Film scores you like

[Admiral2]

I like "Apollo 13" a lot, too. And Mancini's "Pink Panther" is classic.

"Braveheart" - I'm listening to this one but not sure I really like it. In some ways it's deeply annoying, but at least it's a bit of a departure for Horner.

Horner and Cameron supposedly had a falling out over the similarities of the "Aliens" score to ST:TWOK - for his part, Horner felt that he had too little prep time for "Aliens."

Clearly, they made up.

Actually, I like the similarities I hear between the Apollo 13 score and TWoK score. I can't imagine why Cameron would complain. It's just Horner doing what he does.

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

It was "Aliens," and I think Cameron felt that it was more than a few passing similarities. I know my impression when I first saw the movie was that Horner was quoting heavily from the earlier movie.

Some composers tend to have a characteristic sound, others have a broader repertoire. I know that this is one reason I've always greatly preferred Goldsmith to Williams. All of Goldsmith's Trek films may sound quite a bit alike, but I don't think they sound much like "Tora, Tora, Tora" or "Planet Of The Apes."

"Tora, Tora, Tora," "MacArthur" and "Patton" don't even sound that much alike, IMAO.

 

[Joel_Kirk]

It was "Aliens," and I think Cameron felt that it was more than a few passing similarities. I know my impression when I first saw the movie was that Horner was quoting heavily from the earlier movie.

Some composers tend to have a characteristic sound, others have a broader repertoire. I know that this is one reason I've always greatly preferred Goldsmith to Williams. All of Goldsmith's Trek films may sound quite a bit alike, but I don't think they sound much like "Tora, Tora, Tora" or "Planet Of The Apes."

"Tora, Tora, Tora," "MacArthur" and "Patton" don't even sound that much alike, IMAO.

I like "Apollo 13" a lot, too. And Mancini's "Pink Panther" is classic.

"Braveheart" - I'm listening to this one but not sure I really like it. In some ways it's deeply annoying, but at least it's a bit of a departure for Horner.

Horner and Cameron supposedly had a falling out over the similarities of the "Aliens" score to ST:TWOK - for his part, Horner felt that he had too little prep time for "Aliens."

Clearly, they made up.

Actually, I like the similarities I hear between the Apollo 13 score and TWoK score. I can't imagine why Cameron would complain. It's just Horner doing what he does.

I like "Apollo 13" a lot, too. And Mancini's "Pink Panther" is classic.

"Braveheart" - I'm listening to this one but not sure I really like it. In some ways it's deeply annoying, but at least it's a bit of a departure for Horner.

Horner and Cameron supposedly had a falling out over the similarities of the "Aliens" score to ST:TWOK - for his part, Horner felt that he had too little prep time for "Aliens."

Clearly, they made up.

I can't usually tell Goldsmith...but I can usually tell a James Horner score.

A couple of similarities, some already mentioned:

*Klingon theme from TSFS/Alien theme with marines/Scene with Stiles prepping to go to warp in TSFS

*Clear and Present Danger theme/Deep Impact theme/Some instances to Titanic

I can go on...

I get so emotional listening to his music; the man is a genius.

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

I really liked his use of choral voices in "Glory..." and I still like them, sometimes, but he has managed to make them into a bit of cliche.

 

[RandyS]

"Lawrence Of Arabia" is another good one.

I didn't say "no sci-fi" I said no skiffy - sf/fantasy. Hence the topic being here rather than in the "Science Fiction & Fantasy" forum.

Okay, John Williams INDIANA JONES scores. How's That? They aren't sci-fi.

And no, the spaceship at the end of Crystal Skull doesn't count. It's still an ADVENTURE series.

 

[Kelso]

just about anything Bernard Herrman.

Yes. And Erich Wolfgang Korngold.

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

"Lawrence Of Arabia" is another good one.

I didn't say "no sci-fi" I said no skiffy - sf/fantasy. Hence the topic being here rather than in the "Science Fiction & Fantasy" forum.

Okay, John Williams INDIANA JONES scores. How's That? They aren't sci-fi.

And no, the spaceship at the end of Crystal Skull doesn't count. It's still an ADVENTURE series.

Arks that strip the flesh off of human beings, flying saucers, mystic talismans, magic incantations that actually work - it's a fantasy series.

What the hell - obviously one can list anything one likes, and call it anything one pleases to. One can argue that the Godfather movies are fantasies, if one chooses. No one has to follow suggestions, but I started the topic here rather than the SF&F forum for a reason.

Yes. And Erich Wolfgang Korngold.

Yup.

The score to "Exodus."

 

[Alpinemaps]

I listen to XM Cinemagic all day, and love hearing the variety of soundtracks on there.

Off the top of my head, some of my favorites:

Star Trek II
Star Trek III
Rocketeer
Back to the Future
Goonies
Last Starfighter
Rudy
Empire Strikes Back

So many other good ones to list. I'll think of more later.

 

[DonIago]

The OP was looking for non-sci-fi/fantasy scores...

 

[Brikar99]

I've been listening to Brian Tyler's "The Expendables" this week. It's your average, muscular action score... but it's easy to listen to. Loud and boisterous, like the movie. I like those sorts of things to keep the pace up at work, since I spend so much time sitting at my desk waiting for content to come in.

 

[James Tiberius Kirk]

Miklos Rozsa always did great stuff. His scores for El Cid and Ben-Hur are two of my absolute favorites.

 

[RandyS]

Has anybody mentioned James Horner's score for Titanic yet? The Dion song was a bit overplayed, but I enjoyed the rest of it.

 

[iguana_tonante]

I love Basil Poledouris's Red October soundtrack. Actually, most of his work is awesome (e.g. Conan, or Starship Troopers).

 

[Mysterion]

I really like Jerry Goldsmith's music for the movie Patton. Especially the music from the opening titles.

 

[DonIago]

More scores I like-
A Single Man
Last of the Mohicans
Legends of the Fall
The Man in the Iron Mask (DeCaprio version - this is about the score, not the actor)

 

[Goliath]

I just remembered--I also have a CD of Dmitri Shostakovich's soundtrack for The Fall of Berlin. That was weirdly compelling--especially the hymn of praise to Stalin at the end. It's essentially a Stalinist Te Deum.

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

I really like Jerry Goldsmith's music for the movie Patton. Especially the music from the opening titles.

Yeah, it's a brilliant score.

 

[Sagart]

'Silverado' by Bruce Broughton is probably my favourite non-skiffy score.

 

[Harvey]

I really like Jerry Goldsmith's music for the movie Patton. Especially the music from the opening titles.

Yeah, it's a brilliant score.

And surprisingly short, considering the length of the movie. I believe the score is no more than 30 or 40 minutes, against a movie that is nearly three hours long. That probably wouldn't happen in a modern production of the same project.

I find myself listening to the score to Gods and Generals quite a bit, even though the movie was quite mediocre.

 

[IndyJones]

The Man in the Iron Mask (DeCaprio version - this is about the score, not the actor)

What's wrong with the actor?