best unknown movie scores
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Owen
Photoshop Savant
Not sure how well or not-so-well known these are outside of the text of the films they accompany, but I think the following are under-appreciated:
Legend of 1900
The Shadow
Bleu
Cinema Paradiso
Much Ado About Nothing
Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
Toys
and while it's more well-known, my personal favorite has always been:
The Rocketeer
I don't suppose that list helps much with your search for more subtle scores... I like for music to take a more active role. I'll have to think on that for a bit.
Legend of 1900
The Shadow
Bleu
Cinema Paradiso
Much Ado About Nothing
Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
Toys
and while it's more well-known, my personal favorite has always been:
The Rocketeer
I don't suppose that list helps much with your search for more subtle scores... I like for music to take a more active role. I'll have to think on that for a bit.
Future user
Well-known member
Does part of a score count? If so, the Tuvan Throat Singers in the ice cave section of the second Tomb Raider was really good.
Solaris-The music really made the movie.
Vangelis work in Blade Runner?
Solaris-The music really made the movie.
Vangelis work in Blade Runner?
krestofre
Knight of the Holy Order
Some good stuff has been listed. Blade Runner has one of the best scores of any film ever in my opinion. A couple more:
David Lynch's Dune had a great score (Toto, who would have thought?)
Star Trek The Motion Picture (Pieces of it are well known, but the score as a whole is often looked over and it's fantastic)
David Lynch's Dune had a great score (Toto, who would have thought?)
Star Trek The Motion Picture (Pieces of it are well known, but the score as a whole is often looked over and it's fantastic)
ullanta
Veteran
krestofre said:
Very strange! I love all the Lynch scores by Badalamenti, but would never have considered the score from Dune... I found it a little grating...
I really like the quirky score from Punch-Drunk Love. And I think American Beauty needs mentioning, because its style has been popping up everywhere...
krestofre
Knight of the Holy Order
Yeah, I can see your point. Maybe I like it so much because it's such a "What?" moment. I mean Toto? Africa? Roseanna? :huh: But somehow Lynch got the idea, and it mostly worked, so I consider it a great lesser-known film score.
c.g._eads, to go back to something from your original post, for coming-of-age stories, check out the scores to Cameron Crowe's films. I think the only movies he makes are coming-of-age films. :grin:
ullanta
Veteran
krestofre said:
Well, you know, with Lynch movies (especially Dune!), you can look at it and say, man, that really doesn't work... then, you think to yourself, hey, this is a David Lynch flick, and then it does work, but twists your mind around to a completely different take on the whole experience. So, yes, I agree, and especially in that sense, Toto! I mean, I remember the score well, which is already something. Specifically, I remember Paul on top of a worm, and those big guitar chords, and I really expect him to start air-guitaring or pumping his fist. Which is, as I'm trying ineptly to explain, both incongruous and perfectly suited at the same time. Blah blah ignore me!
Bruce Broughton's score for "Young Sherlock Holmes."
Eph
Active member
I really liked Memento's score, the non-black and white scenes where the main character starts to learn the truth, etc. sounds kinda depressing, but it works well with the movie.
Oh, and Leon: The Professional and I reaaally terrific score!!! I love Eric Serra's work, he breathed musical life back into the James Bond series with his score for Goldeneye.
Oh, and Leon: The Professional and I reaaally terrific score!!! I love Eric Serra's work, he breathed musical life back into the James Bond series with his score for Goldeneye.