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What is your favourite movie soundtrack? Mine would have to be Star Wars. Not just the main theme (though it is still great), but other stuff like the Imperial theme, and the Duel of Fates.

-I have forgotten the name of the film, but it has james Spader in it, and they used the same peice of music throughout the whole thing, it was just so brilliant, really haunting

-Blade Runner

-The Big Lebowski

-LA Confidential

There are of course more, but those are the few off the top of my head

*looks around* well the three that jump to mind are Pulp Fiction, War of The Worlds and Lion King

I loved "Flower" from Gone in 60 seconds (Intro music)

Also, the american Pie soundtracks are pretty good.

• Star Trek Insurrection
• My Fair Lady
• Star Trek The Motion Picture
• Shrek
• Jurassic Park

I can't think of any others right now.

The Big Country. The soundtrack's by Jerome Moross, who kept missing out for twenty years while all the soundtracks were done for Hollywood films by German immigrants. Finally, he got a shot at one, and instantly won an Academy for it. And it's a knockout.

Some of my favorites:

- Josie and the ****ycats
- Pulp Fiction

From my junior high days:

- the Axel F. theme from Beverly Hills Cop

I have others which are not coming to mind now.

The sound tacks from When Night is Falling and Diva

Romeo and Juliet (for a couple of songs) and Matrix, there was another but i can't remember it right now

harry

I seldom remember soundtracks, most of them seem dull to my ears, but a few I like:

2001 - The opening from R Strauss "Also sprach Zaratustra" is great in this context, as is J Strauss "An die schoenen..." even though I don't like Vienna waltzes normally. Lygeti's music is also great in the context.

Henry V - Patric Doyle is such a nice composer

This movie about the glamrock era, with Christian Bale and Ewan McGregor, I don't remember the title, but they had picked much of the best music from era.

Braveheart
Star Wars

Gosh, this is gonna take awhile. I guess I’ll list the movies by their composers.

Danny Elfman (wonderful at writing creepy music. Collaborates with Tim Burton often)
Batman
Edward Scissor Hands
Sleepy Hollow
The Simpsons

Jerry Goldsmith (great at adventurous scores)
Dragonheart
Congo
The Mummy
Star Trek: First Contact

James Horner (excellent at sweeping emotional pieces)
Braveheart
Glory
Titanic
Willow

Trevor Jones (I love ‘The Courier’ sequence from Mohicans)
Last of the Mohicans
Merlin

Alan Menken (the dude who brings you those beautiful Disney scores)
Aladdin
Beauty and the Beast
Hercules
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Little Mermaid
Pocahontas

Alan Silvestri (what can I say? I like his stuff. )
Back to the Future

John Williams (the Master. Tends to work with Spielberg and Lucas.)
E.T.
Indiana Jones Trilogy
Jaws
Schindler’s List
Saving Private Ryan
Star Wars Trilogy

Hans Zimmer (has no peer when it comes to hard-hitting dramatic music)
Crimson Tide
Gladiator
Lion King
Prince of Egypt
The Rock

That's all I can think of off the top of my head. I'm sure I'll think of some more later.

@Kayless A second vote for Lion King The African influence is very moving

I have another Omen Carl Orff IIRC - Carmina Burana, very powerful stuff.

Any of the old "spaghetti westerns" (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly etc) scores by Ennio Morricone.

Originally posted by C Elegans:
<STRONG>This movie about the glamrock era, with Christian Bale and Ewan McGregor, I don't remember the title, but they had picked much of the best music from era.</STRONG>

Velvet Goldmine

I think most of my faves have already been mentioned...
Gladiator
Romeo and Juliet
Batman
Jungle Book
Lion King
Most John Williams stuff
Italian Job
Almost Famous
Grease
High Fidelity
Pulp Fiction
There are probably more

Originally posted by Osiris:
<STRONG>Any of the old "spaghetti westerns" (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly etc) scores by Ennio Morricone. </STRONG>

I forgot those - I love them too, they are so perfectly apt for those movies.

@Georgi: Velvet goldmine - thanks a lot

I remembered another one of my favorites;

- the theme from "An Officer and a Gentleman" - I was flipping channels, and saw it on TV

Originally posted by Yshania:
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I have another Omen Carl Orff IIRC - Carmina Burana, very powerful stuff.[/QB]

O Fortuna is used in so many movies, i particularly liked it in excalibur.

but of course my favorite themes would be just about anything by john williams.

I like Disney songs.