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Good folk; please share your top film scores of all time 
I’ll get the ol’ball a’rolling by listing:
The Good The Bad & The Ugly score by Ennio Morricone
Star Wars - John Williams
and Jerry Goldsmith’s wonderfully ominous scores for the original Omen trilogy.
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Last of the Mohicans
The Mission |
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The Vangelis soundtrack for Bladerunner |
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Highlander - Queen obviously 
Jaws, ET, Close Encounters, Indiana Jones - basically anything by John Williams
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The Guardians of the Galaxy (both) |
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Rock of ages, Coyote Ugly, Burlesque. |
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Rush and both Bladerunners  |
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Dirty Dancing |
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Bill Conti’s score for Rocky - incredibly memorable |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Into the wild
Rockstar
Guardians of the galaxy 1&2
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Naked Lunch
I Want To Live
Fight Club
Pi
Requiem for a Dream
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Apocalypse now... Christine.. |
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Trainspotting
The Crowe
Boogie Nights |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Pretty much anything by Ennio Morricone |
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By *P_80Man
over a year ago
Waterford |
Rocky IV is the greatest movie soundtrack of all time.
No need for further discussion. |
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over a year ago
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just play ja ja ding dong  |
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Forrest Gump!!
Honestly, I re-watched it a few weeks ago, and I hadn’t realised just how much amazing music is in there!!!
But if we are talking about a musical score, anything John Williams has done |
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Last of the Mohicans
Guardians of the Galaxy 1 and 2
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By *sGivesWoodWoman
over a year ago
ST. AUSTELL, CORNWALL |
Coyote ugly
A knights tale
Highlander |
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Grosse point blank, absolutely love this soundtrack  |
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Anything with Hans Zimmer or John Williams |
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John Barry was another amazing composer and certainly supplied many a classic film score in his long career; Born Free and Out Of Africa to name but two |
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over a year ago
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Oh Oh! Still Crazy with Timothy Spall Billy Connolly Jimmy Nail Etc |
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over a year ago
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Vampyros Lesbos (Sexadelic Dance Party) - such a cool funky soundtrack. Probably make the best soundtrack swinging to.
'Lion and the Cucumber' is also on the Jackie Brown soundtrack.
Also Schulmadchen Report by Gert Wilden |
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Rocky horror picture show
Top gun
Grease x
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Pulp Fiction
Dances with Wolves
Last of the Mohicans
Good films too |
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The Bee Gees - Saturday Night Fever |
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633 Squadron |
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Rocky 4 or Atomic Blonde.. Two absolute belters |
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Dances with wolves,, last of the mohicans,,, |
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Undoubtedly the scores composed by Thomas Newman for the films;
American Beauty
Green Mile
White Oleander
Erin Brockovich
Lemony Snicket
Meet Joe Black
Shawshank Redemption
Just a few of the incredible body of work he has created.
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Top Gun is the best sound track of all time |
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By *stellaWoman
over a year ago
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I rather like The Straight Story soundtrack |
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Battle of Britain
Platoon |
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By *edGrayCouple
over a year ago
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The mission. The good the bad and the ugly, star wars, the piano, dances with wolf's, chariots of fire. |
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over a year ago
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ST Elmos Fire |
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By *stellaWoman
over a year ago
London |
"The mission. The good the bad and the ugly, star wars, the piano, dances with wolf's, chariots of fire. "
Ooooh The Piano, yes |
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By *stellaWoman
over a year ago
London |
"The Vangelis soundtrack for Bladerunner"
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By *r.HMan
over a year ago
A gentleman never tells |
Gladiator
Southpaw
Rocky
Blade |
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Blues Brothers
The Commitments |
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over a year ago
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Love Actually
Rocknrolla
Pulp Fiction. |
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It has to be the Days of Thunder soundtrack, both the score and officially licensed tracks.
Hans Zimmer is a genius and David Coverdales ‘Last Note of Freedom’ is a masterpiece. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Pulp Fiction
The Dollars trilogy (can’t choose between the three)
American Graffiti
Easy Rider
Jurassic Park
The Matrix
The Blues Brothers |
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By (user no longer on site)
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many.
but the last movie soundtrack i listened too and enjoyed was mission impossible fallout.
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"The mission. The good the bad and the ugly, star wars, the piano, dances with wolf's, chariots of fire.
Ooooh The Piano, yes "
Forgot about The Piano.
Also any Nyman for Peter Greenaway film. |
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Reservoir Dogs
Dazed and Confused |
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By *edGrayCouple
over a year ago
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Ps. Not a movie soundtrack but The Final Hour by Automachine is worth a mention. Used in channel 4's SAS who dares wins programs.
