Good Will Hunting has a fantastic soundtrack.
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Stranger Than Fiction, soundtrack by Spoon
A Knight's Tale
The Third Man has that fantastic zither theme.
Rogue One. First time I saw it I was sure no one could hold a candle to John Williams. Then I watched it again and the way Michael Giacchino uses a half-step to underline the theme of hope gives me chills just remembering it.
Into The Wild
Godzilla 1998
Varsity Blues
Tombstone and Almost Famous for me
- Yellow Submarine (I think a lot of people either forget this movie exists, or write it off as a kids movie. You're missing out on a movie that could be considered as revolutionary to animation as the Beatles were to music.)
- Back to the Future
- The Muppet Movie
- School of Rock
- Bladerunner
- The Matrix
There's probably other's, but that's what immediately comes to mind.
This is an old one, but:
The Mission, scored by Ennio Morricone.
Conan the Barbarian
Resident evil
Dred 2012
Redline
I don't know that I could pick one, but Joe Hisashi's Studio Ghibli sound tracks are done of my favourites
Lots of good ones here, I'll add some that haven't been mentioned: Sahara, Rango, both Sherlock Holmes movies, Scott Pilgrim vs The World, the JJ Abrams Star Trek's, The Incredibles, Godzilla 2014, The Road to El Dorado
I was just watching Tenet last night and the music kind of took me out of it sometimes because I was like, “Fuck, that music sounds awesome”, though not sure how well it will stand on its own, I’ve not tried that yet.
The blade runner soundtrack is my go to relax soundtrack. Have listened to it thousands of times by now.
No one mentioned Donnie Darko yet? Fantastic soundtrack.
I'm not seeing Oppenheimer mentioned , perhaps I'm in the minority here.
The Decline of Western Civilization
Swingers has a great oldies/crooner soundtrack.
Yeah American Psycho does have a good soundtrack. Eyes Without a Face is great.
My vote is for Interstellar or some of the other Hans Zimmer ones
Batman Forever
Easy rider
Bohemian Rhapsody
Oh just my thing.
- Summer Wars
- Kikojiros Summer
- Dunkirk
- Inception
- Desert Rose
I have a lot of these on my shortlist. More series and even way more videogames
The wackness - iconic 90s hip hop songs
28 days later - introduced me to post rock vibes
interstellar, interstella5555, gladiator
Monsoon Wedding
Lord of the Rings
The Fifth Element is probably the only soundtrack I have ever bought. The diva's aria is AMAZING!
Shrek 2, unironically
Also Sucker Punch and Tron Legacy
Atomic Blonde
Pretty in Pink - Pure 80s.
When I think of exquisite sound design, two of my favorite movies spring to mind: Stalker (1979) and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.
The former has such a subtle soundtrack that it's almost like it's not there, but without it so much of the atmosphere of a movie that is heavily atmospheric would be lost.
The latter is just a perfect western with a perfect western soundtrack. The theme is well known, but L'estasi Dell'oro gives me chills every time it starts playing.
The Scream 3 soundtrack is one of my favorites and was my introduction to System of a Down.
yup! and finger eleven
Judgement Night - some of the greatest hip-hop & metal crossover songs ever made.
- Schindler's List
- Requiem for a Dream
- Independence Day
2001: A Space Odyssey
Just epic classical music.
Spirited Away
Joe Hisaishi fits the fantastical setting perfectly. Lots of bittersweet, exciting, and meditative moods, each placed in the perfect scene.
Tarantino's movies usually have a great song selection.
Full Metal Jacket
Hearing "Bird is the Word" juxtaposed with the Vietnam War is just a crazy choice that paid off.
Nobody (2021)
Turned me on to Luther Allison. Not a "best soundtrack" but it definitely stands out.