# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-your-top-3-soundtracks/629241/21 "2012-07-26T11:16:52Z")
Local Hero ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-your-top-3-soundtracks/629241/22 "2012-07-26T11:40:27Z")
All This And World War II Xanadu Casino Royale(the one with David Niven) ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-your-top-3-soundtracks/629241/23 "2012-07-26T11:42:44Z")
**Star Wars 2001 The Rocketeer** ---
**Author:** ![Ferd\_Burfel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@Ferd\_Burfel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferd_Burfel)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-your-top-3-soundtracks/629241/24 "2012-07-26T13:02:30Z")
**Tin Cup** **The Fabulous Baker Boys** **American Grafitti** Why, yes…my musical taste is rather eclectic. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-your-top-3-soundtracks/629241/25 "2012-07-26T13:13:39Z")
**Mona Lisa Smile The Adventures of Ford Fairlane I’m Breathless** (the Madonna/Dick Tracy thing) ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-your-top-3-soundtracks/629241/26 "2012-07-26T13:21:38Z")
Hedwig and the Angry Inch [Phenomenon](http://www.amazon.com/Phenomenon-Motion-Picture-Various-Artists/dp/B000002NB0/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1343308822&sr=1-1&keywords=phenomenon) There is no #3. ---
**Author:** ![MostlyClueless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@MostlyClueless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MostlyClueless)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-your-top-3-soundtracks/629241/27 "2012-07-26T13:46:04Z")
[Cowboy Bebop](http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC89A04EFD8A6A878) - [[1]](http://youtu.be/WKnVaDwUg5s) [[2]](http://youtu.be/0V-WGwJJj58) [[3]](http://youtu.be/YncNm0WQY2I) [Moon](http://youtu.be/ZAPDfUEaLPo) [Ace Combat](http://youtu.be/FiDdquEKwtU) ---
**Author:** ![cordylus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@cordylus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cordylus)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2012, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-your-top-3-soundtracks/629241/28 "2012-07-28T14:41:57Z")
This is really hard. A lot of excellent choices in the list already. Based on number of plays I get: 1 - Tron Legacy - Daft Punk 2 - Deadman (Neil Young) 3 - The Last Temptation of Christ (Peter Gabriel) I would put everything from the JG Thirlwell project Steroid Maximus at the top of the list but they aren’t actually used in any movies. He’s described them as soundtracks for movies that don’t exist. I guess eventually a lot of it got used for the Venture Brothers but most of the really iconic music from Venture Bros. is either straight from some of the early nineties releases or a slight variation on it. ---
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2012, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-your-top-3-soundtracks/629241/29 "2012-07-28T15:21:46Z")
Wow, no one said Gladiator yet? Ok, I will. Don’t know if I could come up with top 3, so I’ll just list a few of my favorites. Gladiator Original Star Wars trilogy Lord of the Rings Trilogy Buffy: Once More with Feeling Dr. Horrible and many more ---
**Author:** ![nogravity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9d8465/32.png) [@nogravity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nogravity)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2012, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-your-top-3-soundtracks/629241/30 "2012-07-28T15:47:28Z")
I only bought 2 soundtracks in my life: 1 - [Diva](http://www.amazon.com/Diva-Original-Soundtrack-Various-Artists/dp/B00000IHGU). 2 - [The Mighty Quinn](http://www.amazon.com/The-Mighty-Quinn-1989-Film/dp/B000002GEC/ref=tmm_acd_title_popover). ---
**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:** [July 28, 2012, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-your-top-3-soundtracks/629241/31 "2012-07-28T16:28:07Z")
My top three haven’t changed for 20+ years. 1. **Blade Runner** - the complete original soundtrack. Has never been offically released, but used to be available on bootleg double-disc CD. Breathtakingly beautiful, and most people will never hear it. 2. **Alien** - again, the complete original soundtracks. Plural, because of the score’s convoluted history. The double-disc CD from a couple of years ago has all of the music. Worth its weight in gold. 3. **Long Riders** - after all these years, still Ry Cooder’s masterpiece. With a lot of help from David Lindley. ---
**Author:** ![jordanr2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@jordanr2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jordanr2)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2012, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-your-top-3-soundtracks/629241/32 "2012-07-28T16:53:10Z")
- _Liquid Sky_ (abrasive yet evocative synthesizer music) - _Inland Empire_ (Penderecki, droning synths, sinister talking blues, and “The Locomotion” - what’s not to like?) - Tindersticks’ score for Claire Denis’s _Friday Night_ - tense, wistful, wonderfully optimistic. (Hear a little of it [here](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRFyAo0A_rI).) ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2012, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-your-top-3-soundtracks/629241/33 "2012-07-28T16:56:38Z")
Geez, no love for _Spinal Tap_? 😃 I liked the soundtracks to _Spawn_ and _The Matrix_. ---
**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 28, 2012, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-your-top-3-soundtracks/629241/34 "2012-07-28T22:59:07Z")
> [@jordanr2](#): > > - _Liquid Sky_ (abrasive yet evocative synthesizer music) I remember the music, but I hated hated _hated_ the movie, so I don’t think I’ll buy the soundtrack. Too many bad memories. :: shudder :: ---
**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:** [July 29, 2012, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-your-top-3-soundtracks/629241/35 "2012-07-29T00:25:18Z")
1. **A Hard Days Night** 2. **The Commitments** 3. **Once** mmm ---
**Author:** ![JustinC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justinc/32/8083_2.png) [@JustinC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustinC)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2012, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-your-top-3-soundtracks/629241/36 "2012-07-29T11:50:51Z")
Blues Brothers Reservoir Dogs The Commitments also Tommy Chariots of Fire Amadeus ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2012, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-your-top-3-soundtracks/629241/37 "2012-07-29T22:13:55Z")
The King and I. Chicago. West Side Story. ---
**Author:** ![rsat3acr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@rsat3acr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsat3acr)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-your-top-3-soundtracks/629241/38 "2012-07-30T00:13:31Z")
The Rocky Horror Picture Show Patton Victory at Sea, I know it is a TV series and not a movie but still a soundtrack ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-your-top-3-soundtracks/629241/39 "2012-07-30T01:31:18Z")
**Back to the Future Star Wars Raiders of the Lost Ark** Honorable mentions: 2001 Close Encounters Moon LotR Trilogy The Fountain Inception Aliens Tron: Legacy ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-your-top-3-soundtracks/629241/40 "2012-07-30T08:49:56Z")
[Time](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deV6_UQDg-I)of the [Gypsies](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNlAnUXsf0Y) [Amelie](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3J-2z9NHX8) [Gas Food Lodging](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUTiTJsrNNg) Honourable mentions to Wings of Desire, Labyrinth and Ghosts of the Civil Dead, of movies not mentioned yet. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-your-top-3-soundtracks/629241.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-your-top-3-soundtracks/629241.md?page=3)