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Name your five most memorable movie scores.

Sunday 07th December, 05:42 AM JST

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  • Sarge at 09:58 PM JST - 7th December

    sailwind - Beach Blanket Bingo? Ha ha ha ha ha!

    Can't believe no one else has seconded Titanic ( My Heart Will Go On )...

  • flammenwerfer at 10:23 PM JST - 7th December

    Lots of people listing "soundtracks", the question says "score"

  • YadotNapaj at 12:58 AM JST - 8th December

    Wizard of Oz

    Bird

    West Side Story

    Good Bad & the Ugly

    Gattaca & Blade Runner

  • 2020hindsight at 08:26 AM JST - 8th December

    Two of my favorites from the 80's (and most memorable):

    Local Hero

    Blade Runner

  • telecasterplayer at 09:04 AM JST - 8th December

    Geez.. this is Japan Today.. where are all of the Japanese Films? 6) Gojira and 7) Mothra.

  • Noripinhead at 09:45 AM JST - 8th December

    1)Star Wars (Williams) 2)Ben Hur (Rosza) 3)Patton (Goldsmith) 4)Lawrence of Arabia (Jarre) 5)Doctor Zhivago (Jarre)

  • Altria at 11:16 AM JST - 8th December

    Saturday Night Fever Run Lola Run Any of those old black and white ones with the cops chasing people on fast forward.

  • timorborder at 11:20 AM JST - 8th December

    Has to be Jaws at No. 1. That great throbbing base sound as the shark's fin glides in behind the unsuspecting victim. It has to be one of the icons of film.

    Star Wars for the majesty of the music. "A long time ago, in a galaxy far away" - And here we go.

    Saving Private Ryan - Not exactly music, however, the noise of the opening scenes does leave an impression.

    Metropolis - The Georgio Moroda remake of Fritz Lange's classic movie (much maligned but I like the soundtrack).

    Unforgiven - With Clint Eastwood, the simple lack of a soundtrack is all very Zen.

  • Noripinhead at 01:05 PM JST - 8th December

    We see John Williams' name popping up a lot here, as you'd expect, but he owes a lot to Korngold and Max Steiner, the truly great Hollywood composers. "Star Wars" was basically a re-imagining of the great symphonic scores of the 1930s and 40s. We take it for granted today that he is the grand old master of film music, but he stands on the shoulders of giants. It's a pity that the other great move music master, Jerry Goldsmith is no longer with us. He gave us "Planet of the Apes," "Capricorn One," "Alien," "Star Trek: The Motion Picture", "Logan's Run", the list goes on. In some ways he had more finesse and elegance than Williams.

  • Noripinhead at 03:43 PM JST - 8th December

    This isn't a movie score per se, but "Ashokan Farewell" from the PBS series "The Civil War" is certainly memorable :

    http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=UGqBggXvtDE&feature=related

  • Nessie at 05:13 PM JST - 8th December

    For you John Williams fans -- don't miss this one:

    http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=lk5_OSsawz4

  • Noripinhead at 05:39 PM JST - 8th December

    That's too geeky to be true Nessie. You have to be a real geek to get all the references. I wonder if there is a Toshi Station in Japan. Sorry for getting way off topic...

  • rofea at 09:43 PM JST - 8th December

    Yojimbo Requiem for a dream The last emperor Amelie

  • Taka313 at 10:17 PM JST - 8th December

    1. Jaws

    2. Star Wars

    3. Raiders of the Lost Ark

    4. Platoon

    5. Pink Floyd - The Wall

    Taka

  • buttamimi at 11:30 PM JST - 8th December

    The Godfather The Deer Hunter The Graduate Bridge of the River Kwai Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence

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