Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted December 12, 2012 Author Paid Members Share Posted December 12, 2012 Are we largely agreed that the 1970s had the best theme tunes, then? Good.  - this is brilliant, the way it suddenly just bursts into life. Quite similar to The Taking Of Pelham 123. - another crime thriller with an awesome car chase and another fantastic theme from Don Ellis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members neil's bitch Posted December 12, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted December 12, 2012 .........the best musical representation of a Superhero after John Williams' Superman. Â Whilst its not the main title theme for the Superman movie, the score leading into the reveal of the Planet Krypton is just the best thing ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted December 12, 2012 Awards Moderator Share Posted December 12, 2012 I know John Williams is a little obvious for this thread, but fuck it, the Jurrasic Park theme is so bloody good I'm putting it here. It's all about the scene, surely one of the greatest moments in cinema history.  Perfect direction, perfect acting, great CGI that still holds up, and the perfect music. It never fails to give me goosbumps.  I mentioned him, and this piece, too, so yes, agreed on all counts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King Of Swing Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Not what I would dumd badass but another good theme I just remembered is the one from Scanners - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted December 12, 2012 Moderators Share Posted December 12, 2012 Â Amazing song for an amazing film. One of my favourite films. A film that has it all. A film that has a mute mentally challenged girl (due getting her shit raped in Death Wish I) getting raped by Laurence Fishburne and then jumping 50ft onto spikes and makes PAUL FUCKING KERSEY get the red mist and get fucking even. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted December 12, 2012 Moderators Share Posted December 12, 2012 Bear in mind I am the one UKFFer that loves the song Skyfall. Nah, add me to that Brownie. Good theme, the intro sequence was fucking ace too.  . Giorgio Moroder at his very best, plus perhaps the greatest tag team of all-time nabbed it as well.  Giorgio is the shit. The whole of the Scarface sooundtrack is immense, too.  We've had a couple Blaxploitation film soundtracks mentioned but unless I've missed it I don't think Superfly has been mentioned. I love Curtis Mayfield and I think this is some of his best work -  A Couple other soundtracks of his that I have are and .. both good also, but I've not seen the films of either of those so it's hard to judge them properly like Superfly, but I imagine they work with the film just as brilliantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted December 12, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted December 12, 2012 He's so good, he makes me want to watch films just because he's done the music for them. Next stop- Electric Dreams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted December 12, 2012 Moderators Share Posted December 12, 2012 Hah... Â That picture in my sig is actually from the album cover to Munich Machine, which is another Giorgio production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members bAzTNM#1 Posted December 13, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted December 13, 2012 Some of his stuff from his version of "Metropolis" is quite good too. Don't know if there is sound in these videos. Sound is absolutely f*cked in this PC. Here are the links.. Â Â Here is a cracker of an orchestral theme from the John Hurt film, "Champions" about jockey Bob Champion. Used in various BBC1 Grand National montages... Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted March 8, 2013 Author Paid Members Share Posted March 8, 2013 Holy shit this is fantastic:- Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted March 8, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted March 8, 2013 Â Echoing the love for "For A Few Dollars More" - it's definitely the best Morricone theme, and the others are not far behind. TGTBTU is definitely more anthemic and recognisable, but there's just something about FAFDM that fits the whole Western aesthetic (not just the Spaghettis) perfectly. The long, sustained notes of the whistling coupled with the Jew's harp - if I was walking through landscapes like those, that track would be playing in my head. I can almost feel the beating sun, the parched throat, the unshaven face and the dust on the skin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted March 8, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted March 8, 2013 Mother fucking Beetlejuice   Danny Elfman is mostly terrible but when he get's it right the result is truly spectacular.  And this is my favorite Batman theme. It's from Mask Of The Phatasm but incoporates Elfman's original theme into something really special, scary, exciting and tragic.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted June 24, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted June 24, 2013 Watched Drive for the first time the other day, so had to dig this thread out to nominate the opening title theme for the film. I've had a Breakbot remix of Kavinsky's Nightcall for a couple of years now and really like it but this is the first time I've heard the original. It fits perfectly into the opening credits as well, following a very good opening scene that sets the film up nicely. The song is beautiful 80s-inspired synth-pop (co-produced by Daft Punk's Guy Manuel de Homem Christo no less) and features vocals from CSS's lead singer Lovefoxxx. I love her voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted June 24, 2013 Author Paid Members Share Posted June 24, 2013 I like the music in Drive but I actually didn't think it fit the film very well. I'm not even sure why, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 That opening music was great, but a lot of the other music choices just didn't really work, as Gladders says. A curate's egg, that film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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