Best music in film and TV

[Jones28]

A song came on my phone playlist this morning that had me wondering what the best scenes in TV/films are and the songs that made them.

The scene I’m referring to was the ending montage in Scrubs with “the book of love” by Peter Gabriel. It was hilarious, but sad in equal measure because it was the end of a brilliant show (we don’t need to talk about what happened after!).

[Bridge hibs]

Song Beneath the Song from Maria Taylor (Grays Anatomy) I dont actually watch it but I remember my Wife watching it one night and I dont know why but I just loved that song

[matty_f]

Cracking thread idea.

An old TV series, but Teachers had an outstanding soundtrack.

More recently, The Leftovers score is spectacular for the series, and Westworld was really good as well.

[WeeRussell]

Peaky blinders soundtrack worked really well - Nick cave, arctic monkeys, Laura marling etc, I can’t remember if it went downhill with the rest of the show in the incredibly **** last series!

Entourage, while not filled with my usual tastes, worked for me too. Actually made me listen to different stuff more just because it was ‘entourage music’.

Something special about the Shawshank Redemption scene with the classical music.

Scorsese does well with his selections too, due to being a big stones fan.

[Hibbyradge]

Tarantino has a great ear for music in his films, too many to mention.

[matty_f]

Peaky blinders soundtrack worked really well - Nick cave, arctic monkeys, Laura marling etc, I can’t remember if it went downhill with the rest of the show in the incredibly **** last series!

Entourage, while not filled with my usual tastes, worked for me too. Actually made me listen to different stuff more just because it was ‘entourage music’.

Something special about the Shawshank Redemption scene with the classical music.

Scorsese does well with his selections too, due to being a big stones fan.

Peaky Blinders is a great shout.

[Mon Dieu4]

Tarantino has a great ear for music in his films, too many to mention.

Edgar Wright is in the same club, always has a good ear for what songs will work well

I'm a sucker for anything by John Williams, some of the most iconic tunes ever

Shout out to Hans Zimmer as well for the Going for Gold theme tune

[The Modfather]

The 2005 Honda advert (they updated it a few years later but the version with hot hot air balloon was best IMO) to the Andy Williams song, The Impossible dream.

https://youtu.be/6FmXjxdDBRI?si=OKqpz2TKid7ZR2rG

[The Modfather]

Cracking thread idea.

An old TV series, but Teachers had an outstanding soundtrack.

More recently, The Leftovers score is spectacular for the series, and Westworld was really good as well.

Vaguely remember Teachers, was its theme tune Belle & Sebastian’s Boy With The Arab strap?

[Hiber-nation]

Cracking thread idea.

An old TV series, but Teachers had an outstanding soundtrack.

More recently, The Leftovers score is spectacular for the series, and Westworld was really good as well.

I remember buying the CD but a lot of the good stuff was absent other than The Boy With The Arab Strap and a few by Doves, the Sheds and Feeder. Oh and Insomnia by Faithless.

Great series though!

[Hiber-nation]

Vaguely remember Teachers, was its theme tune Belle & Sebastian’s Boy With The Arab strap?

Yep :aok:

[Eaststand]

Oasis, Don't look back in anger.

Played at the last scene of the brilliant series "Our Friends in The North"

GGTTH

[Hibrandenburg]

I'm watching Mr Mercedes on the Disney Channel and it's full of little gems from a wide spectrum of great tunes from the likes of the Ramones, Donovan and the Anti Nowhere League.

It's a decent watch too.

[Jones28]

I thought the Great Gatsby score was really good. Worked so well with the mood of the film.

And it meant you didn’t have to listen to the actual music from the time, which is **** 😂

[Kato]

I thought the Great Gatsby score was really good. Worked so well with the mood of the film.

And it meant you didn’t have to listen to the actual music from the time, which is **** [emoji23]The new version, agreed.

It also showed how similar the beats were no matter the era. Bryan Ferry had a torch song jazz band on the go for a while, I'm sure they were involved.

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[Jones28]

The new version, agreed.

It also showed how similar the beats were no matter the era. Bryan Ferry had a torch song jazz band on the go for a while, I'm sure they were involved.

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Aye, the Leo version. I didn’t even realise there was an older version.

