iamtheverb wrote:Curtis Mayfield's soundtrack to Superfly is pretty much the best non-orchestral original score ever. I didn't like the movie much but I loved the music.
I'm also a big fan of Prokofiev's score of Alexander Nevsky, Philip Glasses'ses'ss work for Koyaanisqatsi and Powaqqatsi, and lots of stuff by Jerry Goldsmith and Ennio Morricone. oh, and that John Williams guy, he's pretty good I guess.
Firstly, John williams: I respect him and his works on a musical level to a very high degree, considering I've played the majority of his works. That is a whole lot. I blame this on the fact my conductor/teacher's husband was obviously 2nd choice after learning John Williams was married (yeah, she's pretty obsessed). However, I hate some of his works because even though I've played a good deal of his work, you need to remember, I've played it over the course of 5 years running now. That's basically every other song...not including the medleys.
Prokofiev is a favorite of mine. I thoroughly enjoyed the Lieutenant Kije Suite (Op. 60 (1934)) and loved the score for Alexander Nevsky...great stuff IMHO.
I did a feature on Danny Elfman's work last year. Simpson's theme, Beetlejuice, Batman, Edward Scissorhands, and Nightmare before Christmas. Man, that was a fun year.
Anyhow, I liked
O Brother! Where art thou? immensely, despite the fact several critcs labeled it a soundtrack seller (which it failed in miserably). I liked the various themes, even though it was very slow-paced. Good times...
The OST to FF7 Advent Children was interesting as well. I'm positive you can find and locate a torrent of it. If it's a small site with a pie graph about the torrent then you found the one I've got. I'm seeding 24/7, but not very much of an upload (700% ul/dl ratio) since I've finished a few weeks back. It gets more interesting in the 2nd cd.
For instance, his use of the theme from Legends of the Fall in the date scene in E6.
