Favorite Soundtrack?

[Weevil]

And for anyone with even the slightest interest in Bluegrass "O Brother where art thou?" is awesome. Some cool instrumentals too.

 

[Xander]

Matrix
hackers (great taste that muffin has)

 

[stogie]

A movie no one saw, "Hudson Hawk" and if you want piano, "Shine"

 

[MysteryJKR]

Gladiator
StarWars. (any)
Matrix (though i think i wore it out the first week. lol)

 

[ranajja]

And for anyone with even the slightest interest in Bluegrass "O Brother where art thou?" is awesome. Some cool instrumentals too.

You're right--the soundtrack to "Oh, Brother Where Art Thou" is wonderful, whether or not you like bluegrass.


The soundtrack to Kenneth Brannaugh's (sp?) "Hamlet" is also wonderful, as are:

Jesus Christ Superstar
Conan the Barbarian
Phantom of the Paradise (for those who love the obscure)

 

[insideShiraz]

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Because lyrics mess up my mental process when I'm writing, I prefer instrumentals, and movie soundtracks are perfect. Some of them are so moving.

A few of my favorites are:

Gladiator
Sense and Sensibility
Shakespeare in Love

Got any suggestions for more I should add to my list?

Also, on a tangent topic, is anyone else slightly annoyed at the obviousness with which Hollywood is pumping their movies with great songs just so they'll have a great (non-instrumental) soundtrack? I mean, look at What Women Want. What was the point of having Frank Sinatra's song in there??? (Or Mel's whole dance schtick? That was cute and well-performed, but what did that have to do with the plot?) I think it was just to inject some old-fashioned stuff into the compendium of well-known favorites. What are your thoughts, Hobson?

Theze clips are for...well, clips. I don't care for Mel's stuff myself. Just a Pretty Boy.

Soundtrack?...The Shining

 

[dza]

ghost dog (most Jarmusch movies in fact - Down by Law is also great)
reservoir dogs
the shining
any Coen brother's movie, especially Hudsucker Proxy
most scores NOT written by Jerry Goldsmith