BEST music in a film... (orchestral scores aside)

[KayaBrew]

Goodfellas.

Any Scorsese film for that matter.

 

[jafo28]

Any Scorsese film for that matter.

Absolutely, agree.

 

[Brutus Brewer]

I've always loved the music from Trick or Treat. The music was much better than the film unfortunately.

http://www.amazon.com/Trick-Or-Treat-Fastway/dp/B0012GMWAM

 

[JonM]

Blues brothers Come on, ray Charles, cab Calloway Aretha Franklin and so many others.

Beat me to it. That's the best, hands down. But yes, a big +1 to Singles and to O Brother, Where Art Thou?

 

[JonM]

I'll cast another vote for old John Hugues movies like Pretty in Pink, Ferris Bueller, and Some Kind of Wonderful.

 

[boondocksaint]

Here's a vote for The Departed....Completely unbiased from an Irishman & a Dropkick Murphys fan...

 

[hoppyhoppyhippo]

Any Scorsese film for that matter.

Scorcese, Crowe, and Tarantino all have a knack for great music in their movies.

Also I'm a sucker for the music in any Ken Burns documentary. His documentary on Jazz was great but the music backing Baseball, the War, etc. are also all awesome.

 

[Homercidal]

I refuse to participate on the grounds that orchestral music is barred.

 

[gratus fermentatio]

Matrix Reloaded, Pink Floyd: The Wall, Crossroads, Jimi Hendrix (yes it's a movie), Pirate Radio, The Song Remains The Same (yes, it's a movie), and of course, The Blues Brothers & O Brother Where Art Thou.
And just because Mozart was an 18th century rocker, Amadeus.
Regards, GF.

 

[cheezydemon3]

I refuse to participate on the grounds that orchestral music is barred.

There are too many great orchestral scores. We would get nowhere discussing that, especially if we were mixing the two.

 

[HoppyDaze]

True Romance ftw

 

[littletommy]

American Graffiti. And second would be O' Brother where art thou.

There are too many great orchestral scores. We would get nowhere discussing that, especially if we were mixing the two.

 

[cheezydemon3]

Django unchained soundtrack was INSPIRING. Good god. Most eclectic mix EVER.

 

[headbanger]

Until The Light Takes Us

Alone In The Dark

 

[BigPicture]

Come on you guys!

[ame]http://youtu.be/RMcempYIpD4[/ame]

Enough already! Admit it! Time to embrace the little girl inside you!

 

[MMTG]

Swingers
Full Metal Jacket
Forrest Gump


too name a few I didn't see listed

 

[MagooBrew]

The Devils Rejects. I will never listen to Freebird the same way.

 

[gcdowd]

The last one is Mad World right? Good song and pretty perfect in that movie.

Yes, Mad World....covered by I believe Gary Jules. It was originally a Tears for Fears song. Another Tears for Fears song is also in the movie, "Head Over Heels." Great movie, and great soundtrack

 

[headbanger]

From Less Than Zero...

 

[Grannyknot]

Dazed & Confused.

 

[dkwolf]

I'm kind of surprised August Rush hasn't been mentioned. Some absolutely great guitar songs in there - one of them instantly recognizable as Kaki King to anyone that knows her style.

 

[christopherrburns]

Once, great music and great movie.

 

[cheezydemon3]

Donnie Darko still absolutely kills it as far as I am concerned.

I fully accept that my timing of birth has a lot to do with it. I was at the right age to half hear some of those in conjunction with my teen angst, which counterpoints the movie brilliantly and leaves a soundtrack that stands on it's own.

 

[h4mmy86]

Any Wes Anderson flick.

The Royal Tenenbaums and Rushmore, would be my pick.

 

[Grannyknot]

Gummo

 

[redshift76]

Snatch. The songs that stand out the most for me are Disco Science: hare coursing/Tyrone rundown scene, Golden Brown: post Mickey vs Gorgeous George fight) and Lucky Star: Bullet Tooth Tony has Mullet's head stuck in the car window while driving down the street.

"SUPER MOVES" - Overseer

"DIAMOND" - Klint

"HERNANDO'S HIDEAWAY" - The Johnston Brothers

"VIVA LAS VEGAS" - Elvis Presley

"GOLDEN BROWN" - The Stranglers

"GHOST TOWN" - The Specials

"DREADLOCK HOLIDAY" - 10CC

"CROSS THE TRACKS (WE BETTER GO BACK)" - Maceo Parker and the Macks

"DISCO SCIENCE" - Mirwaïs

"LUCKY STAR"- Madonna

"HOT PANTS (I'M COMING, COMING, I'M COMING)" - Bobby Byrd

"SENSUAL WOMAN" - The Herbaliser

"ANGEL"- Massive Attack

"ARE YOU THERE?"- Klint

"FU**IN' IN THE BUSHES"- Oasis

"DON'T YOU JUST KNOW IT"- Huey "Piano" Smith

"HAVA NAGILA"

"KOSHA NOSTRA THEME"

 

[hatedheretic]

glad to see someone eventually threw out the Dazed and Confused soundtrack; that's on of few i've ever actually bought..

and an epic metal one; Freddy Vs. Jason soundtrack!
you had devildriver, in flames, killswitch engage, stone sour, murderdolls, hatebreed, lamb of god etc. and plus it had a seether song that didn't suck.

Gummo

Big Black Backwards..