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Platoon
The Wedding Singer
Suicide Squad |
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over a year ago
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asylum. The shining. 'M' The Ladykillers. |
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By *edGrayCouple
over a year ago
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"Pulp Fiction
The Dollars trilogy (can’t choose between the three)
American Graffiti
Easy Rider
Jurassic Park
The Matrix
The Blues Brothers"
The Matrix, good call. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Train spotting
Cinema Paradiso- Ennio M
Psycho
Sing
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"Anything with Hans Zimmer or John Williams "
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"Blues Brothers
The Commitments "
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I'm not sure they are the greatest, but ones I love:
Thank God It's Friday
Burlesque
8 Mile
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Many good ones already mentioned.
Lawrence of Arabia
Tess of the D’Urbervilles |
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Teen Wolf |
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Battle of Britain
Dr Zhivago
Ryan's daughter
The English patient |
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Great escape
Bridge over the river kwai |
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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago
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laurence of Arabia
Dr zhivago
chariots of fire |
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By *stellaWoman
over a year ago
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For catchy riff then the intro repeat that’s throughout True Romance |
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Sicario
Papillon
Into the Wild |
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Purple Rain
The Devil's Reject's
The Business |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Gaurdians of the Galaxy vol 1 and 2
Blues Brothers
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I liked Scarface’s soundtracks Bloodsport & Kickboxer some good music in those and The rocky films |
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"The Guardians of the Galaxy (both)"
Like this dude says |
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I loved The Commitments CD back in the day, brilliant movie as well |
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Yeah have to go with Guardians, specially for the opening scene in 2nd film |
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Old
Top Gun
Dirty Dancing
The Doors
New
Greatest Showman
Les Miserables
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Absolute Beginners |
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Don't know how I didn't think of it earlier but The Graduate is a classic |
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"The lost boys"
Scrolling through to see if anyone had put this. Great taste young lady |
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David Bowie - Labyrinth |
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over a year ago
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Agreed - belter |
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Goodfellas |
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Boogie nights - absolutely |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Highlander - Queen obviously
Jaws, ET, Close Encounters, Indiana Jones - basically anything by John Williams
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100% agree  he added the magic with the music. E.T was and always will be my favourite.
Followed closely by Dirty dancing
I do love the wedding singer soundtrack to.
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Has to be a quentin tarantino movie |
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Pretty In Pink |
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"The lost boys
Scrolling through to see if anyone had put this. Great taste young lady "
Can't believe I forgot it!
Young Guns 2 |
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Saturday night fever! |
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Kia ora to orangey for crows and papa ps papapa pa pa papapapa pow music at the intro |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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The Lost Boys
Ghostbusters
and Top Gun for a little bit of cheese |
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I think there's something to be said for Spinal Tap, certainly not the best but......
Big bottom, big bottom, talk about mudflaps my baby's gottem, big bottom drives me out of my mind, how can I leave that behind |
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All Tarintino films
Trainspotting
Lost Boys
And random but Cruel intentions
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"just play ja ja ding dong "
wouldn't you like to hear our Eurovision song instead ? |
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"633 Squadron"
Definitely this. Also The Great Escape. |
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By *aitonelMan
over a year ago
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Soundtrack or score?
Big difference between the two! |
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"Soundtrack or score?
Big difference between the two! "
True, many are still recorded at Abbey road in the big studio, been very lucky to visit.
Almost all the Sergio Leone movies had great soundtracks, the once upon a time ones I like best |
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"The lost boys
Scrolling through to see if anyone had put this. Great taste young lady
Can't believe I forgot it!
Young Guns 2"
Oh now that’s a good one. And quadrophenia |
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I'm going to go in a different direction and say Interstellar, up loud on my surround system makes my hair stand up on end |
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"The lost boys"
This, still takes me back |
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By *B69Woman
over a year ago
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Soundtracks
Thomas Crown Affair
Sleepless in Seattle |
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"Kevin and Perry go large  "
This |
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"Grosse point blank, absolutely love this soundtrack "
Great film |
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Apocalypse now
Good morning Vietnam |
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Queen’s hugely memorable, pounding score for Flash Gordon |
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Fear and loathing in Las Vegas |
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By *rsPricklePantsWoman
over a year ago
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Stand by me, as it's my favourite film
The Rocky Horror Picture Show, just because why not
Coyote ugly, has some good song in too |
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"Stand by me, as it's my favourite film
The Rocky Horror Picture Show, just because why not
Coyote ugly, has some good song in too"
Stand by me is one of mine too. Watch it over and over it’s so good |
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Iris ,goo goo dolls. City of angels .....just love it.
Any of the James Bond soundtracks.
Oceans Eleven .... The fountain scene at the end. |
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By *rsPricklePantsWoman
over a year ago
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"Stand by me, as it's my favourite film
The Rocky Horror Picture Show, just because why not
Coyote ugly, has some good song in too
Stand by me is one of mine too. Watch it over and over it’s so good "
I've got the soundtrack for stand by me as well as the film on dvd and vhs |
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over a year ago
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Theres a tune in meet joe black. |
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The Revenant
Highlander
Restless Natives
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"Top gun "
That's a great soundtrack! |
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By *essieNymphWoman
over a year ago
A Scottish Wonderland |
I agree with all of the above.
