Thought 4: Back in Action, List 8: Best Movie Soundtracks
Four. Four stinking comments on the longest bad joke in the world? I'm disappointed... I'll have to try harder next time!
Anyway, going to combine 2 posts this morning: Thought 4: Back in Action, and List 8: Best Movie Soundtracks
Thought 4
Recovering from a nasty bug now, and as I'm on the up I should be able to resume regular postings. Can't get rid of me that easily!
Ever notice how recovering from illness is usually: ill, fatigued, and then absentmindedness (when you suddenly realize that it's gone)? Beast mentioned it in passing on his blog, and I thought that it sounded a fair bit like how it actually goes. First, I'm ill. Then I'm fatigued, and waiting to feel better. Then, I suddenly forget I was ill... and voila, I'm better.
Anyway, over the next couple of days I'll try combining posts to make them much, much fatter and to catch up a bit :-)
So here is the next list....
List 8: Best Movie Soundtracks/Scores
These are, of course, not the mostly-crammed-full-of-popular-songs-and-filler soundtracks that seem to go with (and not fit at all) every movie nowadays. These are the soundtracks that set the mood for the movie, timed perfectly with the drama or action. These don't even have to be readily listen-able on CD, as maybe they need to movie to go with it. In other words, these are the soundtracks you may or may not buy, but they stick with you a long time afterwards.
(not my) Honorable Mentions - Top Gun and Dirty Dancing. Not mine, these are on the Virgo's list :-)
10. Braveheart - The music set the mood. It fit and timed the action of the film, and made you feel tense and emotional. Good movie made fantastic by the music.
9. Star Wars Original Trilogy - everyone knows these tunes by heart. Would be higher, but isn't there really only the opening score, Luke's theme, and Vader's theme?
8. New Jersey Drive - a little known film about the trials (and carjackings) of living in the inner city, the soundtrack (which featured some big names at the time) was a perfect hip/hop compliment.
7. 8 Mile - another hip/hop film. A pretty good story to the film, and the film was about singing, and the soundtrack was mostly original stuff. Good work.
6. Sound of Music - You heard me. Shut up.
5. The Lord of the Rings trilogy- Again, the music set the mood. Surprisingly good, as I thought they would fill these movies either with pure classical (which would have been a mistake) or popular singers trying to sound folksy (ditto). They had just enough classical, action scores, light singing to fill the need.
4. Hackers - great sampling mid to late 90's techno. The movie was (somewhat) alright, but the music made it better. And it actually fit!
3. The Matrix - and only the first movie. Again, great sampling of turn of the century techno, and the sound editor put the tunes into a perfect fit with the movie.
2. The Crow. Where do I even start? Everytime the protagonist flies through the air or beats someone up, and some of the best 90's grunge/industrial bands pipe in, you know you get revenge chills. The soundtrack, from The Cure (great swan song from a great 80's band), Nine Inch Nails, and Rage Against the Machine, fits the mood of the movie perfectly. Holds the honor of being the only soundtrack that I purchased an hour after seeing the movie for the first time. Would be #1, except for...
1. ...Indiana Jones (any of the 3) - Has there ever been a soundtrack that WAS the movie? And has there ever been a movie that just would not have been the same PERIOD without the soundtrack? Come on, you know it's true. I bet you've whistled this one yourself :-)
Feel free to disagree!
Until later folks - THE NATEMARE STRIKES AGAIN (AFTER A LONG BREAK AND MUCH COMPLAINING)!!!
Anyway, going to combine 2 posts this morning: Thought 4: Back in Action, and List 8: Best Movie Soundtracks
Thought 4
Recovering from a nasty bug now, and as I'm on the up I should be able to resume regular postings. Can't get rid of me that easily!
Ever notice how recovering from illness is usually: ill, fatigued, and then absentmindedness (when you suddenly realize that it's gone)? Beast mentioned it in passing on his blog, and I thought that it sounded a fair bit like how it actually goes. First, I'm ill. Then I'm fatigued, and waiting to feel better. Then, I suddenly forget I was ill... and voila, I'm better.
