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Posted by djSlain on Mar-30-2003 19:05:

Powerful music in a movie scene

Just name a time that you were watching a movie in its most incredible scene that is assisted greatly by the soundtrack. I may be a lord of the rings addict, soo here goes:

1. The music in fellowship of the ring where Gandalf "falls into darkness." i thought the transition of the music from running away from the balrog was intense, and only to see Gandalf fall (which is almost like a father to frodo), along with the music, which featured a young boys voice singing, OMG. Most powerful movie scene i ever seen (rhyme?)
2. Two Towers when gandalf leads the rohiran (spelling) down the mountain slope. And when it got all bright, the music was SO powerful and UPLIFTING. it was GREAT!!!!

3. The whole movie of BlackHawk Down. simply AMAZING

whats urs?

Posted by JudgeJulez on Mar-30-2003 19:20:

Hmmmm yeah LOTR was tight, both movies had a great score to accompany. Another good one I can think of is 2001: A Space Odyssey, when the head scientist guy is on the space ship going to the moon; music matched the beauty and delicateness of the shuttle's journey perfectly. Also, for more recent ones, I dug the score to The Bourne Identity; though the movie itself left something ot be desired, the music accompaniment to some scenes was pretty good. The Solaris score is amazing too; in the one scene of Clooney's flashback to where he first met Natascha McElhone's character, the music just created the right tension needed in the atmosphere of that scene.

Posted by cbxzcm on Mar-30-2003 19:41:

I'd say everything from Requiem for a Dream. The music is just as grim as the movie, and succeeds in creating the most somber atmosphere ever.

Posted by arjoderoon on Mar-30-2003 19:45:

black hawk down sucked as a movie in my opinion but the hans zimmer soundtrack is tighttttt
i love the classical soundtracks... all hans zimmer productions.. but i think the gladiator has really supporting sound (also hans zimmer)
furthermore, i think we were soldiers has an tight soundtrack too

Posted by tranzformer on Mar-30-2003 19:48:

quote:
Originally posted by arjoderoon
black hawk down sucked as a movie in my opinion but the hans zimmer soundtrack is tighttttt
i love the classical soundtracks... all hans zimmer productions.. but i think the gladiator has really supporting sound (also hans zimmer)
furthermore, i think we were soldiers has an tight soundtrack too

dude black hawk down was tight, one of the best guy movies ever... totally packed with action.

Posted by Turbotrance on Mar-30-2003 21:37:

The ultimate is when Barber's Adagio for strings is playing as William Dafoe gets shot in the back in Platoon

Turbotrance

Posted by fr0st on Mar-30-2003 23:27:

Blade Runner OWNS YOU ALL ..

Posted by bassaholix on Mar-30-2003 23:36:

LORT, Requiem For A Dream and Platoon are perfect in doing this...

What about Gladiator... omfg POWERFULL!!!

Posted by TrAnCeAkI on Mar-31-2003 00:19:

Requiem for a Dream<------- HOlyyyyyyyyyyyyyy mofo i got the music stuck in my head for a few days !!

Posted by KilldaDJ on Mar-31-2003 00:39:

soundtrack to final fantasy:the spirits within

very moving

Posted by Christopher B on Mar-31-2003 00:56:

quote:
Originally posted by fr0st
Blade Runner OWNS YOU ALL ..

I totally agree. I think that movie is a perfect example for this thread as well. Vangelis did an amazing job with that soundtrack, allowing some of the movies moments to transcend. Good examples are when Harrison Ford is having a dream about a Unicorn running through the woods, and once the mythical creature comes into view, the music becomes absolutely Euphoric.

The other scene that really stuck out in my mind was when the final android dies. He goes on to talk about all the amazing things he had seen in his short life, and then went on to say "All these moments lost, like tears in rain." I don't know why but the music at that scene was just absolutely perfect as well.

Anyone who has never seen that movie definitely should. After watching it, I was inspired to get the soundtrack as well!

Posted by Christopher B on Mar-31-2003 00:58:

quote:
Originally posted by TrAnCeAkI
Requiem for a Dream<------- HOlyyyyyyyyyyyyyy mofo i got the music stuck in my head for a few days !!

The main theme gets stuck with me, but the song I like the best is that really tight track that plays early on when their making the huge deals, and then later when they are in the shopping center about to buy the Horoine.

