what are your favorite movie soundtracks.


I am looking to get into more movie soundtracks that sound that survive musically without the movie. I am not interested in soundtracks a that take a bunch of pop offerings a that are basically a collection of pop hits/songs but are origional soundtrack recordings that can be listened to all by themselves.

Some that I have tried with various amounts of successs are Glory, Schindler's List, Dances with Wolves, and Murder in the First.

I do not care for opera, rap or country but everything else is an open book.
bianchi27
Agree with Blade Runner and Gladiator.I would add Insider and Carmen(Spanish movie with Antonio Gades-the greatest modern flamenco dancer and Paco De Lucia).Both truly excellent films,by the way.
Good list so far. "Interview with the Vampire" (soundtrack) also should go on the list.
Rzemkoski-
Great list! I can't believe I didn't list "Local Hero". it is my number one choice. I have the 1st pressing vinyl version and it is glorious! I also left out "Finding Forrester". Anyone not familiar with this, it is full of Miles Davis, Bill Frissell, and the late Great Iz doing a Over The Rainbow/Wonderful World medly
This one seems obvious - The Sound of Music, the two disc 5.1 edition, of course. And you even get a great movie, as well!