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Post by morthoron on Apr 12, 2013 6:26:59 GMT
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Post by nonrabbit on Apr 12, 2013 8:12:18 GMT
Agree with those choices I had Tubular Bells prior to The Exorcist but everytime I hear the opening bars it's straight back to the cinema and the first showings of the film and grown men who had just finished their shifts in the Glasgow docks watching it and squirming in their seats. I like most of Rachel Portman's work. www.rachelportman.co.uk/My absolute favourite piece of her work was for a local film called Ratcatcher -worth a watch if you haven't seen it - really sad and very memorable , helped in some way by the music. uk.imdb.com/title/tt0171685/?ref_=sr_1Thanks Morthoron for this addition to the Forum
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 12, 2013 8:29:46 GMT
Many thanks for the link Sir - I'll have a good look at the weekend. Thanks
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Post by Tull50 on Apr 12, 2013 18:39:49 GMT
Thanks for sharing the blog, I've been going over and I find it very interesting, now I favor Trainspotting - Lou Reed, just because it's what I wanted to hear, I also find very good the soundtrack of Mozart. LOU REED - Perfect Day (TRAINSPOTTING Soundtrack, 1996) I have two film clips uploaded to youtube in which music appears Jethro Tull, I think both songs is very well chosen for different reasons, I'll post here as I think it is the most appropriate thread, but Not The Greatest film Scores & Soundtracks of All time and the Spanish film probably only known in Spain and perhaps France Locomotive Breath sounds in the film Salvador Puig Antich Salvador Puig Antich (Barcelona, Catalonia, May 30, 1948 - Id., March 2, 1974) was a Catalan anarchist, active during the 1960s and early 1970s, which was executed by the Franco regime after being tried and sentenced to death by a military court, Salvador Puig Antich was the last political prisoner of the Franco regime executed at vile stick. In the movie, when shown his capture and the final days before his execution can hear the song Locomotive Breath, song censored at the time by the military regime of Franco The film won the Goya award for best adapted screenplay, signed by Lluís Arcarazo. Cheap Day Return-Jethro Tull sounds in the movie Apollo XVIII Very appropriate song, considering how the movie ends...
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Post by tullist on Apr 12, 2013 19:05:06 GMT
Certainly I applaud your inclusion of Ascenseur pour l'échafaud with the Miles soundtrack. Would be difficult to whittle Miles entire discography down to ten favorites, but that is absolutely one of his most atmospheric. And I can think of no one, including Mozart, who does atmosphere as well as Miles Davis.
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Post by steelmonkey on Apr 12, 2013 19:13:48 GMT
The soundtrack for an obscure, underappreciated Coppola film called 'Rumblefish' is amazing. It's credited to Stuart Copeland of Police fame but includes many qualified helpers, notably Stan Ridgeway who was the singer of a post-punk smart guy band called 'Wall of Vodoo'. The film is a jewel. Che3ck it out...money back guarantee from me if you hate it.
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Post by tullist on Apr 12, 2013 19:37:10 GMT
I would include a few in this category. When I heard in 86 that a jazz movie, vaguely about Lester Young or "Prez" starring Dexter Gordon I knew, not merely presumed, that if they let Dexter play Dexter they would have a winner. And seeing him resplendant in his tux at the Academy Awards the following year bore that out, amidst the largely overpraised and certainly overpaid. Additionally he had prior stage and screen experience. Dude was stone handsome most of his life, in this movie as in real life he is near death. A jazz musician who I saw more than any other, about 10 times, with the largest sound I have ever heard on a tenor saxophone, truly filled up a room, no mistake who was playing. His "chops" here very late in life may not have been what they had even a few years earlier, but that character shines through. Yes that is Herbie Hancock, John McLaughlin, Niels Henning Orsted Pederson and Billy Higgins. And I love how he is wearing a Lester Young porkpie hat, another of Lester Young's aliases, as in Goodbye Porkpie Hat, not a clothing article Dex was likely to wear in real life. youtu.be/3CrHE17uq8UWithout