# Your top three movie soundtracks **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies, music\ **Created:** [July 18, 2021, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-movie-soundtracks/946750 "2021-07-18T12:11:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2021, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-movie-soundtracks/946750/41 "2021-07-18T21:36:54Z")
Go The Crow Hackers ---
**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 18, 2021, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-movie-soundtracks/946750/42 "2021-07-18T21:47:26Z")
- The Graduate - The Rocky Horror Picture Show - Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense mmm ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2021, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-movie-soundtracks/946750/43 "2021-07-18T22:14:42Z")
Bullitt Patton MASH ---
**Author:** ![tripthicket](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripthicket/32/297_2.png) [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-movie-soundtracks/946750/44 "2021-07-19T01:46:33Z")
_The Rocky Horror Picture Show_ _Little Shop of Horrors_ _My Fair Lady_ If the requested list could be longer, I’d throw in _The Commitments_, _The Big Chill_, _The Blues Brothers_, _Superman: The Movie_ and several others without restraint If they hadn’t substituted actual in-the-movie songs for ringers on the soundtrack, then _Shag: The Movie_ might’ve topped my list. And if it could be found, the 1983 British movie _Party Party_ had a great soundtrack that I used to have on vinyl. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-movie-soundtracks/946750/45 "2021-07-19T01:50:40Z")
Gotta agree with Amadeus. Gotta agree with Schindler’s List. Also, O Brother, Where Art Thou? ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-movie-soundtracks/946750/46 "2021-07-19T01:50:45Z")
The ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show.’ Soundtrack from ‘The Last of the Mohicans’ (exquisite!) Soundtrack from ‘Chicago’ (2002 movie) (I probably have more, I’ve loved movie soundtracks and Broadway musicals since I was 15… I bought the original cast recording of ‘Hair’ in 1958 and crossed a highway, at night, in winter, to buy ‘Tommy’ by the Who at the K-Mart. I knew nothing of either, but I knew I HAD to have them. Loved both.) ---
**Author:** ![tripthicket](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripthicket/32/297_2.png) [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-movie-soundtracks/946750/47 "2021-07-19T01:53:05Z")
Dangit! I forgot another album I used to wear out: the Broadway production of _Grease_ (not the movie soundtrack, so actually, this doesn’t count. Y’know, aside from being the 8th or 9th entry on a 3-entry list…) ---
**Author:** ![phs3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8491ac/32.png) [@phs3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phs3)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-movie-soundtracks/946750/48 "2021-07-19T01:54:29Z")
Phantom of the Paradise I assume actual musicals are out of bounds? ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-movie-soundtracks/946750/49 "2021-07-19T01:58:28Z")
The Last Temptation of Christ The Endless Summer A Mighty Wind ---
**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 19, 2021, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-movie-soundtracks/946750/50 "2021-07-19T02:10:10Z")
Movie musicals are o.k. ---
**Author:** ![phs3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8491ac/32.png) [@phs3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phs3)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-movie-soundtracks/946750/51 "2021-07-19T03:19:24Z")
In that case, Jesus Christ Superstar. I’m atheist but damn, it’s good music. ---
**Author:** ![erysichthon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-movie-soundtracks/946750/52 "2021-07-19T03:37:59Z")
> [@Slithy\_Tove](#): > > Definitely. The music in Bambi is absolutely gorgeous. I never really have learned why the composer Frank Churchill never worked with Disney again, and ultimately committed suicide. Churchill committed suicide three months before _Bambi_ was released and was still employed at Disney at the time of his death. I wouldn’t say that he “never worked with Disney again”—that would be misleading, though accurate. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-movie-soundtracks/946750/53 "2021-07-19T03:43:57Z")
`-` _Star Wars_ `-` _Harry Potter_ `-` _Lord of the Rings_ ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-movie-soundtracks/946750/54 "2021-07-19T04:10:19Z")
A Clockwork Orange π The Last Temptation of Christ ---
**Author:** ![InfraBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infrablue/32/6366_2.png) [@InfraBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InfraBlue)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-movie-soundtracks/946750/55 "2021-07-19T04:25:15Z")
There are too many great movie soundtracks to limit to a top three. Three great movie soundtracks come to mind: Amadeus Pulp Fiction Into the Wild ---
**Author:** ![ralfy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ralfy/32/600_2.png) [@ralfy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralfy)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-movie-soundtracks/946750/56 "2021-07-19T08:00:22Z")
_Barry Lyndon_ _Pather Pachali_ _Yojimbo_ ---
**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 19, 2021, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-movie-soundtracks/946750/57 "2021-07-19T17:22:17Z")
Lost In Translation Der Himmel über Berlin The Big Blue ---
**Author:** ![alovem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-movie-soundtracks/946750/58 "2021-07-19T17:55:58Z")
Here are five that haven’t been mentioned: The Wizard of Oz West Side Story True Grit (Hathaway, 1969) The Shawshank Redemption The Pianist (Polanski, 2002) ---
**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 19, 2021, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-movie-soundtracks/946750/59 "2021-07-19T17:56:41Z")
What are your top three favorites? ---
**Author:** ![alovem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-movie-soundtracks/946750/60 "2021-07-19T17:58:13Z")
You talkin’ to me? Oh, Taxi Driver! (Just kidding.) If you are talking to me, I can reduce my picks to three if you prefer (per OP), but I like them all about the same for different reasons. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-movie-soundtracks/946750.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-movie-soundtracks/946750.md?page=4)