14 Mar
2012
14 Mar
'12
3:16 a.m.
Hello,
I'm no movie head, which is why I'm turning to this list. What would you
pick as some reference/quality film soundtracks produced in the last
decade or so?
Cheers,
S.M.
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14 Mar
14 Mar
3:19 a.m.
On Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:16:40 -0400
"S. Massy" <lists(a)wolfdream.ca> wrote:
Hello,
I'm no movie head, which is why I'm turning to this list. What would you
pick as some reference/quality film soundtracks produced in the last
decade or so?
Cheers,
S.M.
This will either turnout as flamewar or as non-discussion and just a random list of
suggestion with no connection.
Escaflowne Soundtrack by Kanno, Yoko. The Series, not the movie. But the movie soundtrack
is still good, same composer.
Nils
3:23 a.m.
On Tue, 2012-03-13 at 22:16 -0400, S. Massy wrote:
Hello,
I'm no movie head, which is why I'm turning to this list. What would you
pick as some reference/quality film soundtracks produced in the last
decade or so?
Cheers,
S.M.
What does that even mean? Are you looking for interesting background
music that adds mood to a scene, but isn't so complex that it's
distracting, or are you ins search of interesting and compelling music
that stands up even outside of being a movie score?
Rich...
4:42 a.m.
On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 10:23:36PM -0400, Ricardus Vincente wrote:
On Tue, 2012-03-13 at 22:16 -0400, S. Massy wrote:
Apologies for the lack of
clarity. I was prompted to ask this question
because I wanted good reference mixes for this type of music. I asked
here because it seemed like a better and more promising idea than just
looking up OSCAR winners or something of the kind. As I said, I'm no
movie expert and one of the few movie soundtracks I listen to on an even
remotely regular basis is Bladerunner's (and a few by Philip Glass).
Cheers,
S.M.
Hello,
I'm no movie head, which is why I'm turning to this list. What would you
pick as some reference/quality film soundtracks produced in the last
decade or so?
Cheers,
S.M.
What does that even mean? Are you looking for interesting background
music that adds mood to a scene, but isn't so complex that it's
distracting, or are you ins search of interesting and compelling music
that stands up even outside of being a movie score? 
9:15 a.m.
Apologies for the lack of clarity. I was prompted to ask this question
because I wanted good reference mixes for this type of music. I asked
here because it seemed like a better and more promising idea than just
looking up OSCAR winners or something of the kind. As I said, I'm no
movie expert and one of the few movie soundtracks I listen to on an even
remotely regular basis is Bladerunner's (and a few by Philip Glass).
Cheers,
S.M.
Hi!
I'm no movie expert too, but i think if you want example of well composed
and well mixed classical music for movies you could start with the whole
anthology of Mr John Williams, or even the most famous soundtracks like
Schindler's List, Jurassic Park, Harry Potter (as said), Indiana Jones,
Star Wars, ecc..
I would also advice the listening of Matrix music (not even the song for
soundtracks), The NeverEnding Story whole soundtrack and, being italian,
Ennio Morricone's works and even Claudio Simonetti, Daemonia and Goblin's
works for old orror movies (more about electronic than classical music, or
mix of both..but still great material).
cheers,
lorenzo
12:08 p.m.
On 3/13/12, S. Massy <lists(a)wolfdream.ca> wrote:
[ ... ]
I would definitely echo the advice to check out the Oscar winners. On
top of that, I'd note that different composers who do a lot of film
soundtrack work tend to have a feel that carries across to most of the
movies they work on, even though they are not responsible for the mix.
Directors choose them (often) for this feel. So, one way to narrow
things down is to think about what "feel" you're looking for. a Danny
Elfman-scored film is always very distinct from a John Williams one,
even though they are both primarily orchestral composers. The same is
equally true of Badalamenti. Then consider someone like Cliff Martinez
who has scored most of Soderbergh's recent movies - another very
different tone to the whole soundtrack. Even though none of the
composers is sitting at a mixing console, you know when you are
listening to one of their soundtracks.
12:25 p.m.
Morning,
Thanks so very much to you all for these many names. See, I knew I'd get
deluged with well-informed advice. I'll still do my homework and
check out the latest OSCAR Nominates, but, for varied, insightful
(occasionally eccentric) advice, you just can't beat this list. :)
Thanks again to all.
Cheers,
S.M.
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6:58 a.m.
Hi Massy!
I see you got a few answers, but amongst fellow Namites, I can't hold back.
