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Your favourite Soundtrack?

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Mistoffelees

09:34 / 14.10.05

I'm rather surprised no one's mentioned The Big Lebowski. Great tunes from a great movie. Worth the price of admission simply for the Gypsy Kings doing Hotel California.

It´s one of my top three movies. I bought the soundtrack and was disappointed: Many songs from the movie are missing! For example the CCR song Lookin' Out My Back Door was missing (the song playing, afer the dude got his doctor inspection...).

Full list of all songs here.

Lysander Stark

09:41 / 14.10.05

Regarding the soundtrack-with-quote matter-- I think that Young Guns II (not sure why I know, HONEST) had quotes inserted in its Jon Bon Jovi soundtrack-- and that predated Pulp Fiction by four years... There may be other precedents, but for some reason that whole, 'You drove a fifteen year-old boy into his grave, and the rest of us straight to hell,' or whatever thing came to mind...

To my mind, the best bit of music in Warriors is when the mad gang leaded is clinking the bottles at the end, psychotically singing, 'Waaaaarriors! WAAAAAAARRIORS!'

Mistoffelees

10:01 / 14.10.05

The Wicker Man Soundtrack has quotes, too. The movie is from 1973. But I don´t know, if soundtracks were sold back then?

Lysander Stark

10:25 / 14.10.05

A pop-up link to the soundtrack on Amazon (uk) for you...

haus of fraser

10:57 / 14.10.05

The Wicker Man Soundtrack has quotes, too. The movie is from 1973. But I don´t know, if soundtracks were sold back then?

re: wicker man...
The original stereo masters that were prepared for a US album release in 1977

Of course soundtrack albums were 'back then'- look at all the Bond/ John Barry stuff, Ennio Morricone spagetti western stuff, The Graduate, Midnight Cowboy, Star Wars, The Dambusters, 2001, virtually any musical etc etc etc (think before you post silly!)

Jack Fear

11:06 / 14.10.05

The first soundtrack album from a feature film was Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, in 1937; it was "first" in that it was the first record to feature the same versions of the songs as were used in the actual film—remember, much film sound, even singing, was recorded live in the early days of the talkies—but there had been records even before that which featured musical highlights from films, re-created in the recording studio.

_Boboss

11:57 / 14.10.05

best soundtrack is head by the monkees,or at least it was during my retro motherfucker stage. it has snatches of dialogue leading into the tracks and it's what 68? 69? it's probably their best album/best single bit of tat ever what's got 'the monkees' on it. never before had psych had such a slick pop sheen. the nesmith track 'circle sky' is a fucking stormer. it's also the track that killed the band because it was rerecorded for the album without nesmith's knowledge - the studio/sessionnman (fucking sell outs!) version just ain't as good as the live monkees version, so you want the nineties rerelease with the extra tracks, which has that one included.

as far as soundtracks to sixties boyband movies goes, it's definitely better than help, hard day's night, magical mystery tour and all you need is cash.

Sniv

12:48 / 14.10.05

I loved the Kill Bill OST's, especially with all the Morricone stuff on the second CD.

I also thought Underworld's soundtrack was awesome for a rock fan - new tracks featuring Maynard James Keenan and co, some Bowie, Page Hamilton, Finch (awesome track), plus some great girl-y songs (Lisa Germano being the standout for me, but I am in love with her voice).

haus of fraser

13:40 / 14.10.05

....Continuing my thoughts while i have a moment- The Performance soundtrack is pretty amazing.

Mick Jagger & Ry Cooder playing Memo from Turner- worth it for that track alone- bluesy swagger when jagger was still cool, and it sounding kinda like sleazy stones circa exile on Main Street- fantastic.

Other Ry cooder led tracks ooze blues- the Last Poets 'Wake Up Niggers' is street poetry Gill Scott Heron style that jumps out and bites your ass, there are several weird tripped out interludes that date the sound track- but all in all it's a pretty cool soundtrack.

lord nuneaton savage

15:14 / 14.10.05

Re: The Wicker Man OST.

The reels containing the original soundtrack were thought lost for decades. Rumours included the fact that they had been burned in a fire or (seriously) buried under a section of the M25 by the composer Paul Giovanni.

