LIST YOUR TOP 10 SOUNDTRACKS
Blue Moon
>
> My top 10 in no particular order are:
> 1-Blade Runner by: Vangelis
> 2-One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest by:Jack Nitzsche
> 3-Somewhere in Time by: John Barry
> 4-Once Upon a Time in the West by: Ennio Morricone
> 5-Once Upon a Time in America by: Ennio Morricone
> 6-Ben Hur by: Miklos Rozsa
> 7-Pat Garret and Bily the Kid by: Bob Dylan
> 8-The Valley by: Pink Floyd
> 9-The Fog by: John Carpenter
> 10-Rocky Horror Picture Show by: Riff Raff
>
>
My top 10 scores are (in order)
1-Revenge :Jack Nitzsche
2-Krull :James Horner
3-La Femme Nikita:Eric Serra
4-Blade Runner:Vangelis
5-The Crow : Graeme Revell
6-Edward Scissorhands:Danny Elfman
7-Hellraiser (I&II) : Chris Young
8-Twin Peaks: Angelo Badalamenti
9-NightBreed: Danny Elfman
10-A Clockwork Orange: Walter Carlos (various)
camil,enzo
at...@imap2.asu.edu
: My top 10 in no particular order are:
BLADE RUNNER is on of my favorites too, but I much prefer the New
American Orchestra version on WB over the Atlantic version, even though
the latter has 4 more titles.
Here's my top 10 - no special order
BLADE RUNNER - Vangelis/New American Orchestra
LA FETE SAUVAGE - Vangelis
CHINATOWN - Goldsmith
RUSSIA HOUSE - Goldsmith
CINCINNATI KID - Schifrin
PAPILLON - Goldsmith
SOMEWHERE IN TIME - Barry
QB VII - Goldsmith
OKLAHOMA CRUDE - Mancini
MOLLY MAGUIRES - Mancini
The James Bond series by John Barry are also among my favorites.
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Dan Wilson
Arizona State Univ. (West)
Jon Riches
These are boring! Far more interesting are lists like the one which
appeared in last months's FSM, "10 good movie scores".
The ones appearing in rec.music.movies only seem to contain recent
scores (random stuff from the 90's which sold well), and boring
classics (such as Star Wars trilogy..."Empire Strikes Back...but I'll
have Star Wars and Jedi as runners-up) !!!not that the SWT music is
boring, it's just a boring _choice_!!!
What's more interesting is when people put much less talked about
scores in their list. Being honest, I guess these wouldn't get
much higher that 15 or 16 in someone's list if they wasted time
and worked it out properly. But at least I'd try something NEW
if they had Josh and S.A.M. at number 5, or The Vagrant at number 7.
Either set up rec.music.movies.lists+surveys, or change the thread
to "10 scores I love and I bet you haven't heard". Please!
Jonathan
Mark Lambert
This is maybe not my 10 favorite sountracks (this is too difficult),
but just a list of 10 sountracks I really like, with a limit of
only 1 per composer.
Except CONAN that is the absolute number 1, the order of the others
varies a lot
1 CONAN the Barbarian (Basil Poledouris)
2 Batman returns (Danny Elfman)
3 Prosperos books (Michael Nyman)
4 Robin Hood, Prince of thieves (Michael Kamen)
5 Star Wars (John Williams)
6 Mission (Ennio Morriconne)
7 The Killing Fields (Mike Oldfield)
8 Phenomena (Goblins)
9 Dune (Toto)
10 Justinien Trouve, le batard de Dieu (Germinal Tenas)
(this one is a french film and the music is beautiful).
MM
ZackCFBZ
>BLADE RUNNER is on of my favorites too, but I much prefer the New
>American Orchestra version on WB over the Atlantic version, even though
>the latter has 4 more titles.
original music from the movie? I know several people who went out and
bought that "New American Orchestra" version, sadly realized it was fake
and didn't have *any* of the futuristic magic of the original, and took it
back.