However I don't think I saw Breakfast Club or Ferris Buellers Day Off!
And any Disney film, obvs. 
Even though he's a composer, and they're not truly soundtracks but rather scores, anything by John Williams. Particularly for the Harry Potter films, seeing as they didn't get a mention yet! |
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By *cplsMan
over a year ago
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A Clockwork Orange
Dambusters
Crouching Tiger...
Road to perdition |
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The Trap, Oliver Reed and Rita Tushingham.
Once Upon a Time in the west.
A Fistful of Dynamite. |
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Got to be McVicar. |
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9 1/2 weeks & Kim basinger in you can leave your hat on... Wow |
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By *ooBulMan
over a year ago
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I just love the soundtrack to "The Blues Brothers. What a cult film! What is there to hate?
The Peter Gunn Theme.
Theme from Rawhide.
Shake A Tail Feather - Ray Charles.
Think - Aretha Franklin.
The Old Landmark - James Brown.
Everybody Needs Somebody to love - Jake & Elwood.
Sweet Home Chicago - Jake & Elwood.
Minnie The Moocher - Cab Calloway.
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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago
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Anyone mentioned "Almost Famous" yet? |
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Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence |
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The Graduate, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Crystal Voyager and Pulp Fiction.  |
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Oh and I nearly forgot:
Withnail, and I.
Fabulous... |
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*Blade Runner / 2049 (Vangelis / Zimmer)
*Field of Dreams (James Horner)
*Road to Perdition / Shawshank / American Beauty (Thomas Newman)
*Last of the Mohicans (Trevor Jones) |
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"A Clockwork Orange
Dambusters
Crouching Tiger...
Road to perdition"
Ooo I forgot clockwork orange... |
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Quadrophenia, anything by the Who is top drawer. |
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By *assy69Man
over a year ago
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"Good folk; please share your top film scores of all time
I’ll get the ol’ball a’rolling by listing:
The Good The Bad & The Ugly score by Ennio Morricone
Star Wars - John Williams
and Jerry Goldsmith’s wonderfully ominous scores for the original Omen trilogy.
Off you go "
Am going to spell this wrong I think, but I really like to soundtrack to the film Eagle. Think it was done by Atli orrvarssen or a reasonably similar spelling |
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Trainspotting, Mid 90s |
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By *osie xWoman
over a year ago
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"Blues Brothers
The Commitments "
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"Midnight Express."
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"Trainspotting, Mid 90s"
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"Apocalypse now... Christine.. "
if i say safe to surf its safe to surf |
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Jackie Brown is a good one, also Lock Stock |
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You know my name by Chris Cornell (Casino Royale)
Point break 91 and 2015
Lose Yourself 8 miles
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"Midnight Express."
my ultimate favourite film. The part where he flips and attacks rifkin is so realistic. Brilliant film.
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By (user no longer on site)
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Oh and The business has a fantastic 80s soundtrack. |
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Kill Bill films |
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Top gun
Pulp fiction
The blues brothers |
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Good Morning Vietnam |
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"Stand by me, as it's my favourite film
The Rocky Horror Picture Show, just because why not
Coyote ugly, has some good song in too
Stand by me is one of mine too. Watch it over and over it’s so good
I've got the soundtrack for stand by me as well as the film on dvd and vhs "
And always on itv2 or 4 maybe once a month |
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Always like a soundtrack that uses great old songs...
Resivior Dogs
Pulp fiction
guardians of the galaxy 1 & 2
Fear and loathing in las vegas |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Goldfinger |
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I remembered another one, Beverley Hills Cop! |
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By *oman wantedCouple
over a year ago
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Purple rain has gotta be up there?x |
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"Blues Brothers", of course. a great film and a great soundtrack.
The "Blues Brothers 2000" has still a great soundtrack, but the film is average at best. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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The Hours
The Truman Show
The Leftovers ( sozzled a series not a film ) |
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Star Wars
Close Encounters of the third kind
The Good the Bad the Ugly
The James Bond theme |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Hackers
Top Gun
Jurassic Park |
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Endorse pretty much everything above but would also add:
The big Lebowski
Transformers the Movie (Animated film) |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Endorse pretty much everything above but would also add:
The big Lebowski
Transformers the Movie (Animated film)"
Stan Bush! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Step BROTHERS - Por Ti VOLARE |
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"Endorse pretty much everything above but would also add:
The big Lebowski
Transformers the Movie (Animated film)
Stan Bush!"
The maestro! |
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Perhaps an unusual one, but a Spanish language film called "Habana Blues". The songs "Arenas desde soledad" and "Habana Blues" are especially good |
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