Movie Soundtracks

Classic soundtracks that own.

There are quite a few out there... one that always comes to mind for me is the soundtrack for 'The Good the Bad and the Ugly'.  To this day, everyone knows the theme with the whistle and the whip-snap chorus.  It is probably one of the first soundtracks I can remember hearing that was so emotionally charged, with its frantic open-range sounds and hoof-beat rythms.  In a lot of ways, I would compare it with the work of Clint Mansell, who did Requiem for a Dream, with its frantic, fevered highs and mellow, somber lows.  No vocals necessary to express the vast emotional palette the composers were painting with.

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I completely agree with you about The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.  The thing always gives me goosebumps, and it's an essential component of what is my favorite movie of all time.

So I realized for some reason this group was without an owner, and it let me opt to become the owner, which I was glad to do.  And you will now see the graphic for the group has become the soundtrack cover for this fine film, instead of that much more mediocre affair known as High Fidelity which used to appear.

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Good work.  'High Fidelity' had a great soundtrack, in that it wasn't unlike a mix I would make for a friend, but not quite what I would call classic.  I think the thing that sets apart a film like Requiem for a Dream or The Good the Bad the Ugly from a soundtrack like High Fidelity is the fact that both of the aforementioned films were original scores, written specifically for the film, vs. High Fidelity which was more or less a compilation of songs (albeit a lot of good ones) from the time period.

Which brings me to an interesting topic:  why don't notable mainstream musicians compose original music for films anymore?  Van Morrison's entire career was more or less based on compositions for film, and no one can forget Simon and Garfunkel's contribution to 1967's The Graduate (Mrs. Robinson).  *Occasionally* we will see an artist write a song for a film that has moderate mainstream success, but more often than not, when an artist writes a song for a film its a bit pallid and mediocre at best,  not an instant classic and Top 40 mainstay.

Risselada:

I completely agree with you about The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.  The thing always gives me goosebumps, and it's an essential component of what is my favorite movie of all time.

So I realized for some reason this group was without an owner, and it let me opt to become the owner, which I was glad to do.  And you will now see the graphic for the group has become the soundtrack cover for this fine film, instead of that much more mediocre affair known as High Fidelity which used to appear.

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seely:

Good work.  'High Fidelity' had a great soundtrack, in that it wasn't unlike a mix I would make for a friend, but not quite what I would call classic.  I think the thing that sets apart a film like Requiem for a Dream or The Good the Bad the Ugly from a soundtrack like High Fidelity is the fact that both of the aforementioned films were original scores, written specifically for the film, vs. High Fidelity which was more or less a compilation of songs (albeit a lot of good ones) from the time period.

Yeah I know what you are saying.  I honestly don't even remember what's on the soundtrack.  I just am not a fan of the film as a whole.  So I'm removing the graphic.  :) 

seely:

Which brings me to an interesting topic:  why don't notable mainstream musicians compose original music for films anymore?  Van Morrison's entire career was more or less based on compositions for film, and no one can forget Simon and Garfunkel's contribution to 1967's The Graduate (Mrs. Robinson).  *Occasionally* we will see an artist write a song for a film that has moderate mainstream success, but more often than not, when an artist writes a song for a film its a bit pallid and mediocre at best,  not an instant classic and Top 40 mainstay.

That's an interesting though.  I'm not sure if I can figure it out.  Maybe just a coincidental lack of talent at the moment for that kind of thing?  I didn't even realize Van Morrison did film socres though, so maybe I shouldn't even be commenting!