Looking at some older movies I prefer the orchestrated soundtracks you had from the 40s into the 70s. It seems like in the 80s that things started to head towards having big acts providing music for the film and anymore it seems nearly all the music has lyrics. My favorite representation of a period of film is the soundtrack to The Omega Man, it has that stereotypical late 60s-early 70s sound to it.
Soundtrack styles you prefer
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I caught Citizen Kane on TCM the other night and it's amazing how those big scores add so much to the film. I love em.
Though not a movie score, I want to give some props (no pun intended) to the scores for the new Doctor Who series. For a TV show, the score tracks are really "big" and full, more typical of what you would hear in a motion picture.
For movie scores, I am a big Horner fan - Wrath of Kahn is one of my all time favorate scores.
I truly believe that a good score can sometimes make a movie better. To me, a film's score should bring out emotions when watching the images.
For example, in "Gladiator" when Maximus and his 'Barbarians' are fighting in Rome for the first time - the music in that scene is very powerful and really adds to the emotions and excitement of what is going on.
For movie scores, I am a big Horner fan - Wrath of Kahn is one of my all time favorate scores.
I truly believe that a good score can sometimes make a movie better. To me, a film's score should bring out emotions when watching the images.
For example, in "Gladiator" when Maximus and his 'Barbarians' are fighting in Rome for the first time - the music in that scene is very powerful and really adds to the emotions and excitement of what is going on.
I agree I think the BTTF is one of Silvestri's best scores. Some movies are better without scores, I find horror movies or scary parts shouldn't have any music as they tend to tip you off as to what's about to happen.
Totally agreed. I was watching Scream 2 and 3 the other day and felt that the music was often times too 'big' during scenes involving the killer. I think more subtle music (or sounds) would heighten the emotional experience in horror movies - and give it a more lifelike feel.
The new Nightmare On Elm Street's score by Steve Jablonsky was good because scenes involving Freddy were not thematic but more atmospheric which was great to compliment to visual mood of the scene.
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I think depending on the genre of film it's always more successful if the soundtrack can be almost another character in the film.
Best example would be Wendy (or Walter at the time) Carlos' A Clockwork Orange soundtrack. Totally revolutionary breakthrough in electronic music for the time. Can't think of a more fitting soundtrack for the film. Re-workings of classical pieces given a futuristic sci-fi horror treatment using frankentstein-like custom built electronics.
Best example would be Wendy (or Walter at the time) Carlos' A Clockwork Orange soundtrack. Totally revolutionary breakthrough in electronic music for the time. Can't think of a more fitting soundtrack for the film. Re-workings of classical pieces given a futuristic sci-fi horror treatment using frankentstein-like custom built electronics.
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