Soundtracks and Film scores, your favourites


 I love the cinema and some of my favourite albums are from films, TV and shows. There seem two basic variants, a score written for the film and compilations of existing tracks, used in the film. So what are your favourites? I'll start.

 Original scores:

  Hard to avoid Hans Zimmer and why would you want to.

   Hans Zimmer, "The thin red line"   Not his best known, but a great score.

   Honourable mention:

    Korngold, "The Sea Hawk"

Compilation scores:

   "Dead man walking" A really great film too.

    Honourable mentions:

      "Philadelphia"

      "The Sopranos" That's the original from the first series

 I am sure you can all think of better ones.


david12
Two of my favorites:
Nebraska -  instrumental sound track by Mark Orton
Big Night -  beautiful Italian male vocals, Louie Prima, and some jazz
To start with the obvious...random order

'The good the bad and the ugly'
https://youtu.be/AFa1-kciCb4

Bridge on the River Kwai Theme
https://youtu.be/83bmsluWHZc

The Third Man - Anton Karas
https://youtu.be/2oEsWi88Qv0

Zorba The Greek
https://youtu.be/dzlcxN0lxSo

(High Noon)
https://youtu.be/A4a_1UhwgFU

Gunfight at the OK Corral
https://youtu.be/ZqyiRwlLa80

more recent ones...

Get Carter
https://youtu.be/jhisIT_CuQ8

The Warriors Soundtrack - Theme Song
https://youtu.be/9p7EE1F80fU?list=PL7w_sRPEyRv9qSKGRbzr-8uaklaGvBNJJ

Das Boot Theme
https://youtu.be/Qxx_heoUO-U

Paris, Texas
https://youtu.be/X6ymVaq3Fqk







A minor clarification to the characteristically excellent post by Alex. The version of the "High Noon" theme he linked to, sung by Frankie Laine, while having been a hit recording, was not the version used in the film. The singer of that version was Tex Ritter:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKLvKZ6nIiA&t

Regards,
-- Al