Anyway, over the next couple of days I'll try combining posts to make them much, much fatter and to catch up a bit :-)
So here is the next list....
List 8: Best Movie Soundtracks/Scores
These are, of course, not the mostly-crammed-full-of-popular-songs-and-filler soundtracks that seem to go with (and not fit at all) every movie nowadays. These are the soundtracks that set the mood for the movie, timed perfectly with the drama or action. These don't even have to be readily listen-able on CD, as maybe they need to movie to go with it. In other words, these are the soundtracks you may or may not buy, but they stick with you a long time afterwards.
(not my) Honorable Mentions - Top Gun and Dirty Dancing. Not mine, these are on the Virgo's list :-)
10. Braveheart - The music set the mood. It fit and timed the action of the film, and made you feel tense and emotional. Good movie made fantastic by the music.
9. Star Wars Original Trilogy - everyone knows these tunes by heart. Would be higher, but isn't there really only the opening score, Luke's theme, and Vader's theme?
8. New Jersey Drive - a little known film about the trials (and carjackings) of living in the inner city, the soundtrack (which featured some big names at the time) was a perfect hip/hop compliment.
7. 8 Mile - another hip/hop film. A pretty good story to the film, and the film was about singing, and the soundtrack was mostly original stuff. Good work.
6. Sound of Music - You heard me. Shut up.
5. The Lord of the Rings trilogy- Again, the music set the mood. Surprisingly good, as I thought they would fill these movies either with pure classical (which would have been a mistake) or popular singers trying to sound folksy (ditto). They had just enough classical, action scores, light singing to fill the need.
4. Hackers - great sampling mid to late 90's techno. The movie was (somewhat) alright, but the music made it better. And it actually fit!
3. The Matrix - and only the first movie. Again, great sampling of turn of the century techno, and the sound editor put the tunes into a perfect fit with the movie.
2. The Crow. Where do I even start? Everytime the protagonist flies through the air or beats someone up, and some of the best 90's grunge/industrial bands pipe in, you know you get revenge chills. The soundtrack, from The Cure (great swan song from a great 80's band), Nine Inch Nails, and Rage Against the Machine, fits the mood of the movie perfectly. Holds the honor of being the only soundtrack that I purchased an hour after seeing the movie for the first time. Would be #1, except for...
1. ...Indiana Jones (any of the 3) - Has there ever been a soundtrack that WAS the movie? And has there ever been a movie that just would not have been the same PERIOD without the soundtrack? Come on, you know it's true. I bet you've whistled this one yourself :-)
Feel free to disagree!
Until later folks - THE NATEMARE STRIKES AGAIN (AFTER A LONG BREAK AND MUCH COMPLAINING)!!!
posted by NATEMARE at 9:07 AM
7 Comments:
Im sorry Braveheart is a shitty film So historically inaccurate its laughable.
I enjoyed the soundtrack to American Beauty. Also Bladerunner is a favourite of mine.
Yay! Im first!
Feck I am second , pipped at the post by Frobi.
Braveheart my arse
What about Apocalypse Now
Eh
Eh
totally agree about Indiana Jones but can' believe that you missed out the Bond theme!
I wasn't first because i was lying on the floor weeing in my pants in hysterics at Dirty Dancing making the list and Pulp Fiction nowhere to be seen....
Frobi/Beast - love it or hate it, the music was part of the movie, and I liked it :-)
Lippy - I considered both the Bond theme, and Mission Impossible. The only problem is that in both cases, it is just one track... the rest is just standard score.
JJ - Dirty Dancing did not make MY list, but it did make the Virgo's list and therefore had to get honorable mention. I loved the music to pulp fiction... but in my opinion, the movie and the soundtrack (and all Tarantino soundtracks) is that it tried TOO hard. Great music, tried too hard.
I might not be first to comment but i am visitor number 69 on your site counter...and i think we all agree that's a far better position to be in...
LURVED Bladerunner soundtrack. Loved Midnight Express. Mediocre movies with superb soundtracks were Romeo Is Bleeding and Until the End of the World. Naked Lunch soundtrack featuring Ornette Coleman is a fantastic cd, too.
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