Soundtracks Better than the Films

Conan the Barbarian (1982).. not that the movie was awful, (though some may say it is) but the soundtrack by Basil Paledouris is insanely good. and not even just the main anvil of crom theme, but some of the secondary stuff too



even the following love theme from this movie almost brings a tear to my eye (not afraid to admit it damnit!) and i ain't all about that mushy stuff usually. mainly from the 1:38 mark to the end



just damn good music imo

Probably my second favorite movie score.

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I think the biggest gap is:

O Fortuna by Carl Oriff. It is an iconic piece of music:



But the movie Excalibur was decent at best.

So probably a very big gap!

mark, what's your favorite movie score?

Excalibur is in my top 50 films. Fave score? The Big Country. This is just a taste.

Horrible horrible movie.... but an ok synthesizer John Carpenter like soundtrack that makes the movie watchable.....



I John Carpenter's soundtracks:



The german version of his soundtracks is pure gold:

Discogs

Here is one track from the album:

Judgment Night and also Spawn

Actually, the first movie that came to mind for me when I saw the title of this thread was MR. & MRS. SMITH...the music in that movie is just outstanding and I'm not one who really notices instrumental music while watching a movie, but the music in that movie was really special. I also have to agree with the posters who mentioned LESS THAN ZERO and PURPLE RAIN.

Ravenous



The Piano



Drive

Cannibal Holocaust is a good one.

Hancock.

The movie was decent, but the soundtrack was far ahead of the visuals. Check it out!

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