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re: Best/Most powerful instrumental scores in film

Posted on 2/19/20 at 10:25 am to
Posted by GetCocky11
Calgary, AB
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Posted on 2/19/20 at 10:25 am to
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Well the most indelible is probably the five notes from Close Encounters.


do-do-do


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Posted by habz007
New Orleans
Member since Nov 2007
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Posted on 2/19/20 at 10:25 am to
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Last of the Mohicans is always the correct answer. There are many great ones, but this is king of the hill.


Came to post this one too. It was first one to come immediately to mind.
Posted by Centinel
Idaho
Member since Sep 2016
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Posted on 2/19/20 at 10:31 am to
Overall score for a film? Last of the Mohicans

Best overall piece? Carl Orloff's O Fortuna in the myriad of movies it's been in. My favorite is from Excalibur.

Posted by Sasquatch Smash
Member since Nov 2007
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Posted on 2/19/20 at 10:33 am to
Various songs from the Godzilla series' catalog.

Godzilla's March
Ghidorah's Terror
A medley of various songs.

Akira Ifukube wrote some great pieces for those movies.

If we would include songs with singing, Who Will Know from the "Shin Godzilla" soundtrack has always struck me as powerful, with the voice being from Godzilla's prospective.

Posted by ThuperThumpin
Member since Dec 2013
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Posted on 2/19/20 at 10:35 am to
Glory

Say what you will about Alien 3 but it has a great score.

Titanic

Tron Legacy
Posted by NeauxDice
CenLA
Member since Dec 2019
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Posted on 2/19/20 at 10:37 am to
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the piece played GoT S6E10 opening 10 minute setpiece before cersei blows up the sept was amazing


Song is called Light of the Seven and yes it's really good.
Posted by carrguitar
Member since Oct 2014
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Posted on 2/19/20 at 10:39 am to
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Anything Hans Zimmer

Batman Trilogy



First thing that came to my mind was the scene between Joker and Batman on the street with the big rig and the batpod. It was the first time in my life where I was cognizant that the music was adding to the tension I was feeling.
Posted by upgrade
Member since Jul 2011
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Posted on 2/19/20 at 10:42 am to
Quigley Down Under theme


Here
This post was edited on 2/19/20 at 10:44 am
Posted by Sun God
Member since Jul 2009
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Posted on 2/19/20 at 10:44 am to
Anthony Gonzalez was the best part of Oblivion. Excellent score
Posted by Ash Williams
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Posted on 2/19/20 at 10:48 am to
I thought when Charlie Conway scored on the Triple Deke to beat the Hawks and get the Ducks the state championship was pretty awesome
Posted by cable
Member since Oct 2018
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Posted on 2/19/20 at 10:50 am to
People try way too hard in these kinds of threads - I honestly don’t even remember any music from Oblivion
Posted by TejasHorn
High Plains Driftin'
Member since Mar 2007
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Posted on 2/19/20 at 10:50 am to
Best: Out of Africa
Most "powerful": Star Wars Imperial March
Posted by BabyTac
Austin, TX
Member since Jun 2008
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Posted on 2/19/20 at 10:51 am to
Top Gun
Posted by Sun God
Member since Jul 2009
51947 posts
Posted on 2/19/20 at 10:51 am to
Neat
Posted by auburn32
Auburn
Member since Dec 2009
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Posted on 2/19/20 at 10:56 am to
LOTR
Last of the Mohicans
Jurassic Park
Star Wars
Indiana Jones

all have iconic instrumentals

Some of my recent favorites are Light of the Seven from GOT and Interstellar

I feel like Star Wars and Indiana Jones are classics and instantly recognizable, but I don't really like listening to them when I'm working/studying like some of the others. Maybe they're too jarring?
This post was edited on 2/19/20 at 10:59 am
Posted by atrain5
Baton Rouge Correctional Facility
Member since Sep 2017
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Posted on 2/19/20 at 10:59 am to
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Ramin Djawadi


The GoT and Westworld scores are so good
Posted by Fewer Kilometers
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2007
38443 posts
Posted on 2/19/20 at 11:01 am to
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What are some of your favorites?


Superman / Williams
Batman / Elfman

My sleeper picks:
Rocketeer / Horner
Casino Royale / Bachurach
Out of Africa / Barry
Posted by donRANDOMnumbers
Hub City
Member since Nov 2006
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Posted on 2/19/20 at 11:05 am to
Dragon Heart theme by Randy Edelmen. think it's him
Posted by Porkchopsdontfloat
Member since Feb 2017
248 posts
Posted on 2/19/20 at 11:08 am to
Rains of Castamere from GoT
Posted by St Augustine
The Pauper of the Surf
Member since Mar 2006
72131 posts
Posted on 2/19/20 at 11:09 am to
I don’t think any score ever changed the way people view something like Jaws did.
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