Ben Smith
My personal Top Ten (boy, I wish I could afford more soundtracks)
10. Dune by Toto (don't bug me...I like it =P)
9. Dances With Wolves by John Barry
8. Total Recall by Jerry Golsmith
7. Star Trek II by James Horner
6. Aliens by James Horner
5. Hook by John Williams
4. Terminator II: Judgment Day by Brad Fiedel
3. Sneakers by James Horner
2. Star Wars by John Williams
1. The Empire Strikes Back by Jown Williams
With honorable mentions to Return of the Jedi by John Williams, E.T. by same, all of the other Star Trek STs (excluding Generations which I still don't own, sadly), Gremlins II: the New Batch by Jerry Goldsmith, Jurassic Park by Williams and Fantasia...
These ratings fluctuate...normally I'd rank Total Recall much higher, but I'm
back on another Star Wars tear...
No, I'm not a genre fan...what makes you think that?????
Oh, yeah...Pulp Fiction gets an honorable mention, too...
Benjamin Hugh Smith an undeclared, undecided and uninformed
bhsmith@uclink Molecular and Cell Biology or Underwater
bhsmith@ocf Basketweaving Major with Historical tendencies...
or 'potential vagrant' in layman's terms.
Ahh, Lakeport, home sweet home -- where the men are MEN
and the sheep are NERVOUS!
Doom
>Either set up rec.music.movies.lists+surveys, or change the thread
>to "10 scores I love and I bet you haven't heard". Please!
>
>Jonathan
The last time I checked, I was paying for the net. And the guy who posted his top ten was also paying for service on the net. SO if he is paying to read and do something he likes," then that is, OK". Lay off the guy. I really hate people who try to dictate the standards for other people. If you don't like his post, go find a hole and bury your head in it. All people like DIFFERENT THINGS. We are not all clones of you!! Why is it that there are always those that take the fun out of pleasure?? That guy w
Freddie Elmer Mullins
1)On Her Majesty's Secret Service - John Barry
2)Last of the Mohiccians - Eidelman and Jones
3)The Godfather - Nino Rota
4)Touch of Evil - Henry Mancini
5)You Only Live Twice - John Barry
6)North by Northwest - Bernard Hermman
7)Twin Peaks - Angelo Badalamenti
8)Cape Fear - Elmer Bernstein
9)Star Wars
10)Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Jerry Goldsmith
Freddie Mullins
Doom
My favorite to listen to, not admire. There is a difference.
1. A View to a Kill John Barry
2. Batman Returns Danny Elfman
3. Once Upon a Time in the West Ennio Morricone
( Man with a Harmonica is my all time favorite show tune)
4. The Crow Graeme Revell
5. Conan the Barbarian Basil Poledouris
6.Wild Palms Ryuichi Sakamoto
7. The Final Conflict Jerry Goldsmith
8. Alexander Nevsky Prokofiev (Kurt Masur)
(The Battle on the Ice is beyond great, if this song does not move you
you are deaf. I say this song ties with Man w\Harmonica)
9. Exclibur I have always loved Carmina Barama, but then again
who doesn't.
10. tie between Army of Darkness, and Babylon 5
Well what do you guy think?? Recommend other titles you might think I
would like. I am always looking to buy scores. SEE YA..DOOM!!!!!
Richard Emond
1) Aliens - James Horner
2) Hoffa - David Newman
3) Total Recall - Jerry Goldsmith
4) Dances With Wolves - John Barry
5) Field Of Dreams - James Horner
6) Batman - Danny Elfman
7) The Piano - Michael Nyman
8) Star Trek II - James Horner
9) Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story - Randy Edelman
10) The Last Of The Mohicans - Trevor Jones/Edelman
11) The Crow - Graeme Revell (extra one :)
thanks
Richard Emond
Martadoo
those, in no particular order:
1. Glory James Horner
2. The Mission Ennio Morricone
3. Local Hero Mark Knopfler
4. Henry V Simon Rattle
5. Dead Poets Society/ Witness (on the same CD) Maurice Jarre
6. Fried Green Tomatoes (the score not the soundtrk.) Thomas Newman
7. The Secret Garden Zbigniew Preisner
8. Gas Food Lodging J Mascis/ Barry Adamson
9. A Charlie Brown Christmas Vince Guaraldi
10. Last but not least, track #1 "You're So Cool" from
True Romance Hans Zimmer
Marta
Z81Elmo
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4. Henry V Simon Rattle
*
Simon Rattle only conducted this great score. It was composed by our dear
friend, Mr. Doyle--Patrick Doyle, that is.