a doubt a lousy movie if my memory of it from nearly 50 years ago serves, but I do love this DC5 song. youtu.be/5k0thfotgBQNot on the whole much of a Mark Knopfler or Dire Straits fan but certainly appreciated his work on the 1982 gem concerning a small town on the west coast of Scotland engaging with a Texas oil giant, called Local Hero. One of the great Burt Lancaster's final performances and he definitely delivers the goods. Additionally doubt if I have ever been as taken by a woman on the screen as with Jenny Seagrove as Marina in this movie. I hunted down everything else she was in, most of it crap I'm afraid. Big endorsement for her 1984 or so, made for BBC epic called A Woman of Substance. I believe she should have been a much more well known actress, even a Kathryn Hepburn of her time, but made poor choices as to what projects to take, easy to say I suppose not knowing what was offered, but should have been much bigger. Of more appeal to me than the likes of Trainspotting, I will never find heroin to be a particularly intriguing premise, save for when it is used to relieve REAL pain, or as a perfectly noble way to leave this world when other avenues have been exhausted. This just concerns average folk in an average small town. I could probably do without the cheesy saxophone that is used, the type used on Saturday Night Live and George Harrison records. Yuk. Very good melody that matches the movie, particularly the Scotland parts. youtu.be/5maW-BTJ2LE
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Post by tullist on Apr 12, 2013 20:26:38 GMT
As I expected, you found a good one in that Ratcatcher Patti. I kept my eye out for who was playing that, from the sound of it, Scottish harp, lists who wrote it, mentions the songs by Nick Drake, Tom Jones, Nancy Sinatra, but not who is playing the harp and what kind of harp. Not that I know all that many but that Kathryn Tickell Ian was playing with last December is one, Patrick Ball, whoever the harp player, likely Irish harp, is in the Cheiftains, Alan Stivell, Robin Williamson. Rory Dol Morrison, but he's been dead a couple centuries.
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Post by broadsword on Apr 12, 2013 20:54:16 GMT
John Barry anyone? Try this
or this, not strictly a soundtrack, but from the same film
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Post by nonrabbit on Apr 12, 2013 21:23:21 GMT
As I expected, you found a good one in that Ratcatcher Patti. I kept my eye out for who was playing that, from the sound of it, Scottish harp, lists who wrote it, mentions the songs by Nick Drake, Tom Jones, Nancy Sinatra, but not who is playing the harp and what kind of harp. Not that I know all that many but that Kathryn Tickell Ian was playing with last December is one, Patrick Ball, whoever the harp player, likely Irish harp, is in the Cheiftains, Alan Stivell, Robin Williamson. Rory Dol Morrison, but he's been dead a couple centuries. I couldn't find out either, I expect since it was written by Portman that it's probably session musicians.
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Post by nonrabbit on Apr 12, 2013 21:28:36 GMT
I like Waking Ned on the list - good choice.
Got me thinking about Wickerman - the original obviously!
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Post by steelmonkey on Apr 12, 2013 21:42:33 GMT
A much too obtuse and fairly crappy Wim Wenders film called " Till the End of Time' or soemthing like that had an amazing soundtrack with original songs by Lou Reed, Nick Cave, The Talking heads, Elvis Costello REM and others...too bad about the 2 or 3 U2 songs. Most Wim Wenders films have great music...too bad I'm too dumb to understand his Berlin/Eurotrash plots. Paris, Texas was pretty good.
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Post by nonrabbit on Apr 13, 2013 8:09:22 GMT
I'm struggling to not like any of the choices here from the opening bars of Zulu to the sublime Local Hero.
It's such a big subject from the popular to the obscure.
This is one of my top five films ever. Carl Anderson just, just pips the post for vocals up against Ted Neeley as Christ. I'm firmly in the Neeley camp as opposed to Gillan as I love the extra passion and the screeching ;D
I love every song however I got a bit fed up with Yvonne Eliman's I Don't Know How To Love Him maybe because it became a single and was played to death - did it chart higher than Jesus Christ Superstar? It has,so far, been the only musical that I have had any time for.
