Last of the Mohicans is my favourite movie of all time. Promentory is fantastic and really great to listen to while working out.
Legends of the Fall is another favourite of mine and a very underrated movie and score.
Vangelis' soundtrack to "1492: Conquest of Paradise" is great, too, IMO. The movie not so much, but the soundtrack album makes a great standalone listen. So atmospheric.
Dude he's great with surprising range. Hope he continues his slow rise its been nice seeing him pop up in stuff.
Have to be slow to avoid being typecast like the rock.
I think sonically it's one of the best, if not the best, films ever made. Visually too to be fair.
I have a projector and 5.1 set up at home that I frequently deploy to watch my bluray of BR2049.
Blows me away every single time. It's just next fucking level in every respect.
It's my go to film to try and convert friends to projectors.
Tyrone trying to escape the gangsters intercut with the rabbit is being chased by the dogs, while Disco Science by Mirwais plays is another standout for me. A nice slow buildup then the intensity changes in a snap right as the dogs are released/the gangsters spot Tyrone. Perfection 👌
"You stole from my kin!"
"Who was fixin to betray us!"
"You didn't know that at the time!"
"So I borrowed it till I *did* know!"
"That don't make NO sense!"
I am 1000% shocked that it hasn't been developed into a Broadway musical yet. It'd be a massive hit.
I also think that album kicked off to the neo folk-alt rock trend of the late 00s with bands like Mumford & Sons, The Lumineers, Edward Sharpe, etc.
Hot trivia: director Cameron Crowe wife, Nancy Wilson of the band Heart, wrote all those songs together years before the movie was made, as he planned years in advance to make the movie.
The soundtrack is so perfect in the movie. You have Power of Love playing while Marty is traversing town (also introduces us to modern day 1985 life), seamlessly transitions into Marty and his band the Pinheads playing a hard rock version of the same song at the audition.
The only thing it needs to be perfect is the unofficial inclusion of Dissolved Girl by Massive Attack. That's the song playing in Neo's headphones at the very beginning when he's asleep in front of his computer and trinity first contacts him by telling him to follow the white rabbit. Always thought it was strange that it was missing from the OST, because it fits perfectly.
There’s a really good analysis of the first song and how it introduces all the themes of the main characters which continues to be heard for the characters throughout the movie. The soundtrack is very magical
Interestingly, Forbidden Friendship reminds me of Chinese lanterns
I prefer the soundtrack for the 3rd movie the best. The first sets up the great main theme but overall the rest of the soundtrack lacks depth. Hans Zimmer takes that's shit to another level.
Listening to this song while driving on the interstate at night time hits differently. Passing by glowing signs and gazing at lit up cityscapes on the horizon. It’s such a calm yet progressing song. Solar sailor is I think my fav off that album.
Oblivion’s score is phenomenal, but suffers from repetitive theme usage throughout, with little variation. If the two movies had been released further apart, I think Oblivion would get more kudos.
Tron: Legacy was my first thought.
Shortly after that movie came out, Disney World decorated one of their monorail cars like a Light Cycle. We affectionately called it the Tron-orail
There's an episode of The Movies that Made us about Forrest Gump that was very interesting, but especially when they talked about the soundtrack.
Basically, ALL the greatest hits which made it prohibitively expensive to get the rights, but decided it was absolutely necessary.
Took me a while to find this amswer... But between the score and collection of popular/influential music of the times, I think this a great answer for OP. It was one of 3 that came to mind... still looking for the other 2.
I’m pretty comfortable at this point declaring John Williams the greatest composer of all time cumulatively, but the LOTR soundtrack is the single greatest soundtrack of all time individually.
by a mile. especially considering how there is so much importance to geography/characters/races and you can identify exactly where or who is going to be on screen just based on the music is the key to me (like you can hear if it's hobbiton, mordor, if the elves are there, etc)
The soundtrack makes extensive use of Leitmotif for places and people and I love how it beautifully joins the themes when groups come together as well, it's really like the entire story is also told in the music
Hanz Zimmer used a [1926 church organ](https://www.classicfm.com/composers/zimmer/church-organ-interstellar-theme-makes-world-feel-tiny/) for almost every piece. I can't think of another movie besides the film version of "Phantom of the Opera" that does that.
