> From: Marvin Long, Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > On Wed, 19 Feb 2003, Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo wrote: > > > Which makes me wonder.. which is *your* favorite SciFi/Fantasy movie > > soundtrack? > > Well, Star Wars is the soundtrack I've loved for the longest period of > time, certainly, though Fiddler on the Roof gives it a run for its money > even though it's not in the category you specified (I don't even own it > anymore, but my memories of listening over and over to the double LP as a > kid are among my favorite). If I think of moments of soundtracks that > jump out at me, currently my favorite has to be the cue that accompanies > the fight between Gandalf and the Balrog on LotR:TT. (I quite like > Gollum's song, too, and pretty much all the bits in between.) Plus the
> Hobbity bits from LotR:FotR (and the rest of the bits; ok I'm hooked). > > I love the soundtrack to Star Trek the Motion Picture (the best of the > movies, btw, no matter what anybody else says). Especially the prelude at > the beginning, where Ilya's theme plays gently over a rushing star field. The Themes developed in TMP were not related to TOS. And Next Generation ripped them off. And did them to death. Whereas in STII:TWoK, The themes are actually from TOS, and superior in many ways. The Music fits the movie perfectly without being cut (unlike every single star wars movie). > Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is also wonderful. I don't own the > soundtrack, but when I started thinking of great soundtracks Yo-Yo Ma's > cello work immediately leapt to mind. I understand there's a really > annoying pop song at the end of the CD, though. > > Conan the Barbarian, Blade Runner (may I count the sountrack to the Cosmos MMM Conan. Too bad they FSCK'd the Conan the Destroyer soundtrack, even though the movie actually had good music. > miniseries?), Queen's Flash Gordon and Highlander stuff. Blade's theme > from Blade II is pretty awesome; it has that "I'm badder than Spider-Man, > James Bond, and Superfly all rolled into one" kind of feel. > > Mustn't forget Orbital's Dr. Who theme. MMM. Dr. Who. Covered by every english rock band. http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Mark_Ayres/DWTheme.htm http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Mark_Ayres/DWCDcat.htm "Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume One - The Early Years (1963-1969)" (BBC Music WMSF 6023-2, 2000) "Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume Two - New Beginnings (1970-1980)" (BBC Music WMSF 6024-2, 2000) These contain the original masters of the Doctor Who theme, ALL of them (thru the fifth doctor). > Songs in the Key of X, while not actually an X-files soundtrack per se, is > a great compilation. > > 10,000 Airplanes on the Roof, by Phillip Glass. The soundtrack loses a > little something without the accompanying show, but because it evokes > my memories of the show so well, it rocks. > > >From Dusk Till Dawn. Great assortment of tunes. > > Mmmmm...I think that's it for now. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