Elmo.
Martadoo
>*
>4. Henry V Simon Rattle
>*
>
>Simon Rattle only conducted this great score. It was composed by our
>dear
>friend, Mr. Doyle--Patrick Doyle, that is.
Whoops! Thanks for the "friendly flame." I guess I was a little punchy
having just meandered into the newsgroup. Henry V is a pretty impressive
score for Doyle's first foray into film, eh?
Marta
Napat Kantanon
:>
:>
:> My favorite to listen to, not admire. There is a difference.
:>
:>2. Batman Returns Danny Elfman
I love "U2" song.
:>4. The Crow Graeme Revell
This movie have great soundtrack
JONG J.DE
>From: u351...@au.ac.th (Napat Kantanon)
>Subject: Re: LIST YOUR TOP 10 SOUNDTRACKS
>Date: 21 Aug 1995 09:50:58 GMT
I don't have 10 but here are some:
1. the 3 cd's of the Three Colours (Trois Couleurs) composed by Preisner
2. pret-a-porter: only for the incredible Cranberries remix of Pretty
it's stupid that they put some of the worst songs of the movie
on the cd
Jeroen
'In place of a hermeneutics we need an erotics of art.'
Susan Sontag
Jeroen de Jong - J.de...@kub.nl
Student of Literature, Film and Children's literature
at Tilburg University, The Netherlands
BLUEF0X
...in no particular order subject to change at any time...
Rudy
Stargate
Waterworld
Total Recall
Legend (J.G.)
Schindler's List
Field of Dreams
Return of the Jedi
Lawrence of Arabia
To Kill A Mockingbird
What about Willow, Cocoon, Conan the Barbarian, El Cid, Magnificent Seven,
Batman, Abyss, Twilight Zone: The Movie, Gettysburg, The Mission, Ben-Hur,
and another dozen you ask? They're all there too.
Blue~
Goldsmith admirer~
John Ivey
A Clockwork Orange
2001: A Space Odyssey
Full Metal Jacket
Does anyone see a pattern here?
John
Charlotte Ashley
Is it the Stanley Kubrick pattern or the neo-classical pattern? ;)
Charlotte
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Nutsiya Timpatanapong
: My favorite to listen to, not admire. There is a difference.
: 1. A View to a Kill John Barry
: 2. Batman Returns Danny Elfman
: 3. Once Upon a Time in the West Ennio Morricone
: ( Man with a Harmonica is my all time favorite show tune)
: 4. The Crow Graeme Revell
: 5. Conan the Barbarian Basil Poledouris
: 6.Wild Palms Ryuichi Sakamoto
: 7. The Final Conflict Jerry Goldsmith
: 8. Alexander Nevsky Prokofiev (Kurt Masur)
: (The Battle on the Ice is beyond great, if this song does not move you
: you are deaf. I say this song ties with Man w\Harmonica)
: 9. Exclibur I have always loved Carmina Barama, but then again
: who doesn't.
: 10. tie between Army of Darkness, and Babylon 5
: Well what do you guy think?? Recommend other titles you might think I
: would like. I am always looking to buy scores. SEE YA..DOOM!!!!!
Try "Boys on the side" , "The thing called love" and if you like old time
try "Bye bye love"
If you like the instrumental , listen to "When a man love a woman" and
"Dying young" (almost old but I still listen to them now)
Nutsiya.
Josiah Gluck
...might as well add mine
In no particular order:
The Best Years Of Our Lives
North By Northwest
Avalon
The Godfather I & II {I'm calling this 1 choice, so....nyah.}
Farenheit 451
Citizen Kane
Stavisky
Spartacus
The Bad and The Beautiful
Days Of Heaven
let me know when the list expands to 100......
