Star Wars... Lords of the Rings... How to train your Dragon... (John Powell makes a good Scottish / Viking feel from this Soundtrack) Braveheart Transformers (the first film)
John Williams has been a truly astonishing film composer. Currently 82, I hope he lives to write the scores for the new Star Wars episodes.
His Wagnerian inspired set for the original 3 films remain fresh today. His all American Indiana Jones and Superman are quite different, but equally engaging. Then the less triumphant American styles in JFK, 4th July and Private Ryan are another thing again -heartfelt and stirring. Then you have the haunting Eastern European Schindlers List.
Practically every film he has done the score for would be only half as good/memorable without the music. Jaws, ET, Empire of the Sun, Harry potter, Jurrasic Park. It's incredible. Even random films like the Witches of Eastwick. He truly is a living great.
Difficult to name five. Anything by Ennio Morricone so I'll start with: The good, the bad and the ugly. then Lock Stock and two smoking barrels Trainspotting Resovoir Dogs A bridge too far
But I could cheerfully have added Zulu, Lawrence of Arabia, Snatch, Pulp Fiction and Goodfellas.
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Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back
Zulu
Casino Royale (David Arnold's OST)
Bourne Identity
Oliver
2. Slumdog Millionaire
3. Resevoir Dogs
4. Trainspotting
5. Judgement Night
pretty in pink
the breakfast club
footloose
she having a baby
Lords of the Rings...
How to train your Dragon... (John Powell makes a good Scottish / Viking feel from this Soundtrack)
Braveheart
Transformers (the first film)
Last of the Mohicans
His Wagnerian inspired set for the original 3 films remain fresh today. His all American Indiana Jones and Superman are quite different, but equally engaging. Then the less triumphant American styles in JFK, 4th July and Private Ryan are another thing again -heartfelt and stirring. Then you have the haunting Eastern European Schindlers List.
Practically every film he has done the score for would be only half as good/memorable without the music. Jaws, ET, Empire of the Sun, Harry potter, Jurrasic Park. It's incredible. Even random films like the Witches of Eastwick. He truly is a living great.
Black Cat White Cat
The Proposition
'Christine'
'The Godfather' (I & II)
'That'll Be The Day'/'Stardust'
'American Graffiti'
The Magnificent Seven
The Great Escape
Last of the Mohicans
Zulu
Showing my age!
2. Babylon
3. Pulp fiction
4. Kill bill
5. Rocky
Newly resleased 'The Wolf of Wall Street' had an enjoyable soundtrack. One pick being a more rock version of 'Mrs.Robinson'
The good, the bad and the ugly. then
Lock Stock and two smoking barrels
Trainspotting
Resovoir Dogs
A bridge too far
But I could cheerfully have added Zulu, Lawrence of Arabia, Snatch, Pulp Fiction and Goodfellas.
Merry Xmas Mr Lawrence.
2001 Space Odyssey.
Paris Texas.
The Harder They Come.
Juice.
Boyz In The Hood.
Menace II Society.
Friday.
2. West Side Story
3. Trainspotting
4. Grease 2
5. A Knights Tale
Mixed bag I know, like my cd collection.
Star Wars close 6th.