The Fifth Element is probably the only soundtrack I have ever bought. The diva's aria is AMAZING!
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The Abyss really does something for me, can’t quite put my finger on it
Shrek 2, unironically
Also Sucker Punch and Tron Legacy
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen has a fantastic soundtrack. Can really push a system to its limits.
Thank you for so many suggestions! Honestly, I didn't know most of them.
For anyone who are too bothered to read the entire comment section, here's the list
List
- O Brother Where Art Thou?
- Forest Gump
- Legion (show)
- Westworld
- Good Will Hunting
- E.T.
- Jurassic Park
- Indiana Jones
- Birdman
- 28 Days Later
- Trainspotting
- Garden State
- Once upon a time the west
- Blade runner
- Yellow Submarine
- The Muppet Movie
- School of Rock
- The Village
- Amelie
- Pride and Prejudice
- Shutter Island
- The Piano
- Reservoir Dogs
- Blues Brothers
- From Dusk til Dawn
- Gladiator
- Dump and Dumber
- Romeo and Juliet
- Pulp Fiction
- Buena Vista Social Club
- Help!
- Purple Rain
- La Boum
- Fame and The Kids from Fame
- The wackness
- Vertigo
- North by Northwest
- Psycho
- Ultraman Rising
- The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
- Desparado
- Conan the Barbarian
- The Fountain
- Grosse Point Blank
- Donnie Darko
- Reservoir Dogs
- Kill Bill
- Stand By Me
- Dirty Dancing
- The Lost Boys
- Hackers
- Summer Wars
- Kikujiros Summer
- Dunkirk
- Inception
- Desert Rose
- American Beauty
- Easy rider
- Bohemian Rhapsody
- The Matrix
- Interstellar
- Requiem for a dream
- Tenet
- Independence Day
- Garden State
- The Crow
- Pacific Rim
- The Decline of Western Civilization
- Schindler's List
- Rogue One
- Dunkirk
- Judgement Night
- Full Metal Jacket
- Varsity Blues
- Oppenheimer
- Atomic Blonde
- Dazed and Confused
- Spawn
- Ransom
- Lord of the Rings
- Empire Records
- Get Shorty
- The Big Lebowski
- Buried
- A Knight's Tale
- Pretty in Pink
- Stranger Than Fiction
- The Third Man
- The Mission
- Dred
- Redline
- Tombstone
- Almost Famous
Let me know if I'm missing something
The blade runner soundtrack is my go to relax soundtrack. Have listened to it thousands of times by now.
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Reservoir Dogs / Pulp Fiction / Kill Bill
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Stand By Me
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Dirty Dancing
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The Lost Boys
Forrest Gump, hands down.
Hackers
The prodigy!
Oh just my thing.
- Summer Wars
- Kikojiros Summer
- Dunkirk
- Inception
- Desert Rose
I have a lot of these on my shortlist. More series and even way more videogames
American Beauty.
It's the most autumn sounding OST I know, super moody.
Easy rider
Bohemian Rhapsody
Yeah American Psycho does have a good soundtrack. Eyes Without a Face is great.
My vote is for Interstellar or some of the other Hans Zimmer ones
The Matrix soundtrack is amazing
Swingers has a great oldies/crooner soundtrack.
- Schindler's List
- Requiem for a Dream
- Independence Day
For me the criteria is: would the movie be very different with another soundtrack. The below offerings truly elevate their movies imo.
Tron Legacy
Blade Runner
Black Panther
Rogue One. First time I saw it I was sure no one could hold a candle to John Williams. Then I watched it again and the way Michael Giacchino uses a half-step to underline the theme of hope gives me chills just remembering it.
The Decline of Western Civilization
Batman Forever
Garden State
I was just watching Tenet last night and the music kind of took me out of it sometimes because I was like, “Fuck, that music sounds awesome”, though not sure how well it will stand on its own, I’ve not tried that yet.
2001: A Space Odyssey
Just epic classical music.
Spirited Away
Joe Hisaishi fits the fantastical setting perfectly. Lots of bittersweet, exciting, and meditative moods, each placed in the perfect scene.
Tarantino's movies usually have a great song selection.
Full Metal Jacket
Hearing "Bird is the Word" juxtaposed with the Vietnam War is just a crazy choice that paid off.
Nobody (2021)
Turned me on to Luther Allison. Not a "best soundtrack" but it definitely stands out.
When I think of exquisite sound design, two of my favorite movies spring to mind: Stalker (1979) and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.
The former has such a subtle soundtrack that it's almost like it's not there, but without it so much of the atmosphere of a movie that is heavily atmospheric would be lost.
The latter is just a perfect western with a perfect western soundtrack. The theme is well known, but L'estasi Dell'oro gives me chills every time it starts playing.
Watched Blade Runner 2049 2 days ago. Had a very good soundtrack but I wouldnt just listen to it just.
Personal favorites:
Tron: Legacy
Pacific Rim
Judgement Night - some of the greatest hip-hop & metal crossover songs ever made.
The Last of the Mohicans Once heard, you cannot escape its beauty.
I'm not seeing Oppenheimer mentioned , perhaps I'm in the minority here.
Atomic Blonde
Ransom is underrated IMO.
Godzilla 1998
Varsity Blues
Buried.
Banger after banger
Can't believe no-one mentioned The Crow..
It can’t rain all the time.
Pretty in Pink - Pure 80s.
Most people, as evidenced by the comments, don't know the difference between soundtrack and score. Either that or they DO know the difference and are choosing to answer as if they didn't.
Then give us some of your pieces as comparison
The music Howard Shore wrote for Lord of the Rings is the score; Into the West is soundtrack. The music Basil Poledouris wrote for Starship Troopers is the score; Fade into You (the song played during the fight scene between Rico and Zander) is soundtrack.
Akira(1988)
The soundtrack compliments the action so well.
Too much of ambience songs.
Personally I prefer more structured pieces like Battle against Clown or the OST of Tron:Legacy
I just gave it a listen through, and yes I am remembering it for Kaneda's Theme.
Seeing that scene on the big screen in '88 has not been topped as the most electric cinematic experience, for me.
The theme reminds me a bit about the Mario Kart DS/N64 race track Banshee Boardwalk.
The theme is definitely more structured but a bit too repetetive to just listen to. As a theme it's perfectly suited to support a narrative.
real. Geinoh Yamashirogumi elevated that movie beyond "weird mindfuck anime" to an immersive experience.
On the same note, Ghost in the Shell's soundtrack is also a masterwork, though it doesn't have a single stand out track like Kaneda's Theme
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