Favorite Movie Scores

ScreaminRaider · 08-19-2005, 12:56 AM

Ok folks, heres a question for ya'll. What are your top five favorite movie scores, and why.....I'll give you mine first

(no particular order)

Gladiator- The battle sequence always gets my adrenaline running
The Incredibles- Two words.....Wayne Burgeron
Signs- I loved the use of silence in that score. It really made the movie
Lord of the Rings- Very Wagner-ish
Star Wars:Episode III- I think John Williams outdid himself on this one.

Ok, you have mine......Ready, Set, GO!!!!

trumpet blower88 · 08-19-2005, 01:27 AM

1. Finding Neverland (it's a litle cliche' since it recently won best origional score, but it really is amazeing...)

2. StarWars Eps. I (the only score by John Williams I have actualy been impressed by)

3. Shrek (Have you ever really paid attention to the score, not just the pop music and what not? I'm not sure who wrote it, but it really is pretty cool)

4. Lord of the Rings (this should probably be higher, probably #2 but I don't feel like changeing it now...)

5. FishWars! (what can I say... I wrote it. My frends and I made a litle parody of starwars. It didn't work out too well, haha)

rjzeller · 08-19-2005, 11:27 AM

Okay, I'll bite...

1. Lord Of the Rings -- I simply cannot think of any other score that more adequately matches not just the feel or style of the movie, but the genre as well. The shire theme just put me right into the picture as though that music had always been there.

2. Pirates of the Caribbean -- seems to have popular appeal no matter what the age, and despite all the different melodies, there seems to be one very clear theme throughout.

3. Dances With Wolves -- Just for the opening trumpet solo for the John Dunbar theme. Great music, great epic...now if only there was an actual story in there somewhere...

4. Swing Kids -- If your feet aren't tapping watching this film, it's becuase you ain't got any.

5. The Godfather -- once again, that opening tumpet solo! And the theme just forces you to want to wear a fedora and pinstripes.
....

Honorable mention:

Raiders of the Lost Ark
Batman Begins
Gone With the Wind
Star Trek VI -- I know , I know...so shoot me, but I just love the opening overture by Cliff Eidelman. Yeah, it's kinda derrivative (think Holst), but I still love it.
Saving Private Ryan

Okay, I'll stop there. I'm leaving off musicals because, well, I just think that's a whole different realm than movie soundtracks...

And please, G*d, no "Titanic" votes.....

Whataguy! · 08-19-2005, 01:49 PM

I like Bruce Broughton's score to Silverado. Beautiful music, great trumpet by according to Malcolm Mc Nab, Malcolm, Mario Guarneri and Bob Divall.

Still Trying · 08-19-2005, 03:42 PM

I love listening to any score that has David Washburn playing lead-like Wind Talkers. And although the score was never released on CD, I like the score to Snowdogs.

All the scores I heard by James Horner are good.

Lazorphaze · 08-19-2005, 03:58 PM

Pirates of the Caribbean
Star Wars Episode 3
Godfather
The Incredibles
Does "chicago" count?

wiseone2 · 08-19-2005, 04:17 PM

Alexander Nevsky-Prokofiev
On The Waterfront- Bernstein
Symphonia Antartica- Vaughn-Williams
The Red Pony- Copland
I can't leave out Sir William Walton's scores for those Shakespeare films.
These are some of the guys Williams and Horner borrowed from

Wilmer

JackD · 08-19-2005, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wiseone2

Alexander Nevsky-Prokofiev
On The Waterfront- Bernstein
Symphonia Antartica- Vaughn-Williams
The Red Pony- Copland
I can't leave out Sir William Walton's scores for those Shakespeare films.
These are some of the guys Williams and Horner borrowed from

Wilmer

That's a pretty good list!

I wonder if Mahler's Adagietto from Symphony 5 counts?

Solar Bell · 08-19-2005, 07:41 PM

My favorite movie score is;

NORTE DAME 12--ARMY 6

Knute Rockne All American 1940

Gotta love Ronald Reagan

-cw-

butxifxnot · 08-19-2005, 09:46 PM

Quote:

2. Pirates of the Caribbean -- seems to have popular appeal no matter what the age, and despite all the different melodies, there seems to be one very clear theme throughout.

