Kurt Harden of Cultural Offering recently asked me for a list of my favorite film soundtracks. A serious music fan, Kurt often lists Essential Mixes on his blog and so his request is somewhat daunting. I am certain that many great ones have been overlooked but here, in no particular order, is my list. [I've put asterisks next to the ones I find myself listening to the most.]
- Ben-Hur
- Lawrence of Arabia *
- The Thin Red Line *
- To Kill a Mockingbird *
- Cinema Paradiso *
- Nowhere in Africa *
- Gladiator *
- The Last of The Mohicans *
- The Cowboys *
- Sense and Sensibility *
- Jesus of Nazareth
- The Godfather
- My Fair Lady
- O Brother, Where Art Thou?
- El Cid
- DragonHeart *
- Ten Years in Tibet *
- Amelie *
- Chariots of Fire
- The Lion in Winter
- Get Shorty *
- Braveheart *
- Gone With The Wind
- Shakespeare in Love *
- Deep Impact *
- Sleepless in Seattle [More of a collection of great songs]
- Doctor Zhivago
- Jurassic Park *
- Mary Queen of Scots
- We Were Soldiers *
- The Big Country
- Star Wars
- Topsy-Turvy
- The Piano
- True Grit [new version] *
- The Cider House Rules
- The Magnificent Seven
- The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
- Finding Nemo
- Witness
- Saving Private Ryan
- Fiddler on the Roof
- Master and Commander *
- October Sky
- House of Sand and Fog
- Gettysburg
- Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows - Part Two *
- Is Paris Burning?
- Nicholas Nickleby *
- A Beautiful Mind
- Road to Perdition
- Michael Collins
- Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban
- Big Fish [Another collection of great songs]
- Batman Begins
- Father of the Bride
- West Side Story
- South Pacific
- Oklahoma!
- Midnight Express
2 comments:
Great list, Michael ... pretty much the soundtrack to my life, in some ways:).
Question: Some of the soundtracks are musicals, while most are not. Do you distinguish these two types of cinematic music in any way?
Just curious ...
John
John,
I personally distinguish between the "pure" soundtracks and musicals but have noticed most of the other "best" lists don't so I caved to convention. A few, such as "Sleepless in Seattle" are great collections more than soundtracks.
Some - "October Sky" is an example - have an original composition as well as popular tunes.
Michael
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