Most Effective Use of Music in a Movie?
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Most Effective Use of Music in a Movie?
I'm sure this has been done before, but I just saw The New World this weekend and I don't think there could have possibly been a better musical choice than to use "Vorspiel" from Wagner's "Das Rheingold" in the scene where the English are sailing towards Virginia -- absolutely perfect.
Another one I always think of for some reason: "American Girl" by Tom Petty in The Silence of the Lambs?
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Another one I always think of for some reason: "American Girl" by Tom Petty in The Silence of the Lambs?
More please.....?
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Speaking of Richard Wagner, Excalibur is rife with his music and are pefect fits throughout the movie. "Prelude to Parsifal" for Perceval (well duh) and the Grail scenes, "Prelude to Tristan and Isolde" for the Lancelot and Guinevere scenes, "Siegfried's Funeral and Final Scene from Gotterdammerung" for the opening and closing scenes of the movie.
"Carmina Burana" by Carl Orff is so overused in movies, but Excalibur is the only movie to use it effectively.
"Carmina Burana" by Carl Orff is so overused in movies, but Excalibur is the only movie to use it effectively.
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Originally Posted by Aetherus
"Carmina Burana" by Carl Orff is so overused in movies, but Excalibur is the only movie to use it effectively.
I never get tired of hearing this one. Such an exciting song.
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cliche I know, but the music/score in the original Psycho just seemed to be dead on (pardon the pun)
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Originally Posted by OwlAtHome
One of my favorites is when 'Good Vibrations' plays in Vanilla Sky.
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also the Basil Poledouris score from the original Conan movie is excellent in my opinion
Alan Silvestri writes the quiet, introspective piano pieces rather well, as can be heard in Forrest Gump, and Contact. They are so innocent and child-like, I've actually used them as lullabys for my children when they were infants.
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just search music...
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Originally Posted by scott182
I just saw The New World this weekend and I don't think there could have possibly been a better musical choice than to use "Vorspiel" from Wagner's "Das Rheingold" in the scene where the English are sailing towards Virginia -- absolutely perfect.
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Originally Posted by scott1598
just search music...
Great Scenes with Music
Music in Movies...
best music in movie...
Movies with good...
Great Scenes with Music
Music in Movies...
best music in movie...
Movies with good...
Thank you. I should've searched harder.
Another great one... "Tiny Dancer" from Almost Famous
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Originally Posted by Aetherus
Speaking of Richard Wagner, Excalibur is rife with his music and are pefect fits throughout the movie. "Prelude to Parsifal" for Perceval (well duh) and the Grail scenes, "Prelude to Tristan and Isolde" for the Lancelot and Guinevere scenes, "Siegfried's Funeral and Final Scene from Gotterdammerung" for the opening and closing scenes of the movie.
"Carmina Burana" by Carl Orff is so overused in movies, but Excalibur is the only movie to use it effectively.
"Carmina Burana" by Carl Orff is so overused in movies, but Excalibur is the only movie to use it effectively.
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I like the techno beat in the background during Clarence's confrontation with Drexel in True Romance.