Soundtracks and Soundtracks Only
 

Given the proliferation of "The X Threads", I've made a thread committed to music... but only soundtracks! Which ones have caught your interest lately? Why?

I remembered Musically Inspired discussing how he felt the original Batman theme was stronger than the new Batman theme of the Nolan trilogy. While I disagreed, I did agree about one thing... the Danny Elfman soundtrack is amazing.

It's awesome Hollywood music at its best. Bold, big, brassy. "Waltz to the Death" is a creepy track that just invokes the image of Joker dancing along at the top of the cathedral.

The actual Batman theme itself is interwoven into many of the action sequences, and the spirit of this 80s Batman just pops to mind. That raw fighter, cruising along through the skies, forming the Batman silhouette upon the moon. Awesome.

I've always had a fondness for the Ghostbusters soundtrack, both for it's orchestral score and for it's licensed songs. After reading the title of this thread, I immediately got Elmer Bernstein's main title theme of Ghostbusters in my head. :)

I can't really say that I enjoy Elfman's music as stand-alone hearing, with the exceptions of his main themes. Elfman creates some awesome movie themes (with Batman and Spider-Man being among my favourites), and he's actually a really awesome composer in that his music really compliments what's happening on the screen and greatly enhances the mood, but is impossibly boring to listen by itself (unless he somehow weaves in the main theme into the tune :p ). But that's just me, I guess.

I have a fondness for (what else?) the music from the Star Wars films. It really was the best part of the movies, especially the prequel trilogy, but it's amazing in its own right.

Listening to it separately is actually a really weird experience, because you keep getting images in your head of the scenes the music is from, but because it's in your mind it can be radically different to how it actually played out in the movies. The piece that plays when Luke looks at the sunsets is amazingly epic in my mind. It's hard to go back to putting it to actual images now.

For recent soundtracks, I can't name any that I've thought stood out among the rest. I really miss Jerry Goldsmith's scores. I do think the scores to the Stargate series were fantastic, though.

I think the last Goldsmith score I recall is the 13th warrior.

I am the same with you

I'm currently listening to the Gattaca soundtrack.

Michael Nyman is a majestic composer. Some of the songs on this album are so strong I get chills. "The Arrival" uses strings with such finesse and grace, and the upwards swell of the song really reaches into the heart. You really feel the protagonist's pain.

One of my favorite soundtracks is still the Enchanted soundtrack. Also, any Phineas and Ferb soundtrack album.

I'm going to be honest here.

My little brother keeps putting Phineas and Ferb on in the morning.

I actually secretly stay in bed and watch an episode or two.
(I um.. kinda like it... XD)

Most of the CDs I have are movie soundtracks. I think they make good background music when I'm also doing something else. Star Wars and Indiana Jones are always good, and I'd recommend some Pixar scores as well (in particular, "The Incredibles" and "Monsters, Inc.").

I love soundtracks. I have Metal Gear Solid ones I have the Ape Escape 1 soundtrack, The Good The Bad and The Ugly, Stardust, Hunger Games, various Doctor Who ones and proboly others I can't think of right now.

http://i.imgur.com/hPJ3d.jpg

I'm hooked. I listen to this a lot.
It qualifies as a soundtrack because it is official music bundled with Skyward Sword.

EDIT: oh... and by "soundtrack," DAISHI I hope you mean "score." I love film and game scores (instrumentals), but normally not soundtracks (ie. with vocals). Albeit with certain exceptions, like Simple and Clean and Passion from Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2 respectively.

I always operated under the idea that a soundtrack is the recording and the score is the written music that contains all the parts so that the conductor can conduct properly.

Otherwise, I don't know what the hell I've been buying all these years.

It can be either. For the purpose Of the thread, I mean music originating from a game or movie.

Now that we've mentioned it, even though it's all licensed music, Pulp Fiction, Snatch and Need for Speed: Underground have like the awesomest selection of licensed music that fits the movie/game they're in perfectly.

Nothing embarrassing about that - Phineas and Ferb are awesome.

I completely forgot to mention I listen to video game soundtracks. LOTS of Video Game soundtracks. Mostly stuff garnered from Indie Music Bundles at the moment, so things like the Mighty Milky Way, Imposter Nostalgia, stuff from games I've never even played. It's all good stuff and great to listen to while writing.

Bwahaha If we're talking Pure OSTs I have way, way too many! XD

Loads from Indie bundles alone!

But I also have over 200 GOG titles, many of which include a soundtrack as well!

I will admit I like the Descent Soundtrack, some of the tunes off Might and Magic, and I love almost every indie chiptune I hear.

(Once I get my 2 32gb Class 10 microSDs and my second memory card adapter for my PSP I'm going to add loads more music to my old card (planning to split my games and music into two 64gb cards you see (a 128gb PSP is a beastly concept! :D)). I'd have 64gb to play with, and thats A LOT of music)

(I'm into chiptunes at the moment. Virt and Disasterpeace are amongst the best at their craft. Preschtale by C-Jeff is just fantastic. Taking the concept to a whole new level!)

EDIT: Oh and Castlevania.
I'm really liking Castlevania's music again. Enough for me to go back to the games and play them on the Wii.
(Emulating NES on Wii and playing with the Wiimote is very comfortable. I recommend it! :D)

I'm also unashamably admitting that I practically know Megaman 2's music off by heart! HAHA!

I've been listening to the Max Payne 3 soundtrack alot and throw in some of the twisted metal and I'm happy.

I rather enjoyed the Mafia II soundtrack(As for film, I do own Batman, Batman Returns, Jurassic Park...). As for compilation soundtracks, nothing beats Bride of Chucky for me(White Zombie, Monster Magnet, Slayer, Type O Negative, Judas Priest, Bruce Dickinson, Motorhead...).