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Post by morthoron on Apr 13, 2013 16:11:46 GMT
I'm struggling to not like any of the choices here from the opening bars of Zulu to the sublime Local Hero. It's such a big subject from the popular to the obscure. This is one of my top five films ever. Carl Anderson just, just pips the post for vocals up against Ted Neeley as Christ. I'm firmly in the Neeley camp as opposed to Gillan as I love the extra passion and the screeching ;D I love every song however I got a bit fed up with Yvonne Eliman's I Don't Know How To Love Him maybe because it became a single and was played to death - did it chart higher than Jesus Christ Superstar? It has,so far, been the only musical that I have had any time for. I definitely prefer the JCS album to the movie, and I prefer Ian Gillan and Murray Head to Ted Neely and Carl Anderson. In addition, Mike D'abo as Herod was better and far funnier as well. In fact, I like the whole ensemble better. The renditions seem fuller on the album, and the guitars had more bite. Here's a couple favorites from 1970:
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 13, 2013 17:16:48 GMT
Some great films there morthoron. Got to agree with Apocalypse Now, Blade Runner (my own favourite Sci fi film), Easy Rider, The Good, The Bad & The Ugly, A Hard Day's Night (I bunked off school to watch it), Lawrence Of Arabia (very special film for me - one to my top 5 favourites), Spinal Tap and 2001, A Space Odyssey. Additional ones that I would include would be Help, The Magnificent Seven and The Great Escape. All in all an excellent list - it's made me hunt through the CDs to see if I've still got the soundtrack albums to some of them
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Post by Tull50 on Apr 13, 2013 18:19:18 GMT
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Post by nonrabbit on Apr 13, 2013 18:52:52 GMT
I'm struggling to not like any of the choices here from the opening bars of Zulu to the sublime Local Hero. It's such a big subject from the popular to the obscure. This is one of my top five films ever. Carl Anderson just, just pips the post for vocals up against Ted Neeley as Christ. I'm firmly in the Neeley camp as opposed to Gillan as I love the extra passion and the screeching ;D I love every song however I got a bit fed up with Yvonne Eliman's I Don't Know How To Love Him maybe because it became a single and was played to death - did it chart higher than Jesus Christ Superstar? It has,so far, been the only musical that I have had any time for. I definitely prefer the JCS album to the movie, and I prefer Ian Gillan and Murray Head to Ted Neely and Carl Anderson. In addition, Mike D'abo as Herod was better and far funnier as well. In fact, I like the whole ensemble better. The renditions seem fuller on the album, and the guitars had more bite. Here's a couple favorites from 1970: I suppose it’s staying loyal to what grabbed you back in the day. I was blown away when I saw the 73 film in the cinema - the first time that I’d heard JCS. I became even more hooked when the religious mob got involved (including family much the same way they had with Aqualung) and protested against it. The guitar does sound better in the 70 version although vocally I prefer Anderson singing Heaven On Their Minds - the line; ..”But every word you say today...” sounds really strange (to me) in the 70's version compared to the aggression and passion that Anderson brought to the song and film. Joshua Mostel’s interpretation of Herod caused such a furore - over here in the UK. I have no idea what the reaction was in the States. His child-like approach and overall campness (no one knew what that was then,over here,in 1973) was hilarious and shocking.... to the grown-ups. I ran out after seeing the film and bought the album, learned the songs, word perfect, much the same as I had eight years before with another musical film; “High on a hill stood a lonely goatherd” Anyone?
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Post by morthoron on Apr 13, 2013 18:53:40 GMT
I think you are probably right, from a soundtrack point of view. I haven't seen it for 30 years, but I recall thinking the movie sucked.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2019 9:34:36 GMT
I love the soundtracks to Sergio Leone's westerns and to most Kubrick films. When the Academy Awards honoured composer Ennio Morricone, the orchestra performed "Ecstasy of Gold" (above).
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 21, 2019 13:54:19 GMT
Certainly Bladerunner, Lawrence of Arabia, The Shawshank Redemption, Schindler's List, The Great Escape and The Magnificent Seven amongst many others.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2019 14:52:51 GMT
The title theme to the excellent 1968 western BANDOLERO! I bet you won't be able to get the "whistling" out of your head for at least an hour.
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Post by jackinthegreen on Apr 21, 2019 21:23:32 GMT
I'm struggling to not like any of the choices here from the opening bars of Zulu to the sublime Local Hero. It's such a big subject from the popular to the obscure. This is one of my top five films ever. Carl Anderson just, just pips the post for vocals up against Ted Neeley as Christ. I'm firmly in the Neeley camp as opposed to Gillan as I love the extra passion and the screeching ;D I love every song however I got a bit fed up with Yvonne Eliman's I Don't Know How To Love Him maybe because it became a single and was played to death - did it chart higher than Jesus Christ Superstar? It has,so far, been the only musical that I have had any time for. Like you, I love Neeley and Anderson's vocal performances in this brilliant musical, I could sing the whole film from start to finish, just ask my daughters..... I too saw the film at the cinema back then, and went out to buy the soundtrack on vinyl, there has been some covers since which have been great too. Gethsemane and Damned for all Time.....superb.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2020 0:49:25 GMT
Opening theme to John Carpenter's Assault On Precinct 13 (1976). Composed by the director himself. One of the best urban crime thrillers of the 1970's.
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