Favourite Film Soundtracks?

[Phurious]

Ooof! So many that I love and have owned (I only have digital copies nowadays, but I had tons of vinyl soundtracks inc. the above mentioned Apocalypse Now gate fold double LP)

Amongst my faves (that I can recall off the top of my head):

Philip Glass - Mishima - segments of this have been used extensively for adverts on TV and other movies; most famously The Truman Show, but Glass's score matches perfectly with Schrader's best film. This rock n' rollesque homage is a particular fave.



Neil Young - Dead Man - an amazing balance of baleful and sombre, Young's guitar work on this is outstanding and is probably the best thing he's ever done.

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Thomas Bangalter - Irreversible - love his dancefloor tunes, of which a number feature on the soundtrack, but it's the more abstract pieces like Rectum and Desaccords that really make this a stand out, truly nightmarish soundscapes that truly match the horror playing out on screen.

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Simonetti-Pignatelli-Morante - Tenebre - anthemic title track that was sampled by Justice for the dancefloor. Every time I hear it I just think of that insane house hugging shot. But it's Flashing with it's bleeptastic electro funk that stands out on the album. If you like this I highly recommend hunting down Simonetti's Italo Disco project Crazy Gang



Ennio Morricone - The Thing - it's almost like Morricone is mimicking Carpenter's sound, but stylistic verisimilitude aside, this is an absolute cracker that evokes the sci-fi, arctic, paranoiac feel of the movie - single note basslines rule.

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Michael Nyman - A Zed & Two Noughts - well to be honest any of his Greenaway collaborations are fantastic, but this is the one I always come back to mainly for



That voice at the end is soooo highly pitched - incredible

RZA - Ghost Dog: Way Of The Samurai - I'm a big Wu-Tang fan anyway, but the Japanese release of the soundtrack has all the best incidental beats from this amazing film and who better to inflict some Shaolin sonics outta the hood than RZA?



Suzuki Keiichi - Zatoichi - Kitano's inimitable style permeates this wonderful film and more than makes up for the lack of Joe Hisaishi (early musical collaborator on Kitano's films, as well as the musical genius behind a lot of Studio Ghibli's output) by employing Suzuki who artfully blends contemporary electronic music and traditional Japanese music with ease. Choreographed scenes in the movie are lovingly reflected with skill and humour on the soundtrack, like this:

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Geinō Yamashirogumi - Akira What's to say about this? It might sound a bit highfalutin but I seriously think that this OST manages to transcend what is already a near perfect film. The omni-style approach to instruments and instrumentation is sublime and I'll never, ever tire of hearing tracks such as this:

which verges on the spiritual.