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Soundtracks are good if you play them "location specific."
Examples:

The Road Warrior: when you're driving on the highway

Raiders of the Lost Ark: pure adrenaline rush, and should be the soundtrack to your life.

Apocalypse Now: Late at night when you're feeling introspective. It was released in the 1990s as a double CD and if you can find it, get it.

Superfly: Movie is dated, but the soundtrack is top notch. Say what you want, but the Curtis Mayfield soundtrack is fantastic and still rocks it.

Valhalla Rising: weird, metal-influenced surrealism. Give this one a look (as well as the movie starring Mads Mikkelsen)

Post: #27

I forgot one of the most epic ones: Rambo!

Post: #28

SLC Punk
The Big Lebowski
Project X
Easyrider

Post: #29

This is Spinal Tap
Wayne's World
...if you're into the rock and roll

Post: #30

Blade 2 had some jams. Nice rap and dubstep mixed up.

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One of my all time favorites...Phillip Glass minimalist composer in a different class..( Minimalism is a genre of music. It focusses not on the ornaments of the music, nor the technicality. It reserves itself for the emotion portrayed through the listener. It is hypnotic and unique.)

Post: #32

Layer Cake




The Matrix

Post: #33

Awesome thread.

Some off the top of my head:

The good, the bad, and the ugly.

Jurassic Park (Sidenote: Someone took the opening theme of this and slowed it down 1000% into an hour long track. It sounds like a full symphony piece, and is awesome for studying or reading. I'll try and dig up a link for it).

Batman Begins (The track where Liam Neeson is training Christian Bale is something I listen to when I run).

Pulp Fiction

And for those who are looking for a spooky OST to put on a night when you're reading or something; the Alien 3 soundtrack. The last few times I've listened to it were when I was doing late-night work at the lab I work in. It's haunting, but epic. I've actually listened to it all the way through several times, and it's great. Again, I'll dig up something for it when I'm at a desktop.

Post: #34

I love the majority of John Carpenter's soundtracks but the one that sticks out for me is Big Trouble in Little China.

Post: #35

Dredd (2012) - the drug dealer room scene
Mr. Brooks (2007)

Post: #36

Off the top of my head

The Harder They Come
The Wackness
Buena Vista Social Club
Magnolia
Blow
Almost Famous
Reservoir Dogs
Trainspotting
Boogie Nights
O Brother Where Art Thou?
Dazed and Confused

I will x2 Pulp Fiction, Lost Highway, and Saturday Night Fever

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Post: #38

(12-17-2013 02:18 PM)Quintus Curtius Wrote:  Soundtracks are good if you play them "location specific."
Examples:

The Road Warrior: when you're driving on the highway

One time I was driving at sunset, iPod rocking, going down a hill, this song came on;





In my rear view mirror, semi came over crest right out of the sun. Took all my will power not to start speeding around it, screaming like an idiot.

A lot of instrumental/orchestral movie tracks have been heavily if not completely influenced by classical musicians. I would suggest looking into Wagner and Prokofiev if that's your thing.





1:50 and beyond always gives me chills, but you can hear about 20 different movie soundtracks in that song alone, showing how influential Prokofiev is.

Joe Hisashi has created a lot of moving music.





Of course, for a more conventional track there's Lawless;





And hey, I saw Lalo Schifrin up there!

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THE HIGHLANDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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The beginning of this is perfect for one of the best submarine movies:

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Romper Stomper soundtrack, anyone?

Post: #44

My all time favorite soundtrack, Snatch.

Post: #45

If you ever want to feel like an action hero.

Post: #46

(06-15-2014 01:04 PM)Noir Wrote:  My all time favorite soundtrack, Snatch.

Some good stuff here: http://youtu.be/FzqtmdaC0Ag

Post: #47

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Gladiator.

Post: #48

A few of my favorites:

The Sergio Leone/Ennio Morricone collaborations:

A Fistful Of Dollars
For A Few Dollars More
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Once Upon A Time In The West

The Godfather Trilogy

Risky Business

Jackie Brown

The Deer Hunter

The Thomas Crown Affair (original)

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Post: #50

90's Best soundtrack era

Sunset Park
Menace 2 Society
Low Down Dirty Shame

Jams upon Jams