YOUR ALL TIME FAVOURITE FILM SCORE ALBUMS!!!

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# 17 JERRY GOLDSMITH - CHINATOWN


Such a short but such a brilliant album. I think everyone here knows that Goldsmith was a late replacement for a score by Philip Lambro, to be honest, having heard Lambro's score I'm really not sure why it was dumped? It sounds like it would have worked fine and certainly had a nourish feel to it, on the plus side ( putting it lightly ) we can be thankful Goldsmith was given the opportunity to write one of his most enduring and beautiful scores, the now classic solo trumpet lead love theme, the avant-guarde Planet of The Apes like percussion to the sublimely ethereal moments in tracks like J.J. Gittes, there's just not one wasted note in this brilliant score, the period source tracks are cracking too, what a superb album.

It's quite likely the best film Jerry Goldsmith ever scored, a true classic.

Here's mine:

17. AVATAR (James Horner)

Imagine my surprise when this came around and relatively quickly became my alltime favourite Horner score. With his track record, that was surely something. As always with the composer, the album is a bit on the long side and some of the straight-out action cues don't do that much for me. But the glittering, ethereal, gorgeous music for the 'mystery' of Pandora is to die for and thankfully there's a lot of that on the disc. Of course, it works wonders in the film, but as a standalone piece it takes me on a journey to distant fantasy places that aren't necessarily tied to the film's universe. Now, there is another Horner score that I have an even closer personal connection to and that will pop up on the list soon, but in a toss-up and when all aspects are considered, this gets the first spot.

@Timmer
As I am not into Jazz and jazzy film music, I never really warmed to Chinatown but I acknowledge its status.

@Thor
Avatar: Word!

When I was in 7th grade I wrote an illustrated essay about the Titanic disaster. My Grandparents had given me a book about that tragic event a short time before and that started a bittersweet love affair. The first feature film I saw about Titanic was the old German propaganda UFA flick of 1943. It gave me nightmares! Many years later I was astonished to what exstend Cameron had plundered that film. Maybe he counted on the fact that that German version is little nown outside Germany. Today I own practically every featur film on that topic on DVD.

Of course, when I first saw Cameron's Titanic that really was A Night To Remember. I found the story largely forgettable but I loved the imagery, the production design, the attention to detail. I know something about the loo of that ship ... well, kudos to Cameron's team. In that regard, the film really is a triumph.

Another thing that stood out for me was the score by James Horner. The that finally dethroned STAR WARS as the bestselling orchestral score album of all time.

I love every aspect of the score. The Enya rip off with it's fake choir that gives the music an otherworldly vibe. There is a VS recording with a real choir. Nice, but it just doesn't compare. Great, sweaping melodies, heartbreaking melodrama, some of the best action cues I have ever heard. (A Building Panic). A masterwork of musical storytelling.

So, my

No 17 is TITANIC by James Horner

Volker

Well, aside from the main theme there's nothing jazzy about it. Still, I respect your opinion.

Two more lots of 3 choices and you'll be up to date Christopher. Great choices btw.

Also perhaps worth reminding people that we're talking soundtrack ALBUMS here, not necessarily how the score works in the movie (although in most of the cases so far, they work well there too).

Nah, screw that!

Absolutely!

This also gives you carte-blanche to include LADYHAWKE

By the way Thor, I actually quite like Ladyhawke. I really don't understand the hate garnered towards it, particularly at the FSM board.

FYI, Timmer, I consider SECONDS to be my favorite film that's scored by Goldsmith (followed by SEVEN DAYS IN MAY and then THE MEPHISTO WALTZ) - so I personally don't rank CHINATOWN within my top films.

Listening to the clips on iTunes, it's certainly not one that immediately appeals! But, "Tema d'amore" does sound lovely. And is "La Cripta e L'incubo (Attesa Grottesca M11, Sonagliera)" a bit of a comedic play on the Dies Irae?

Giving the album a spin now...

...aaaaaand I have a cold. I blame Timmer!

I'd also put Papillon above 2 of your choices.

( I've not seen The Mephisto Waltz but have long enjoyed the score )