[CropleyWasGod]

Tarantino has a great ear for music in his films, too many to mention.

2nd name on my list, slightly behind Scorsese (ably assisted in many cases by Robbie Robertson).

[Jones28]

Anyone who watched Derry Girls ripping off reservoir dogs got a real treat as well, brilliantly scored but of tv.

Gonna throw in Simple Minds in the breakfast club, still gives me chills hearing that song or watching that film.

[Kato]

Aye, the Leo version. I didn’t even realise there was an older version.Robert Redford and Mia Farrow. Its a bit slow and the parties don't look as half as fun. Really liked the update.


Playlist with Ferry's stuff linked to the movie.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlO3ranUZrZ5J_9OOwWMRk4AumC_of4nk&si=Y3fXfIqXxQAjiVYA

Anyway.

John Barry, Bernard Hermann, Ennio Morris Morricone..endless soundtracks out there and mostly great.

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[Willis1875]

The final scenes of Breaking Bad with Baby Blue by Badfinger were class

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

In the air tonight from the first Miami Vice episode.

[BS44]

The soundtrack from the film Drive with Ryan Gosling is really good, particularly if you enjoy electronic music.

The film is rubbish

[marinello59]

Baby Driver nailed it for me. A perfect blend of action and music.

[Mibbes Aye]

The end tracks on The Sopranos were expertly curated.

The Americans and Stranger Things both tapped into that early/mid-Eighties thing well.

A little bit more contemporary and I May Destroy You had a simply tremendous soundtrack.

[zitelli62]

Ashes to ashes and life on mars both had great soundtracks.

[Sylar]

Suits started off with an impactful soundtrack in the earlier seasons but went to generic instrumentals in the later seasons.

I'm a huge fan of the Bosch TV series, and the accompanying role of jazz pieces throughout the soundtrack is a great combination with a grimy LA setting. Similarly, Lucifer always carried an excellent soundtrack with Tom Ellis' versions of some classic songs really adding to many scenes.

In terms of film, the entire Lord of the Rings/Hobbit soundtracks are absolutely incredible for me. In a different style, I'd also add The Matrix, Blade Runner 2049, Interstellar, and the American Pie soundtracks - they captured that pop-punk era and 'coming of age' in the early 00s perfectly.

[SteveHFC]

The Band of Brothers intro.

[Jones28]

The Band of Brothers intro.

Chills, and the Pacific.

The weight behind the tracks is even heavier when you know the horrors of what happens in the shows.

[Jones28]

Ludivico Einaudi gets a lots of adverts, highly recommended listening if you’re looking for something to relax you.

Me and a couple of mates spent a night stargazing listening to his tracks and it was a really incredible experience made by the music. The whisky bottle was also nice. 😂

[Eaststand]

The Band of Brothers intro.

Great shout, and I'll add Game of Thrones starting music (and the opening animations too)

GGTTH

[The Modfather]

The soundtracks for Once Upon A Time In The West & The Good The Bad & The Ugly are the best two movie soundtracks of all time IMO.

[Hibby70]

The soundtracks for Once Upon A Time In The West & The Good The Bad & The Ugly are the best two movie soundtracks of all time IMO.

I'd throw Once Upon a time in America in there too.

[s.a.m]

... on the same theme, The Big Country and the Magnificent Seven are brilliant. I've never seen the Star Wars movies, but there's some great tunes in there. Also, Jaws - just for the impact of the shark theme to the plot.

If I'm busy about the house or doing stuff I don't want to do, the La La Land and Amelie scores cheer me up.

Kid's TV is probably a whole other thread, but Mr Benn has 2 or 3 great wee numbers in there. The composer, Duncan Lamont (writing under a different name), was a renowned saxophonist from Greenock who worked in the shipyard there when he left school.

Also, Trainspotting and Pulp Fiction. Both great.

[SteveHFC]

The ending to the Dark Knight Rises.

[Donegal Hibby]

Kelly's heroes
https://youtu.be/kgeIINs1TrQ?si=CLBbid0Db9xA1gV-

[Keyser Sauzee]

Hans Zimmers score for Dune is on another level, tops his work on Interstellar.

