Soundtracks and Film scores, your favourites


 I love the cinema and some of my favourite albums are from films, TV and shows. There seem two basic variants, a score written for the film and compilations of existing tracks, used in the film. So what are your favourites? I'll start.

 Original scores:

  Hard to avoid Hans Zimmer and why would you want to.

   Hans Zimmer, "The thin red line"   Not his best known, but a great score.

   Honourable mention:

    Korngold, "The Sea Hawk"

Compilation scores:

   "Dead man walking" A really great film too.

    Honourable mentions:

      "Philadelphia"

      "The Sopranos" That's the original from the first series

 I am sure you can all think of better ones.


david12
It was mentioned a couple of times in the link Al suggested, but I'll emphasize it here again.

I've used the LP of "The Mission" for more than 20 years as a revealing test record and for pleasure.  It is very spacious with a very wide soundstage, dynamic, and includes a wide variety of instruments plus choir to evaluate tonalities.  And the music if fun, particularly if you remember the film.

Unfortunately a couple of friends who heard it here bought CD versions and those pale in comparison.

Of course there are many other recordings in the soundtrack category with great and sometimes exciting music.  But no point in repeating those again after this and Al's link posts.
Off the top of my head:

"The Umbrellas of Cherbourg"

"Such a Long Journey"

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"

"Angela's Ashes"

"Monsoon Wedding"

"The Big Chill"

"Nashville"

"The Point"

"The Last Days of Disco"

"Anything Goes"

DeKay
Two of my favorites:
Nebraska -  instrumental sound track by Mark Orton
Big Night -  beautiful Italian male vocals, Louie Prima, and some jazz
To start with the obvious...random order

'The good the bad and the ugly'
https://youtu.be/AFa1-kciCb4

Bridge on the River Kwai Theme
https://youtu.be/83bmsluWHZc

The Third Man - Anton Karas
https://youtu.be/2oEsWi88Qv0

Zorba The Greek
https://youtu.be/dzlcxN0lxSo

(High Noon)
https://youtu.be/A4a_1UhwgFU

Gunfight at the OK Corral
https://youtu.be/ZqyiRwlLa80

more recent ones...

Get Carter
https://youtu.be/jhisIT_CuQ8

The Warriors Soundtrack - Theme Song
https://youtu.be/9p7EE1F80fU?list=PL7w_sRPEyRv9qSKGRbzr-8uaklaGvBNJJ

Das Boot Theme
https://youtu.be/Qxx_heoUO-U

Paris, Texas
https://youtu.be/X6ymVaq3Fqk







A minor clarification to the characteristically excellent post by Alex. The version of the "High Noon" theme he linked to, sung by Frankie Laine, while having been a hit recording, was not the version used in the film. The singer of that version was Tex Ritter:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKLvKZ6nIiA&t

Regards,
-- Al