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Your choice for single best film song/ score

posted 3 years ago by [deleted]
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If you could award best film song what would your choice be? You only get ONE choice although I'll allow for an entire film score.

Not allowed: Film scores that are composed largely of inserted pop songs. It has to be original music.

For me, it would be Brad Fiedel's Terminator theme. Played with deep percussion and brass its bombastic 3-2 beat has a "going into battle" vibe that instantly quickens my pulse. I have about five different versions in my workout set list because it never fails to amp up my energy.

Slow it down though and play it on strings or synth, and it gets this very mournful, melancholy vibe. I came across a youtube vid of some guy who played it on an acoustic guitar. It would have been perfect as the soundtrack for a Western.

It's such a versatile piece of music.

[–] bellington83 (3293) 3 years ago

For me it has to be, Howard Shores score for The Fellowship of The Ring

[–] sslssg (35201) 3 years ago

Me too

[–] jonathan_k80 (6436) 3 years ago

Danny Elfman's quirky songs and score for The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993). My favorite is "Oogie Boogie's Song." I can see why Elfman was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score.

[–] AndyKing1967 (39874) 3 years ago

John Williams - Star Wars

The opening bars remind me of the excitement and thrills that the 10 year old boy that I used to be felt when I first saw this film.

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

Yes, I saw the original trilogy in my youth and the minute that the music started playing during the opening flypast text always got me jazzed for what was to come.

BTW, during The Batman, the first time that we see Batman's combat boots slowly stride toward a bunch of thugs, I recognized the sombre four-note music as the first four notes of "The Imperial March".

[–] AndyKing1967 (39874) 3 years ago

Nice catch 👍

[–] samoanjoes (58645) 3 years ago

I love the music in the opening scene of Batman Returns. The whole score is great, but the opening is the best part.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=m-Ryz8v31bw

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

Good one. The opening seconds are iconic. I always think of the animated series when I hear it.

[–] CKid (3842) 3 years ago

My favorite score is Trevor Jones & Randy Edleman for The Last of the Mohicans (1992) ...
https://youtu.be/aVjwBNsiOv0

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

i don't know a ton about film music, other than i've liked a lot of morricone scores for sure. i couldn't name one as a favourite.

i really liked the music in 'a ghost story.'

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

Morricone's Westerns always have this epic quality to them.

They are stories of brutal, violent men who will die forgotten by history, but somehow Morricone's music imbues them with a larger-than-life aura.

[–] Seperatrix (1349) 3 years ago

Mulholland Drive -- Angelo Badalamenti

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

Badalamenti's dreamy, melancholic Twin Peaks stuff is a favourite of mine.

[–] ShogunofYonkers (78628) 3 years ago

Terminator is a great one
I really like the Conan (82) score

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

I'm going to have to watch Conan again and pay more attention to the music. It gets a lot of likes out there, but I have no recollection of it.

[–] ShogunofYonkers (78628) 3 years ago

A couple different length versions are on YouTube as well

Enjoy