[DH1875]

The soundtracks for Once Upon A Time In The West & The Good The Bad & The Ugly are the best two movie soundtracks of all time IMO.

The chimes in For a Few Dollars more beat anything in the Good The Bad and the Ugly.

[grunt]

This is probably a bit niche, but years ago TV gardener Carol Klein had a series of programmes called Life in a Cottage Garden.
The incidental music was surprisingly largely selected from acoustic songs by 70s progressive bands, and I used to enjoy identifying the songs.
I think I was supposed to be identifying the plants.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

I think I was supposed to be identifying the plants.

Robert?

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Brassic has had some quality tunes over the years.

[Caversham Green]

Tubular Bells was just right for The Exorcist.

[BS44]

Grease the movie is packed with brilliant sing along songs.

Grease is the word!⁷

[Oscar T Grouch]

Hans Zimmers score for Dune is on another level, tops his work on Interstellar.

:agree:The sound design team on Dune too needs highlighting, Denis Villeneuve worked closely with Mark Mangini (Ultimate Sound designer, Gremlins, The Fifth Element, Bladerunner 2049, various Star Treks), Theo Green and Ron Bartlett to give Arrakis a soundscape before the visuals were even looked at, that combined with Zimmer's score makes it almost a unique sonic cinematic experience.

Tarantino is probably the best at picking a soundtrack for films, from Reservoir Dogs through to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood his selection and placement of tunes is second to none. Also a fan of Edgar Wright and Danny Boyle in this category too.

My favourite film score composer is without doubt John Williams, his output from the mid 70s and well into the 80s is an immense show of his talent where he scored almost every top film released. Hans Zimmer is also up there with Williams.

[Alfiembra]

Baby Driver nailed it for me. A perfect blend of action and music.

Yes :top marks

A bit of nostalgia for me Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Raindrops keep falling on my head.

[Wilson]

Yes :top marks

A bit of nostalgia for me Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Raindrops keep falling on my head.

Watch it indoors.

[Tyler Durden]

:agree:The sound design team on Dune too needs highlighting, Denis Villeneuve worked closely with Mark Mangini (Ultimate Sound designer, Gremlins, The Fifth Element, Bladerunner 2049, various Star Treks), Theo Green and Ron Bartlett to give Arrakis a soundscape before the visuals were even looked at, that combined with Zimmer's score makes it almost a unique sonic cinematic experience.

Tarantino is probably the best at picking a soundtrack for films, from Reservoir Dogs through to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood his selection and placement of tunes is second to none. Also a fan of Edgar Wright and Danny Boyle in this category too.

My favourite film score composer is without doubt John Williams, his output from the mid 70s and well into the 80s is an immense show of his talent where he scored almost every top film released. Hans Zimmer is also up there with Williams.

The music in Villenueve’s Arrival is also incredible.

[Lancs Harp]

Love a lot of the scores and composers/artists put forward. Clint Mansell is another one who has done numerous film scores such as the Matrix and Lord of the Rings.

[Mibbes Aye]

Love a lot of the scores and composers/artists put forward. Clint Mansell is another one who has done numerous film scores such as the Matrix and Lord of the Rings.

First heard Mansell’s work on “Requiem for a Dream”. Outstanding score for an outstanding film.

[Oscar T Grouch]

The music in Villenueve’s Arrival is also incredible.

:agree: And RIP Jóhann Jóhannsson. A beautiful score and also an excellent film, which as you've reminded me of it, I think I will watch again this weekend. I listened to a short interview on NPR with Jóhannsson, at the time of Arrival's release about his work scoring the movie and working with Theatre of Voices to base his work for that film on the human voice which is perfect given the story is on the surface about the interpretation of language. I wish the interview was longer and more in depth but you take what you've given. I usually like to listen to movies on speaker Arrival is excellent with headphones and you pick up some wicked loops and voice licks that don't come across well on speakers (unless you're in a cinema).

Villenueve is so talented when it comes to the sound and score on his films. His work with Zimmer and Wallfisch on Bladerunner 2049 had me on edge for the whole movie, it was almost uncomfortable but added so much to the visuals I cannot imagine one without the other now.

[Hibrandenburg]

If we're talking about soundtracks that fit to the films, then the soundtrack from American Graffiti is up there with the best of them.