Movie Soundtracks

Re: Top five favorite Soundtracks

1. Velvet Goldmine - Classic case of a fantastic soundtrack making a good movie great... Vintage Brian Eno, Roxy Music and Lou Reed mixed with fantastic covers by Shudder to Think, Placebo and a dead-on Stooges cover by Ewan McGreggor.

 2. Amateur - Hal Hartley is known for creating a lot of the music for his own movies, but this gem from the mid-1990s is who's who of that decade's indie rock: My Bloody Valentine, PJ Harvey, Pavement, Liz Phair, Bettie Severt, Jesus Lizard, Red House Painters and Yo La Tango.

 3. Dream  with the Fishes - Little seen indie flick from the 90s with mostly little known singer-songwriter types: Nick Drake (pre-VW ad exposure), Jeremy Toback, Greg Brown, Grandaddy, Ween and a classical Waterboys tune. Very solid, satisfying album.

 4.  Dazed and Confused - Has there ever been a better collection of 70's super-rock? 

 5. Purple Rain - Much, much more than a soundtrack, one of the greatest albums ever made. 

Re: Top five favorite Soundtracks

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3. Dream  with the Fishes - Little seen indie flick from the 90s with mostly little known singer-songwriter types: Nick Drake (pre-VW ad exposure), Jeremy Toback, Greg Brown, Grandaddy, Ween and a classical Waterboys tune. Very solid, satisfying album.

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They are coming to Chicago in October and tickets go on sale this Saturday!  Anyone in Chicago going to be going?

Re: Top five favorite Soundtracks

One of the best things about movies is the music that goes with them.  I do agree that the music shouldn't make the movie, it should... enhance it. 

In no particular order:

* Friday Night Lights-  Explosions in the Sky is amazing!  The rest of my family is watching the movie right now, but I'm content just to listen to it from the next room. I adore the music.

* Lord of the Rings- Yes, all of them. haha I am especially partial to a few songs in The Two Towers, but I love all the music.

* Miracle- Don't ask me about any of the music besides the scores done by Mark Isham. I'm still saving a spot in my cd binder for this soundtrack. The music thrills me, absolutely thrills me!

* Titan AE- It's my cruisin' music, when I'm on the highway with the windows down.

* Garden State-  It perfectly complements the movie. It's one of those soundtracks I can listen to without ever wanting to skip a track.  I love that.   (And if you want to hear a really great cover of "Let Go" by Frou Frou, go to youtube and search "Boys Like Girls- Let Go cover"  It's pretty sweet.) 

* Gladiator- Very moving, emotional... and- not that this has anything to do with the soundtrack- Russel Crowe is amazing!

(that was more than five and I actually have more "Favourites" but I'll stop here)

 ~Leah

Re: Top five favorite Soundtracks

   Ok....   Well....   eliminating all of the obvious 'concert films', I feel I can come up with a pretty good list...

   1.   "Heavy Metal"

   2.   "The Warriors"

   3.   "Reservior Dogs"

   4.  "Howling II: Your Sister Is A Werewolf"

   5.   "Rocky III"