The truth was a bit more boring: They were simply mouldering in a big store room, As these things often are.

Johnny trunk of Trunk records put out a soundtrack album that he had taped of a video (which is now a ridiculous collectors item BTW) before the soundtrack was found, remastered and put out, complete with tracks not in the cinematic cut of the movie (the beautiful "Gently Johnny" being a case in point).

I do this for a living, you know.

matthew.

03:25 / 15.10.05

RE: The Big Lebowski....

I love to death the Bob Dylan song on there, called "The Man in Me", which has some of Bob's most clever lyrics I've encountered. It's such a fun song with fun lyrics and a fun chorus and fun verses, etc.

Also, the song called "Just Dropped in (to see what condition my condition was in)" is a fucking classic.

Most Coen soundtracks are brilliant. This one is just a little bit better.

Furthermore, has anybody listened to The Ladykillers soundtrack. Now, I'm not a religious person; I'm agnostic. But I find myself singing along with these great great gospel songs, like "Let's Go Back to God" and "Shine on Me". I love the gospel sound. I plan to duplicate it on my triple disc concept album called "Devising plans on the bottom of a frozen lake" by The Hematomas. Thank you.

Benny the Ball

07:41 / 15.10.05

"Regarding the soundtrack-with-quote matter-- I think that Young Guns II (not sure why I know, HONEST) had quotes inserted in its Jon Bon Jovi soundtrack"

My mate loved that song - I can still remember that bit of dialogue -

"You are not a god!"
"Why dontcha pull the trigger and find out."

Lord Morgue

04:12 / 16.10.05

Yeah, Kill Bill was standout, part one by the RZA, part two by Robert Rodriguez, who did the job for a single shiney dollar.
I dunno about Elfman, everything since Oingo Boingo sounds like the Batman soundtrack. Darkman, Simpsons, Army of Darkness, Edward Scissorhands, it's all GOOD, but it's much of a muchness.
I love soundtracks performed live to the film, like Get Carter and Dead Man.
Ooh, and James Bond themes, which are practically in a category of their own, even parodies like the theme from Andrew Denton's old show "The Money or the Gun", or "Eyes of Death (for your ears only)" from the Awesome Lotus/Enter the Basset soundtrack.
Bowie's done some nice sountrack/theme song music, too- Cat People, Labyrinth, Absolute Beginners, etc.

PatrickMM

04:20 / 16.10.05

I was looking at Head on IMDB and was surprised to see that Bob Rafelson is apparently a porn director now. What happened? Five Easy Pieces was great, were things really that bad that he had to move into porn?

Lord Morgue

09:28 / 16.10.05

Huh. Same thing happened with Frank Thring, but then he was always a dirty old fucker.

STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK

12:40 / 16.10.05

The Kill Bill pt 2 soundtrack introduced me to Shivaree, who are now one of my favourite bands, and for that it will always have a special place in my heart.

Mistoffelees

13:47 / 16.10.05

I like Shivaree, too. Their album Rough Dreams is nice, especially the song Reseda Casino.

Most Coen soundtracks are brilliant. This one is just a little bit better.

The Oh brother, where art thou? Soundtrack is great. Though I listened to it too often, and can´t stand it anymore.

STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK

14:41 / 16.10.05

(off-topic- Thank you so much for that post, Mistoffelees- I headn't even heard of that album- I thought there were just the two. Apparently that's a collection of demos, and I've just ordered it off Amazon for about four quid! Me happy.)

D Terminator XXXIII

18:08 / 16.10.05

The Black Hole

I just saw the ending of it on tv -- what a strange, disturbing movie. The music was interesting, though, and got even better: I recognized the credit music as the dramatic bit swiped by the Beta Band for their It's Not Too Beautiful song. I now crave the soundtrack, apparently by one John Barry, but alas! It is unavailable.

STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK

18:35 / 16.10.05

I've got it on vinyl at my mum's house...

Harrison Ford, in a battle suit, wheels for feet, knives and guns

19:03 / 16.10.05

Hey Stoatie, wanna sell it? I give you good price ey.

