Fridays Are For One Question
Posted by MK | Filed under Fridays Are For One Question
I think this is fantastic. This is a video of Steven Speilberg and John Williams composing, together, the theme from E.T. while watching some rough footage of the movie:
Great movies have great soundtracks. That’s the subject of today’s question:
“What’s your favorite movie soundtrack?”
October 26th, 2012 at 6:33 am
Out of Africa
The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
October 26th, 2012 at 6:39 am
Dan in Real Life
October 26th, 2012 at 7:13 am
Jon Brion’s score for “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”.
October 26th, 2012 at 7:34 am
Superman (gotta love John Williams)
October 26th, 2012 at 10:35 am
Dances With Wolves- Play this one on the highway between Clayton and Springer, New Mexico, where you come over the hill overlooking the vast prairie with the Sangre De Cristo mountains in the background on a bright Spring day…you’ll never forget the scene as long as you live-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FftStxvrHgU
And this one is much the same, starting at about 1:10-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E83zJF-WCuE
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Gone With The Wind- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgF-rcHcPqE
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The Sons of Katie Elder (try driving up on Palo Duro Canyon in West Texas with this playing on the car stereo!) –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hyrjh0EDlss
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AiSbxZYViE
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Hunt for Red October- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPsL2WVhFCc
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We Were Soldiers (the hymn written for this movie is tremendous…you can’t listen to this and not cry!;the memorial song, Sgt. MacKenzie, will haunt you…here’s the hymn with Sgt. MacKenzie on the end…Sgt Mac starts at about 3:10- )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59tV5DrFEzQ
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Patton- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu11QRO9BrQ&feature=related
October 26th, 2012 at 1:02 pm
How about Indiana Jones or Star Wars. Great music!!
October 26th, 2012 at 6:31 pm
Braveheart or Field of Dreams both by James Horner
Nothing else I’ve heard comes close.