# What's Your Favorite Movie Soundtrack? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 22, 2002, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-movie-soundtrack/125030 "2002-08-22T03:42:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fred](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/db5fbb/32.png) [@Fred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fred)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-movie-soundtrack/125030/1 "2002-08-22T03:42:24Z")
I purchased The Royal Tenenbaums Official Soundtrack recently, and I am enjoying it mucho. Hence, this topic. What soundtrack is your favorite? My criteria includes not just the quality of the individual songs, but how the director fitted them into the movie. So, what say you? [SUP]Full Disclosure - I’m a fairly young guy, and the only two soundtracks I own are the aforementioned Tenenbaums and Phenomenon, so I’m working off a fairly limited list here. So, Dopers, I appeal to your vast experience and superior taste.[/SUP] ---
**Author:** ![Airbeck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/airbeck/32/6574_2.png) [@Airbeck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airbeck)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-movie-soundtrack/125030/2 "2002-08-22T04:00:59Z")
**Pulp Fiction** has a great soundtrack, as does **Reservoir Dogs**. Tarantino knows how to make a really good soundtrack. Aimee Mann’s **Magnolia** soundtrack is incredible. Some other ones: **Almost Famous** **Empire Records** **High Fidelity** , naturally. I don’t know if these count, but **A Hard Days Night** , and **Help** are classics. The Tenenbaums Soundtrack is on my to-buy list right now, by the way. ---
**Author:** ![grendel72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/91b2a8/32.png) [@grendel72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grendel72)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-movie-soundtrack/125030/3 "2002-08-22T04:01:00Z")
**Profondo Rosso** by Goblin. The soundtrack to the film by Dario Argento. Best soundtrack ever. A friend of mine (who hasn’t seen the movie) compared the sountrack to a cross between Tubular Bells and Theme From Shaft, and that just about sums it up. ---
**Author:** ![SolGrundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-movie-soundtrack/125030/4 "2002-08-22T04:02:19Z")
**Selmasongs** (from _Dancer in the Dark_) Horrible movie, great music. Assuming you’re into Bjork, that is. Of course **Rushmore** , if you like the Royal Tenenbaums soundtrack. It’s a lot more upbeat, though – I thought the Tenenbaums soundtrack was just depressing. **The Big Lebowski**. A pretty diverse selection of music, including Yma Sumac, Bob Dylan, and Moondog. **The Saint** is a decent electronic music sampler, although it’s probably already out of date. ---
**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:** [August 22, 2002, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-movie-soundtrack/125030/5 "2002-08-22T05:08:01Z")
I love **Snatch**. It’s got a little bit of everything - electronica, ska, 80’s hits, oldies. It’s a great party CD. ---
**Author:** ![grendel72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/91b2a8/32.png) [@grendel72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grendel72)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-movie-soundtrack/125030/6 "2002-08-22T05:23:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by kung fu lola \* > I love **Snatch**. [butt-head]Huh huh dude, she said… huh huh huh huh[/butt-head] ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-movie-soundtrack/125030/7 "2002-08-22T06:40:31Z")
_Good Will Hunting_, if only for Elliot Smith, _American Beauty_, _Great Expectations_ (bad movie, GREAT soundtrack), _Out Of Sight_, and I’ve always been strangely partial to the soundtrack for little-known Ben Stiller flick (not a comedy) _Permanent Midnight_. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Salads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mr\_Salads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Salads)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-movie-soundtrack/125030/8 "2002-08-22T06:51:37Z")
**Total Recall**. ---
**Author:** ![CyberPundit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@CyberPundit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CyberPundit)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-movie-soundtrack/125030/9 "2002-08-22T07:24:34Z")
**Third Man** and **Kiki’s Delivery Service** , **High Noon** among many others. ---
**Author:** ![yosemite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3ab097/32.png) [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-movie-soundtrack/125030/10 "2002-08-22T08:17:53Z")
Another vote for Jerry Goldsmith’s “Total Recall”. Also, Goldsmith’s “Under Fire” and “Planet of the Apes”. And “Chinatown”, “Alien”, “The Omen”, “Star Trek The Motion Picture”, “Russia House”, “L.A. Confidential” and so many, _many_ more. “The Missouri Breaks” by John Williams. And the “Star Wars” scores too, of course. “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome”, “Witness” and “The Man Who Would Be King” by Maurice Jarre. “Marco Polo”, “Days of Heaven”, “Frantic” and “The Mission” by Ennio Morricone. And many other scores. So many, so little time. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Big\_Cheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@The\_Big\_Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Big_Cheese)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-movie-soundtrack/125030/11 "2002-08-22T09:52:57Z")
I like **Jackie Brown** , love that old soul. My favorite is **‘Something Wild’** though. Unfortunately I only have the albym, and my turntable doesn’t work too well anymore. ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-movie-soundtrack/125030/12 "2002-08-22T14:02:48Z")
Jackie Brown is certainly worth a listen, but instead I went out and bought Bobby Womack’s Greatest Hits. Very good stuff. My favorite soundtrack is from “The Harder They Come.” Lots and lots of great dub and reggae, including the title tune, “Sitting Here In Limbo,” and my favorite cut “Pressure Drop.” ---
**Author:** ![sirtonyh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@sirtonyh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sirtonyh)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-movie-soundtrack/125030/13 "2002-08-22T14:33:49Z")
The Matrix has a great soundtrack which fits the movie perfectly. I’ll second all of the Tarantino soundtracks too. and naturally Amadeus ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-movie-soundtrack/125030/14 "2002-08-22T15:07:31Z")
I’m still listening to the soundtrack from **O Brother, Where Art Thou?** ---
**Author:** ![elf6c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c57346/32.png) [@elf6c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elf6c)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-movie-soundtrack/125030/15 "2002-08-22T15:12:59Z")
**The Blues Brothers** \*\*Pulp Fiction \*\* and to recall my high school days: **Fast Times at Ridgemont High** “Dude! That’s my skull!” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![knarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@knarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knarf)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-movie-soundtrack/125030/16 "2002-08-22T15:14:58Z")
Here are a few good ones I haven’t seen mentioned yet: **Get Shorty Repo Man Pump Up The Volume** ---
**Author:** ![annieclaus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5a626/32.png) [@annieclaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/annieclaus)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-movie-soundtrack/125030/17 "2002-08-22T15:19:39Z")
THE MISSION. Ennio Morricone’s score is haunting, exactly right for this wonderful film. And O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU ain’t bad either! ---
**Author:** ![Fibonacci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df788c/32.png) [@Fibonacci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fibonacci)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-movie-soundtrack/125030/18 "2002-08-22T15:20:40Z")
**O Lucky Man** **The Harder They Come** and… **The Rutles** ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-movie-soundtrack/125030/19 "2002-08-22T15:21:51Z")
At the moment its the soundtrack to **PI** That Aphex Twin guy is real crazy I tells ya! ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-movie-soundtrack/125030/20 "2002-08-22T15:31:55Z")
**La Dolce Vita**. Though I have to be careful not to listen to it while I’m getting ready for work in the mornimg or I’ll walk out with two pounds of eyeliner on . . . [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-movie-soundtrack/125030.md?page=2)