Not television.
Not a song from a soundtrack.
Not from a filmed concert.
What are your three favorite theatrical movie soundtracks?
Mine are:
Ringo Starr and Harry Nillson’s Son Of Dracula All This And World War II, featuring Beatles songs sung by various non-Beatles Casino Royale-The one from the 60’s. Yeah, the movie itself was a hot mess, but that soundtrack is sublime.
My number one always goes to Blow.
Boogie Nights is probably in second place.
I’m not sure about the third, I’d have to rewatch the movies, but it would likely be Pulp Fiction or Trainspotting or Goodfellas.
Also, I’m not one to link to a ‘here’s a list of what you’re asking about which will shut down any interesting conversation about the subject’, but one of my favorite youtube channels, Cinefix, has done a number of videos on music/scores/soundtracks for movies. I’m not claiming these are end all be all top 10 lists, but they’re really interesting videos in and of themselves. Top 10 Soundtracks of All Time Top 10 Scores of All Time Top 10 Musical Moments of All Time
Again, I’m not saying these are definitive top 10 lists, but what I really like about them (and Cinefix, in general) is the way they explain WHY they’re so good. In these cases, WHY the music fits the movie so well and breaking down what makes it a great soundtrack.
I was going to mention something about The Wall (as a reply to you) and was double checking myself on The Wall’s wiki page. I had no idea, or at least I don’t think I did, that Bob Geldof played Pink. Which, as it always does, sends me down the Bob Geldof rabbit hole.
Sorry, yeah, that’s what I was trying to say. I’m not using those links to suggest that they ARE the best soundtracks, I just like the way they explain what makes a soundtrack good.
What I hate is when someone starts a thread on, for example, “movies where a father directed their daughter” or “movies that features second cousins as co-stars” or something else specific like that. It’ll generate interesting conversations and tangents, but inevitably someone will link to a website that lists every movie ever made that covers the exact thing we were talking about.
Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King
The Martian, the mixture between songs and the soundscapes is awesome
Then a toss up between Chariots of Fire , a classic or Trainspotting.