# Movies or Shows with Great Soundtracks **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 20, 2007, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-or-shows-with-great-soundtracks/404793 "2007-05-20T06:27:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-or-shows-with-great-soundtracks/404793/41 "2007-05-21T22:13:56Z")
Top Gun Footloose Miami Vice (TV) Beverly Hills Cop Good Morning Vietnam Forest Gump Purple Rain Can’t Stop the Music 😉 La Bamba ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-or-shows-with-great-soundtracks/404793/42 "2007-05-22T02:42:05Z")
[QUOTE=brendon\_small] I know in CS before, I have made mention of how great the Scrubs soundtrack is. I always thought they did a good job choosing music to go with the right part of the show, and I think they picked a wonderful range of artists. [/QUOTE] By the way, I have added the following songs to my I-Tunes playlist after first hearing them on **Scrubs:** A Little Respect by Erasure Dreaming of You by The Coral Ever Fallen in Love? by the Buzzcocks Follow Through by Gavin DeGraw Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley (Yes I realize this is NOT the version heard on Scrubs) Hold on Hope by Guided by Voices How to Save a Life by The Fray New Slang by The Shins Question by Old 97s Ride Wit Me by Nelly Something’s Always Wrong by Toad the Wet Sprocket Talk Dirty to Me by Poison Tell Her This by Del Amitri ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-or-shows-with-great-soundtracks/404793/43 "2007-05-22T03:01:34Z")
**Phantom of the Paradise** ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-or-shows-with-great-soundtracks/404793/44 "2007-05-22T03:30:36Z")
[QUOTE=brendon\_small] I know in CS before, I have made mention of how great the Scrubs soundtrack is. [/QUOTE] I’ll second that. It’s very much like the Garden State soundtrack however, if a bit more upbeat. So if Zach Braff want’s to be forever associated with that Shin’s song, well…mission accomplished. The Matrix soundtrack has some great alt-metal, industrial and electonica tunes by the likes of Rage Against the Machine, Ramstein, Ministry, Rob Zombie, The Prodigy, etc. ---
**Author:** ![priapus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@priapus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/priapus)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2007, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-or-shows-with-great-soundtracks/404793/45 "2007-05-22T10:59:47Z")
Hmmm,how about The Magnificent 7…the original movie? ---
**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:** [May 23, 2007, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-or-shows-with-great-soundtracks/404793/46 "2007-05-23T03:38:57Z")
\*\*O’ Brother, where art Thou? The Graduate This is Spinal Tap Cold Mountain The Godfather \*\* And I always had a soft spot for the sound track from **Thief** , by Tangerine Dream. And I have no idea why. ---
**Author:** ![Headrush042](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a5b964/32.png) [@Headrush042](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Headrush042)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-or-shows-with-great-soundtracks/404793/47 "2007-05-23T06:18:29Z")
I’m surprised nobody has mentioned the soundtrack to **Gladiator** composed by Hans Zimmer with contributions from Lisa Gerrard (of Dead Can Dance fame). Love or hate the movie itself, the soundtrack was perfect for it in every way. I would also like to second _Passion_ by Peter Gabriel, the soundtrack to **O Brother, Where Art Thou?** , as well as anything and everything done by Yoko Kanno (as mentioned above, in particular, the **Cowboy Bebop** series). ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-or-shows-with-great-soundtracks/404793/48 "2007-05-23T06:27:04Z")
Whether or not you think the Farrelly Brothers’ _Me, Myself and Irene_ is funny (I think it is hilarious,) it’s got an amazing soundtrack. The Farrelly Brothers are huge Steely Dan fans and they included many Dan songs on the soundtrack, except they’re covered by other artists, much like the _I Am Sam_ soundtrack. _Midnight Cruiser_ by Steely Dan, covered by Nash Kato. _Do It Again_ by Steely Dan, covered by Smash Mouth. _Any Major Dude Will Tell You,_ covered by Wilco. _Bodhisattva_ covered by the Brian Setzer Orchestra. _Razor Boy_ covered by Billy Goodrum. _I’d Like That_ by XTC. _Hem Of Your Garment_ by Cake. _Strange Condition_ by Pete Yorn. _Can’t Find The Time To Tell You_ by Orpheus, covered phenomenally by Hootie and the Blowfish. (I’d always liked Hootie and the Blowfish, but this song makes me really respect them. It’s way better than the original.) It might be my number one movie soundtrack of all time. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-or-shows-with-great-soundtracks/404793/49 "2007-05-23T06:28:57Z")
[QUOTE=want2know] **Twin Peaks** , bar none, best TV Soundtrack ever! [/QUOTE] Yeah, in terms of original score, I would certainly agree to that. ---
**Author:** ![UntouchedTakeaway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d78d45/32.png) [@UntouchedTakeaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UntouchedTakeaway)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-or-shows-with-great-soundtracks/404793/50 "2007-05-23T13:36:20Z")
The Sopranos VCNJ~ ---
**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:** [May 23, 2007, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-or-shows-with-great-soundtracks/404793/51 "2007-05-23T15:35:57Z")
I’m a big soundtrack fan. Some of my favorites include: _O Brother, Where Art Thou?_ - Lots of great blues and R&B; won an Oscar. _Gladiator_ - As noted upthread, perfect for that movie. Genuinely thrilling. _Star Trek: The Motion Picture_ - A great opening theme (later used in ST:TNG), an equally great Klingon theme, and an oft-overlooked but ethereally beautiful “Ilia’s Theme” that could almost be a ST franchise-wide theme itself. _Top Gun_ and \*Miami Vice \* - Wonderful '80s pop cheesiness. _Twin Peaks_ - Haunting and creepy. _Glory_ - Stirring and glorious martial music, tinged with sadness, for a great Civil War movie. _Ray_ - Best single collection of Ray Charles tunes (Jamie Foxx doesn’t actually sing either in the movie or on this disc). _Cyrano de Bergerac_ - The Petit-composed orchestral soundtrack to this late-1980s Gerard Depardieu film is sweeping, romantic and wonderful. Haven’t been able to find it on CD, alas. _Driving Miss Daisy_ - A great, intimate score, with some other contemporary songs (incl. “Santa Baby”) tossed in for fun. _Country_ - A fine, evocative Windham Hill score. _Little Women_ - From the Winona Ryder remake. A great, Coplandesque soundtrack. _Dances with Wolves_ - Also very Coplandesque. Perfectly suited to the film. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-or-shows-with-great-soundtracks/404793.md?page=2)