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4 hours ago, Don Johnson said:

These were all right in my wheelhouse, so totally agree.  Also think Singles is wayyyyy to low at 47.

Songs from PJ, Soundgarden, Pumpkins, Westerberg, AiC, Screaming Trees, etc.  And not just songs - great songs.  Many of which were not previously released or were unheard in mainstream.  Its one thing to have a soundtrack like Forest Gump or the Big Chill and get the rights to a bunch of hits.  Its another to releases a soundtrack with a bunch of unheard music.

I still listen to Singles all the time. It's gotta be top 10.

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Crazy Heart is an excellent submission. A great album that stands on its own. The casual observer is surprised that Jeff Bridges does such a competent job with T. Bone Burnett & Stephen Bruton's songs. And The Weary Kind by Burnett/Bingham is perfection.

 

I'll also throw out Once. Sure, most of the songs were versions of previously released tracks by Swell Season/The Frames, but add in two sublime Van Morrison covers & you've got a perfect soundtrack to accompany unrealized love on the streets of Dublin.

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  • Amadeus-
  • Neville Mariner and The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields:
  • Disc 1
  1. Mozart: Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183, 1st movement
  2. Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: Stabat Mater: "Quando corpus morietur" and "Amen"
  3. Early 18th Century Gypsy Music: Bubak and Hungaricus
  4. Mozart: Serenade for Winds in B-flat major, K. 361, 3rd movement
  5. Mozart: The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Turkish Finale
  6. Mozart: Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201, 1st movement
  7. Mozart: Concerto for Two Pianos in E-flat major, K. 365, 3rd movement
  8. Mozart: Great Mass in C minor, K. 427, Kyrie
  9. Mozart: Symphonie Concertante in E-flat major, K. 364, 1st movement
  • Disc 2
  1. Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat major, K. 482, 3rd movement
  2. Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492, Act III, "Ecco la marcia"
  3. Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492, Act IV, "Ah, tutti contenti"
  4. Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act II, Commendatore scene
  5. Mozart: Zaide, K. 344, Aria, "Ruhe sanft"
  6. Mozart: Requiem, K. 626, Introitus (orchestral introduction)
  7. Mozart: Requiem, K. 626, Dies irae
  8. Mozart: Requiem, K. 626, Rex tremendae majestatis
  9. Mozart: Requiem, K. 626, Confutatis
  10. Mozart: Requiem, K. 626, Lacrimosa
  11. Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466, 2nd movement
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12 hours ago, utee94 said:

They definitely confused musical score with soundtrack on a couple of them.

Overall it's a pretty good list.  Personally I'd have Singles way higher, I'd include Visionquest and Urban Cowboy, and a few of the others that have been tossed out.

Agreed on Singles. Same thing with High Fidelity for me.

 

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11 hours ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

An American Werewolf In London

Damn right!

 

Track listing
1. Blue Moon 
Meco variation, originally performed by The Marcels (one of three versions of "Blue Moon" featured in the film).

2. You Gotta Hurt Me 
New track created for this release, not featured in film.

3. Moon Dance 
Meco variation, originally performed by Van Morrison

4. The Boys 
Meco variation, originally conducted by Elmer Bernstein.

5. Bad Moon Rising 
Meco variation, originally performed by Creedence Clearwater Revival.

6. No More Mr. Nice Guy 
New track created for this release, not featured in film.

7. Werewolf (Loose In London) 
New track created for this release, not featured in film.

8. Werewolf Serenade 
New track created for this release, not featured in film.

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This is some kind of a fucking joke, right?

How in the flying fuck is the obvious #1 choice not on the list....or did I miss the disclaimer that this is a list of top 50 besides Fast Times? 

Pathetic. 

Singles, Dazed, and Apocalypse too low as well. Fuck that list 

If you're between about 45 and 55, tell me there aren't 4 or 5 scenes from that movie that don't pop in your head when hearing certain songs....

 

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On 2/22/2019 at 9:56 AM, Dennis Taylor said:

This is some kind of a fucking joke, right?

How in the flying fuck is the obvious #1 choice not on the list....or did I miss the disclaimer that this is a list of top 50 besides Fast Times? 

Pathetic. 

Singles, Dazed, and Apocalypse too low as well. Fuck that list 

If you're between about 45 and 55, tell me there aren't 4 or 5 scenes from that movie that don't pop in your head when hearing certain songs....

 

There are lots of great soundtracks not mentioned or too low. I still Give the nod to The Graduate. How many other soundtracks with original music are now part of popular culture. Simon & Garfunkels original music for that movie is some of the best music of the generation it was created, my opinion of course.  That's my definition of greatest soundtrack

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My personal vote would be for Fandango.

