Name a movie that had great music
Eddie and the cruisers!
Bill
Quote from: ps11yat14 on August 10, 2022, 08:22:53 PMEddie and the cruisers!
Bill
Cult classic
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Quote from: Slugsy-Narrows on August 10, 2022, 08:31:14 PMCult classic
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I love it. It was the very first movie I thought of when I saw the thread.
Bill
Quote from: ps11yat14 on August 10, 2022, 08:38:17 PMI love it. It was the very first movie I thought of when I saw the thread.
Bill
Flash dance
Dirty Dancing
Rocky 3
A star is born Gaga version
Hair
Quote from: Ed Vette on August 10, 2022, 08:41:19 PMFlash dance
Dirty Dancing
Rocky 3
A star is born Gaga version
Hair
Never saw Flash dance
DD. One of my daughter's favorites
R3 don't remember much about it
A Star. Never saw it
Hair Never saw it
Remember the Titans
Bill
forest gump
goodfellas
Guardians of the Galaxy
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When considering a "movie with great music," there are two categories that I must consider:
1. A Musical plain & simple. In that case, I would go with BANDWAGON.
2. Background music for a mighty movie. Then I go with the magnificent score by Miklos Rozsa for BEN HUR.
Goodfellas
Grease!
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Purple Rain
One of the things I've always liked about Tarantino movies is the music. Quentin goes to great lengths to make the music part of the story and is an absolute master in making music compliment his movies. So many examples: opening scene of Kill Bill when he shoots pregnant (with his baby) Uma Thurman while playing Nancy Sinatra's "Bang, Bang" or Once Upon a Time in Hollywood playing "You Keep Me Hangin On" or Miss Driver (Daryl Hannah) whistling "Twisted Nerve" preparing to kill Uma Thurman in Kill Bill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywrvXOo4R2M&t=118s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0vqgN2re0k
Yes, definitely loved the Kill Bill and Pulp Fiction soundtracks.
I agree with Jim, if one is talking great music as in musicals, there are an infinite number of major movies, last probably being West Side Story and we go on from there.
Hair is a great one
Sound of Music
My Fair Lady etc. etc.
If we are talking just great soundtracks, there is no better than
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Followed by Jaws, the Ten Commandments, Psycho, The Magnificent Seven, and who knows how many others.
Tarantino also got involved with his close friend Robert Rodriguez who made the movie "Desperado" and influenced the music that was done almost entirely by Los Lobos and Tito and Tarantula. And yes, Antonio Banderas played the guitar and sang in the opening scene as well as played guitar for the kid...a question many people have.
Anyway, "Quentin showed up on the set of Desperado in 1994 to do his part and said, 'This is cool. No one's done this since Sergio Leone'. This is your dollars trilogy and now you gotta do The Good, The Bad And The Ugly of the series". He is the voice singing in the last of the examples (The House that Love Built) below and has a great voice. Regardless, the music was great and enhanced the movie many times over and Tarantino's influence was all over it
Interestingly, Tito Larriva who is a master musician, is the long haired guy sitting at the bar next to the cash register. A very interesting character having played violin throughout his childhood and singing in the church he attended as well as the choir. He snuck into Yale for a full year pretending to be a student before getting caught and ousted from campus...anyway, I digress. A few interesting clips that show how the music enhances the scenes
The music really puts you in Mexico and is a modern day western done right...IMHO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuOu07gRpEA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNdR0HK4uso
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moAZ3AsyhLU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZSvSX2MARM
Quote from: LennG on August 11, 2022, 10:38:53 AMI agree with Jim, if one is talking great music as in musicals, there are an infinite number of major movies, last probably being West Side Story and we go on from there.
Hair is a great one
Sound of Music
My Fair Lady etc. etc.
If we are talking just great soundtracks, there is no better than
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Followed by Jaws, the Ten Commandments, Psycho, The Magnificent Seven, and who knows how many others.
I go along with the ones you added, Lenny. I'll add some more -
BIG COUNTRY, ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD, SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS, THE SEA HAWK, THE WIZARD OF OZ.
Rich, you started this thread. How about naming some of you favorites?
