# 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:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Nacho4Sara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Nacho4Sara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nacho4Sara)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2002, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-movie-soundtrack/125030/41 "2002-08-23T17:24:36Z")
Pulp Fiction, Magnolia, The Royal Tenenbaums, High Fidelity, Almost Famous, and Resevoir Dogs all have awesome soundtracks. Two that haven’t been mentioned are **Stealing Beauty** and **Swingers**. Stealing Beauty has everything from Billie Holliday and Nina Simone to Stevie Wonder to The Cocteau Twins and Portishead. Swingers has some great jazz tracks; I always put it on when I’m revving up for a night out. ---
**Author:** ![Judith\_Prietht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b19c9b/32.png) [@Judith\_Prietht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Judith_Prietht)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2002, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-movie-soundtrack/125030/42 "2002-08-23T17:45:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Eve \* > \*\ ***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 . . . \*\* O, I am slain. I’m not going to claim to know the best, because my taste in music has been dubbed dubious at best. But I will tell ya what I like: **Pulp Fiction** : Turned all that surf music into a cultural phenomenon; you still hear it in commercials. **Natural Born Killers** : Infinite variety, mixed by Trent Reznor complete with disturbing movie dialogue. I love that Patsy Cline’s “Back in Baby’s Arms” is on here. **The Big Lebowski** : If not for Townes Van Zandt singing the Stones’ “Dead Flowers,” then certainly for Piero Piccioni’s “Traffic Boom,” which accompanies the porno featuring Bunny Lebowski and the Nihilist. **Swingers** : A little schmaltzy, but great to put in for random play goodness. **Velvet Goldmine** : Wow. Double Wow. Radiohead, Brian Eno, Lou Reed, Nico. **Amateur** and **Henry Fool** : Hal Hartley is not only a great director, but composes some cruelly haunting score stuff. And I like that on the CD it says “All Rights Reserved All Wrongs Reversed,” which may just be a label slogan but I don’t care. BTW, if someone can clear that up for me, I’d appreciate it. **Saturday Night Fever** : Do you really need a reason? **The Lost Boys** : It’s also a total package thing, and “Miss Otis Regrets” is a spine tingler. **Pretty in Pink** and **Some Kind of Wonderful** : I listen, and I’m _instantly_ back there, I swear. And finally, I acknowledge that this may get me the most ridicule: **St. Elmo’s Fire** : I _love_ John Parr’s “St Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion).” ---
**Author:** ![grendel72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/91b2a8/32.png) [@grendel72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grendel72)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2002, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-movie-soundtrack/125030/43 "2002-08-23T18:26:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by brondicon \* > **Amateur** and **Henry Fool** : Hal Hartley is not only a great director, but composes some cruelly haunting score stuff. And I like that on the CD it says “All Rights Reserved All Wrongs Reversed,” which may just be a label slogan but I don’t care. BTW, if someone can clear that up for me, I’d appreciate it. \*\* All records released by Matador records say that on the disc, I first noticed it on Pizzicato Five records myself. I agree that it is very cool. ---
**Author:** ![Judith\_Prietht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b19c9b/32.png) [@Judith\_Prietht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Judith_Prietht)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2002, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-movie-soundtrack/125030/44 "2002-08-23T18:58:08Z")
Gracias, **grendel72**. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2002, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-movie-soundtrack/125030/45 "2002-08-23T19:50:47Z")
> [@](#): > > St. Elmo’s Fire: I love John Parr’s “St Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion).” Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would read this statement. I see no smileys, so I presume you’re serious? How are you able to single this out from the other ten million songs from 80’s movies that sound exactly like it? Did you like the **Mannequin** soundtrack? You like Hal Hartley, VU, Nico, AND John Parr? Can we get an anthropologist to examine you? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Judith\_Prietht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b19c9b/32.png) [@Judith\_Prietht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Judith_Prietht)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2002, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-movie-soundtrack/125030/46 "2002-08-23T21:05:14Z")
Hey, I did put in a disclaimer: “dubious at best.” The heart wants what it wants, you know. And I’m weak, so very weak to the charms of the 80s power rock. And I did like **Mannequin** , but admit it “Man in Motion” kicks “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now”'s ass. All anthropologists are welcome to stop by. And **Dooku** , nice location tag. Just saw that one again yesterday. Maybe then we could toss in **Run Lola Run**? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2002, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-movie-soundtrack/125030/47 "2002-08-23T22:34:26Z")
> [@](#): > > And Dooku, nice location tag. Just saw that one again yesterday. Maybe then we could toss in Run Lola Run? 😃 We may be the only ones laughing right now, but I don’t care. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-movie-soundtrack/125030.md?page=2)