Music in Films and TV

[Soubhagya]

I noticed that there was no thread that specifically deals with music. (If there is one, moderators may merge it. I could not find any).

Feel free to discuss anything related to music as long as it is in connection with films or tv series.

Let me start with something. What are your favorite themes in films? And if possible rank them.

[Soubhagya]

I will take some time to make my list. There's so many of 'em! So, let me start with one piece of music which i adore. I love the use of music in 2001: A Space Odyssey. In my opinion that's one fantastic use of music in film. I can watch the space docking sequence to Blue Danube over and over again.

[Jekyll]

I noticed that there was no thread that specifically deals with music. (If there is one, moderators may merge it. I could not find any).

Feel free to discuss anything related to music as long as it is in connection with films or tv series.

Let me start with something. What are your favorite themes in films? And if possible rank them.

THIS THREAD IS FANTASTIC!!!! I am a HUGE film/tv score nerd. I am a music educator and am currently developing a middle school general music curriculum that is based in film music for my masters thesis. Students will learn the history, process, and about modern day film/tv music. At the end they will score a one minute scene in GarageBand as a final project. So this thread is right up my alley!

My top five scores:
1. The Rocketeer by James Horner
2. Back To The Future by Alan Silvestri
3. Independence Day by David Arnold
4. Raiders of The Lost Ark by John Williams
5. Batman (89) by Danny Elfman

Honorable mentions: Gremlins by Jerry Goldsmith, Star Trek by Michael Giacchino, Prince of Egypt by Hans Zimmer

This was tough!
My top ten composers:
1/2 James Horner & Michael Giacchino. They flip flop constantly depending on who I am listening to at the moment.
3. John Williams
4. Alan Silvestri
5. Bear McCreary
6. Jerry Goldsmith
7. Danny Elfman
8. Brian Tyler
9. Shirley Walker
10. Hans Zimmer

Honorable mentions: Alexandre Desplat, Marco Beltrami, David Arnold, John Barry

[Soubhagya]

THIS THREAD IS FANTASTIC!!!! I am a HUGE film/tv score nerd. I am a music educator and am currently developing a middle school general music curriculum that is based in film music for my masters thesis. Students will learn the history, process, and about modern day film/tv music. At the end they will score a one minute scene in GarageBand as a final project. So this thread is right up my alley!

My top five scores:
1. The Rocketeer by James Horner
2. Back To The Future by Alan Silvestri
3. Independence Day by David Arnold
4. Raiders of The Lost Ark by John Williams
5. Batman (89) by Danny Elfman

Honorable mentions: Gremlins by Jerry Goldsmith, Star Trek by Michael Giacchino, Prince of Egypt by Hans Zimmer

This was tough!
My top ten composers:
1/2 James Horner & Michael Giacchino. They flip flop constantly depending on who I am listening to at the moment.
3. John Williams
4. Alan Silvestri
5. Bear McCreary
6. Jerry Goldsmith
7. Danny Elfman
8. Brian Tyler
9. Shirley Walker
10. Hans Zimmer

Honorable mentions: Alexandre Desplat, Marco Beltrami, David Arnold, John Barry

Glad you liked the thread! I had love for superhero film themes and a few popular ones like Star Wars. But nowadays i am listening to film music on its own. I think especially after watching a couple of Kubrick films. Music can really elevate the film while being awesome to listen on its own. Glad to hear from you. I can now look up some of the themes that you mentioned.

I love Back To The Future and Raiders of The Lost Ark's main themes. Batman by Elfman of course is really cool. I like it a lot. Though my preference is for Hans Zimmer's Dark Knight trilogy, in part because i love the Dark Knight trilogy a lot. I can't remember Independence Day or The Rocketeer. Tbh i haven't watched these films. lol. Maybe i have watched a bit of Independence Day.

Amazing composers too. My favorite would be John Williams. There's just too much. Star Wars, Superman, Harry Potter and so on.

[Kirby101]

I can't list best or favorite because there are too many.
So I'll just post ones I love that come to mind.

[Kirby101]

[Kirby101]

[Soubhagya]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78N2SP6JFaI

Superman theme is my favorite piece of superhero music. I adore it. Though for my favorite superhero music i will put Man of Steel just behind it. I love Man of Steel's music. I am at times torn between them about which one i love the most. It awesome to hear.

[Jekyll]

Though short, I really enjoyed Shirley Walker's theme for Superman.

[Starter Set]

Hmm, let's see. The osts i remember the most are probably "Titanic" (a long time ago but i did listen to it quite an awful lot), "Your Name" and the main theme from "Willow" sure still works for me.

[Jackalope89]

The only good thing about Maximum Overdrive? The soundtrack.



I may have come across the album long before I was aware the film ever existed...

[Soubhagya]

Though short, I really enjoyed Shirley Walker's theme for Superman.

I like this theme a lot. It was one of my favorite themes on tv as a kid.

[Soubhagya]

I can't list best or favorite because there are too many.
So I'll just post ones I love that come to mind.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XDB7GMnbUQ

When i think of Westerns one theme always comes to my mind. 'The Good, The Bad and The Ugly' composed by Ernio Morricone.



There are other great Western themes. But somehow it is really pervasive in pop culture. I haven't watched the Dollars trilogy. I still know this theme. And quite like it.

[Soubhagya]

I have got an idea. This thread has a lot of posts containing music. I will add an index on this page for reference. Just in case someone wants to hear one particular piece of music.


Page One:
1. 2001 A Space Odyssey: Space Docking sequence music, Blue Danube
2. Magnificent Seven Theme
3. Superman Theme, John Williams
4. Badfinger- Come and Get It (The Magic Christian)
5. Man of Steel Main Theme
6. Superman TAS theme
7. AC DC Who Made Who Maximum Overdrive
8. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
9. Silverado

Page Two:
1. Godfather Main Theme
2. Godfather Love Theme
3. Duel of the Fates (Qui Gon and Obi Wan fight Darth Maul)
4. Star Wars
5. Imperial March
6. Shawshank Redemption(Mozart Opera Scene)
7. X-Men First Class Main Theme(Magneto Lifts Submarine)
8. James Bond Theme
9. Chip'N Dale Rescue Rangers Intro
10. Chp N' Dale Rescue Rangers End Credits

Page Three:
1. Cardcaptors: Honey
2. X-Men First Class Bar Scene (Frankenstein's Monster)
3. X-Men First Class Recruitment Scene
4. Kill Bill Vol 1 O-Ren vs The Bride
5. Matrix Theme, Clubbed To Death
6. The Defenders- Daredevil saves Jessica Jones
7. Kick-A** - Strobe Light
8. Avengers End Credits
9. Star Trek: First Contact
10. All Star Superman- Christopher Drake


Page Four:
1. Lily's Theme, Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part Two
2. Mortal Kombat
3. X-Men Animated Series
4. Spider-man Animated Series(60s)
5. Thundercats

[Jekyll]

Silverado is probably my favorite western theme.