Movie Themes

Brad Fiedel's Terminator score

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cwi0pkhoSE

Lots of John Williams stuff on YouTube (including pieces conducted by him). This might be my fave, The Danish Symphony Orchestra, here is one clip (Star Wars) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we3VEI5pmqo

Ben-Hur theme 2013 BBC Proms. One of the most stirring themes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueS07YbMeUw

Superman theme 2013 BBC Proms. Another really stirring theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBatxZ90wag

The Godfather - The Danish National Symphony Orchestra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-jdl9hcCeg

OK here's an original soundtrack I love, Diamonds are Forever https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWv6NgYmPAioYCYnlrGvcsBZQqH0y4kFX

Clint Mansell - Lux Aeterna (Requiem for a Dream)
https://youtu.be/CZMuDbaXbC8

bonus video game:
The Legend of Zelda - Suite (Live with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
https://youtu.be/YrpWBgB6oz8?t=858

Everyone raves about Basil Poledouris's Conan the Barbarian soundtrack. It's wonderful, no arguments from me, but his much lesser known soundtrack for Paul Verhoeven's "Flesh + Blood" is just as incredible. Here's the theme music for the film:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMzd6OqI0Bs

I love Lalo Schifrin. He's mostly known for the famous Mission Impossible theme, but he has many other interesting stuff.

A couple of examples. The opening of Dirty Harry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkqF0EED6AA

I particularly love how he sometimes plays with baroque and jazz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q4WUcK-JgU

Miles Davis' Elevator to the Gallows is great
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOjc4wZRKyg

I've shared this one on every post about scores. The Rainmaker from the Power of One - Hans Zimmer and Lebo M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNzjUJqITqU

Michael Kamen's Robinhood Prince of Thieves' Overture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maA5bCx3_Jk

Arrival to Earth - Steve Jablonsly. This is sort of a tough one to admit, but honestly it's the only thing I really like about Transformers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_FHPJIhNBw

Rambo:
https://youtu.be/Hdj2agJ1B84

Here's the track list of a CD I burned consisting of 19 themes from the soundtracks of 15 films ...

. 1) Trevor Jones: Main Title - https://youtu.be/4HkgPBEPCeg (The Last of the Mohicans)
. 2) Trevor Jones: Elk Hunt - https://youtu.be/HV93TzcnaRA (ditto)
. 3) Trevor Jones: The Kiss - https://youtu.be/yB6S3c7f8XA (ditto)
. 4) Randy Edelman: Cora - https://youtu.be/UdmOWAdiQ2k (ditto)
. 5) Hans Zimmer: Maestro - https://youtu.be/SvtaNQw4sGA (The Holiday)
. 6) Dave Grusin: Down the River/End Credits - https://youtu.be/2GuU7twFs38 (The Cure)
. 7) Marc Shaiman: End Credits - https://youtu.be/m9Biv_eys8M (The Bucket List)
. 8) Hans Zimmer: Blowfish - https://youtu.be/G7AIvU5NtTQ (Regarding Henry)
. 9) Elmer Bernstein: End Title - https://youtu.be/rygqwCTdsLM (To Kill a Mockingbird)
10) Deborah Lurie: An Unfinished Life - https://youtu.be/rWLzRslXNGY (An Unfinished Life)
11) James Horner: Hymn - https://youtu.be/7YZU22Bqjpc (Courage Under Fire)
12) James Newton Howard : The Picnic - https://youtu.be/zSDgtghBego (Dave)
13) Christopher Young: Shipping News - https://youtu.be/_I9DSNSHJ7A (The Shipping News)
14) Mark Isham: October Sky - https://youtu.be/xHVk6t-q1aE (October Sky)
15) James Horner: Hymn to the Sea - https://youtu.be/poJlUQt8KTk (Titanic)
16) Maurice Jarre: Building the Barn - https://youtu.be/iw28_kQK1FA (Witness)
17) Christopher Young: The Truth Be Known - https://youtu.be/-4dl9qAXrHg (Murder In the First)
18) Hans Zimmer: The Way of the Sword - https://youtu.be/_qtmj8ZG6bQ (The Last Samurai)
19) Hans Zimmer: A Small Measure of Peace - https://youtu.be/GWm8-jlddaw (ditto)