magical Mystery Tour** ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2004, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-soundtracks/268502/22 "2004-10-11T01:54:54Z")
not mentioned so far HAROLD AND MAUDE A CLOCKWORK ORANGE Coppolla’s DRACULA and FRANKENSTEIN BLADE RUNNER JESUS OF NAZARETH ---
**Author:** ![Zjestika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/8edcca/32.png) [@Zjestika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zjestika)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2004, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-soundtracks/268502/23 "2004-10-11T01:56:53Z")
The soundtrack to **The Big Lebowski** is pretty good. ZJ ---
**Author:** ![kung\_fu\_lola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f4b2a3/32.png) [@kung\_fu\_lola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kung_fu_lola)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2004, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-soundtracks/268502/24 "2004-10-11T04:38:18Z")
**Snatch**. Guy Ritchie has _great_ taste in music. ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2004, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-soundtracks/268502/25 "2004-10-11T08:05:25Z")
I always get nostalgic for both _Footloose_ and _Beverly Hills Cop_. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2004, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-soundtracks/268502/26 "2004-10-11T08:43:11Z")
_The Graduate_. I don’t know about the incidental music, but the Simon and Garfunkel stuff? Forget it. Very memorable soundtrack that captures its era, has some great songs, and works well with the film. ---
**Author:** ![Tentacle\_Monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@Tentacle\_Monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tentacle_Monster)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2004, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-soundtracks/268502/27 "2004-10-11T09:00:46Z")
> [@yosemite](#): > > Ack! I spelled Fahrenheit wrong. Sorry! Not only that, you got the number wrong. It’s Fahrenheit _451_. I’d nominate just about anything by Danny Elfman, _The Nightmare Before Christmas_, and _Labyrinth_. ---
**Author:** ![Scoundrel\_Swanswater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@Scoundrel\_Swanswater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scoundrel_Swanswater)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2004, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-soundtracks/268502/28 "2004-10-11T09:34:07Z")
A second vote for Peter Gabriel’s soundtrack the Passion for “ **The Last Temptation of Christ** ”. I also liked his score for “ **Birdy** ”. The music used in “ **O Brother, where art thou** ” was also very good and opened a lot of people up to Bluegrass. ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2004, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-soundtracks/268502/29 "2004-10-11T09:39:58Z")
_The Big Lebowski_. The soundtrack is a constant presence in my WinAmp playlist. _Reservoir Dogs_. All Tarantino movies, actually. _Star Wars_. Ooooh yeah. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2004, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-soundtracks/268502/30 "2004-10-11T11:56:54Z")
**Oh Brother Where Art Thou** is excellent. **The Wedding Singer** is loads of nostolgia. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2004, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-soundtracks/268502/31 "2004-10-11T11:58:56Z")
> [@yosemite](#): > > _The Day the Earth Stood Still_ by Bernard Herrmann. A masterpiece. **O._K_.?** But the friggin CD costs like $30, so I don’t have a copy yet. My favorite soundtracks, in order: [ol] _[li]The Rapture[/li][li]The Umbrellas of Cherbourg_[/li][li]Beetlejuice[/li][/ol] ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2004, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-soundtracks/268502/32 "2004-10-11T11:58:57Z")
**kungfulola** I too I can’t beleive I am going to say this on a public message board…\* Love **Snatch**.\* Haven’t bought the CD. Snatch has to be one of my top five films. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2004, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-soundtracks/268502/33 "2004-10-11T12:00:13Z")
Sorry, #1 should be “hack her to death with a kitchen knife.” ---
**Author:** ![paulberserker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@paulberserker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulberserker)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2004, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-soundtracks/268502/34 "2004-10-11T12:19:52Z")
I’m a big fan of The Big Lebowski soundtrack too. Requiem for a Dream would be a much poorer film without the soundtrack - it’s integral to it. John Williams Star Wars suite, which i’ve heard done live. That too is so closely tied with the films I don’t think of one without the other. ---
**Author:** ![look\_ninjas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@look\_ninjas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/look_ninjas)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2004, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-soundtracks/268502/35 "2004-10-11T13:47:22Z")
**Amelie** - It’s just so damn happy. **Grosse Pointe Blank** - There are actually two soundtracks to it - the first has more of the ska on it, and the second has more of the 80s songs (from the reunion scene). Both are really excellent. **High Fidelity** - Actually, John Cusack movies in general seem to have pretty decent music. **The Royal Tenenbaums** - See comment above. Replace “John Cusack” with “Wes Anderson.” The same can also be said of Quentin Tarantino. Everything else I’d list has already been listed. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2004, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-soundtracks/268502/36 "2004-10-11T15:01:49Z")
**Footloose.** I could listen to those songs forever. **South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut.** Musical brilliance, in a wide variety of styles. **Titanic.** No doubt an unpopular pick on this board, because this board is too avant-garde to enjoy such a massively popular movie or such a massively popular singer as Celine Dion. But her song (which I do like) is the least of the assets of this soundtrack. The music is so haunting, and matched the pacing of the movie so well (all the while staying within a single theme), I just had to buy it on CD as soon as I could after seeing the movie. And I won’t apologize for that. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Dirx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Sir\_Dirx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Dirx)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2004, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-soundtracks/268502/37 "2004-10-11T15:16:36Z")
I love my **Jurassic Park** soundtrack to no end. John Williams’ music is wonderful. Also, say what you want about the movie, but I really dig **Resident Evil** ’s soundtrack. ---
**Author:** ![well\_he\_s\_back](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3ab097/32.png) [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2004, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-soundtracks/268502/38 "2004-10-11T15:19:38Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > **Titanic.** No doubt an unpopular pick on this board, because this board is too avant-garde to enjoy such a massively popular movie or such a massively popular singer as Celine Dion. But her song (which I do like) is the least of the assets of this soundtrack. The music is so haunting, and matched the pacing of the movie so well (all the while staying within a single theme), I just had to buy it on CD as soon as I could after seeing the movie. And I won’t apologize for that. I don’t think you need to apologize for what you like. I liked the Titanic soundtrack too, but I must admit I got way tired of that song. ---
**Author:** ![ozomatli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a6a055/32.png) [@ozomatli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ozomatli)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2004, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-soundtracks/268502/39 "2004-10-11T15:31:40Z")
I would like to nominate the following electic list: \*Unforgiven Jackie Brown Magnolia Desperado The Godfather I & II The Sting Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Akira Pee Wee’s Big Adventure Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory \* I am sure I am missing some ones I love, but this is a good start ---
**Author:** ![Kizarvexius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@Kizarvexius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kizarvexius)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2004, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-soundtracks/268502/40 "2004-10-11T15:32:55Z")
Confining my answers to non-musicals. _The Mission_, Ennio Morricone _The Piano_, Michael Nymann _Henry V_, Patrick Doyle _Chariots of Fire_, Vangelis _The English Patient_, Gabriel Yared _Schindler’s List_, John Williams _Gladiator_, Hans Zimmer _Lawrence of Arabia_, Maurice Jarre [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-soundtracks/268502.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-soundtracks/268502.md?page=3)