:{)
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Audio Production Services
New York, USA
http://www.interport.net/~josiah
James Prather
2) Saturday Fever
3) Jungle Fever
4) Point of No Return
5) Menace II Society
6) Diva
7) Tank girl
8) Party Girl
9) Bull Durham
10) Fried Green Tomatoes
Matthias Schneider
My Top 10 list in no specific order:
1. Max Steiner: Gone with the Wind
2. Erich W. Korngold: Kings Row
3. Ennio Morricone: Once Upon A Time In The West
4. Ennio Morricone: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
5. Alex North: Cleopatra
6. George Duning: Music for the Star Trek episode
"Is there in Truth no Beauty?"
7. Maurice Jarre: Doctor Zhivago
8. Ryuichi Sakamoto: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
9. Gabriel Yared: Camille Claudel
10. Martin Boettcher: Music for the films based on the stories
of German author Karl May
(German productions from the 60's)
Matthias Schneider
erwin maidl
>>>Subject: Re: LIST YOUR TOP 10 SOUNDTRACKS
>
>A Clockwork Orange
>2001: A Space Odyssey
>Full Metal Jacket
>
>Does anyone see a pattern here?
>
>
Well the pattern seems that all of this pics had the same director (Stanley Kubrick).
Am I right.
BTW I like the first two of your list too.
Regards
Erwin
GingiMan
2> Crimson Tide
3> Schindler's List
4> Batman/Batman Forever
5> Henry V
6> The Hunt For Red October
7> Glory
8> Citizen Kane
9> Braveheart
10> Ben Hur
11> Stargate
12> Bram Stoker's Dracula
13> Interview With The Vampire
14> The Godfather III
15> Clear And Present Danger
Dazyhed
REPO MAN - 80's punk: Black Flag, Iggy Pop, etc.
RESERVOIR DOGS
THE COMMITMENTS - I know it's kinda hokey, but I still like it.
PURPLE RAIN/UNDER THE CHERRY MOON - But let's forget about that whole
"Batdance" thing...(weren't Prince and Kim Basinger an item? Oh, man...)
NATURAL BORN KILLERS
PUMP UP THE VOLUME
HEAVY METAL
That's only 9, so for #10 I'll say John Carpenter's music from all of his
movies, esp. ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK.
Kevin L. Lord
My Top 10 list in no specific order:
1. Once Upon A Time In America - Ennio Morricone
2. Knightriders - David Rubinstein
3. Casino Royale - Herb Albert & Tijuana Brass/Others
4. One Upon A Time In The West - Ennio Morricone
5. The Good, The Bad and the Ugly - Ennio Morricone
6. Hair - Various
7. Mad Max Beyond The Thunderdome - Tina Turner & Some Other Guy :)
8. Conan The Barbarian - ? :)
9. The Stand - W. G. "Snuff" Walden
10. Heavy Metal - Various
Kevin :)
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1. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
2. Hair
3. Natural Born Killers
4. The Native Americans (PBS w/ Robbie Robertson & Red Road Ensemble)
5. Men at Work ( Nice selection of Reggae jams)
6. Jesus Christ Superstar (Personally, I prefer the stage version)
7. Forrest Gump
8. The Jazz Singer
9. The Last Waltz
10. The Lion King
dcm4
OF THOSE BEHIND HIS FAVORITE SOUNDTRACKS?
