JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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Why do some celebrities self-destruct due to substance abuse?
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What do you think are the main reasons why U.S. car sales are so low in Japan?
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What can be done to ease escalating tensions between the West and Iran over its nuclear program? And should Japan join sanctions against Iran?
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What do you think of the revised plan to realign U.S. forces in Japan by sending some Marines to Guam, and rotating others to Australia, the Philippines, Hawaii and possibly Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture?
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Why are there so many deaths due to snow-related accidents (people falling off rooftops, for example) in Japan this winter?
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rjd_jr
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lincolnman
Vertigo - amazing
Taxi Driver
To Kill a Mockingbird
Star Wars
Exodus
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Speed
Rocky
Star Wars/Empire Strikes Back
The Graduate
Grease
Saturday Night Fever
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Sarge
Jaws
Psycho
Halloween
Friday the 13th
Nightmare on Elm Street
( why not? ) Titanic
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flammenwerfer
Jaws.
Lord of the Rings.
The Princess Bride.
Star Wars.
Ben Hur.
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Sarge
flammen - I beat you to Jaws by one minute. Nyuk nyuk nyuk!
Lord of the Rings??? lol...
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marmill
Shaft West Side Story The Wizard of Oz Superfly Mo' Money
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flammenwerfer
Sarge, rjd beat us both to Jaws. How any person with a pulse and who has seen the movie Jaws doesn't have this in their top five is unfathomable, the poll is not your "favourite" it says memorable - very different kettles of fish. Even if you hated Jaws, you can't deny it is probably the most unforgettable defining piece of music in any movie ever. LOTR - very memorable as well. Very good movies too boot.
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niibu_yaa
菊白の夏、Jaws, Rocky, Star Wars, Empire of the sun.
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borscht
Jaws, Star Wars (ripoffs of Richard Wagner), Third Man, Casablana, and Breakfast at Tiffany's.
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sailwind
Ummmm......Throw out some others then the Fav's mentioned.
The Good The Bad and The Ugly
Jeremiah Johnson
Close Encounters of The Third Kind
The Pink Panther Movies
And of course....... Chariots of Fire
How'd I do????
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BlackFlag
assault on precinct 13
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BlackFlag
the godfather the vikings mission impossible a clockwork orange
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Ranger_Miffy
Don't forget these:Blade Runner...Lawrence of Arabia...Gladiator...Dune...The New World.
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655321
1) Star Wars 2) The Exorcist 3) Raiders of the Lost Ark 4) Superman 5) Halloween
Anything by John Williams, John Carpenter, Ennio Morricone, James Horner and the list goes on...
Honorable mention goes to: LotR trilogy, Rocky, Suspiria
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ptolemy
The Wall -- Tommy -- This is Spinal Tap -- The Rutles -- Ponyo (for its annoying quality).
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telecasterplayer
1) Yojimbo, 2) Enter The Dragon, 3) Star Trek: First Contact, 4) Dawn Of The Dead ("The Gonk", the goofy background music in the mall while the zombies got killed), 5) All of those other big American popcorn films, mostly by John Williams, Raiders/Jaws/Star Wars/Superman.
Yeah, Five's not enough.
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Triumvere
Think its been said before, but:
Star Wars Trilogy Indiana Jones Trilogy The Good the Bad and the Ugly Chariots of Fire Jaws
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Triumvere
Wow. That didn't format right. Sorry.
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Crimsonsil
the matrix, terminator, alien, the bad seed (1956), the fifth element
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smartacus
The Magnificent 7 Jaws The Godfather Rocky Batman (Danny Elfman's version) or James Bond theme tied for 5th
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JackDorff
West Side Story,
Taxi Driver,
Star Wars,
Aliens,
A Few Dollars More,
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Sanatan22
The Third Man - "Goldfinger" James Bond - "As Time goes by" from Casablanca - Ennio Morricone "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" - "The Pink Panther" - "West Side Story"
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sailwind
I have to say I'm rather shocked that no one has mention this one.
Everything else posted here has never even come close to matching this classic. The standard was set with this one and it makes anything John Williams ever composed or anyone else for that matter just the noise of fingernails on a chalkboard.
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk3ZN3dSeDk
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sk4ek
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and her Lover (Michael Nyman)
The Last Emperor (Ryuichi Sakamoto/Cong Su/David Byrne)
Psycho (Bernard Herrmann)
The Mission (Ennio Morricone)
Amadeus (W.A. Mozart -- and who can beat Mozart???)
Special mention: The soundtrack of any Scorsese filme, not strictly scores since they typically include little or no original music, but in every case nearly perfect.
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YadotNapaj
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly & Once Upon a Time in America
Gloria (Gina Rowlands as Gloria original version)
West Side Story
Gattaca
Blade Runner & Chariots of Fire
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Sarge
sailwind - Beach Blanket Bingo? Ha ha ha ha ha!
Can't believe no one else has seconded Titanic ( My Heart Will Go On )...
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flammenwerfer
Lots of people listing "soundtracks", the question says "score"
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YadotNapaj
Wizard of Oz
Bird
West Side Story
Good Bad & the Ugly
Gattaca & Blade Runner
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2020hindsight
Two of my favorites from the 80's (and most memorable):
Local Hero
Blade Runner
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telecasterplayer
Geez.. this is Japan Today.. where are all of the Japanese Films? 6) Gojira and 7) Mothra.
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Noripinhead
1)Star Wars (Williams) 2)Ben Hur (Rosza) 3)Patton (Goldsmith) 4)Lawrence of Arabia (Jarre) 5)Doctor Zhivago (Jarre)
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Altria
Saturday Night Fever Run Lola Run Any of those old black and white ones with the cops chasing people on fast forward.
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timorborder
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.
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Noripinhead
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.
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Noripinhead
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
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Nessie
For you John Williams fans -- don't miss this one:
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=lk5_OSsawz4
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Noripinhead
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...
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rofea
Yojimbo Requiem for a dream The last emperor Amelie
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Taka313
Jaws
Star Wars
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Platoon
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Taka
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buttamimi
The Godfather The Deer Hunter The Graduate Bridge of the River Kwai Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
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