Movies with the Best Scenery AND Music?

Hi all,

I'm in a bit of a movie rut, so I'm looking for recommendations as to movies that have outstanding natural scenery AND really beautiful music. Preferably filmed outside the US and with an inspirational or moving storyline. I'm thinking of movies along the lines of Whale Rider and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (although probably lesser known). Can anyone help? I used to travel abroad a lot and haven't been able to lately, and it's killing me! So I hope that a few beautiful, moving foreign films will do the trick!

Thanks for any advice!

The Thin Red Line. Beautiful scenery set to beautiful music with poetic dialogue/voice-over.

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For some unknown reason the scenery in Ferries Beullers Day Off makes me happy.

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The Haunting, 1999. The score and production design of the house alone are worth a look, even if the story and characters are not.

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Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Bladerunner
300

Also try:
Bram Stoker's Dracula 1992
Ravenous
The Shining
Mulholland Dr. - Not so much the scenery as it is the lighting and mood that sets the tone of the film. Still worth a look though.
City of the Lost Children
Brazil
Delicatessen
Alien 1, 2, 3, 4
Apocalypse Now
Se7en
and of course 2001: A Space Odyssey

Once Upon a Time in the West

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Brokeback Mountain
House of Flying Daggers
Jet Li's Fearless
Chronicles of Narnia
Golden Compass

if you're really for something different, these aren't unknown but they're not current or mainstream, try some french new wave stuff; Godard, Chabrol, Varda etc

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Lord of the Rings
The motorcycle diaries

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What movie is that from?

Blade Runner, I think.

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Most definitely.

Far and Away (Ron Howard, 1992)

The main Irish characters are not played by Irish actors,

but - the score was composed by John Williams,
and you'll hear The Chieftains' bodhrán.



The sights

County Wicklow, County Kerry, County Galway, Ireland


Dublin made up to look like 1892 Boston


The starting line of Oklahoma's 1893 Great Land Rush.
Billings, Montana







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Song of Norway directed by Andrew L. Stone is a movie with best music and attractive sceneries.
Life is beautiful is another title I suggest. It has inspirational story line and beautiful songs such as

You can't quit until you try
You can't live until you die
....
....

Just open your eyes
Just open your eyes
And see that life is beautiful.

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Frida. Beautiful authentic Mexican music.

I really enjoyed both in The Illusionist but I might just be weird, cause I don't know too many people that loved that movie as much as I did.

The Last of the Mohicans has beautiful scenery and the soundtrack is awesome....

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