In article <klordDE...@netcom.com>, kl...@netcom.com (Kevin L. Lord) wrote:
> 7. Mad Max Beyond The Thunderdome - Tina Turner & Some Other Guy :)
"SOME OTHER GUY" IS MAURICE JARRE
(IN FACT THE MAJORITY OF MUSIC ON THAT
SOUNDTRACK IS THAT OF JARRE)
> 8. Conan The Barbarian - ? :)
COMPOSER IS BASIL POLEDOURIS
(I MEAN HIS NAME'S ONLY ON THE FRONT COVER)
Mark Smullen
> My Top 10 list in no specific order:
> 1. Once Upon A Time In America - Ennio Morricone
> 2. Knightriders - David Rubinstein
> 3. Casino Royale - Herb Albert & Tijuana Brass/Others
> 4. One Upon A Time In The West - Ennio Morricone
> 5. The Good, The Bad and the Ugly - Ennio Morricone
> 6. Hair - Various
> 7. Mad Max Beyond The Thunderdome - Tina Turner & Some Other Guy :)
> 8. Conan The Barbarian - ? :)
> 9. The Stand - W. G. "Snuff" Walden
> 10. Heavy Metal - Various
>
> Kevin :)
Here are my Top Ten Movie Soundtracks, in no particular order:
Star Wars - John Williams
Backdraft - Hans Zimmer
Blade Runner - Vangelis
Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Jerry Goldsmith
Alien - Jerry Goldsmith
Aliens - James Horner
Star Trek IV: The Undiscovered Country - Cliff Eidelman
Raiders of the Lost Ark - John Williams
King Kong (Original) - Max Steiner
The Name of The Rose - James Horner
There they are. I'd like to give an honorary mention to "Terminator 2" by
Brad Fiedel.
Mark Smullen.
BTW, I think that John Williams should get some kind of award for his
contribution to movie and symphonic music. He RULES!
--
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LGrin
msmu...@iol.ie (Mark Smullen) writes:
>BTW, I think that John Williams should get some kind of award for his
>contribution to movie and symphonic music. He RULES!
>
>
If he does, it should come with a shelf so he doesn't need to move the
Oscars, Grammys, Golden Globes, and Lifetime achievement awards he already
id drowning in.:>)
Leo
T R M
In article <dcm4-27085...@132.236.102.103> dcm4 writes:
In no particular order because they are all super excellent scores
1) Wyatt Earp by James Newton Howard
2) Robin Hood by Michael Kamen
3) Superman by John Williams
4) Total Recall by Jerry Goldsmith
5) Intersection by James Newton Howard
6) Willow by James Horner
7) The Adventures of Baron Munchausen by Michael Kamen
8) Lonesome Dove by Basil Poledouris
9) Dances With Wolves by John Barry
10) Waterworld by James Newton Howard
PS. There are many more...
bon...@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
> HOW CAN ONE NOT EVEN BE AWARE OF THE NAMES
> OF THOSE BEHIND HIS FAVORITE SOUNDTRACKS?
Well, maybe it's because the composer's name is buried in little print in
the credits on the front of the album (right after showing in BIG print
the actors and the director), and the back of the album talks about the
film and the actors, but doesn't even mention the composer and his music.
Sorry, this is an old gripe with me. Fortunately, it doesn't seem to be
as true it used to be, although they still seldom talk about the composer
or his music. Film composers are the Rodney Dangerfields of the music
industry.
Actually I agree with you. I'll get out a magnifying glass if I have to,
in order to find the composer's name. I saw recently on
alt.binaries.sounds.midi where someone requested that someone post Clint
Eastwood midis; "like from Fistful of Dollars or The Good, The Bad, and
the Ugly." AAAAARRRGGGHH!!!
>
>
> In article <klordDE...@netcom.com>, kl...@netcom.com (Kevin L. Lord) wrote:
>
>> 7. Mad Max Beyond The Thunderdome - Tina Turner & Some Other Guy :)
>
> "SOME OTHER GUY" IS MAURICE JARRE
> (IN FACT THE MAJORITY OF MUSIC ON THAT
> SOUNDTRACK IS THAT OF JARRE)
>
>
>> 8. Conan The Barbarian - ? :)
>
> COMPOSER IS BASIL POLEDOURIS
> (I MEAN HIS NAME'S ONLY ON THE FRONT COVER)
Don't be too hard on the guy, he did pick 3 Ennio Morricone soundtracks
for his top 10. :)
Kevin L. Lord
Awww, c'mon guys, gimme a break, okay? :) My compact disc
collection was across town at the time of my post and it was the
middle of the night. :)
And yes... Ennio Morricone is excellent. :)
Kevin :)
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Elmo
> >>
> >> In article <klordDE...@netcom.com>, kl...@netcom.com (Kevin L.
