Best Movie Soundtrack

I'm not a HUGE soundtrack guy but there are a few I own that I enjoy alot. Gladiator is one of the best soundtracks I've heard in years! At this point, I should tell you that I define soundtracks as music written for a film, NOT a compilation of songs from the "period" a film is set in, i.e., Forrest Gump, Big Chill, etc. Other favs are "Last of the Mohicans", "The Natural", "Chariots of Fire", "Empire Strikes Back", "Patton" - and - while originally a Broadway production - "Jesus Christ Superstar".

Can't forget "The Pink Panther" - classic Mancini!

Hands down the best movie soundtrack in the history of movie soundstracks is Passion, Music from The Last Temptation of Christ by Peter Gabriel, don't buy anything else until you get this one.

Not necessarily a single best soundtrack, but I hope we wouldn't forget the film music of Bernard Herrmann. A good sampler to try would be Salonen's Los Angeles Philharmonic recording on Sony (SK 62700). A personal favorite would have to be "Taxi Driver", or any of the many Hitchcock movie scores which Hermann composed. Also check out the classic recording "Fantasy Film World of Bernard Hermann". Enjoy!

The sound track from Robin Hood (1939). The music by Krongold is matchless. Well, at least its great fun.