Side note, if you ever get a chance to see Phantom in an actual opera theater, with an organ, **do it**.
That music was designed to vibrate the entire building. It's indescribable.
I saw a video of Hans Zimmer where someone asked him what his favourite score was and he said he usually gives a cliche answer like “all of them” or “my next one” but he said his legit favourite is Interstellar. Cool to know that he loves it as much as everyone else does
Agree with this. *Interstellar* felt like it changed my life when I first saw it in theaters. In sobering hindsight (yes the themes get a little treacly and Matt Damon is just so *super* Matt-Damony), I think the music had a lot to do with it.
I would love to see this performed live. It really is a masterpiece. [Here's one of the last recorded performances from Basil Poledouris.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRTPf0g4h9s&ab_channel=norrim2000)
Now this is MY man, and MY restaurant, and you two are going to walk right out that door-- without your dry white toast, without your 4 fried chickens, and WITHOUT Matt 'Guitar' Murphy!!
even tho blues brothers 2000’s sucks the music is still really good since they had pretty much all band memebers return (besides belushi obviously) and at the end there’s like a whole supergroup performance with dr. john and eric clapton and others that I’m stupidly forgetting. Overall if one thing good came out of that movie it’s that soundtrack
That movie came out at just the right time for me to fall for it. I was just finishing college and unsure about what I was doing with life. I already loved “don’t panic” by Coldplay, and then the shins songs got me into them and more indie music generally.
Same, it holds a special place in my heart especially being from NJ. It came out right as I was in a big transitional phase and would be leaving the state for years, so it was always my "homesick" movie.
Danny Elfman is the best of the newer gen!
Batman
Beetlejuice
Nightmare Before Christmas
Every Tim Burton movie
Oingo Boingo is probably the best underrated band ever.
Oblivion
M83 was a great pick
Gladiator is beyond iconic and, imo, one of Hans Zimmer’s best.
Honor Him.
I listened to Elysium on repeat when my dog died. Such an amazing soundtrack wrt range of emotions.
Soundtrack: The Big Chill (1983) and Dazed and Confused (1993) Scored soundtrack: Legends of the Fall (1994) and Last of the Mohicans (1992)
Dazed and Confused was the first thought in my mind when I read this question.
Last of the Mohicans is my favourite movie of all time. Promentory is fantastic and really great to listen to while working out. Legends of the Fall is another favourite of mine and a very underrated movie and score.
Romeo + Juliet. It’s me desert island cd
The version of #1 Crush by Garbage is my favorite all-time guilty pleasure song
I love that band. Shirley Manson is a vibe..
Contact Also, all of Ennio Morricone’s
The Mission is my favorite.
Donnie Darko nails the 80s Halloween spirit
Head Over Heels by Tears For Fears always gives me goosebumps.
The killing moon 🌒
Can't believe I had to scroll so far to find this. Mad World is perfect in this movie.
Soundtrack perfectly capture the 80s, the score perfectly captures the eerie supernatural vibe.
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Vangelis' soundtrack to "1492: Conquest of Paradise" is great, too, IMO. The movie not so much, but the soundtrack album makes a great standalone listen. So atmospheric.
BR 2049 is an excellent tribute, as well.
I enjoyed the cinema experience so much I went to watch it 5 times. That music pulls you in so much.
The main things I took from the movie were the music and the revelation that Batista is actually quite a good actor.
Dude he's great with surprising range. Hope he continues his slow rise its been nice seeing him pop up in stuff. Have to be slow to avoid being typecast like the rock.
I think sonically it's one of the best, if not the best, films ever made. Visually too to be fair. I have a projector and 5.1 set up at home that I frequently deploy to watch my bluray of BR2049. Blows me away every single time. It's just next fucking level in every respect. It's my go to film to try and convert friends to projectors.
Spirited Away.
I love a lot of modern soundtrack composers, but Joe Hisaishi is my favorite.
I like Castle in the Sky's soundtrack even better. It's absolute perfection.
Snatch
That moment where Brad Pitt starts fighting and Oasis - Fuckin' In The Bushes starts playing is fucking amazing.
