spurspinter1
Pat van den Hauwe
We have a film thread, and possibly a music one somewhere. I'm not sure if we have one that combines both but I don't know how to use the search function for threads that well so here is the result!
What happens when both mediums meet? The simple question is, what film has the best music? Results must include original score as well as chosen songs. So not the quality of the songs / pieces of music themselves but how they impact on the film itself.
Here's mine:
1. Lord of the Rings - Even just the music from the shire is enough, but if you let it, the sheer emotions that music will make you feel is astounding. Nothing is even close to being out of place, it's just perfect. No "pop music" here and it's not relevant, it's still not even close.
2. The Social Network - Atticus Ross and Trent Reznor smashed it here imo. It couldn't have suited the film better. The use of build ups / tension coupled so well with the subject matter, plus an absurd rework of a classical piece that everyone knows but somehow not jarring. It holds a special place on in my head as it was the soundtrack to a couple of ludicrously unimportant drugged up scrabble games in uni that seemed to mean so much at the time.
3. Enter the Spider verse - If you doubt the suggestion, just watch the film with some quality speakers and I'll happily accept your apology because I'm lovely like that. The combination of the original arrangement coupled with songs from outside artists is phenomenal.
I feel like a dingdong not including Daft Punk's Tron work in my top three, feel free to let me know how else I've messed up as there's no doubt other shouts that I've missed.
Edit - Musicals are begrudgingly also accepted as an option for top 3s, in case that wasn't clear.
What happens when both mediums meet? The simple question is, what film has the best music? Results must include original score as well as chosen songs. So not the quality of the songs / pieces of music themselves but how they impact on the film itself.
Here's mine:
1. Lord of the Rings - Even just the music from the shire is enough, but if you let it, the sheer emotions that music will make you feel is astounding. Nothing is even close to being out of place, it's just perfect. No "pop music" here and it's not relevant, it's still not even close.
2. The Social Network - Atticus Ross and Trent Reznor smashed it here imo. It couldn't have suited the film better. The use of build ups / tension coupled so well with the subject matter, plus an absurd rework of a classical piece that everyone knows but somehow not jarring. It holds a special place on in my head as it was the soundtrack to a couple of ludicrously unimportant drugged up scrabble games in uni that seemed to mean so much at the time.
3. Enter the Spider verse - If you doubt the suggestion, just watch the film with some quality speakers and I'll happily accept your apology because I'm lovely like that. The combination of the original arrangement coupled with songs from outside artists is phenomenal.
I feel like a dingdong not including Daft Punk's Tron work in my top three, feel free to let me know how else I've messed up as there's no doubt other shouts that I've missed.
Edit - Musicals are begrudgingly also accepted as an option for top 3s, in case that wasn't clear.
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