# Best Soundtracks/Scores of Movies **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 17, 2000, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-soundtracks-scores-of-movies/45987 "2000-12-17T04:43:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![yosemite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3ab097/32.png) [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2000, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-soundtracks-scores-of-movies/45987/61 "2000-12-21T05:01:35Z")
How could I forget “Superman”? That is a fabulous score! ---
**Author:** ![Darqangelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecccb3/32.png) [@Darqangelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darqangelle)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2001, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-soundtracks-scores-of-movies/45987/62 "2001-07-25T11:05:00Z")
Whoo… quite a list. Here’re my additions. (I’m not going to repeat ones already mentioned even though I agree) -Wild Orchid (Wonderful South American Collection) -9 1/2 Weeks -Lethal Weapon 3 (Mostly David Sanborn & Eric Clapton) -Out Of Sight -The Big Easy (Zydecko!) -Romeo+Juliet -To Live and Die in L.A. (Wang Chung) -The Crow -The Doors -Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas -The 5th Element & Goldeneye (Some of Eric Serra’s best work) -From Dusk 'til Dawn (great collection of southern-style Blues Rock) Terrible movies (avoid avoid avoid) but great soundtracks: -Mortal Kombat -Hackers -Tomb Raider (Okay, I LIKE Trance/Techno stuff, alright?) and one thing I’d like to add: I HATE “Soundtracks” that contain music “inspired by the film”… a cop-out if there ever was one! ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2001, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-soundtracks-scores-of-movies/45987/63 "2001-07-25T17:07:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Max Torque \* > \*\*There’ll always be a special place in my heart for the original scores of Tangerine Dream. _Sorcerer_ and _Legend_ spring immediately to mind… \*\* Ditto the praise for Tangerine Dream! I addition to the above, their work in “Risky Business” and “Thief” was particularly good. **Elmer Bernstein’s** score from “The Magnificient Seven” never fails to get my blood pumping! ---
**Author:** ![caircair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/91b2a8/32.png) [@caircair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caircair)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2001, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-soundtracks-scores-of-movies/45987/64 "2001-07-25T18:27:14Z")
I can’t believe no one’s mentioned the Mel Brooks movies! I love the scores to them – and some of the songs are killer, too. “Hope for the Best, Expect the Worst” from THE TWELVE CHAIRS is great! Also “If You Love Me, Baby, Tell Me Loud” from High Anxiety. Wish I could remember the composer’s name!! ---
**Author:** ![Chum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ab097/32.png) [@Chum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chum)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2001, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-soundtracks-scores-of-movies/45987/65 "2001-07-26T14:56:16Z")
I’m kind of surprised that no one has mentioned **Moulin Rouge**. Yeah, the stupid “Lady Marmalade” song really sucks, but there are some greats tracks on there by Beck, Rufus Wainwright, and David Bowie. Plus, the musical numbers from the movie are great to just listen to, even if stunning visuals were what made the film so great. Another wonderful soundtrack is **Labyrinth** (color me a David Bowie fan). I love every song on there! Plus, I have much nostalgia toward that movie… I think I might be able to say that seeing that was the first time I saw a man’s penis… Jareth’s pants don’t leave much to the imagination. But what a wonderful movie! And what great songs! I have yet to buy it, but I know that the **Fight Club** soundtrack would be wonderful. I love the music during the part where their homework assignment is to start a fight with a stranger and lose. ---
**Author:** ![kingpengvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9dc877/32.png) [@kingpengvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kingpengvin)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2001, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-soundtracks-scores-of-movies/45987/66 "2001-07-26T15:55:26Z")
Superman: The Movie Star Trek II especially the Genesis Count down scene Immortal Beloved Amadeus Clockwork Orange Blade Runner Glory Das Boat (I liked the way they used the “Tipporari Song” and the moment where the Uboat escapes from Gibralter And for pure Cheeze Whiz… I vote Omega Man… Dig that creepy organ Man ---
**Author:** ![Fibonacci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df788c/32.png) [@Fibonacci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fibonacci)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2001, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-soundtracks-scores-of-movies/45987/67 "2001-07-26T23:31:33Z")
Without a doubt, the best marriage of soundtrack to movie has to be “Oh Lucky Man” by Alan Price, formerly of the Animals. The film follows the travails of Malcom McDowell in a bizarre world out of his control. As a song comes up in the soundtrack the movie oddly cuts in mid-song to the band playing the song in a rehearsel. This continues until later in the movie when Malcolm’s character gets picked up hitchhiking by the band’s van on their way to London. The soundtrack then becomes part of the story. Besides this unique innovation, the songs themselves are excellent. I wore out my vinyl lp of this album years ago. I should try to track it down on cd or dvd. 2nd best soundtrack would have to be The Rutles! ---
**Author:** ![Swede\_Hollow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3bc359/32.png) [@Swede\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swede_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2001, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-soundtracks-scores-of-movies/45987/68 "2001-07-27T00:30:29Z")
Pretty much anything by John Williams (Star Wars, Superman, ET, Indiana Jones, Always, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Empire of the Sun…). Georgio Maurader 1980’s soundtrack for Fritz Lang’s 1926 film **Metropolis**. Especially the track called “Blood From A Stone.” Excellent! ---
**Author:** ![Kaitlyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/73ab20/32.png) [@Kaitlyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaitlyn)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2001, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-soundtracks-scores-of-movies/45987/69 "2001-07-27T07:08:21Z")
Dang it! Most of my favorites have been taken. I think a great score is one that stands on its own seperate from the movie it is in. Among those that have been mentioned: Superman The Magnificent Seven Field of Dreams The Shawshank Redemption The Big Country The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Some great scores that haven’t been mentioned: Searching for Bobby Fischer Hoosiers Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Lawrence of Arabia ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2001, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-soundtracks-scores-of-movies/45987/70 "2001-07-27T07:27:07Z")
Moulin Rouge Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Run Lola Run Magnolia ---
**Author:** ![Pnuk\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Pnuk\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pnuk_Guy)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2001, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-soundtracks-scores-of-movies/45987/71 "2001-07-27T09:49:42Z")
we’re on page 2 and nobody has mentioned **Dazed and Confused**. tragic. And also **Mallrats** and **Empire records** for sheer pop punk happiness! I haven’t heard it properly yet, but the **Shrek** soundtrack looks quite good as well. (It contains a great cove of “I’m a believer” by Smashmouth) ---
**Author:** ![Winnie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e480ec/32.png) [@Winnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winnie)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2001, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-soundtracks-scores-of-movies/45987/72 "2001-07-27T14:04:06Z")
**Forrest Gump** **O Brother Where Art Thou** **American Graffiti** **Dazed & Confused** **Pulp Fiction** **Blow** **Honeymoon in Vegas** ---
**Author:** ![HelloKitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecccb3/32.png) [@HelloKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelloKitty)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2001, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-soundtracks-scores-of-movies/45987/73 "2001-07-27T14:42:47Z")
**The Truman Show** Soul-stirring music by Philip Glass and others… **The Thomas Crown Affair** Has a cool Sting song on it and other great stuff by Bill Conti… I don’t think anyone has mentioned– **ROCKY**!!! Also by Bill Conti. All of the music on that is absolutely awesome and certainly makes the movie that much more powerful. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-soundtracks-scores-of-movies/45987.md?page=3)