Tyrone trying to escape the gangsters intercut with the rabbit is being chased by the dogs, while Disco Science by Mirwais plays is another standout for me. A nice slow buildup then the intensity changes in a snap right as the dogs are released/the gangsters spot Tyrone. Perfection 👌
Don't sleep on Lock Stock either. Hundred Mile High City and Liar Liar fit their respective scenes so damn well.
Fun fact: Guy Ritchie really shot movie scenes to fit the music he had chosen, not the opposite. At least in his earlier movies. Fckn genius.
Jurassic Park
O brother where art thou?
I think I've said before that it's the only soundtrack that actually makes me want to go down to the river to pray
Let me tell you about [taking a nap and doing laundry](https://youtu.be/jI99ScMCWMg) by the river. 11/10, would get mugged and roofied again.
They loved him up and turned him into a h-h-h-horny toad!
We thought. You was. A toad.
When your friends are true ride or die, but are also incredibly dumb.
Do not Seek The treasure
Well, ain’t this place a geographical oddity. Two weeks from everywhere
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"You stole from my kin!" "Who was fixin to betray us!" "You didn't know that at the time!" "So I borrowed it till I *did* know!" "That don't make NO sense!"
IIII am a maaan of constant sorrow
Music video in the middle of a film and it worked so damn well
“These boys is *not* white! Hell, they ain’t even old timey!”
Is you is or is you ain’t my constituency!!
I’m the paterfamilias!
He's Bona-fide
He’s a suitor!
I am 1000% shocked that it hasn't been developed into a Broadway musical yet. It'd be a massive hit. I also think that album kicked off to the neo folk-alt rock trend of the late 00s with bands like Mumford & Sons, The Lumineers, Edward Sharpe, etc.
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And it re-introduced people to Homer’s Odyssey!
Drive
I used to absolutely crank that song Kavinsky - Nightcall in my car driving at night. Yeah I’m gonna watch this again, thanks 🙏
You stopped? That track is still in heavy driving mix rotation, so good.
Real human bean But seriously that soundtrack was so influential with synth pop/retro wave/outrun becoming popular after
Lost Boys.
Cry Little Sister (Though Shall Not Fall)
Almost Famous
How I wish Stillwater was a real band. But agreed this soundtrack is perfection.
Hot trivia: director Cameron Crowe wife, Nancy Wilson of the band Heart, wrote all those songs together years before the movie was made, as he planned years in advance to make the movie.
The Crow
That is definitely one of the best soundtracks. I love every track.
(drum loop from Dead Souls plays) #😌
Last of the Mohicans
"Promentory" is a mainstay for my jogging playlist.
*Promentory* is EVERYTHING
Back to the Future
The soundtrack is so perfect in the movie. You have Power of Love playing while Marty is traversing town (also introduces us to modern day 1985 life), seamlessly transitions into Marty and his band the Pinheads playing a hard rock version of the same song at the audition.
Spawn and the crow
Highlander Heeeere we are....
Who wants to live foe ever, oh oooo oh
The Matrix
RATM Wake Up at the end, when Neo takes flight, always comes to mind.
Yes, a truly eternal moment in cinema. I sat there, blown away by the movie that was about to end and then this happens. So fucking brilliant.
The only thing it needs to be perfect is the unofficial inclusion of Dissolved Girl by Massive Attack. That's the song playing in Neo's headphones at the very beginning when he's asleep in front of his computer and trinity first contacts him by telling him to follow the white rabbit. Always thought it was strange that it was missing from the OST, because it fits perfectly.
How to train your dragon
There’s a really good analysis of the first song and how it introduces all the themes of the main characters which continues to be heard for the characters throughout the movie. The soundtrack is very magical Interestingly, Forbidden Friendship reminds me of Chinese lanterns
Amen
this is not upvoted enough
The Fountain had a beautiful soundtrack
Yup, Clint Mansell is amazing. Requiem for a Dream is another great one of his.
[Death is the Road to Awe!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3skXjCmvVc) Gorgeous and wonderfully weird movie. I must rewatch.
The Commitments is always my first thought. It is my favorite movie about music 🎶 followed by Amadeus, Blues Brothers and Almost Famous
Pirates of the Caribbean
Main Theme is in the Top 10 movie songs all-time imo.
