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Most Underrated Movie Scores
Posted on 7/12/16 at 12:41 am
Posted on 7/12/16 at 12:41 am
For me, it's not even close, It's Elmer Bernstein's Ghostbusters score. No, not the soundtrack with Ray Parker Jr, I mean the actual score. It did so much for making that movie the classic that it is.
It gave it a quality, classic, and cinematic feel. It also greatly enhances the emotion of multiple classic scenes, which is the exact purpose of a score. It made scary moments scarier and tender moments, especially the Dana - Venkman end scenes better.
Bernstein was/is a Hollywood legend and the movie would be so much less timeless and dear to everyone if he hadn't written the perfect score. Combine his score with the songs (the ones besides Ray Parker were excellent too) and you have maybe the greatest combination of music in cinema history.
Just a few examples of Bernstein's score, it added mood and emotion to the scenes:
My personal favorite scene of the whole movie and one of the best, most underrated scenes ever.
Verrezano Bridge/Judgment Day Scene
Library Ghost Scene
Dana's Theme Probably the best Bernstein Piece in the Movie
Venkman Gets Slimed
It gave it a quality, classic, and cinematic feel. It also greatly enhances the emotion of multiple classic scenes, which is the exact purpose of a score. It made scary moments scarier and tender moments, especially the Dana - Venkman end scenes better.
Bernstein was/is a Hollywood legend and the movie would be so much less timeless and dear to everyone if he hadn't written the perfect score. Combine his score with the songs (the ones besides Ray Parker were excellent too) and you have maybe the greatest combination of music in cinema history.
Just a few examples of Bernstein's score, it added mood and emotion to the scenes:
My personal favorite scene of the whole movie and one of the best, most underrated scenes ever.
Verrezano Bridge/Judgment Day Scene
Library Ghost Scene
Dana's Theme Probably the best Bernstein Piece in the Movie
Venkman Gets Slimed
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Posted on 7/12/16 at 12:41 am to Jack Ruby
Lady in the Water.
Posted on 7/12/16 at 1:46 am to Jack Ruby
John Powell's score from How To Train Your Dragon is incredibly underrated.
Posted on 7/12/16 at 7:30 am to Jack Ruby
Rob Roy
Posted on 7/12/16 at 7:59 am to Jack Ruby
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
It was so perfect for the story. The scene in which Dr. Maturin is looking at the beetle and sees the Acheron in the distance still gives me chills.
It was so perfect for the story. The scene in which Dr. Maturin is looking at the beetle and sees the Acheron in the distance still gives me chills.
Posted on 7/12/16 at 8:46 am to blueboy
Lone Wolf McQuade
The Fountain
Sunshine
King Arthur - Clive Owen version
The Fountain
Sunshine
King Arthur - Clive Owen version
Posted on 7/12/16 at 9:01 am to Jack Ruby
There's a ton of great scores attached to strange (that can be bad or unknown) movies, so they always get overlooked. This makes them completely overlooked For instance:
Cutthroat Island
Don't laugh. John Debney's CI score is actually magnificent. It's superior to the very solid PoTC scores and has a lot more personality. There's a little John Williams, a little Poledouris, a little Morricone.
I posted this on the Music Board a couple of days ago but Michael Nyman's work with Damon Albarn on Ravenous is one of the most unique soundtracks, and one of the early tunes is just incredibly infectious: LINK
There's simply nothing like it.
For underrated popular films, I'm looking at Jerry Goldsmith's double in the 80's of Total Recall and The Explorers.
One of my all time favorite film tracks....TR
One of the Best Kid Film Scores
I taped this from a playing VHS as a kid just to listen to some of the bits. Good stuff. And then I used to play it in my own cardboard spaceship. Yeah.
Goldsmith is massively underrated and his important to film scoring has been lost (thanks Zimmer.)
And I thinking Spririted Away is the best animated film score out there... LINK
Cutthroat Island
Don't laugh. John Debney's CI score is actually magnificent. It's superior to the very solid PoTC scores and has a lot more personality. There's a little John Williams, a little Poledouris, a little Morricone.
I posted this on the Music Board a couple of days ago but Michael Nyman's work with Damon Albarn on Ravenous is one of the most unique soundtracks, and one of the early tunes is just incredibly infectious: LINK
There's simply nothing like it.
For underrated popular films, I'm looking at Jerry Goldsmith's double in the 80's of Total Recall and The Explorers.
One of my all time favorite film tracks....TR
One of the Best Kid Film Scores
I taped this from a playing VHS as a kid just to listen to some of the bits. Good stuff. And then I used to play it in my own cardboard spaceship. Yeah.
Goldsmith is massively underrated and his important to film scoring has been lost (thanks Zimmer.)
