Soundtracks You Like from Movies You Don't Like
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Soundtracks You Like from Movies You Don't Like
So, are there any soundtracks to movies you like from movies you don't? I would pick Magnolia. It has an amazing soundtrack, but the movie leaves me cold and bored. I also like the theme song by The Spinners for Spaceballs even though I never found the movie funny. How about you?
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Re: Soundtracks You Like from Movies You Don't Like
I used to love soundtracks as a kid and about five years ago got back into listening and collecting them. Some of my favorites are for films I'm only lukewarm about, absolutely hate, or have never even seen.
All these are stuff I own- Not every title below is something I don't like, but the scores are too good not to highlight, and -for something like Blue Lagoon, for example- there are plenty of people who would pass it by simply because it's considered a lousy movie.
Titles in bold are among my favorite scores.
Alexandre Desplat
Valerian And The City Of 1000 Planets
Basil Poledouris
Big Wednesday
On Deadly Ground
The Blue Lagoon
Bruce Broughton
All I Want For Christmas (was surprised how much I enjoyed this one)
Lost In Space
Claude Bolling
The Awakening
Cliff Martinez
Spring Breakers
David Arnold
The World Is Not Enough (I have no affection for the Brosnan Bond films, with this one being a particular disappointment. The score, however, I'd put right up with the best of the series. Great listen from start to finish recalling the heyday of Barry)
Frank De Vol
Hustle
Gabriel Yared
L’Amant [The Lover] (this has become one of my absolute, all time favorite scores. I was amazed how much I loved this one, especially since the score never really stood out to me when watch the film itself)
Gato Barberi
Last Tango In Paris
Geroges Delerue
Her Alibi
Partners
The Pick-Up Artist
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Rejected Score)
Hans Zimmer
Man Of Steel
Jerry Goldsmith
Basic Instinct
The Mummy
Our Man Flint/ In Like Flint
John Barry
Legend Of The Lone Ranger
Howard The Duck (this plays like a Barry Greatest Hits collection, as I hear snatches from his entire oeuvre in it including some Bonds, King Kong, Body Heat among others)
The Betsy
Deadfall (Short, but a fantastic listen. A perfect example of "hated the movie, loved the score")
You Only Live Twice
John Williams
A.I.
E.T. (Loved this movie back in '82. It hasn't worn well for me since, and the thought of rewatching it makes me queasily sick to my stomach. As off-putting as I find the film now, I can't deny how much I still love the score. One of my all time JW faves)
Earthquake
Minority Report
1941
Lalo Schifrin
The Concorde: Airport ’79
Return From Witch Mountain
Maurice Jarre
Mandingo
The Only Game In Town
Michael Small
The Driver
Michel Legrand
The Summer Of ’42
Francis Lai
Love Story (a far better score in total than just the over exposed main theme would suggest)
Elmer Bernstein
Saturn 3 (Like Blue Lagoon, I don't exactly hate the film- but almost no one would consider it a "good" movie. Great score though, including early phrasing that would be expanded into the lovely Taarna theme from Heavy Metal a year later)
All these are stuff I own- Not every title below is something I don't like, but the scores are too good not to highlight, and -for something like Blue Lagoon, for example- there are plenty of people who would pass it by simply because it's considered a lousy movie.
Titles in bold are among my favorite scores.
Alexandre Desplat
Valerian And The City Of 1000 Planets
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Basil Poledouris
Big Wednesday
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On Deadly Ground
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The Blue Lagoon
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Bruce Broughton
All I Want For Christmas (was surprised how much I enjoyed this one)
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Lost In Space
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Claude Bolling
The Awakening
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Cliff Martinez
Spring Breakers
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David Arnold
The World Is Not Enough (I have no affection for the Brosnan Bond films, with this one being a particular disappointment. The score, however, I'd put right up with the best of the series. Great listen from start to finish recalling the heyday of Barry)
Spoiler:
Frank De Vol
Hustle
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Gabriel Yared
L’Amant [The Lover] (this has become one of my absolute, all time favorite scores. I was amazed how much I loved this one, especially since the score never really stood out to me when watch the film itself)
Spoiler:
Gato Barberi
Last Tango In Paris
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Geroges Delerue
Her Alibi
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Partners
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The Pick-Up Artist
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Something Wicked This Way Comes (Rejected Score)
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Hans Zimmer
Man Of Steel
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Jerry Goldsmith
Basic Instinct
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The Mummy
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Our Man Flint/ In Like Flint
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John Barry
Legend Of The Lone Ranger
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Howard The Duck (this plays like a Barry Greatest Hits collection, as I hear snatches from his entire oeuvre in it including some Bonds, King Kong, Body Heat among others)
Spoiler:
The Betsy
Spoiler:
Deadfall (Short, but a fantastic listen. A perfect example of "hated the movie, loved the score")
Spoiler:
You Only Live Twice
Spoiler:
John Williams
A.I.
Spoiler:
E.T. (Loved this movie back in '82. It hasn't worn well for me since, and the thought of rewatching it makes me queasily sick to my stomach. As off-putting as I find the film now, I can't deny how much I still love the score. One of my all time JW faves)
Spoiler:
Earthquake
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Minority Report
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1941
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Lalo Schifrin
The Concorde: Airport ’79
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Return From Witch Mountain
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Maurice Jarre
Mandingo
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The Only Game In Town
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Michael Small
The Driver
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Michel Legrand
The Summer Of ’42
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Francis Lai
Love Story (a far better score in total than just the over exposed main theme would suggest)
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Elmer Bernstein
Saturn 3 (Like Blue Lagoon, I don't exactly hate the film- but almost no one would consider it a "good" movie. Great score though, including early phrasing that would be expanded into the lovely Taarna theme from Heavy Metal a year later)
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#4
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Re: Soundtracks You Like from Movies You Don't Like
I did not hate this movie but the music is more memorable than the movie
#6
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Re: Soundtracks You Like from Movies You Don't Like
Ocean's 12 - the worst movie of the Ocean's Trilogy because it got insufferably self-referential and in-jokey but the soundtrack is the best of the bunch with a lot of great tracks by David Holmes like this one:
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Re: Soundtracks You Like from Movies You Don't Like
I never really cared for Roland Joffe's The Mission, but I think Morricone's score is one of the greats of all time.