Posted by daydreamer on Mar-31-2003 02:22:

quote:
Originally posted by TrAnCeAkI
Requiem for a Dream<------- HOlyyyyyyyyyyyyyy mofo i got the music stuck in my head for a few days !!

me too. favorite part of the movie apart from the girls doing each other. are when they are dealing

Posted by fr0st on Mar-31-2003 02:22:

quote:
Originally posted by Christopher B
I totally agree. I think that movie is a perfect example for this thread as well. Vangelis did an amazing job with that soundtrack, allowing some of the movies moments to transcend. Good examples are when Harrison Ford is having a dream about a Unicorn running through the woods, and once the mythical creature comes into view, the music becomes absolutely Euphoric.

The other scene that really stuck out in my mind was when the final android dies. He goes on to talk about all the amazing things he had seen in his short life, and then went on to say "All these moments lost, like tears in rain." I don't know why but the music at that scene was just absolutely perfect as well.

Anyone who has never seen that movie definitely should. After watching it, I was inspired to get the soundtrack as well!

My favorite is the opening shot with the panaramic view of the futuristic city.

Posted by Prototrance on Mar-31-2003 02:26:

For me it has be to at the end of Heat when Pacino shoots De Niro and they hold hands until De Niro dies. Very powerful stuff. De Niro and Pacino's charcters are cop/criminal enemies but have mutual respect for each others skills. Moby - 'God moving over the face of the water' is the background music, it really works. If you havent seen it, check it out. You will appreciate it.

Posted by Prototrance on Mar-31-2003 02:28:

P.S - Why cant I find or rent requiem for a dream anywhere????? Been after it for a bit, since I heard of it.

Posted by LiquidX on Mar-31-2003 03:17:

The "NEVER ENDING STORY" I like how the music gave it a feeling, at least when I was *small* and watch it, I liked it.. music fits.

Posted by Konijn on Mar-31-2003 05:14:

The orchestral piece at the end of Requiem for a Dream was amazing--since then it has also been used in a bunch of movies, including Lord of the Rings. The frenetic electronica (Brainbug, etc.) of Darren Aronofosky's excellent first movie, Pi, also complemented the action well.

Giorgio Moroder's incredible synth productions for Midnight Express are also among my all time faves (of all people, TA's should be able to appreciate the beauty of Moroder's "The Chase" and "Midnight Express").

Ennio Morriccone's spaghetti western instrumentals ("The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" will always be class.

Mike Oldenfield's "Tubular Bells," Carl Orff's "Oh Fortuna! (from the opera Carmina Burana), and Harold Faltermeyer's "Axel F" are also up there.

We could also get into a discussion about the best soundtracks of all time, but we'll save that for a different thread...

Posted by ascension on Mar-31-2003 10:47:

abit more mainstream...

at the end of the matrix when he hangs up the phone and the rage against the machine song starts... thats pretty cool

and at the end of cruel intentions when Bittersweet symphony begins

very fitting music

Posted by sifntj0r on Mar-31-2003 12:25:

you mentioned the lotr and the music leading up to gandalf letting go of the walkway etc...

but i absolutely loved the music at the beginning of the TWO TOWERS, where it has gandalf falling, but mid-air fighting the balrog or whatever very powerful, gave me goosebumps.

Posted by webmeister on Mar-31-2003 13:15:

quote:
Originally posted by ascension
and at the end of cruel intentions when Bittersweet symphony begins

Damn, you beat me to it!
That music just makes the movie....

Posted by ascension on Mar-31-2003 14:19:

quote:
Originally posted by webmeister
Damn, you beat me to it!
That music just makes the movie....

great minds...

Posted by Great Outdoors on Mar-31-2003 14:27:

Requiem for a Dream, definitely. The soundtrack made the movie into an artform.

Posted by vito on Mar-31-2003 16:51:

quote:
Originally posted by ascension
and at the end of cruel intentions when Bittersweet symphony begins

very fitting music

my thoughts as well
of course that, the matrix and heat are the only mentioned movies i've seen

requiem for a dream sounds good

Posted by k.k.d. on Mar-31-2003 17:58:

Hmm.. powerful?? Let's see.. James Horner's Braveheart, especially Murrow Burial theme.... Hans Zimmer's Pearl Harbour soundtrack is also powerful by times... Selected Joe Hisaishi's Princess Mononoke themes.... Kenji Kawai's Ghost in The Shell (especially the theme from final showdown), Ryuichi Sakamoto's Last Emperor theme, and the list goes on and on (I can name litteraly hundreds of pieces that just "grab you")... Bleh, anyway... ;(

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