Lord Morgue

07:32 / 17.10.05

Johnny Cash did some great opening titles- The Dawn of the Dead remake's use of "When the Man Comes Around" was delicious, as was Richard Cheese's cover of "Get Down With the Sickness", and The Hunted had a great spoken-word version of Bob Dylan's "Highway 61" by Cash.
And Isaac Hayes! Theme to Shaft- longest lead-in ever, like the opposite of "Hey Jude". And Truck Turner, my favourite blaxploitation movie ever.

pointless & uncalled for

08:14 / 17.10.05

As overall soundtracks go, it's a tight race between Ghost Dog - Way of the Samurai and Amadeus. I think I might have to give the award to Ghost Dog as the music for Amadeus is a bit predictable really.

A special award is given to Fight Club though for the best use of a track in a film anywhere, ever. Ed Norton bleeding from the head, Helena Bonham-Carter in fucked up filthy glory, exploding buildings, Pixies - Where is my Mind, perfect. The only way to beat this would be if old school John Woo were to collaborate with Tarantino to direct Phillip Kwok (also assisting as stunt co-ordinator), Chow Yun Fat and Tony Leung amongst many in a hardcore bullet ballet opening sequence to the strains of Sugababes - Hole in the Head.

Lord Morgue

10:58 / 17.10.05

Did Queen do any soundtrack work apart from Highlander and Flash Gordon? I mean apart from The Mighty Ducks' use of "We are the Champions".

pointless & uncalled for

11:04 / 17.10.05

Boho Rhapsody in numberous places including Wayne's World.

Lord Morgue

11:11 / 17.10.05

Oh! Oh! Sorry to double-post, but I just had a brain-gasm.
Fucking MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE! Stephen King's killer truck film, to AC/DC. Ooh yeah. And while we're at it, The Hidden had Concrete Blonde and Hunters and Collectors- schweet!
Oh, Annihilators had an odd little video-clip in the middle of the film, with flashbacks set to "Funk to Funky", that made the film look a lot better than it was.
Repo Man. Iggy Pop. 'Nuff said. Hardware- mostly an extended video clip for Public Image Limited, plot stolen from an old Kevin O'Neill Tharg's Future Shocks, incidently.
I think I would have enjoyed the soundtracks to Fifth Element, Akira, and Neon Genesis Evangelion if I hadn't had to hear them every time I stepped into King's Comics.

Lysander Stark

13:16 / 17.10.05

I am glad I did not post more hastily, and also that I have been edukated a little-- I was going to mention Hardware but since childhood had laboured under the delusion that Order of Death was an Iggy Pop tune, not a Public Image Ltd one. It was a highlight for me in the film, and also of course in Miami Vice, a series that, while beyond the remit of this discussion, did sometimes have some classics in its soundtrack (if one skims away the necessary flotsam).

wandering aengus

03:27 / 19.10.05

SIX STRING SAMURAI's soundtrack is unbeatable, awesome, rocking, et cetera. and if you don't get the soundtrack, watch the movie!

the Fool

05:13 / 19.10.05

Blade Runner - for its wonderful futuristic dystopian mournfulness... and A Clockwork Orange for similar reasons...

HysteriX

17:41 / 03.11.05

I'm just going to name a bunch:
Gummo, crazy metal, Roy Orbison's 'Crying'
Kids, mostly folk implosin, 'Daddy Never Understood' rox
Trainspotting, almost the whole album rox, Blur, New Order, Iggy Pop, and the Lou Reed son Perfect day kills
Basketball Diaries, The Jim Carrol (the writer) Band song ?'Friends that Die'? stands out,
Velvet Goldmine, kicks ass Brian Eno's 'Baby's on Fire' yes...... yes
The Crow, fucking classic, Jesus and Marychain, NIN, The Cure, Helmet, My Life with a Thrill Kill Cult, etc.
Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai, organized by RZA, it's got Killah Priest, Gang Star, Wu Tang
Bomb the System, produced by El-P, of course its fantastic
you people already named alot of good ones, so i'll stop here.

Sjaak at the Shoe Shop

20:41 / 03.11.05

Steiner, Cross of Iron
Been searching for it for ages, nowhere to find. Anybody? if so, pls PM and send a copy.

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