Lord) wrote:
> >>
> >>> 7. Mad Max Beyond The Thunderdome - Tina Turner & Some Other Guy :)
> >>
> >> "SOME OTHER GUY" IS MAURICE JARRE
> >> (IN FACT THE MAJORITY OF MUSIC ON THAT
> >> SOUNDTRACK IS THAT OF JARRE)
> >>
> >>
> >>> 8. Conan The Barbarian - ? :)
> >>
> >> COMPOSER IS BASIL POLEDOURIS
> >> (I MEAN HIS NAME'S ONLY ON THE FRONT COVER)
> >
> >Don't be too hard on the guy, he did pick 3 Ennio Morricone soundtracks
> >for his top 10. :)
> >
>
> Awww, c'mon guys, gimme a break, okay? :) My compact disc
> collection was across town at the time of my post and it was the
> middle of the night. :)
>
> And yes... Ennio Morricone is excellent. :)
>
> Kevin :)
>
> --
Gawd, what a hideous quote.
Well, Kevin, I guess the point is (and I hope I am not saying this to
someone who's been here a while, but rather is new to our group) that the
residents of this newgroup for the most part are VERY serious about film
composition, and to a great extent, the composers themselves. A score is
inseparable from its composer to the folks in this group. We come to know
what to expect, and are often either let down or pleasantly surprised,
depending on our experience with the composer before. Both Jarre and
Poledouris (granted: Poledouris is less prodigious as Jarre) are staples
of the industry. It's not as if we were mentioning Zbignew Priesner, or
an obscure composer like Collin Towns (The Puppet Masters is the only
title I can think of), whose names it would be understandable to forget.
If one lists a score among their top ten favourites, then one probably
owns said score, and at least knows something about its composer. I know
very little about Hans Zimmer, as he is not my favourite composer, but
Patrick Doyle, James Horner, John Williams, Jerry Godlsmith Alan Silvestri
I know a bit about, even if I don't own many of their scores.
None fo this essage is intended as a flame, and I probably wasted a lot of
people's time with it (if this thread is even still being read), but
rather it is intended to explain why some in this group were a little
surprised (and even offended) at not even knowning the names of
highly-regarded film composers, especially in the context of "Tina Turner
& some other guy", where "some other guy" is the man responsible for
Lara's Theme from Dr. Zhivago and Laurence of Arabia and Building the Barn
from Witness, and Keating's Triumph from Dead Poet's Society and Jacob's
ladder and. . .
Pehaps instead of flaming, we should aplaud somebody for the possiblity of
having enough of a real life to froget a name like "some other guy"
:7]
Elmo.
Mark J. Wilder
2. Beetlejuice - Elfman
3. Star Wars - Williams
4. Jurassic Park - Williams
5. Schindler's List - Williams
6. When Harry Met Sally - Connick
7. Little Mermaid - Disney
8. Aladdin - Disney
9. Lion King - Disney
10. Batman (the original) - Elfman
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J.L.Sanchez
> 7. Little Mermaid - Disney
> 8. Aladdin - Disney
> 9. Lion King - Disney
Haha! I like this one. The great composer Mr Disney! Of course, this
is (either unwittingly or deliberately) a fantastic way of actually
describing what the soundtracks to these films *are*. Pure, Disney.
I think that within 2 weeks of any composer being hired by Disney they'll
start churning out horribly unmusical but commercial and popular tunes
to do with 'Feeling love' and 'What I Wish...' etc etc etc...
So much for creative individuality..
Bye,
Juan
catherine auslander
: Bye,
: Juan
so you are saying that the music in these movies is noonvalid. have
you listened to the instrumentals, that aren't just re-hacking the songs.
many of those are quite good, and although none would be on my top ten list,
i still think they are enjoyable pieces of music.
-Kate...:)
J.L.Sanchez
<stuff snipped out about unoriginality in Disney soundtracks>
> so you are saying that the music in these movies is noonvalid. have
>you listened to the instrumentals, that aren't just re-hacking the songs.
