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Title: Top 5 movie themes
Post by: Foggy on Thursday, February 17, 2011, 08:34:37
Dont know if this has been done before and dont care

1) 633 Squadron
2) Star Wars (A New Hope)
3) Superman
4) The magnificent 7
5) Casino Royale


Title: Re: Top 5 movie themes
Post by: Ginginho on Thursday, February 17, 2011, 08:54:10
The Sting (Love a bit of Scott Joplin/Ragtime)
Ghostbusters (I know, I know, but who you gonna call!?)
Deliverance (Well, the duelling banjos bit anyway)
Superman (takes me back to being a kid, that theme tune was fucking brilliant)

Can't think of a fifth at present.


Title: Re: Top 5 movie themes
Post by: london_red on Thursday, February 17, 2011, 08:57:18
Live and Let Die

The Godfather

Fistful of Dollars/Few Dollars More/Good the Bad and the Ugly (Ennio Morricone is the balls)


Title: Re: Top 5 movie themes
Post by: Barry Scott on Thursday, February 17, 2011, 11:16:44
In no particular order:

187
Gladiator
Miami Vice
Crash
New Emissions of Light and Sound

That's really scraping the barrell.


Title: Re: Top 5 movie themes
Post by: cavpete on Thursday, February 17, 2011, 13:47:31
1 chariots of fire
2 dambusters
3 starwars
4 das boot
5 blazing saddles


Title: Re: Top 5 movie themes
Post by: flammableBen on Thursday, February 17, 2011, 15:16:18
1) John Williams: The Movie
2) Back to the Future.
C) Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem
IV) Rocky III


Title: Re: Top 5 movie themes
Post by: flammableBen on Thursday, February 17, 2011, 15:22:12
Just noticed you said Theme instead of the overall score/all the tunes. Oh well


Title: Re: Top 5 movie themes
Post by: knifey spoony on Thursday, February 17, 2011, 15:42:04
True Romance and American Beauty are a couple of my favourites.


Title: Re: Top 5 movie themes
Post by: flammableBen on Thursday, February 17, 2011, 16:12:57
If we're purely doing soundtracks then surely the more recent starwars easily match the old ones. It's like most the same stuff plus...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zt0UuNpUqK4


Title: Re: Top 5 movie themes
Post by: Cookie on Thursday, February 17, 2011, 16:27:20
Tron: Legacy - Some Daft Punk genius there.
Reservoir Dogs
Stand By Me


Title: Re: Top 5 movie themes
Post by: Reg Smeeton on Thursday, February 17, 2011, 17:01:12
  John Barry died on the 30th Jan....aged 77, unlamented on the TEF.  Anything by him.


Title: Re: Top 5 movie themes
Post by: alanmayes on Thursday, February 17, 2011, 17:10:11
 John Barry died on the 30th Jan....aged 77  Anything by him.

Agreed,anything by John Barry.

He was lamented by some  on TEF..

http://thetownend.com/index.php/topic,42581.0.html


Title: Re: Top 5 movie themes
Post by: Reg Smeeton on Thursday, February 17, 2011, 17:58:19
Agreed,anything by John Barry.

He was lamented by some  on TEF..

http://thetownend.com/index.php/topic,42581.0.html

Good work Maisey....completely missed that...


Title: Re: Top 5 movie themes
Post by: Barnard on Friday, February 18, 2011, 08:50:30
Star Wars
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Brokeback Mountain
A Bridge too Far
E.T.

Bit of a John Williams thing going on with my list. That and gay cowboys.


Title: Re: Top 5 movie themes
Post by: adje on Sunday, February 20, 2011, 16:49:15
1 OCEANS 11-great sassy original tunes by David Holmes with a bit of rat-pack,Quincy Jones and Elvis thrown in for good measure.
2 THE PROPOSITION-dark menacing stuff by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis
3 THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU-brilliant samba versions of Bowie songs,far superior to the originals,by Seu Jorge with some Stooges,Devo and Scott Walker.
4 DEAD MAN-superb guitar work by Neil Young
5 THE GRADUATE


Title: Re: Top 5 movie themes
Post by: Mexicano Rojo on Monday, February 21, 2011, 08:08:50
galliopoli- Albioni adagio in g.

city of god.

quadrophenia.

jaws.

mash


Title: Re: Top 5 movie themes
Post by: NorwayRed on Monday, February 21, 2011, 21:38:42
1. DEAD MAN by Neil Young
2. 21 GRAMS by Gustavo Santaolalla
3. BABEL by Gustavo Santaolalla
4. STRAIGHT STORY by Angelo Badalamenti
5. TWIN PEAKS by Angelo Badalamenti


Title: Re: Top 5 movie themes
Post by: leefer on Monday, February 21, 2011, 21:48:20
Lasagna...by Angelo Badalamenti.