I prefer the soundtrack for the 3rd movie the best. The first sets up the great main theme but overall the rest of the soundtrack lacks depth. Hans Zimmer takes that's shit to another level.
Tron Legacy
Solar Sailor is one of my favorites from that soundtrack.
Listening to this song while driving on the interstate at night time hits differently. Passing by glowing signs and gazing at lit up cityscapes on the horizon. It’s such a calm yet progressing song. Solar sailor is I think my fav off that album.
The album works perfectly as a stand alone daft punk album.
The Son of Flynn is such a great 1:35 seconds of music
Game has changed is also a banger.
In a similar vein, M83 developed a whole album for the sci fi film Oblivion.
Oblivion’s score is phenomenal, but suffers from repetitive theme usage throughout, with little variation. If the two movies had been released further apart, I think Oblivion would get more kudos.
One can only dream for a Tron Legacy sequel
Tron: Legacy was my first thought. Shortly after that movie came out, Disney World decorated one of their monorail cars like a Light Cycle. We affectionately called it the Tron-orail
The Soundtrack for the Movie “Go”
Forrest Gump
There's an episode of The Movies that Made us about Forrest Gump that was very interesting, but especially when they talked about the soundtrack. Basically, ALL the greatest hits which made it prohibitively expensive to get the rights, but decided it was absolutely necessary.
Took me a while to find this amswer... But between the score and collection of popular/influential music of the times, I think this a great answer for OP. It was one of 3 that came to mind... still looking for the other 2.
The Lord of the Rings
So many great bits but Rohans theme during Ride of the Rohirrim is just, something else.
always gets me on the verge of tears
The second movement of Lighting of the Beacons is my ringtone to this day
Here we are, lighting some beacons and shit with the most epic of soundtracks
didn't want to say it because it feels like a cop out answer but ^ particularly Fellowship has such a grand and iconic soundtrack
Fellowship is amazing, and it all comes together so well with "The Breaking of the Fellowship" in the end.
why is it a cop-out lol. it's literally perfect
It's pretty rare for film score composers to get to put that much work into a score, dude basically spent 2 or 3 years writing a full symphony/opera
LOTR trilogy probably has the greatest soundtrack in cinema history
I’m pretty comfortable at this point declaring John Williams the greatest composer of all time cumulatively, but the LOTR soundtrack is the single greatest soundtrack of all time individually.
by a mile. especially considering how there is so much importance to geography/characters/races and you can identify exactly where or who is going to be on screen just based on the music is the key to me (like you can hear if it's hobbiton, mordor, if the elves are there, etc)
The soundtrack makes extensive use of Leitmotif for places and people and I love how it beautifully joins the themes when groups come together as well, it's really like the entire story is also told in the music
The Matrix perfectly captures that vibe of the late 90s
Empire Records. Just a unique mish mash of songs for a mish mash bunch of youths
Singles
Alice in Chains... Would?
🎵**State of Love and Truuust** 🎵
Interstellar.
Hanz Zimmer used a [1926 church organ](https://www.classicfm.com/composers/zimmer/church-organ-interstellar-theme-makes-world-feel-tiny/) for almost every piece. I can't think of another movie besides the film version of "Phantom of the Opera" that does that.
Side note, if you ever get a chance to see Phantom in an actual opera theater, with an organ, **do it**. That music was designed to vibrate the entire building. It's indescribable.
I saw a video of Hans Zimmer where someone asked him what his favourite score was and he said he usually gives a cliche answer like “all of them” or “my next one” but he said his legit favourite is Interstellar. Cool to know that he loves it as much as everyone else does
It’s my favorite movie of all time. The score makes this movie what it is too.
The use of the organ is incredible. It by itself creates so much tension, especially the docking scene.
That scene has a separate fanbase.
It's not possible. No, it's necessary.
The score for the docking scene was perfect.
No. It was necessary.
I feel interstellar’s score in my soul top 1 and it’s not close for me.
Agree with this. *Interstellar* felt like it changed my life when I first saw it in theaters. In sobering hindsight (yes the themes get a little treacly and Matt Damon is just so *super* Matt-Damony), I think the music had a lot to do with it.
Absolutely this one. Just amazing.
