Go Back  DVD Talk Forum > Entertainment Discussions > Movie Talk
Reload this Page >

Soundtracks You Like from Movies You Don't Like

Movie Talk A Discussion area for everything movie related including films In The Theaters

Soundtracks You Like from Movies You Don't Like

Old 01-18-20, 11:48 AM
  #1  
DVD Talk Platinum Edition
Thread Starter
 
PatD's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 3,287
Likes: 0
Received 156 Likes on 96 Posts
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?
Old 01-19-20, 01:59 AM
  #2  
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
 
Paul_SD's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Hiking the Sisyphian trail
Posts: 8,682
Received 72 Likes on 55 Posts
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
Spoiler:






Basil Poledouris
Big Wednesday
Spoiler:





On Deadly Ground
Spoiler:





The Blue Lagoon
Spoiler:





Bruce Broughton
All I Want For Christmas (was surprised how much I enjoyed this one)
Spoiler:





Lost In Space
Spoiler:





Claude Bolling
The Awakening
Spoiler:






Cliff Martinez
Spring Breakers
Spoiler:





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
Spoiler:






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
Spoiler:






Geroges Delerue
Her Alibi
Spoiler:





Partners
Spoiler:





The Pick-Up Artist
Spoiler:





Something Wicked This Way Comes (Rejected Score)
Spoiler:





Hans Zimmer
Man Of Steel
Spoiler:






Jerry Goldsmith
Basic Instinct
Spoiler:





The Mummy
Spoiler:





Our Man Flint/ In Like Flint
Spoiler:






John Barry
Legend Of The Lone Ranger
Spoiler:





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
Spoiler:






Minority Report
Spoiler:






1941
Spoiler:






Lalo Schifrin
The Concorde: Airport ’79
Spoiler:





Return From Witch Mountain
Spoiler:





Maurice Jarre
Mandingo
Spoiler:






The Only Game In Town
Spoiler:







Michael Small
The Driver
Spoiler:






Michel Legrand
The Summer Of ’42
Spoiler:






Francis Lai
Love Story (a far better score in total than just the over exposed main theme would suggest)
Spoiler:





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)
Spoiler:






The following users liked this post:
story (01-19-20)
Old 01-19-20, 03:15 AM
  #3  
Member
 
Brack's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: near Cincinnati
Posts: 10,007
Received 61 Likes on 39 Posts
Re: Soundtracks You Like from Movies You Don't Like

I’d say the St. Elmo’s Fire Soundtrack, the songs and the score, are much better than the movie.
Old 01-19-20, 09:07 AM
  #4  
DVD Talk Legend
 
JeffTheAlpaca's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: CA
Posts: 23,137
Received 697 Likes on 569 Posts
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

Old 01-19-20, 10:19 AM
  #5  
DVD Talk Godfather
 
inri222's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 50,673
Received 182 Likes on 120 Posts
Re: Soundtracks You Like from Movies You Don't Like

Exorcist II: The Heretic
The Wicker Man (2006)
Marie Antoinette
Old 01-19-20, 01:40 PM
  #6  
DVD Talk Limited Edition
 
dhmac's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Kissimmee, Florida
Posts: 7,422
Received 67 Likes on 58 Posts
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:


Old 01-19-20, 01:44 PM
  #7  
DVD Talk Limited Edition
 
mrhan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 6,177
Likes: 0
Received 13 Likes on 11 Posts
Re: Soundtracks You Like from Movies You Don't Like

Randy Edelman



John Barry:

Old 01-19-20, 05:21 PM
  #8  
DVD Talk Special Edition
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 1,798
Received 44 Likes on 36 Posts
Re: Soundtracks You Like from Movies You Don't Like

The Village is not a great movie, but the soundtrack is outstanding.
Old 01-19-20, 05:23 PM
  #9  
DVD Talk Special Edition
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 1,798
Received 44 Likes on 36 Posts
Re: Soundtracks You Like from Movies You Don't Like

The Village is not a great movie, but the soundtrack is outstanding.
Old 01-19-20, 05:31 PM
  #10  
DVD Talk Legend
 
Norm de Plume's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Toronto
Posts: 20,047
Received 798 Likes on 566 Posts
Re: Soundtracks You Like from Movies You Don't Like

Originally Posted by Brack
I’d say the St. Elmo’s Fire Soundtrack, the songs and the score, are much better than the movie.
I haven't seen the movie, but damn that's a gorgeous piece of music! "Man in Motion" is great, too.
The following users liked this post:
Brack (01-19-20)
Old 01-19-20, 06:28 PM
  #11  
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
 
Perkinsun Dzees's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: CA
Posts: 4,124
Received 219 Likes on 144 Posts
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.

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Thread Tools
Search this Thread

Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.