Best Soundtrack?

It's tough for me to say what's the best video-game/movie soundtrack out there.

I thought 300's soundtrack was just flat-out awe-inspiring. But I also thought that movies like Saving Private Ryan, Kingdom of Heaven, Black Hawk Down and Gladiator had amazing soundtracks as well.

Alexander had some good ones too

zulus soundtrack its great

I don't believe I heard Zulu's ST, and Alexander's I don't quite remember.

As I posted in this thread:

In no specific order:


Black hawk down
Buena Vista social club
Pi the movie
Fight Club
Requiem for a dream <- I really love this one
The thin red line
The good, the bad and the ugly
and although it's not exactly movie music (despite having been heavily used in Platoon):
Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings, op.11

to name a few

Thin red line takes the cake for me.

The last of the mohicans comes close too.

Define a soundtrack?

I would imagine you are not including musicals and the like but just back round music? Or would things like American Graffiti count?

Originally Posted by Rush Limbaugh

Define a soundtrack?

I would imagine you are not including musicals and the like but just back round music? Or would things like American Graffiti count?

Either one is fine. However, I have not heard any songs from musicals that I would listen to off the screen.

Either one is fine. However, I have not heard any songs from musicals that I would listen to off the screen.

Really ?

How about Help?

Side one

All songs on side one appear in the movie.

1. "Help!" SAMPLE (148k) – 2:18
2. "The Night Before" – 2:33
3. "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" SAMPLE (153k) – 2:08
4. "I Need You" (George Harrison) – 2:28
5. "Another Girl" – 2:05
6. "You're Going to Lose That Girl" – 2:17
7. "Ticket to Ride" – 3:10

[edit] Side two

1. "Act Naturally" (Johnny Russell, Vonnie Morrison) – 2:29
2. "It's Only Love" – 1:54
3. "You Like Me Too Much" (Harrison) – 2:35
4. "Tell Me What You See" – 2:36
5. "I've Just Seen a Face" – 2:04
6. "Yesterday" SAMPLE (119k) – 2:03
7. "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" (Larry Williams) – 2:53

The Song Remains the Same

Disc one

1. "Rock and Roll" (John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) – 4:03
2. "Celebration Day" (Jones, Page, Plant) – 3:49
3. "The Song Remains the Same" (Page, Plant) – 6:00
4. "Rain Song" (Page, Plant) – 8:25
5. "Dazed and Confused" (Jake Holmes, Page) – 26:53

[edit] Disc two

1. "No Quarter" (Jones, Page, Plant) – 12:30
2. "Stairway to Heaven" (Page, Plant) – 10:58
3. "Moby Dick" (Bonham, Jones, Page) – 12:47
4. "Whole Lotta Love" (Bonham, Willie Dixon, Jones, Page, Plant) – 14:25

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last temptation of christ is the best soundtrack of all time with no competition.

think it was called the passion but I cant remember if thats just the new movie in my head or not

Hmm...a good soundtrack?

I'd have to agree with Last Spartan's 300 - that was an amazingly epic soundtrack. It's a great mix of classical styles and modern electronic and metal elements. Plus, the songs that appeared during the film matched what was happening on the screen perfectly (see Fever Dream during the 2nd day's fighting & Cursed by Beauty during the Oracle's scene..perfect).

Beyond that other more dramatic films like Saving Private Ryan, Gladiator, and Black Hawk Down all have really nice, epic, and solid sounding soundtracks. In fact, that song from the Gladiator soundtrack that plays during the ending scene where Maximus dies and is carried away by the other gladiators almost brought a tear to my eye the first time I saw the film.

I have not heard any songs from musicals that I would listen to off the screen.

What about Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas? Such a badass movie/musical.

Originally Posted by VOP2288

What about Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas? Such a badass movie/musical.

I haven't watched that since I was a kid.

Honestly, Tommy.

Goodfellas. Every piece of music is perfectly picked and fits the action on screen.

videogame, Castlevania: Symphony of the night (gothic/rock is not my kind of music, im latin and like happy/sexy music like salsa and reggaeton but man , that game just has some of the best songs ever (mainly REQUIEM OF THE GODS )

moive: can't think of one now but untill i decide, Rocky 4

Do you want it to be original pieces? Written for the movie or game? If not, I think Forest Gump would be hard to beat, and GTA: San Andreas has an incredible soundtrack for a video game.

Considering games, clearly Quake I.

Lord of the Rings - it is great
Harry Potter Order of the Phoenix - had some good music in too surprisingly.
300 - had some good tracks in there too
The Great Escape - Good tracks there
Lemony Snicket A series of Unfortunate events - I really liked the music that went into it.
Pirates of the Caribbean - VERY good soundtrack

Game music:

Rise of Nations - Very good stuff in there
FreeSpace series - had some good music action sequences in there.

I like to separate between Film Music and soundtrack, apparently no one else here does.

So the best soundtracks/Film music is obviously movies with music by Ennio Morricone, frankly no other film music composer is anywhere near the talent of Il Ennio. Examples of his brilliance:

The Mission
For a Few Dollars More
Once Upon a Time in the West
Cinema Paradisio
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

I'm not going to repeat what others have mentioned, so I'll mention the Hitman series instead. Excellent soundtracks for all the games, brings a sense of class to violent murder doesn't it?

Edit: Oh and the Halo theme tune is excellent, but there isn't really enough music in the game for me to consider it a soundtrack. Both the original and the Mjolnir remix are brilliant pieces, really gets the blood pumping.