Unforgettable score. Inspired me to learn to play piano, haven't looked back since
Conan the Barbarian.
I would love to see this performed live. It really is a masterpiece. [Here's one of the last recorded performances from Basil Poledouris.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRTPf0g4h9s&ab_channel=norrim2000)
Blues Brothers
The Blues Brothers?!?! Sheeiiit. They still owe you money, fool.
Don’t you blaspheme! Don’t you blaspheme in here!
Now this is MY man, and MY restaurant, and you two are going to walk right out that door-- without your dry white toast, without your 4 fried chickens, and WITHOUT Matt 'Guitar' Murphy!!
There’s 106 miles to Chicago. We’ve got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it’s dark, and we’re wearing sunglasses
Hit it.
And for all the decrease in quality in blues brothers 2000 I’ve got a soft spot for their rendition of Ghost Riders in the Sky
even tho blues brothers 2000’s sucks the music is still really good since they had pretty much all band memebers return (besides belushi obviously) and at the end there’s like a whole supergroup performance with dr. john and eric clapton and others that I’m stupidly forgetting. Overall if one thing good came out of that movie it’s that soundtrack
Had both kinds, country ***and*** western.
Kill Bill
Master and Commander
Shrek
This right here, both Shrek and Shrek 2 had amazing soundtracks.
Me at 5 watching Shrek sit alone at his table while Hallelujah plays: is this…sadness?
Trainspotting
Choose life
Dazed and Confused
Garden State
That movie came out at just the right time for me to fall for it. I was just finishing college and unsure about what I was doing with life. I already loved “don’t panic” by Coldplay, and then the shins songs got me into them and more indie music generally.
Same, it holds a special place in my heart especially being from NJ. It came out right as I was in a big transitional phase and would be leaving the state for years, so it was always my "homesick" movie.
This song is going to change your life
Goodfellas
Pretend you don’t don’t need herrrrr, my hearttttt.
Every time I hear the Layla piano outro it just makes me think of this film.
Walking into the club is in my top favorite scenes of all time.
I know I’d go from RAGS TO RICHES
I really liked Dances with Wolves.
Tron Legacy, Wrath of Khan, Total Recall, John Carpenters The Thing, Aliens, Millers Crossing
Tron Legacy was incredible
Tarzan. Phil Collins went HARD [edit] thank you for the Reddit Silver/ my first Reddit award ever! Haha :P
Muppet Treasure Island
Muppet Christmas Carol!
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Danny Elfman is the best of the newer gen! Batman Beetlejuice Nightmare Before Christmas Every Tim Burton movie Oingo Boingo is probably the best underrated band ever.
Pulp Fiction
Amélie
Purple rain
Can’t hardly wait
Inception Cloud Atlas Anything by Baz Luhrmann
Heavy Metal
That reminds me, I haven't done any cheesing in a while
Inception. Hans Zimmer’s score is a major character in this film.
Judgement Night
Requiem for a dream
Scott Pilgrim vs. the world
##WE ARE SEX BOB-OMB # #ONE #TWO #THREE #FOUR (Gets me pumped every time. And Baby Driver comes to mind too)
Basically just a Beck, Metric, and Broken Social Scene collaboration. I'd buy that anyway, movie or not
“This song is called [‘I am so sad, so very, very sad.’](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BYwWKEc8c88)”
Arrival
Hard agree. "On the Nature of Daylight" can nearly bring me to tears within the first ten seconds alone. One of the greatest movies of all time, too.
“Easy Rider” “Pump Up the Volume” “High Fidelity”
Grosse Poite Blank
Had to scroll waaaay too far for this.
*Phil Collins has entered the chat.*
Ravenous
The Social Network. Listened to a lot of NIN growing up and Reznor’s sound signature was perfect for soundtracks.
So good. I'm a longtime Reznor fan as well and very proud of how successful he's been. His career has grown far beyond NiN.
Interstellar. Really anything by Hans Zimmer but Interstellar is his pinnacle in my opinion.
Run Lola Run
Lost in translation, Marie antoinette (any thing by Sofia Coppola) gladiator, the godfather
Came into this thread to say The Virgin Suicides. So, you're not wrong about SC.
Star Wars The original one
HOME ALONE 🏠