:-) Harry Potter. I've never again heard a movie soundtrack parodied in a
radioplay. :-) Honestly, they were probably the only movies in the last
decade, that I saw in the cinema. Not, that I consumed too many other movies
anywhere anyway. :-)
Warm regards
Julien
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7:10 a.m.
On 03/14/2012 01:58 AM, Julien Claassen wrote:
Hi Massy!
I see you got a few answers, but amongst fellow Namites, I can't
hold back. :-) Harry Potter. I've never again heard a movie soundtrack
parodied in a radioplay. :-) Honestly, they were probably the only
movies in the last decade, that I saw in the cinema. Not, that I
consumed too many other movies anywhere anyway. :-)
Warm regards
Julien
I've been trying to come up with some from the past decade, but nothing
comes to mind.
In fact, there's really only two movie scores that have been memorable:
Clockwork Orange, and 2001.
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7:46 a.m.
Hi Al!
Yeah, Clockwork Orange was a really good one. I didn't see the movie, but I
have the soundtrack on CD. I love it!
Warm regards
Julien
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7:58 a.m.
On 03/13/2012 08:46 PM, Julien Claassen wrote:
Hi Al!
Yeah, Clockwork Orange was a really good one. I didn't see the movie,
but I have the soundtrack on CD. I love it!
Warm regards
Julien
Actually, I'd think that checking out Oscar winners and nominees would
be a good place to start. Particularly if you follow it up by looking
for industry/technical articles about why they were picked/considered so
highly, maybe get some ideas about what they did to accomplish that?
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7:50 a.m.
On 03/13/2012 07:58 PM, Julien Claassen wrote:
Hi Massy!
I see you got a few answers, but amongst fellow Namites, I can't hold
back. :-) Harry Potter. I've never again heard a movie soundtrack
parodied in a radioplay. :-) Honestly, they were probably the only
movies in the last decade, that I saw in the cinema. Not, that I
consumed too many other movies anywhere anyway. :-)
Warm regards
Julien
Le Passion de’Jeanne d’Arc
1928 silent film, restored in 1985 from a copy found in Denmark, with a
marvelous soundtrack. Available on NetFlix and at Amazon.com.
Outside of that, I don't particularly remember any soundtracks from the
movies we've seen in the past year.
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8:58 a.m.
On 03/14/2012 03:16 AM, S. Massy wrote:
Hello,
I'm no movie head, which is why I'm turning to this list. What would you
pick as some reference/quality film soundtracks produced in the last
decade or so?
Cheers,
S.M.
Angelo Badalamenti has always been a favourite of mine (best known for
his collaborations with David Lynch)
10:09 a.m.
On 03/14/2012 03:16 AM, S. Massy wrote:
Hello,
I'm no movie head, which is why I'm turning to this list. What would you
pick as some reference/quality film soundtracks produced in the last
decade or so?
Cheers,
S.M.
Looking at the last decade? I would suggest Danny Elfman's work (eg.
T.Burton "nightmare before christmas" or "charlie and the chocolate
factory")
Generally speaking: Bernard Hermann ("taxi driver"), Piero Piccioni ("una
vita violenta", a film inspired from Pasolini book), Krzysztof Komeda
(Polansky "knife in the water")
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10:19 a.m.
2012/3/14 Raffaele Morelli <raffaele.morelli(a)gmail.com>
On 03/14/2012 03:16 AM, S. Massy wrote:
Forgot to add Howard Shore ("crash", cronenberg)
:)
regards
-r
Hello,
I'm no movie head, which is why I'm turning to this list. What would you
pick as some reference/quality film soundtracks produced in the last
decade or so?
Cheers,
S.M.
Looking at the last decade? I would suggest Danny Elfman's work (eg.
T.Burton "nightmare before christmas" or "charlie and the chocolate
factory")
Generally speaking: Bernard Hermann ("taxi driver"), Piero Piccioni ("una
vita violenta", a film inspired from Pasolini book), Krzysztof Komeda
(Polansky "knife in the water")
2:22 p.m.
On 03/14/2012 08:58 AM, Brendan Jones wrote:
On 03/14/2012 03:16 AM, S. Massy wrote:
+1 for Badalamenti.
I suppose you're interested in scores composed for film, rather than
soundtracks compiled from existing songs or compositions, right?
Last Decade: Mmh. tricky. that might rule-out Ennio Morricone, he's
still active but his great compositions are from 60s-80s.
two picks: I really like Cinematic Orchestra's take on "the man with the
movie camera" (silent-film 1929 - soundtrack 2003) and the soundtrack
for Atonement (2007) by Dario Marianelli is amazing. The film is great,
too :)
best,
robin
Hello,
I'm no movie head, which is why I'm turning to this list. What would you
pick as some reference/quality film soundtracks produced in the last
decade or so?
