Movies with great soundtracks

amelie

New York City, California👍

The Dude said:That list is such a strange combo...😁

Here's another weird mix—just to jog your memory:

Zorba the Greek
2001: A Space Odyssey
The Wild Bunch
Apocalypse Now

Matthew Doyle73 said:JUDGMENT NIGHT (never actually sat down to watch the movie 😳 😛 but that soundtrack is incredible)

I agree... I'll second that... plus...

Blade (that opening scene is top tier), The Jackal (with Richard Gere)... Matrix...

Just put together a CD filled with some killer MP3 tracks based on the suggestions from this thread. Thanks, everyone.👍

Pulp Fiction
Pulp Fiction ...

Suspiria ( The Goblins )....

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The best soundtrack I’ve ever laid eyes on belongs to some hyper-obscure 1985 spaghetti western called "Walker"... and the reason it hits so hard is because Joe Strummer did the score. It’s this wild blend of Latin, Cuban, and Morricone vibes mixed with a touch of country and jazz. The melodies and arrangements are gorgeous—stunningly beautiful and incredibly catchy, even if most of it is instrumental. Naturally, you can't find it anywhere; it's impossible to buy or download... but I managed to scrape it together through sheer willpower back when Napster was still a thing. God bless him.

p.s. I don't want to hear the "Pulp Fiction" soundtrack ever again. If there is a single CD that gets played way too much in coffee shops, parties, and bars, this is it (along with those last two Red Hot Chili Peppers albums). If I have to listen to that "I'm gonna execute every mother fuckin' last one of you" line one more time, I might actually do it...

Full Metal Jacket.
Apocalypse Now.
Conan the Barbarian.
Snatch.
Fight Club.
Reservoir Dogs
Pulp Fiction
From Dusk Till Dawn
The wanderers.
Leningrad Cowboys
The Nightmare Before Christmas... a classic, though certainly an oddity.

Ennio Morricone remains in a league of his own. No one else even comes close.👍

In the Name of the Father... the law 👍

New York City, California

Magnolia, without a doubt.

Pulp Fiction
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Black Hawk Down

I honestly find the soundtrack in Braveheart absolutely incredible... it’s one of those scores that just hits you right in the gut, you know? It's visceral. 😁
As for everything else: I’d say Pulp Fiction and Singles—though personally, Singles always gives me this instant, slightly nostalgic hit of high school nostalgia... haha 😁

Beyond that, I’m drawing a blank—honestly, who can actually keep all these soundtracks straight off the top of their head? 😁

Is there anything quite like that pure, unadulterated piano magic? I was just sitting here thinking about "Son de Mar"—there’s just something about those melodies that hits you right in the soul, isn't there? It’s one of those pieces that makes you want to stop everything, pour a coffee, and just... exist for a moment. Does anyone else find themselves completely lost in those keys? It’s truly transformative.
sonic youth — oh, where do I even begin? There’s just something about that specific wall of sound—that beautiful, chaotic friction—that stays with you long after the record stops spinning. It makes you wonder, doesn't it? Does music ever truly stop being part of our DNA once we've let it in? For me, it's always been about that raw, unpolished energy... that feeling of being right there in the room when the feedback starts to swell. It’s more than just noise; it’s an atmosphere. A mood. A whole different way of existing in the moment.
Neil Young... specifically that haunting, stripped-back beauty of "Dead Man." It’s one of those tracks that just lingers in the air long after the final note fades, isn't it? There is something so profoundly raw about his delivery—it feels less like a performance and more like someone letting you in on a secret they've been carrying for decades. I often find myself wondering if he realizes how much weight those simple chords carry? It’s almost meditative, though perhaps a bit somber for a sunny afternoon in Chicago. Just a thought.
Coil ~ Hellraiser (sad that it was never actually used for a movie...)

Look, I haven't even heard of this SY track. What's the deal with it?

"Dead Man" is just a bit too vague for me, honestly. It’s all scratchy guitar riffs, some random talking, more distorted noise... and before you know it, they've already moved on to the sixth track. But whatever...

Run Lola Run🙂

Oh, there are plenty of them like that.

It’s all about matching the score to the vibe of the movie. For instance, in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, the music just hits that atmosphere perfectly alongside the plot.

Then you’ve got any film where Tarantino has left his twisted fingerprints (especially From Dusk Till Dawn!).

Blade, part one and part two too!

+ plus a whole bunch of others

Oh, and I can't forget—Mortal Kombat actually has an awesome soundtrack, even if the movie itself wasn't great!