Classic Music in the movies - top 100

[Parra]

ABC Classic FM has played an interesting countdown for the long weekend. Music in the movies - both scores and classical works used as incidental music in film.


Down to the top 10 now.

http://www.abc.net.au/classic/classic100/movies/

 

[Zoidberg]

Still waiting on Star Wars!
John Williams' Superman score all the way down at #69 puh-lease!

 

[Parra]

John Williams has quite a few entries. Schindlers List #10 is Williams as well.

 

[Zoidberg]

I don't really get why there is some movies with more than 1 entry?

 

[nöyd]

I don't really get why there is some movies with more than 1 entry?

because it's a music countdown, not a movie one. think of all the easily recognisable pieces of music from Star Wars alone, the main theme, the Cantina band, the Imperial March etc. etc.

 

[Zoidberg]

Yeah, that's what I thought, but some are just listed as eg. John Williams - superman score (no specific track).

 

[Parra]

Yeah, it throws you. As does the original score vs using a classical piece.

 

[nöyd]

Yeah, that's what I thought, but some are just listed as eg. John Williams - superman score (no specific track).

fair call

personally i think the love theme from Superman is an amazing piece, it would definitely be in my top 10

any sign of Jaws yet? John Williams again if i'm not mistaken

 

[Parra]

No Star Wars yet either - Williams as well.

I'd have more Ennio Morricone.

Up to No. 6. Lawrence of Arabia

 

[nöyd]

lol check out the movies he (Williams) has scored, guy could almost have his own top 100 countdown

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_compositions_by_John_Williams#Film_scores

 

[Parra]

That is an amazing list.

 

[Parra]

Chariots of Fire #67 and now #4

 

[Amadaca]

Only a new movie so won't get its due, but the music from Oblivion was absolutely stunning. The best I've heard in a long, long time. Put it this way --- I walked directly from the cinema having seen it into a JB Hi Fi & purchased the soundtrack.

"Starwaves," &, "Oblivion: End Credits," are mesmeric.

All-time classics, can't go past John Williams' gloriously serene theme for Jurassic Park as the greatest movie score ever, but check out Elliott Goldenthal's, "The Gift," from the movie Sphere for a very powerful & dramatically moving tune.

For something with an edge, Williams' Jaws classic & Danny Elfman's Batman theme (1989) are unbeatable.

 

[Zoidberg]

:lol: I rewatched Sphere recently and after the 1st 20 mins I was thinking the movie was better than I remembered, mainly because of the music, then the movie got pretty dumb.

#3 Lord of the Rings

Star Wars and Jaws as 1 and 2?

 

[Parra]

#2 Star Wars

 

[Springs]

Very fair countdown in my opinion. Although Lord of the Rings > Star Wars.

 

[Parra]

#1 The Mission

Morricone gets top spot.

 

[Zoidberg]

Very fair countdown in my opinion. Although Lord of the Rings > Star Wars.

I disagree, I feel Star Wars > Lord of the Rings. But let's not start one of those SW vs LOTR debates.

 

[Springs]

I disagree, I feel Star Wars > Lord of the Rings. But let's not start one of those SW vs LOTR debates.

Well that was in purely musical score terms.

 

[Ghoulies]

I actually bought the soundtrack CD of The Mission off Amazon in the pre-iTunes days. So much hassle compared to how easy it is now just to search for your favourite tracks, then buy and download them individually.