Best film music?

[rowan]

Doesn't have to be an original film score, any music used to great effect in a film

Just heard this on classic FM so had to listen to my favourite version afterwards
It also happens to be one of my favourite films, and the music matches the mood of the moment perfectly! If anyone hasn't seen Brassed Off I highly recommend it, it's set in the 90s in the north of England, about a possible pit closure, ans is centred around the pit's brass band and its members.

 

[Randburg]

@rowan,
Thank you, ill look for the movie

 

[lessci]

Doesn't have to be an original film score, any music used to great effect in a film

Just heard this on classic FM so had to listen to my favourite version afterwards
It also happens to be one of my favourite films, and the music matches the mood of the moment perfectly! If anyone hasn't seen Brassed Off I highly recommend it, it's set in the 90s in the north of England, about a possible pit closure, ans is centred around the pit's brass band and its members.

I was lucky enough to be in the band of the stage version of brassed off in Coventry last year

 

[poohtiggy]

@rowan,
Thank you, ill look for the movie

Hope you find a copy, brilliant film.
My favourite film music was Dr Zhivargo beautiful film wonderful music, old film but brilliant

 

[jay hay-char]

Too many to mention, but here's a few:

Mark Knopfler's soundtrack to Local Hero
Ryuchi Sakamoto ditto Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence
Anything scored by Bernard Herrman, but in particular Taxi Driver
The use of Paul Weller's You do Something to Me in Sliding Doors
Ditto Mozart's Piano Concerto no 21 in Elvira Madigan
Likewise the slow movement of the Emperor Piano Concerto in Picnic at Hanging Rock (though I'm not so keen on the Pan Pipe music)
Then there's this: a bit of a cheat because it's what the film's about, rather than providing an aural background, but it's one of my favourite musical moments (well, ten minutes, actually ) on film. Featuring Carlos "Limited-but-thrilling-guitar-technique" Santana.

 

[gemma6549]

Aerosmith for Armageddon
Iris by the goo goo dolls for city of angels
Calling all angels for pay it forward

 

[rowan]

Just thought of this one, really must watch it again soon! David Helfgott is an Australian concert pianist. Helfgott's life inspired the Oscar-winning film Shine, great film!

 

[jay hay-char]

Oh - and Ry Cooder - Paris, Texas

 

[rowan]

Any chance of a video to show the special moments, otherwise a lot of suggestions won't mean anything to a lot of people

 

[Mike d]

Oklahoma
South Pacific
Sound of Music

Homage to when great music accompanied great films

 

[tim2000s]

Loved the soundtracks to Wild Things and The Matrix.

You can't really talk about this without including Baz Luhrmann films. Romeo and Juliet, Moulin Rouge and The Great Gatsby have what I consider to be stand out soundtracks for modern films.

 

[gemma6549]

Loved the soundtracks to Wild Things and The Matrix.

You can't really talk about this without including Baz Luhrmann films. Romeo and Juliet, Moulin Rouge and The Great Gatsby have what I consider to be stand out soundtracks for modern films.

Couldn't agree more especially Romeo and Juliet

 

[Pasha]

The music man
West side story
Carousel
The student prince

[ yes I am a wrinkle ]

 

[kevinfitzgerald]

Aerosmith for Armageddon
Iris by the goo goo dolls for city of angels
Calling all angels for pay it forward

City of Angels. Fabulous film ! One of the only few films I have which isn't a horror ! Well Nicholas Cage is in it so possibly !

Oh, welcome back Gemma

 

[Janiept]

My favourite ever track. Aerosmith - Don't Want to Miss a Thing from Armageddon

 

[noblehead]

@rowan, love Brassed Off with the late Pete Postlethwaite.

Probably my top 3 for the soundtrack and fav films would be The Deer Hunter, The Godfather (part 1) and Once Upon a Time in America.

 

[chris lowe]

Hope you find a copy, brilliant film.
My favourite film music was Dr Zhivargo beautiful film wonderful music, old film but brilliant

And Omar Sharif Nearest I could find to a mmmmm tasty! emot

 

[chris lowe]

My favourite ever track. Aerosmith - Don't Want to Miss a Thing from Armageddon

Oh I liked Armageddon. Bruce Willis finally got killed off

 

[chris lowe]

Too many to mention, but here's a few:

Mark Knopfler's soundtrack to Local Hero
Ryuchi Sakamoto ditto Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence
Anything scored by Bernard Herrman, but in particular Taxi Driver
The use of Paul Weller's You do Something to Me in Sliding Doors
Ditto Mozart's Piano Concerto no 21 in Elvira Madigan
Likewise the slow movement of the Emperor Piano Concerto in Picnic at Hanging Rock (though I'm not so keen on the Pan Pipe music)
Then there's this: a bit of a cheat because it's what the film's about, rather than providing an aural background, but it's one of my favourite musical moments (well, ten minutes, actually ) on film. Featuring Carlos "Limited-but-thrilling-guitar-technique" Santana.

Oh yes, Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence. Brilliant film but never seems to be on tv.

 

[Janiept]

Oh I liked Armageddon. Bruce Willis finally got killed off

. Yes shame about him being in the film but still a great track