>many of those are quite good, and although none would be on my top ten list,
>i still think they are enjoyable pieces of music.
> -Kate...:)
You see, this is my point exactly.... why does Disney force composers to compose
this music? Because it's...POPULAR! So, we get Oscars and bestselling albums
and what-not. Now, popular, and enjoyable and 'nice' does not make for good/
valid/interesting songs or film music or music as a whole.
Yes I have listened to the incidental music and have much of it at home. But
at least in recent years lets not kid ourselves that they are making something
'worthy' in musical terms (please note, I'm limiting myself to the last five
or ten years, when *anything* Disney has just had a ridiculous overkill effect
in terms of oscars etc etc etc)... I may like a song on the radio, everyone
may be listening to it, it may be popular, enjoyable... does that make it good?
I don't think so. And very often, it isn't.
Bye,
Juan
Jeffrey Graebner
8. Aladdin - Disney
9. Lion King - Disney" <<
For the record, these scores >do< have composers. LITTLE MERMAID was
composed by Alan Menken (with lyrics by Howard Ashman) and ALADDIN was
composed by Menken (with lyrics by Ashman and Tim Rice). THE LION KING
featured a score by Hans Zimmer and songs by Elton John and Tim Rice.
It isn't really fair to credit these scores just to "Disney".
--
Jeffrey P. Graebner
Columbus, Ohio
Mark J. Wilder
: >> " 7. Little Mermaid - Disney
: 8. Aladdin - Disney
: 9. Lion King - Disney" <<
: For the record, these scores >do< have composers. LITTLE MERMAID was
: composed by Alan Menken (with lyrics by Howard Ashman) and ALADDIN was
: composed by Menken (with lyrics by Ashman and Tim Rice). THE LION KING
: featured a score by Hans Zimmer and songs by Elton John and Tim Rice.
I apologize for this...I log on from work and didn't have those CDs with
me (although I regularly listen to Braveheart at work). The rest I knew
the composers for, but the names escaped me for these...
Jeremy Thomas
: > My Top 10 list in no specific order:
: > 1. Once Upon A Time In America - Ennio Morricone
: > 2. Knightriders - David Rubinstein
: > 3. Casino Royale - Herb Albert & Tijuana Brass/Others
: > 4. One Upon A Time In The West - Ennio Morricone
: > 5. The Good, The Bad and the Ugly - Ennio Morricone
: > 6. Hair - Various
: > 7. Mad Max Beyond The Thunderdome - Tina Turner & Some Other Guy :)
: > 8. Conan The Barbarian - ? :)
: > 9. The Stand - W. G. "Snuff" Walden
: > 10. Heavy Metal - Various
: >
: > Kevin :)
Mine are, in no order--
Batman: Danny Elfman
T2: Judgement Day: ?
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves: ?
The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly: E. Morricone
Hair: Various
JC Superstar: Tim Rice and AL Webber
Aliens: ?
West Side Story: S. Sondhiem and L. Bernstein
Reality Bites: Various (For "Stay," by L. Loeb and 9 Stories--Wrong Vein,
but oh, well)
JFK: ?
Jeremy L. Thomas I
At his house in R'lyeh dread Cthulhu lies sleeping..."
Jeffrey D. Duncan
On 18 Sep 1995, catherine auslander wrote:
> J.L.Sanchez (jl...@ukc.ac.uk) wrote:
> : In article <43a36v$4...@news-1.starnet.net> mar...@stl082.magnetek.com (Mark J. Wilder) writes:
>
> : > 7. Little Mermaid - Disney
> : > 8. Aladdin - Disney
> : > 9. Lion King - Disney
>
> : Haha! I like this one. The great composer Mr Disney! Of course, this
> : is (either unwittingly or deliberately) a fantastic way of actually
> : describing what the soundtracks to these films *are*. Pure, Disney.
> : I think that within 2 weeks of any composer being hired by Disney they'll
> : start churning out horribly unmusical but commercial and popular tunes
> : to do with 'Feeling love' and 'What I Wish...' etc etc etc...