There certainly is. And I love the soundtrack as well, despite the same theme (it is executed fantastically).

08-19-2005, 12:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
ScreaminRaider Piano User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 407	Favorite Movie Scores Ok folks, heres a question for ya'll. What are your top five favorite movie scores, and why.....I'll give you mine first (no particular order) Gladiator- The battle sequence always gets my adrenaline running The Incredibles- Two words.....Wayne Burgeron Signs- I loved the use of silence in that score. It really made the movie Lord of the Rings- Very Wagner-ish Star Wars:Episode III- I think John Williams outdid himself on this one. Ok, you have mine......Ready, Set, GO!!!!
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08-19-2005, 01:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
trumpet blower88 Mezzo Piano User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Flagstaff, AZ Brand: Kanstul Posts: 644	1. Finding Neverland (it's a litle cliche' since it recently won best origional score, but it really is amazeing...) 2. StarWars Eps. I (the only score by John Williams I have actualy been impressed by) 3. Shrek (Have you ever really paid attention to the score, not just the pop music and what not? I'm not sure who wrote it, but it really is pretty cool) 4. Lord of the Rings (this should probably be higher, probably #2 but I don't feel like changeing it now...) 5. FishWars! (what can I say... I wrote it. My frends and I made a litle parody of starwars. It didn't work out too well, haha)
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08-19-2005, 11:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
rjzeller Forte User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Rochester, MN Brand: Getzen Posts: 1,212	Okay, I'll bite... 1. Lord Of the Rings -- I simply cannot think of any other score that more adequately matches not just the feel or style of the movie, but the genre as well. The shire theme just put me right into the picture as though that music had always been there. 2. Pirates of the Caribbean -- seems to have popular appeal no matter what the age, and despite all the different melodies, there seems to be one very clear theme throughout. 3. Dances With Wolves -- Just for the opening trumpet solo for the John Dunbar theme. Great music, great epic...now if only there was an actual story in there somewhere... 4. Swing Kids -- If your feet aren't tapping watching this film, it's becuase you ain't got any. 5. The Godfather -- once again, that opening tumpet solo! And the theme just forces you to want to wear a fedora and pinstripes. .... Honorable mention: Raiders of the Lost Ark Batman Begins Gone With the Wind Star Trek VI -- I know , I know...so shoot me, but I just love the opening overture by Cliff Eidelman. Yeah, it's kinda derrivative (think Holst), but I still love it. Saving Private Ryan Okay, I'll stop there. I'm leaving off musicals because, well, I just think that's a whole different realm than movie soundtracks... And please, G*d, no "Titanic" votes.....
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08-19-2005, 03:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
Still Trying Pianissimo User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lake Jackson, TX USA Posts: 164	I love listening to any score that has David Washburn playing lead-like Wind Talkers. And although the score was never released on CD, I like the score to Snowdogs. All the scores I heard by James Horner are good.
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08-19-2005, 03:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
Lazorphaze Piano User Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 399	Pirates of the Caribbean Star Wars Episode 3 Godfather The Incredibles Does "chicago" count?
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08-19-2005, 01:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
Whataguy! Pianissimo User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Osaka, Japan Posts: 51	I like Bruce Broughton's score to Silverado. Beautiful music, great trumpet by according to Malcolm Mc Nab, Malcolm, Mario Guarneri and Bob Divall.

08-19-2005, 04:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
wiseone2 Artitst in Residence Forte User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brooklyn,NY Posts: 2,160	Alexander Nevsky-Prokofiev On The Waterfront- Bernstein Symphonia Antartica- Vaughn-Williams The Red Pony- Copland I can't leave out Sir William Walton's scores for those Shakespeare films. These are some of the guys Williams and Horner borrowed from Wilmer
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Solar Bell Moderator Fortissimo User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Metro Detroit Brand: Eclipse Posts: 3,659	My favorite movie score is; NORTE DAME 12--ARMY 6 Knute Rockne All American 1940 Gotta love Ronald Reagan -cw-
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