FanboyOf91 Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Hans Zimmer's soundtrack in Gladiator (Russell Crowe doesn't get an Oscar without it) Beethoven's Opus 131 (String Quartet) in Band of Brothers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wysknz1 Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Easy Rider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 He's been mentioned a few times but Scorsese might be the best at applying source music to a scene. Goodfellas with the coda from Layla over all the bodies as Jimmy ties up the loose ends. I Remember Walking in the Sand as they dig up Frank Vincent. Sid Vicious doing My Way over the credits. It's a tour de force. The Departed with the use of the Dropkick Murhpys. Casino would be somewhat boring without the great song choices. Be My Baby in Mean Streets is just perfect. Werewolves of London in The Color of Money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 The Commentary Track for Fast Times at Ridgemont High is fascinating. Amy Heckerling and Cameron Crowe wanted to use punk and new wave for the Soundtrack. The Studio insisted on all the 70s Calforinia Rock. That's why there are all these Jackson Browne, Don Henley, and Joe Walsh songs in a movie about 16 year olds set in 1982. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagleskins Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 The music in "Collateral" was amazing. For TV shows, I got to go with "Entourage". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terpfan Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Good call, forgot about Watchmen.For some reason, "All Along the Watchtower" was probably the song that most stood out to me the way it was used. That was good too. I even liked the My Chemical Romance cover of Dylan's "Desolation Row." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Dominion Monarch 06 Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Anything Mark Mothersbaugh has done in any Wes Anderson films. Speaking of such films, Seu Jorge's work on the Life Aquatic soundtrack is awesome as well. There's an entire record of that stuff and it quickly became one of my all-time favorites even though the songs aren't originally his. Also Danny Elfman is the perfect composer for Burton's films. His scores are just magnificent. I'll also say that The Lord of the Rings trilogy scored by Howard Shore is what I think to be the most ambitious of original soundtracks to date. I thought Jonny Greenwood did a great job with There Will Be Blood's soundtrack. Thought I kind of hate him, Quentin Tarentino has the knack for finding good tunes to accompany his films nicely. If you haven't heard The Fountain's soundtrack composed by Clint Mansell and performed by The Kronos Quartet with Mogwai..... man you are surely missing out on of the best OST's there is. HIGHLY recommended from this guy. I kind of missed the purpose of this thread, but oh well. Check out what I've mentioned above if you're into OSTs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinscountry Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 As someone already mentioned the opening scene of Apocalypse Now and the use of the song The End by The Doors. My favorite opening of any movie I have ever seen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b26BD5KjH0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artmonkforHOF Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Pick any Stanley Kubrick movie and you have some of the best music used in the history of film. "when Johnny comes Marching home" played every time they cut to the inside of the bomber in Dr.Stangelove sets a great tone for the movie. Strauss' waltz in 2001 has become so iconic, it's hard to find a space shot in film, TV or even commercials that does not use classical music as a backdrop, but Kubrick was the first to marry those two together. Playing Beethoven throughout A Clockwork Orange, put that music in a whole new light for so many people. Another favourite of mine is the record Tim Robbins character plays over the PA system in the Shawshank Redemption. The combination of that music with the movement of the camera as it moves over the jail yard makes for one heck of a scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilmer17 Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Anyone mention the use of Freebird at the end of The Devils Rejects? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bay Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Gettysburg. And I've always thought the Simpsons did a good job of picking appropriate music to fit the scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busch1724 Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Dark Side of the Moon in the Wizard of Oz... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd421 Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Honestly John brions music is AWESOME in the movies it is in I heart Huckabees was so great for the music...Life aquatic had some good stuff in it also....But one of my favorite uses of music in a movie has got to be in The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind....the music was PERFECT and perfectly used Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeesburgSkinFan Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 "Amoreena" during the opening sequence of Dog Day Afternoon "Nobody But Me" in the Departed during the scene when DiCaprio beats the hell out of the Italians from Providence "It Was A Very Good Year" during the opening of the first episode of Season 2 of the Sopranos Bob Dylan's "The Man In Me" playing at the bowling alley in the Big Lebowski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorresA Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 All things done by NFL Films Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artmonkforHOF Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 For TV, how could I forget the opening theme to Dexter? light enough to be enticing, and dark enough to let you know something sinister is going on, really the perfect blend for that show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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