Favorite Soundtracks
POSTED BY: Sickdude
UPDATED: Thursday, June 16, 2005 17:55
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Originally posted by Starrbaby:
Hrm . . .wierd as it may be, I loved The Nighmare Before Christmas. It was directed by Tim Burton, and the soundtrack was by Danny Elfman. I love that combo . . .anything that is created by those two rock. Can't wait for Willy Wonka.
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h, I forgot Nightmare! Love it. I used to be able to sing the whole thing. 2 friends and I had Lock, Stock, and Barrel down pat. You know Danny Elfman was Jack Skellington, right?
"What's the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?"-H.D. Thoreau
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The singing, not the speaking voice, though, right?
It always interests me when they do that. . . .have one voice for the acting and another for the singing. I think they did that in My Fair Lady too. Had Julie Andrews' voice dubbed for the songs.
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Dude, I had that entire soundtrack memorized by the time I was 11.
For orchestral soundtracks, I like anything by either Danny Elfman or Thomas Newman. The standard John William's applies, but the other two guys are just incredible. I love Elfman because he's so bizarre and out there. His BATMAN theme is the best superhero score out there, next to William's SUPERMAN theme. The opening themes to BETTLEJUICE is so insane that you can't help but feel swept up in it. It's like Bernard Hermann on acid. And his scores for EDWARD SCISSORHANDS and NIGHTMARE are some of most heartbreaking themes you'd ever hear.
As for Thomas Newman, he has my undying allegiance because of two movies. AMERICAN BEAUTY and FINDING NEMO. I believe that if you took out the music for each of those flicks, they would be severely poorer films without it. It's the most sweet, tender and emotional scores anyone could ever hope to hear in their lifetimes. I always maintained that the real reason that FINDING NEMO was the pinnacle of Pixar's work was because they finally got rid of that hack Randy Newman (who I think is a better songwriter than a composer) and replaced him with Thomas. You know how William's loves his strings? Well Thomas can take a xylophone and all sorts of percussion instruments and bring them all together into a beat symphony that's just priceless. And his signature pan flutes that's just like paint coming down a wall just makes his stuff so identifiable.
And of course, there are the classic film composers. Bernie Hermann is definitly the best film compser who ever lived. One merely has to take a look at his resume and know that it isn't an outlandish statement. Also, there's the iconic zither score for the classic noir thriller THE THIRD MAN. Without it, that great moment where the cat brushes up against Harry Lime's feet and the streetlight reveals Orson Welles would just fall flat.
As for compilation soundtracks, I think the soundtrack to GARDEN STATE is without a doubt one of the best soundtracks of the last decade. Every sone in that movie fit the film like a glove, and the soundtrack in itself on a CD is perfect. How good is it? When I'm listening to it in my car, I never skip ahead.
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And wow! Hey! What's this thing suddenly coming towards me very fast? Very very fast. So big and flat and round, it needs a big wide sounding name like ... ow ... ound ... round ... ground! That's it! That's a good name - ground! I wonder if it will be friends with me?
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I like how you think, Reginaroadie.
And I agree with everything you wrote. I recently saw Garden State. It was a really interesting movie. I'm not one for compilation soundtrack myself, but I did find myself paying alot of attention to the music in that movie.
And as for Nightmare and Danny Elfman-I think I always thought he did both. A friend had the CD and I remember it listing justDanny Elfman for Jack, but I could be wrong. Anybody know for certain?
Either way, he's got a great voice.
"What's the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?"-H.D. Thoreau
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Originally posted by Starrbaby:
Hrm . . .wierd as it may be, I loved The Nighmare Before Christmas. It was directed by Tim Burton, and the soundtrack was by Danny Elfman. I love that combo . . .anything that is created by those two rock. Can't wait for Willy Wonka.
Actually, Burton did not direct "The Nightmare Before Christmas." He produced the film and wrote the story it was based on. Animation director Henry Selick directed the film. Similarly, Burton is writing and producing "The Corpse Bride" coming this fall, but not directing. Burton is just not an animation director. Both movies are very much from his mind, however.
Danny Elfmann did sing the part of Jack Skellington, but Chris Sarandon (Prince Humperdinck from "The Princess Bride") gave him his speaking voice.
Great movie, though, with great songs and music. Interestingly enough, Disney was afraid that it was too dark and distanced themselves from it, releasing it under their Touchstone division. For years they wanted nothing to do with it. About 5 years ago, however, it finally occured to them that it is a classic, and they have fully embraced it. At Disneyland the Haunted Mansion is converted every Christmas to the Haunted Holiday Mansion, featuring "The Nightmare Before Christmas" characters. Lots of merchandise is also now available. It's funny what a few years can do to add perspective to greatness.
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Thanks for all the neat info, nxojkt! 
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Yes, thanks nxojkt!
Sidenote: I LOVE Prince Humperdink. tee hee.
"What's the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?"-H.D. Thoreau
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I know. It always galls me that some people consider NIGHTMARE to be a cult film. I think it's one of the most delightful and perfect kids movies ever made. Every kid should have this movie in their DVD collection next to any Miyazaki film.
And actually, of all the films that are coming out around the same time SERENITY is, I think CORPSE BRIDE is the biggest threat. I mean, you got Burton and Depp, hot off the success of WILLY WONKA. And it brings up memories of NIGHTMARE, which is up there with all the Pixar stuff. Everyone and their grandmother would be wanting to see this flick.
What do you guys think? Does CORPSE BRIDE pose a threat?
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And wow! Hey! What's this thing suddenly coming towards me very fast? Very very fast. So big and flat and round, it needs a big wide sounding name like ... ow ... ound ... round ... ground! That's it! That's a good name - ground! I wonder if it will be friends with me?
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Kudos for those who recognized Bernard Herrman and "Last of Mohicans". Another that definitely deserves mention is "The Sting" - Marvin Hamilisch channelling Scott Joplin. Also, the soundtrack for "American Graffitti" Of course, both of these are great use of other folks music - Tarentino anyone? - but still great stuff.
Also love the music in "The Godfather" and "The Searchers"
See how I'm not punching him, I think I've grown!
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Originally posted by pizmobeach:
Hi folks - I got your soundtracks right here! Most of the ones mentioned above by the biggies (Elfman, Willams, Mancini, Howard, Shore, Goldsmith) and some not so biggie but real good (Klaus Badelt - did Pirates and Time Machine, which is one of my favorite, most underrated scores). Bernard Herrman of Pyscho fame doing Mysterious Island. The 20th Century fanfare? It's in there!
And even better (I feel like a used car salesman... sheesh!) even better, 200 songs intercut with 75 Firefly lines of dialogue, "I can kill you with my brain..." and many others. I've also added many scores from some popular scifi tv, like Andromeda, SG-1, Earth Above and Below, and the latest Galactica. Where? Here:
http://www.scifiradio.net
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THANK YOU PISMOBEACH!!!! I have it on right now...how great is this!! And when I came on, you were playing Jayne's "diary" quote....hehehehe....
"We gotta go to that crappy town where I'M a hero..."
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