# Let's hear your top 3 Soundtracks. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 24, 2012, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-your-top-3-soundtracks/629241 "2012-07-24T15:02:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Crab007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c0e974/32.png) [@Crab007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crab007)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2012, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-your-top-3-soundtracks/629241/1 "2012-07-24T15:02:06Z")
For me it’s 1. Tron Legacy + bonus disc 2. Transformers score 3. Last of the mohicans ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2012, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-your-top-3-soundtracks/629241/2 "2012-07-24T15:16:48Z")
In no particular order, at the moment they are: Star Trek II The Mission Lawrence of Arabia ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2012, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-your-top-3-soundtracks/629241/3 "2012-07-24T15:20:27Z")
Not sure if they’re my top 3, but they’re up there: Conan the Barbarian (from the 80s) Star Wars/Indiana Jones Last of the Mohicans ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2012, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-your-top-3-soundtracks/629241/4 "2012-07-24T15:51:58Z")
“Sorcerer” - Tangerine Dream “Chinatown” - Jerry Goldsmith “The Magnificient Seven” - Elmer Bernstein ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2012, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-your-top-3-soundtracks/629241/5 "2012-07-24T15:59:20Z")
Grease Sopranos (season 1) Repo Man ETA: Hm, maybe you mean actual movie soundtracks, rather than soundtrack albums? ---
**Author:** ![tomcar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tomcar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomcar)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2012, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-your-top-3-soundtracks/629241/6 "2012-07-24T16:52:32Z")
Twin Peaks Don’t Look Now Solaris (original) Symmetry: Themes for an Imaginary Film is incredible. It isn’t for a real film though. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2012, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-your-top-3-soundtracks/629241/7 "2012-07-24T16:58:34Z")
O Brother Where Art Thou? Sliver (introduced me to Techno) Purple Rain ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2012, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-your-top-3-soundtracks/629241/8 "2012-07-24T17:28:25Z")
Dario Marianelli’s Oscar-nominated score for _Pride & Prejudice_, of which this is “Dawn,” the opening theme: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/co1-GiL-pJA/maxresdefault.jpg "1. Dawn Pride and Prejudice Score 2005") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co1-GiL-pJA) James Horner, “A Call to Arms,” _Glory_: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/X051oLwVM8I/hqdefault.jpg "Glory Soundtrack- A Call To Arms") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X051oLwVM8I) Hans Zimmer, “He’s a Pirate,” _Pirates of the Caribbean_: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/s17XDrKuqc4/hqdefault.jpg "He's a Pirate") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s17XDrKuqc4) And two bonus tracks: Howard Shore, “The White Tree,” _The Lord of the Rings_: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xYczhIzrsgg/hqdefault.jpg "The White Tree (LOTR Soundtrack)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYczhIzrsgg) And of course Richard Strauss, “Thus Spake Zarathustra,” from _2001: A Space Odyssey_: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/e-QFj59PON4/maxresdefault.jpg "2001 A Space Odyssey Opening in 1080 HD") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-QFj59PON4) Each movie has a fantastic soundtrack, all in all; these are just my favorite tracks from each. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2012, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-your-top-3-soundtracks/629241/9 "2012-07-24T17:31:11Z")
[Last Action Hero](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Action_Hero#Track_listing) has a sweet soundtrack if you like rock/metal. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2012, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-your-top-3-soundtracks/629241/10 "2012-07-24T18:14:17Z")
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - Ennio Morricone Rocky Horror Picture Show The Great Escape ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2012, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-your-top-3-soundtracks/629241/11 "2012-07-24T18:16:59Z")
Lost Boys Return of the King Near Dark ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2012, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-your-top-3-soundtracks/629241/12 "2012-07-24T19:03:18Z")
- O Brother, Where Art Thou? - Romy & Michelle’s High School Reunion - Detroit Rock City ---
**Author:** ![phxjcc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8491ac/32.png) [@phxjcc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phxjcc)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2012, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-your-top-3-soundtracks/629241/13 "2012-07-24T21:26:19Z")
Iconic: Mag Seven GWTW 2001 Honorable Mention: Bridge on the River Kwai Great Escape Lawrence of Arabia Doctor Z ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2012, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-your-top-3-soundtracks/629241/14 "2012-07-24T21:28:27Z")
_ **The Ghost and Mrs. Muir** _ - Bernard Herrmann _ **Breakfast at Tiffany’s** _ - Henry Mancini _ **Under Fire** _ - Jerry Goldsmith ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Cloud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bcef8e/32.png) [@Little\_Cloud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Cloud)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2012, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-your-top-3-soundtracks/629241/15 "2012-07-24T21:57:59Z")
**Until the End of the World** Hands down. The director asked several respected musicians to each write one song that might have an appropriate sound for a movie set a few decades in the future. I went to see the movie and my date and I couldn’t wait to rush out and buy the soundtrack the same night. Check it out. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2012, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-your-top-3-soundtracks/629241/16 "2012-07-24T22:00:11Z")
I can’t put one over the other, but the top 2 are: Heavy Metal Repo Man Third place is a big tie: Solaris Koyaanisqatsi Beavis & Butthead Do America Team America: World Police Jackie Brown Blade Runner Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2012, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-your-top-3-soundtracks/629241/17 "2012-07-24T22:16:02Z")
[From Dusk Til Dawn](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_Dusk_Till_Dawn_(soundtrack)) - It’s a great, great Texas blues compilation that could really stand on its own. [Rocky and Rocky II](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky#Soundtrack)- Bill Conti’s work is irreplaceable to these films. The next is a toss up of Jerry Goldsmith’s work on Hoosiers and Rudy. I always admire the soundtrack Tarantino pieces together since Reservoir Dogs. That is a guy who clearly had interesting mp3 playlists before mp3s were a thing (see the reel-to-reel in Pulp Fiction). ---
**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-your-top-3-soundtracks/629241/18 "2012-07-26T09:13:39Z")
As a child of the 70s it’s a tie between John Williams’ _ **Star Wars** _, _ **Superman** _ & _ **Jaws** _. The Kronos Quartet gets honorable mention for _ **Requiem for a Dream** _… ---
**Author:** ![the\_diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-your-top-3-soundtracks/629241/19 "2012-07-26T09:31:56Z")
The entire soundtrack for “Wallace and Gromit: the Curse of the Were-Rabbit.” Then there’s “Pulp Fiction” and “The Godfather” ---
**Author:** ![edwards\_beard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@edwards\_beard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwards_beard)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-your-top-3-soundtracks/629241/20 "2012-07-26T10:49:28Z")
The Original Star Wars Trilogy Lord Of The Rings Space Battleship Yamato (2010) [Yamato Example One](http://youtu.be/AgSJBNkY3k8?t=1m14s) [Yamato Example Two](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyncwLEcEzA&feature=relmfu) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-your-top-3-soundtracks/629241.md?page=2)