And I thinking Spririted Away is the best animated film score out there... LINK
Posted on 7/12/16 at 9:40 am to Jack Ruby
The original Point Break score really sets the tone for that movie. Mark Isham deserves some credit for that movie's 90s awesomeness.
Dances With Wolves score (probably not underrated) makes me want to pack my shite and ride off to the great unknown.
Dances With Wolves score (probably not underrated) makes me want to pack my shite and ride off to the great unknown.
Posted on 7/12/16 at 9:53 am to Jack Ruby
Elmer Bernstein's score for To Kill a Mockingbird is outstanding. The title theme is unbelievable, and perfectly reminds me of growing up in Alabama.
Patrick Doyle's Henry V score is one of my favorites. Really hard to beat the St Crispin's Day Speech scene.
Also, as far as the big boys go, I think Hook gets overshadowed by Jurassic Park and Star Wars in John Williams' catalogue. You can hear snippets of both in the Hook soundtrack, but it's got that great sense of childlike wonderment that goes along with Peter Pan.
Patrick Doyle's Henry V score is one of my favorites. Really hard to beat the St Crispin's Day Speech scene.
Also, as far as the big boys go, I think Hook gets overshadowed by Jurassic Park and Star Wars in John Williams' catalogue. You can hear snippets of both in the Hook soundtrack, but it's got that great sense of childlike wonderment that goes along with Peter Pan.
Posted on 7/12/16 at 12:33 pm to blueboy
Master and Commander is so very good
Posted on 7/12/16 at 12:47 pm to Tiger3048
quote:My all time favorite film score
Elmer Bernstein's score for To Kill a Mockingbird is outstanding. The title theme is unbelievable, and perfectly reminds me of growing up in Alabama.
Posted on 7/12/16 at 2:47 pm to Kafka
If someone would mention Game of Thrones this cool thread might get more play.
Posted on 7/12/16 at 2:49 pm to Jack Ruby
I like what Carter Burwell does with the Coen films. Certainly an acclaimed partnership at this point, so not sure if any can be considered underrated.
I would say of theirs - A Serious Man is probably underrated.
I would say of theirs - A Serious Man is probably underrated.
Posted on 7/12/16 at 3:12 pm to Tiger3048
quote:
The title theme is unbelievable, and perfectly reminds me of growing up in Alabama.
Sounds like a terrible case of PTSD.
Posted on 7/12/16 at 3:22 pm to Ace Midnight
I'll add another:
John Ottman's X2 score is only behind Williams' Superman and Elfman's Batman:
LINK
John Ottman's X2 score is only behind Williams' Superman and Elfman's Batman:
LINK
Posted on 7/12/16 at 3:37 pm to Freauxzen
Posted on 7/12/16 at 3:39 pm to Freauxzen
I mentioned Burwell and the Coens, but it made me think of another compelling film maker/score writer collaboration (actually 2):
Wes Anderson and (yes, from Devo) Mark Mothersbaugh(Rushmore, Royal Tenebaums, Life Aquatic), and Desplat (Fantastic Mr. Fox, Moonrise Kingdom, Grand Budapest Hotel).
Not only do these scores come alive as another character, they contribute to this consistent language of a filmmaker that links the films without explicitly doing so (same thing with habitual casting of actors to fill consistent roles, but the music is a more visceral and emotional tool for this.)
Wes Anderson and (yes, from Devo) Mark Mothersbaugh(Rushmore, Royal Tenebaums, Life Aquatic), and Desplat (Fantastic Mr. Fox, Moonrise Kingdom, Grand Budapest Hotel).
Not only do these scores come alive as another character, they contribute to this consistent language of a filmmaker that links the films without explicitly doing so (same thing with habitual casting of actors to fill consistent roles, but the music is a more visceral and emotional tool for this.)
Posted on 7/12/16 at 3:40 pm to Ace Midnight
quote:
I like what Carter Burwell does with the Coen films. Certainly an acclaimed partnership at this point, so not sure if any can be considered underrated.
I would say of theirs - A Serious Man is probably underrated.
I'd agree with this on both accounts. I'm a big fan of both Fargo and Barton Fink.
Posted on 7/12/16 at 3:48 pm to ShamelessPel
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Moon
Absolutely. I rewatched it for the first time a couple of weeks ago. There is very little room for improvement with that film, just to be honest. I've never made a secret I put it in the same league as the great science fiction films of all time - probably my favorite of the genre since Blade Runner and The Wrath of Khan.
Posted on 7/12/16 at 3:52 pm to Jack Ruby
I'm not sure who did the actual score for Lost Highways (thought it was Marilyn Manson) but Trent Reznor produced the soundtrack. While it may not be the best ever it's likely one of the most unique and has lots of freakishly haunting qualities.
Check out the movie if you haven't ( most haven't or if they have they don't know what they saw lol)
Check out the movie if you haven't ( most haven't or if they have they don't know what they saw lol)
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