Awesome soundtracks
Movies with the best/exceptional/special/outstanding soundtracks and/or scores.
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- DirectorSergio LeoneStarsClint EastwoodEli WallachLee Van CleefA bounty hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery.Probably Morricone's most famous work (together with Once Upon a Time in the West). Lots of themes that set a standard for western soundtracks, lots of perfect synergy with Leones vision, lots of simply great music.
- DirectorTom TykwerStarsFranka PotenteMoritz BleibtreuHerbert KnaupAfter a botched money delivery, Lola has 20 minutes to come up with 100,000 Deutschmarks.Raving electronics from Berlin.
- DirectorJim JarmuschStarsJohnny DeppGary FarmerCrispin GloverOn the run after murdering a man, accountant William Blake encounters a strange Native American man named Nobody who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world.Neil Young is dreaming away with his electric guitar in his hand, providing Jarmusch with perfect soundscapes for this awesome movie.
- DirectorJim JarmuschStarsTilda SwintonTom HiddlestonMia WasikowskaA depressed musician reunites with his lover. However, their romance, which has already endured several centuries, is disrupted by the arrival of her uncontrollable younger sister.Crunchy guitars and pressing lutes. Great work with a lead role for lutist Jozef van Wissem.
- DirectorDavid LynchStarsJack NanceCharlotte StewartAllen JosephHenry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.Eerie, industrial soundscapes that inspired generations of experimental musicians.
- DirectorJoe WrightStarsSaoirse RonanCate BlanchettEric BanaA sixteen-year-old girl who was raised by her father to be the perfect assassin is dispatched on a mission across Europe, tracked by a ruthless intelligence agent and her operatives.The Chemical Brothers giving extra fire to this high energy flick. Typical Chemical Brothers anthems, but also some experimental intermezzo's and cheeky catchiness (like 'The Devil is in the details') Maybe better than their studio albums that came out in the same era.
- DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsJamie FoxxChristoph WaltzLeonardo DiCaprioWith the help of a German bounty-hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner in Mississippi.Tarantino once again succeeds in curating a perfect soundtrack for his work. Vintage goodness (like the theme from the 1966 movie Django), originals by no one less than Morricone and a touch of original modern American bluesrock by the likes of Brother Dege. Awesome.
- DirectorErik Smith MeyerStarsKingsford SiayorEirik Junge EliassenBjörn GranathAnna lives with her father Karl someplace in the outskirts of northern Norway. Karl killed his ex-wife and threw her newborn colored child into the sea when he discovered that she obviously had been unfaithful. Now Karl is being haunted by her ghost and is developing a serious drinking problem. Anna is looking for the love of her life, but there aren't many bachelors around - until they discovers another small family on the other side of the mountain. They meet a semi-alcoholized widow on Karl's age, her son Peder, and her black adopted son, Ante, that arrived from the sea on a piece of wood.Hypnotizing trip by Ulver, once a Norwegian black metal band, now famed as an experimental collective creating organic dark ambient - minimal and symphonic.
- DirectorSergio LeoneStarsClint EastwoodLee Van CleefGian Maria VolontèTwo bounty hunters with the same intentions team up to track down a gang of outlaws led by a psychotic Mexican bandit, who is plotting an audacious bank robbery.Another unparalleled Ennio Morricone classic that makes you wanna be a cowboy (or Clint Eastwood).
- DirectorSergio LeoneStarsClint EastwoodGian Maria VolontèMarianne KochA wandering gunfighter plays two rival families against each other in a town torn apart by greed, pride, and revenge.Morricone is pretty much the musical equivalent of Leone: they both pack drama, coolness, action, heart and excitement together in one piece.
- DirectorRichard ElfmanStarsGene CunninghamMarie-Pascale ElfmanVirginia RoseThe bizarre and musical tale of a girl who travels to another dimension through the gateway found in her family's basement.Outrageous soundtrack by Danny Elfman (and his Mystic Knights Of The Oingo Boingo) that carries this (musical) movie from beginning to end. Wild pleasure.