Cheers,
S.M.
Angelo Badalamenti has always been a favourite of mine (best known for
his collaborations with David Lynch) 
9:29 a.m.
On 03/14/12 03:16, S. Massy wrote:
Hello,
I'm no movie head, which is why I'm turning to this list. What would you
pick as some reference/quality film soundtracks produced in the last
decade or so?
Cheers,
S.M.
Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain by Yann Tiersen.
Why? Because it excels in warmth, beauty, simplicity and just matches
200% with the movie itself.
Best,
Jeremy
7:16 p.m.
On 03/13/2012 10:29 PM, Jeremy Jongepier wrote:
On 03/14/12 03:16, S. Massy wrote:
+1 for Amelie. One of my family's favorite movies.
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Hello,
I'm no movie head, which is why I'm turning to this list. What would you
pick as some reference/quality film soundtracks produced in the last
decade or so?
Cheers,
S.M.
Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain by Yann Tiersen.
Why? Because it excels in warmth, beauty, simplicity and just matches
200% with the movie itself.
Best,
Jeremy 
11:37 a.m.
On 03/13/2012 10:16 PM, S. Massy wrote:
I'm no movie head, which is why I'm turning to this list. What would you
pick as some reference/quality film soundtracks produced in the last
decade or so?
Greetings, S:
Taking "or so" liberally:
Howard Shore, "The Silence Of The Lambs"
Hahn Rowe, "Clean, Shaven"
Angelo Badalamenti, "Wild At Heart"
The Barrons, "Forbiden Planet"
Those tracks would be my references, which may be a trifle stranger than
the usual picks.
(Kudos to the respondent who mentioned Goblin).
Best,
dp
11:50 a.m.
On 14 March 2012 11:37, Dave Phillips <dlphillips(a)woh.rr.com> wrote:
On 03/13/2012 10:16 PM, S. Massy wrote:
Howard Shore - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
John Williams - Jurassic Park
Danny Elfman - Mars Attacks!
The Dust Brothers - Fight Club (more electronic)
Angelo Badalamenti - Twin Peaks
Nervous Testpilot - Frozen Synapse (actually from a game, but from last
year, so brand new)
I'm no movie head, which is why I'm
turning to this list. What would you
pick as some reference/quality film soundtracks produced in the last
decade or so?
Greetings, S:
Taking "or so" liberally:
The same, some of my favourites, not necessarily mentioned yet. 
12:24 p.m.
On 14/03/12 1:16 PM, S. Massy wrote:
Hello,
I'm no movie head, which is why I'm turning to this list. What would you
pick as some reference/quality film soundtracks produced in the last
decade or so?
If I can be make a slightly left-field suggestion, I'd check out some
video game soundtracks -- some modern games have really beautiful
orchestral soundtracks. One particular favourite from the last few
years is the Garry Schyman's soundtrack to the Bioshock games, which has
a frightening, disturbed beauty to it.
There's a great podcast that deals with video game soundtracks, called
Top Score, which features interviews with the composers. It's well worth
a listen:
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/radio/programs/top-score/
The Bioshock episode with Garry Schyman is here:
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/05/23/top-score-episode-4…
Thanks
Leigh
9:04 p.m.
On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 10:24:07PM +1100, Leigh Dyer wrote:
On 14/03/12 1:16 PM, S. Massy wrote:
That's a good
suggestion and an interesting resource. Thanks again to
all who contributed suggestions.
Cheers,
S.M.
Hello,
I'm no movie head, which is why I'm turning to this list. What would you
pick as some reference/quality film soundtracks produced in the last
decade or so?
If I can be make a slightly left-field suggestion, I'd check out
some video game soundtracks -- some modern games have really 
9:44 p.m.
A couple of soundtracks that I liked enough to buy the CD's from
(although outside of your 10-year time period):
"Sling Blade" (Daniel Lanois)
"O Brother, Where Art Thou" (T-Bone Burnett)
Also, if you search on the NPR site www.npr.org , they cover soundtracks
regularly especially pre-Oscars and I almost always enjoy hearing their
analysis and background stories.
Jack
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Hello,
I'm no movie head, which is why I'm turning to this list. What would you
pick as some reference/quality film soundtracks produced in the last
decade or so?
Cheers,
S.M.
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On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 6:16 AM, S. Massy wrote:
Hello,
I'm no movie head, which is why I'm turning to this list. What would you
pick as some reference/quality film soundtracks produced in the last
decade or so?
Pretty much everything Hans Zimmer wrote.
Alexandre Prokoudine
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