>
> : So much for creative individuality..
>
> : Bye,
>
> : Juan
> so you are saying that the music in these movies is noonvalid. have
> you listened to the instrumentals, that aren't just re-hacking the songs.
> many of those are quite good, and although none would be on my top ten list,
> i still think they are enjoyable pieces of music.
> -Kate...:)
>
>
1.Edward Scissorhands
2.Twin Peaks (TV show)
3.Dances With Wolves
4.Bram Stoker's Dracula
5.Interview With The Vampire
6.Sleepless In Seattle
7.I'm Breathless-Madonna
8.Hair
9.For The Boys
10.last but not least...Grease
Mark K. Ehlert
>Mine are, in no order--
[fine list deleted]
>JFK: ?
This one is by John Williams.
> Jeremy L. Thomas I
-- Mark K. Ehlert
bon...@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
> Mine are, in no order--
>
> T2: Judgement Day: ?
> Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves: ?
> Aliens: ?
> JFK: ?
My 10 are:
1. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
2. Once Upon a Time Out West
3. Once Upon a Time in the U.S.
--all 3 by some Italian guy... (Ennio Montenegro?)
4. Somewhere in Time -- the James Bond guy
5. E.T. -- Steven Spielberg
6. Brave Heart -- Mel Gibson
7. The Magnificent Seven -- Leonard Bernstein
8. Live and Let Die -- Paul McCartney
9. A Hard Day's Night -- The Rolling Stones
10. That Disney movie with those really nice songs
Honorable mention: Star Wars -- Steven Spielberg
;)
bon...@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
much about music, but he knows what he likes.
In article <1995Sep23.0...@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>, bon...@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes:
>My 10 are:
>1. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
>2. Once Upon a Time Out West
>3. Once Upon a Time in the U.S.
>--all 3 by some Italian guy... (Ennio Montenegro?)
No, my dog got this wrong. The composer of these movies wished to remain
anonymous. He was listed in the credits as "The Man With No Name."
>4. Somewhere in Time -- the James Bond guy
That James Bond guy's name was 007.
>5. E.T. -- Steven Spielberg
My dog has his composers mixed up, the composer was George Lucas.
>6. Brave Heart -- Mel Gibson
He was close on this one. Actually the composer was Mel's wife,
Debbie Gibson.
>7. The Magnificent Seven -- Leonard Bernstein
No, this movie was named after the guy who composed it -- 007. (see #4 above)
>8. Live and Let Die -- Paul McCartney
No, no, McCartney composed the score for the TV show "Wings."
>9. A Hard Day's Night -- The Rolling Stones
I have no idea on this one, I don't listen to Country and Western music.
>10. That Disney movie with those really nice songs
I believe he's referring to "Fantasia."
>Honorable mention: Star Wars -- Steven Spielberg
Finally, he got one right!
> ;)
;)
Scott Ross
> Subject: Re: LIST YOUR TOP 10 SOUNDTRACKS
>
Sorry to pick nits (not that this is practice is never indulged in on
rec.music.movies ...) BUT: the songs on "I'm Breathless" that are taken
from the DICK TRACY score/soundtrack are Stephen Sondheim's, not Madonna's.
Scott Ross Raleigh, N.C.
Play...@Nando.Net
"But you don't understand, Osgood. I'm a man!"
"Well, nobody's perfect."
James Steele
main theme by Harold Faltermeyer in the "Running Man." I even made a
MIDI file for it and the MT-32 (before GM) if anyone wants it.
James Steele
Q Systems, http://www2.connectnet.com/~qsystems
Tom Hood
: In article <43qaro$j...@zen.sosc.osshe.edu>, somebody wrote
: > Mine are, in no order--
: >
: > T2: Judgement Day: ?
: > Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves: ?
: > Aliens: ?
: > JFK: ?
: My 10 are:
: 1. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
: 2. Once Upon a Time Out West
: 3. Once Upon a Time in the U.S.
: --all 3 by some Italian guy... (Ennio Montenegro?)
Ennio Morricone. My all time favorite movie composer.
th