Favorite Movie Soundtrack

-Talk to Her (Habla con Ella, Film by Pedro Almodovar) with music by Alberto Iglesias.
-Gods and Monsters [HDCD] (Film by Bill Condon) with music by Carter Burwell. Rather short for soundtrack though.
- Hilary and Jackie, music by Barrington Pheloung
- The Moderns, music by Mark Isham. Great music but terrible movie.
- Cinema Paradiso, music by Ennio Morricone.

Also, another vote for Gosford Park.

I consider the following recordings the best of the best for movie soundtracks.

The Royal Tennenbaums (The EVO of DEVO and other talented performers)

Chicago; Great stuff!

Gosford Park; Great music & recording; nice change of pace

Dead Man Walking; All-star soundtrack with great sound and recordings.

Alexander Nevski- Soundtrack by Prokofiev

American Beauty - haunting
Koyaabusqatsi - organ and choir singing a song of our lives
Faust - Randy Newman plays gospel and pop
School Daze - Wake Up (and dance)
Cider House Rules - used this as the theme for my wedding
i am sam - always a joy to here beatles covers
The Wonder Boys - moody rock
Almost Famous - makes me remember my days on the road
Leap of Faith - electric gospel
Far North - erie tunes from a local string band
High Fidelity - always works on my wife...

Probably the best score I have heard is Chocolat by Rachel Portman. (her other work is good too.) The sountrack and especially the score for American Beauty is also awesome (Thomas Newman).

-Ed