Top 5 Film OSTs (Original Sound Tracks)

[Myrtle]

Obscura.......

Mikes Murder.

Soundtrack by Joe Jackson. has just recently become available on CD after having been out of circulation since the demise of vinyl.

The funny thing is that in the movie itself (which, IMO, is not all that good), you hardly hear any of the music that is on the soundtrack album.

The soundtrack album itself is a jewel. I had happened to hear a cut from it on the radio and tracked it down and bought the album on a whim many years ago.

If you like Joe Jackson at all, you will hear him at his best on this CD.

[Blarg]

Thanks for the heads-up. I love a lot of Joe Jackson.

[Myrtle]

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Thanks for the heads-up. I love a lot of Joe Jackson.

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You'll find it here......

It is the third disc of this set.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000X2...ance&n=5174

[Phat Mack]

I like Noir flicks, and I like French flicks, but I usually hate French noir flicks: they never seem to get it right--they always insist on trying to insert a moral into the ending.

Last night I saw a possible exception, Elevator to the Gallows. I think it may have been Louis Malle's first movie. It had the typical French ending problems, but it also had a fantastic sound track composed by Miles Davis that more than made up for it.

It was sort of a minimalist scoring comprised of sweet jazz--perfect in every way from the minute the film begins to roll. The movie was worth going to just to listen to music interact with the action. After Miles Davis scored this flick, I don't see how anybody made a noir flick without asking him to do the sound track. Compare it to the wailing gangs of saxes used in a Japanese noir film, let's say Tokyo Drifter (a film I dearly love), and it becomes apparent how difficult it is to nail it.

This film was recently remastered. If you get a chance to see it at an art house with a decent sound system, check it out.

[Peter Harris]

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Last night I saw a possible exception, Elevator to the Gallows. I think it may have been Louis Malle's first movie. It had the typical French ending problems, but it also had a fantastic sound track composed by Miles Davis that more than made up for it.

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I remember my flatmate's boyfriend talking about the OST of that film and commending it highly too.

[troymclur]

Hanz Zimmer's Gladiator is pretty amazing, as is Thomas Newmans American Beauty. Not sure if they are good enough to be top 5 material, but Goodfellas and City of God both make use of their resepective soundtracks to utter perfection.

[soah]

Jurassic Park.

[kutuz_off]

Yann Tiersen's soundtrack to Amelie should be considered.

[Mrs. Utah]

I really like The Power of One-



Original score composed by Hans Zimmer and performed by South African musicians. It also contains some traditional African songs. Very heavy on the percussion and, imo, the louder the better.

[kitaristi0]

Trainspotting, Garden State and The Last Kiss are all good.