- DirectorRichard KellyStarsJake GyllenhaalJena MaloneMary McDonnellAfter narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a man in a large rabbit suit who manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.New wave and postpunk classics mixed with a magnetic score full of emotional piano's, spooky ambient and playful compositions. All together its something absolutely unique.
- DirectorGodfrey ReggioStarsEdward AsnerPat BenatarJerry BrownA collection of expertly photographed phenomena with no conventional plot. The footage focuses on the relationship between nature, humanity, and technology.An archetypical Philip Glass-classic. Dazzling arpeggio's, puzzling excitement, postmodern dramatic grandeur: a perfect soundtrack for this brilliantly cut apocalyptic visual feast.
- DirectorDavid LynchStarsNaomi WattsLaura HarringJustin TherouxAfter a car wreck on Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.David Lynch once again sits down with Angelo Badalamenti to create a dark trip. Mixed with some random classics that normally sound fun, but come over rather dramatic or creepy when Lynch cuts them into his film.
- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsMalcolm McDowellPatrick MageeMichael BatesAlex DeLarge and his droogs barbarize in a decaying near-future.A bit from the glorious Ninth, by Ludwig van. And other (classical) madness.
- DirectorTrey ParkerStarsTrey ParkerMatt StoneElle RussPopular Broadway actor Gary Johnston is recruited by the elite counter-terrorism organization Team America: World Police. As the world begins to crumble around him, he must battle with terrorists, celebrities and falling in love.America, fuck yeah! Everyone has Aids! I'm so ronery!
- DirectorLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsKeanu ReevesLaurence FishburneCarrie-Anne MossWhen a beautiful stranger leads computer hacker Neo to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth--the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence.Some classic industrial guitars & beats to give this alternate reality its rough edges.
- DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsSean GulletteMark MargolisBen ShenkmanA paranoid mathematician searches for a key number that will unlock the universal patterns found in nature.Clint Mansell leaves his mark in his first soundtrack. Throws IDM in a cinematic mix, including work from Aphex Twin, Orbital, Massive Attack, Autechre and many others.
- DirectorNicolas Winding RefnStarsRyan GoslingCarey MulliganBryan CranstonA mysterious Hollywood action film stuntman gets in trouble with gangsters when he tries to help his neighbor's husband rob a pawn shop while serving as his getaway driver.Of course the famed theme by Kavinksy, setting the neon colored tone for a soundtrack with many more electro(pop) gems and dusky scores.
- DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsUma ThurmanDavid CarradineDaryl HannahAfter awakening from a four-year coma, a former assassin wreaks vengeance on the team of assassins who betrayed her.Tarantino teams up with RZA for a wild cocktail that feels like an exciting mashup of movie history.
- DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsUma ThurmanDavid CarradineMichael MadsenThe Bride continues her quest of vengeance against her former boss and lover Bill, the reclusive bouncer Budd, and the treacherous, one-eyed Elle.Robert Rodriguez joins Tarantino and RZA to design the soundtrack for the second part.
- DirectorAlejandro G. IñárrituStarsBrad PittCate BlanchettGael García BernalTragedy strikes a married couple on vacation in the Moroccan desert, which jump starts an interlocking story involving four different families.The mesmerizing guitar pieces by Gustavo Santaolalla are standing out here.
- DirectorDanny BoyleLoveleen TandanStarsDev PatelFreida PintoSaurabh ShuklaA teenager from the slums of Mumbai becomes a contestant on the show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati?' When interrogated under suspicion of cheating, he revisits his past, revealing how he had all the answers.A Bollywood movie for a western audience gets a Bollywood soundtrack for a western audience. And it works and it's awesome.
- DirectorJean-Pierre JeunetStarsAudrey TautouMathieu KassovitzRufusDespite being caught in her imaginative world, Amelie, a young waitress, decides to help people find happiness. Her quest to spread joy leads her on a journey where she finds true love.Playful gems by Yann Tiersen that turns even grumpy old men into happy children.
- DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsEllen BurstynJared LetoJennifer ConnellyThe drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island people are shattered when their addictions run deep..Clint Mansell steps up his game after working with Aronofsky for Pi (which mostly was a remix). For Requiem he creates an original score with his own electronic pieces and neoclassical drama executed by The Kronos Quartet.