Quote from: jimv on August 11, 2022, 03:08:15 PMRich, you started this thread. How about naming some of you favorites?
First, I am surprised no one mentioned the only manly musical- Paint Your Wagon.
As for me, here are some
first, ones that have been mentioned- Grease and Guardian of the Galaxy
One I haven't seen mentioned.
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Across the Universe (I like the Beatles)
Top Gun
The Graduate
Shrek
Heavy Metal
The Song Remains the same
A Hard Day's Night
Help
Having a Wild Weekend
The Last Waltz
Easy Rider
The Music Man
my fav of the Musicals West Side Story and The Music Man
Theres a great selection you folks have put up!
Quote from: MightyGiants on August 11, 2022, 03:38:02 PMFirst, I am surprised no one mentioned the only manly musical- Paint Your Wagon.
As for me, here are some
first, ones that have been mentioned- Grease and Guardian of the Galaxy
One I haven't seen mentioned.
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Across the Universe (I like the Beatles)
Top Gun
The Graduate
Shrek
Heavy Metal
Good call on
The Graduate whose music track is still played across the radio to this day and is so ingrained with the story that you can't hear one of the songs without thinking back at the movie...and also
O' Brother, Where Art Though, although great music, never became singles that got played on the radio
I concur that
Guardians of the Galaxy has good music
My girlfriend likes to watch the three movies of
Pitch Perfect and when I hear it in the background, I like most of it
I liked the music in
Back to the Future with Huey Lewis and the News.
American Graffiti also had some great tunes mixed in if you're a fan of the late 50's and early 60's music
Recording the Giants-Pats game for later viewing so I'll pop in here to leave this.
While it's probably not considered great by the normal, popular criteria I'm very impressed with the soundtrack from the 2004 movie Garden State. Written, directed, and starring Zach Braff. Braff also selected all the songs that make up the soundtrack. He nailed every one of them as they all fit perfectly into the scene where they appeared, as well as the movie at large.
And watching a young Natalie Portman is just icing on the cake.
Empire records had great music in the movie but sadly most of it was left off the soundtrack. I guess they didn't want to pay the royalties.
Quote from: GIANTS1 on August 10, 2022, 09:08:03 PMforest gump
goodfellas
Went to Bubba Gump shrimp house in Universal Studios this week ....very good
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Quote from: Woody on August 11, 2022, 10:25:38 PMWent to Bubba Gump shrimp house in Universal Studios this week ....very good
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And the music you liked from that?????????????
Good call on Oh Brother Where Art Thou. LOVED that movie and have the CD in my car (Yes, I still listen to CD's in the car) as one of my favorites. George Clooney did his own singing in that movie.
I am a HUGE fan of that Blue grass type of music.
I personally hate Blue Grass...almost as much as you hate the Yankees...LOL :P
But that Soggy Bottom Boys song "I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow" is really good and Clooney should've got an Oscar for that performance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRnxr4XF9yA
great video
https://youtu.be/enuOArEfqGo
You want GREAT music from the movies, leave it to the Master, John Williams to give it to us.
How many of these I should have mentioned
Godfather, Star Wars, Gone With The Wind
Enjoy
https://youtu.be/6EC2fi3SGYI
I loved it, Lenny!! But how could he leave out the greatest of them all; BEN HUR?
Quote from: jimv on August 12, 2022, 07:26:59 PMI loved it, Lenny!! But how could he leave out the greatest of them all; BEN HUR?
I know that one
It's in that John Valby song.....
KNOCK KNOCK!!!!!!
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Lenn,
"Man of Constant sorrow" was sung by Dan Traminsky {SIC} who played guitar with "Union Station". Better know as "Alison Krauss and Union Station" which may have been the other folks on that recording.
Alison who has the greatest number of Grammys for women with 24 is worth doing a search on Lenn, nothing short of spectacular and one of my favorite listens,
alas shes been off recording with Robert Plant of all people, dont know the status of the guys in Union Station although they must be in demand musicians.
Sorry.
Thanks for the tip John
https://youtu.be/qWI3XvvnpjE