Badge 
Written by Eric Clapton and George Harrison 
Performed by Cream 
Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting) 
Written by Elton John (uncredited) and Bernie Taupin (uncredited) 
Performed by Elton John 
 
El brazo mocho 
Performed by Ruben Vela y Su Conjunto 
It's Too Late 
Written by Carole King (uncredited) and Tony Stern (uncredited) 
Performed by Carole King 
Spooky 
Written by 'Buddy Buie' (uncredited), James Cobb (uncredited), Harry Middlebrooks(uncredited) and Mike Shapiro (uncredited) 
Performed by The Classics IV (as Classics IV) 
Spheres (7th Movement) 
Written by Keith Jarrett (uncredited) 
Performed by Keith Jarrett 
Ay te dejo en San Antonio 
Written by Santiago Jiménez (uncredited) 
Performed by Los Lobos 
Symphony #8 (Third Movement) 
by Dmitri Shostakovich 
Born To Be Wild 
Written by Mars Bonfire (uncredited) 
Performed by Steppenwolf 
Taking Off 
Written by Bob Dunn (uncredited) 
Performed by Milton Brown and the Brownies 
September 15th 
Written by Pat Metheny (uncredited) and Lyle Mays (uncredited) 
Performed by Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays & Nana Vasconcelos 
Courtesy of ECM Records 
It's For You 
Written by Pat Metheny (uncredited) and Lyle Mays (uncredited) 
Performed by Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays & Nana Vasconcelos 
Farmer's Trust 
Written by Lyle Mays (uncredited) and Pat Metheny (uncredited) 
Performed by Pat Metheny Group 
Can't Find My Way Home 
Written by Steve Winwood (uncredited) 
Performed by Blind Faith 
 
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I'd like to submit Pure Country as well. 

 

  1. "Heartland" (Steve Dorff, John Bettis) - 2:16
  2. "Baby Your Baby" (Phil Thomas, Hal Newman) - 2:42
  3. "I Cross My Heart" (Dorff, Eric Kaz) - 3:30
  4. "When Did You Stop Loving Me" (Donny Kees, Monty Holmes) - 2:48
  5. "She Lays It All on the Line" (Clay Blaker) - 2:30
  6. "Overnight Male" (Richard Fagan, Kim Williams, Ron Harbin) - 2:36
  7. "Last in Love" (J. D. Souther, Glenn Frey) - 3:35
  8. "Thoughts of a Fool" (Mel Tillis, Wayne P. Walker) - 2:12
  9. "The King of Broken Hearts" (Jim Lauderdale) - 3:08
  10. "Where the Sidewalk Ends" (Lauderdale, John Leventhal) - 3:08
  11. "Heartland (Main Title Sequence)" (Dorff, Bettis) - 2:42
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On 2/22/2019 at 8:56 AM, Dennis Taylor said:

This is some kind of a fucking joke, right?

How in the flying fuck is the obvious #1 choice not on the list....or did I miss the disclaimer that this is a list of top 50 besides Fast Times? 

Pathetic. 

Singles, Dazed, and Apocalypse too low as well. Fuck that list 

If you're between about 45 and 55, tell me there aren't 4 or 5 scenes from that movie that don't pop in your head when hearing certain songs....

 

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I'd also like to submit...

When the Tigers Broke Free 
(separated into two sections) 
Written by Roger Waters 
Performed by Pink Floyd 
The Little Boy that Santa Claus Forgot 
Written by Michael Carr (uncredited), Tommie Connor (uncredited) and James Leach(uncredited) 
Sung by Vera Lynn 
In the Flesh? 
Written by Roger Waters 
Performed by Bob Geldof 
The Thin Ice 
Written by Roger Waters 
Performed by Pink Floyd 
Another Brick in the Wall (Part 1) 
Written by Roger Waters 
Performed by Pink Floyd 
Goodbye Blue Sky 
Written by Roger Waters 
Performed by Pink Floyd 
The Happiest Days of Our Lives 
Written by Roger Waters 
Performed by Pink Floyd 
Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2) 
Written by Roger Waters 
Performed by Pink Floyd 
Vocals by Pupils of Islington Green School 
Mother 
Written by Roger Waters 
Performed by Pink Floyd 
Empty Spaces 
Written by Roger Waters 
Performed by Pink Floyd 
What Shall We Do Now? 
Written by Roger Waters 
Performed by Pink Floyd 
Young Lust 
Written by David Gilmour and Roger Waters 
Performed by Pink Floyd 
One of My Turns 
Written by Roger Waters 
Performed by Pink Floyd 
Don't Leave Me Now 
Written by Roger Waters 
Performed by Pink Floyd 
Another Brick in the Wall (Part 3) 
Written by Roger Waters 
Performed by Pink Floyd 
Goodbye Cruel World 
Written by Roger Waters 
Performed by Pink Floyd 
Is There Anybody Out There? 
Written by Roger Waters 
Performed by Pink Floyd 
Nobody Home 
Written by Roger Waters 
Performed by Pink Floyd 
Vera 
Written by Roger Waters 
Performed by Pink Floyd 
Bring the Boys Back Home 
Written by Roger Waters 
Performed by chorus 
Comfortably Numb 
Written by David Gilmour and Roger Waters 
Performed by Pink Floyd 
In the Flesh 
Written by Roger Waters 
Performed by Bob Geldof 
Run Like Hell 
Written by David Gilmour and Roger Waters 
Performed by Pink Floyd 
Waiting for the Worms 
Written by Roger Waters 
Performed by Pink Floyd 
5:11 AM (The Moment of Clarity) 
Written by Roger Waters 
Performed by Bob Geldof 
Stop 
Written by Roger Waters 
Performed by Bob Geldof 
The Trial 
Written by Robert Ezrin (as Bob Ezrin) and Roger Waters 
Performed by Pink Floyd 
Outside the Wall 
Written by Roger Waters 
Performed by Pink Floyd 
 
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