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Post by sdrew13163 on Mar 19, 2017 18:18:40 GMT
Some movies prefer to use songs from pop culture or other classic songs over a score. What movies do you think use great songs to replace an original score?
I personally prefer to have an original score, but Goodfellas used a brilliant soundtrack that truly elevated that movie into greatness. Parts of John Wick used fantastic musical soundtracks as well.
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Post by chalk2 on Mar 19, 2017 19:31:50 GMT
'Top Gun' has one of the best.
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Mar 20, 2017 4:11:30 GMT
The soundtrack to Casino is almost non-stop brilliant.
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Post by Sulla on Mar 20, 2017 4:28:51 GMT
Pulp Fiction
Casino
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
From Dusk Till Dawn
The Blues Brothers
Trainspotting
Singles
Queen Of The Damned
Velvet Goldmine
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Post by rateater on Mar 20, 2017 4:35:27 GMT
beverly hills cop
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Post by kingkoopa on Mar 20, 2017 5:16:06 GMT
Pulp Fiction
Casino
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
From Dusk Till Dawn
The Blues Brothers
Trainspotting
Singles
Queen Of The Damned
Velvet Goldmine
You got some good taste there. "Pulp Fiction" is I think one of the best ever examples of using a soundtrack effectively. |
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Post by kingkoopa on Mar 20, 2017 5:22:06 GMT
"Vanilla Sky" has a great soundtrack. I understand why some may not like the movie, but it's one of my favorites. The DVD commentary highlights how attentive Cameron Crowe was to choosing the soundtrack and it really shows.
(Preparing for tomatoes to be thrown) I loved the Prince album that accompanied "Batman." There are a couple of stinkers on the album, but as a long time fan of Prince, I have to give it some credit. He was an ambitious musician and was actually trying to sing many of the songs in the character of Batman, Bruce Wayne, the Joker, and even Vicky Vale. The synth effects have certainly dated, but I still love it. The songs "Lemon Crush" and "Arms of Orion" in particular. I don't remember where either were used in the film, but I still enjoy them today.
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Post by Sulla on Mar 20, 2017 5:36:25 GMT
"Vanilla Sky" has a great soundtrack. I understand why some may not like the movie, but it's one of my favorites. The DVD commentary highlights how attentive Cameron Crowe was to choosing the soundtrack and it really shows. I like Cameron Crowe, too. I thought of Singles but for some reason I didn't consider Vanilla Sky, Fast Times, Almost Famous and Jerry Maguire. They all have good soundtracks, too. Of course it's not surprising when you have Nancy Wilson helping out. |
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Post by kingkoopa on Mar 20, 2017 5:57:07 GMT
"Vanilla Sky" has a great soundtrack. I understand why some may not like the movie, but it's one of my favorites. The DVD commentary highlights how attentive Cameron Crowe was to choosing the soundtrack and it really shows. I like Cameron Crowe, too. I thought of Singles but for some reason I didn't consider Vanilla Sky, Fast Times, Almost Famous and Jerry Maguire. They all have good soundtracks, too. Of course it's not surprising when you have Nancy Wilson helping out. Yea, he does good work and it's going to be great when you have someone with the chops of Nancy Wilson chipping in. I like the soundtracks to all the films you mentioned except "Almost Famous." That's because I haven't heard it yet. Going to order it and listen on the way to and from work tomorrow, thanks for pointing it out. Crowe's pretty reliable for a good soundtrack. Cheers. |
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Post by sostie on Mar 20, 2017 10:43:32 GMT
All Tarantino films
Funny Bones
Pretty In Pink
Some Kind Of Wonderful
Trainspotting
Times Square
Repo Man
Guardians Of The Galaxy
Northern Soul
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Post by vegalyra on Mar 20, 2017 17:56:01 GMT
Boogie Nights has a great soundtrack. Really takes you back to the era.
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Post by Flynn on Mar 21, 2017 1:32:51 GMT
You'll laugh, but.... Fraternity Vacation. Music score by Brad Fiedel. The soundtrack is a mix of existing and newly composed songs. What makes the soundtrack great is that Fiedel used fragments from his original songs as leitmotives for the original "background" score. As a result, the songs and original score all blend seamlessly together. It's truly an amazing score, and it took far more planning than one would think would go into a simple teen sex comedy.
Other good soundtracks I can think of:
Dirty Dancing
The Big Chill
Valley Girl
Stand By Me
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Post by jervistetch on Mar 21, 2017 1:44:12 GMT
ANIMAL HOUSE
Actually, there are a couple original tracks but it's mostly just fun early 60's songs.
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Mar 21, 2017 3:20:40 GMT
Lost in Translation
Marie Antoinette
The Limits of Control
Confessions (2010)
TAG
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Jun 28, 2022 21:09:49 GMT
2001/A Clockwork Orange/The Shining
Magical Mystery Tour
Apocalypse Now
Back To The Future
Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
The Lost Boys
Goodfellas/Casino.
Reservoir Dogs/Pulp Fiction
The Crow
Kids
Romeo + Juliet
Space Jam
8 Mile
Donnie Darko
Shrek/Shrek 2
Napoleon Dynamite
Strangers 2: Prey at Night
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Post by jcush on Jun 28, 2022 21:32:43 GMT
All of Tarantino's movies have great soundtracks and a good chunk of Scorsese's too.
For use of instrumental music/classical music, it's hard to beat Kubrick.
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Post by Nalkarj on Jun 28, 2022 21:42:07 GMT
John Lanchbery’s ingenious arrangement of Cole Porter songs into a cohesive score for Evil Under the Sun is better than the movie itself.
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Post by James on Jun 28, 2022 22:39:43 GMT
Rocky III and IV
Back to the Future
Shrek 1 and 2
Toy Story
Tarzan
Guardians of the Galaxy 1 and 2
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Post by mikef6 on Jun 29, 2022 14:27:23 GMT
I will add the movie which began the use of pop songs in place of a composed underscore, the one without which the others would not exist, the Hollywood changing "Easy Rider" (1969) directed by Dennis Hopper.  |
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