Top 20 Film Music - Part 2 (11-20)
Top 20 film music (11-20)
This list is in response to the BBC poll taken last week, where Star Wars came out top with a massive 25% of the vote. We handed the reigns over to the Page 1 blog....
Page 1 Blog: We haven't included any from the BBC's short list and after much discussion, we excluded musicals as they have an unfair advantage.
Here are the choices from 11-20 (Choices 1-10 are HERE)
The Graduate
Paul Simon: "Mrs Robinson"
Paul Simon originally wrote a song about Mrs Roosevelt (Wife of FDR) but changed the lyrics for director Mike Nichols, who was a huge fan of Simon & Garfunkel. Apparently, the song didn’t get an Oscar nomination because Paul Simon forgot to fill out the relevant forms. This reworked ode to the original MILF is well worthy of a place in the top 20.
American Beauty
Thomas Newman: "Any Other Name"
Sam Mendes’ first movie brought us this haunting soundtrack from Thomas Newman. In a perfect harmony of sound and vision: It’s the empty carrier bag, floating in the wind against a red brick wall, the naked Lolita on a bed of rose petals and Kevin Spacey knocking one out in the shower.
Raiders of the Lost Ark
John Williams: "Indiana Jones Theme"
Another swash-buckling, rip-roaring, fist-pumping march from John Williams that’s on a par with any of his other work.
Toy Story
Randy Newman: "You Got a Friend in Me"
When you watch this clip, remember that it was released in 1995 and it was the first ever CG feature film. The animation alone blew audiences away but it was the story that people loved most, Andy and Woody, best friends forever until Buzz Lightyear turns up. Randy Newman’s theme encapsulated that relationship and was still used for Toy Story 2 and 3.
Jaws
John Williams: "Theme"
Yes, another John Williams score has made our top 20; the only man to have given an entire species their own theme tune. Perfectly captures the sense of impending doom and frenzied attack.
Blade Runner
Vangelis: "Blade Runner Theme"
Blade Runner is set in a futuristic dystopian LA where all the decent people have gone to colonise other planets, leaving the dregs of society to scratch out a living in urban decay. When will this happen? Six years' time, apparently. Good news for smokers — everyone seems to be at it once again. Vangelis's anxious, whirring score is the perfect accompaniment to this loveless world.
Jean De Florette
Jean Claude Petit/Verdi: "Jean De Florette Theme"
This nostalgic and eloquent theme tune for this French film is sadly, now synonymous with a Belgian beer company. If you haven’t seen the films yet, they are exquisite; Gerard Depardieu is at his very best as a charismatic farmer and the radiant Emmanuelle Béart as his vengeful daughter.
Midnight Cowboy
John Barry: "Theme from Midnight Cowboy"
John Barry had to be involved somewhere on this list. He perfectly judged all of his scores so it was hard to settle on the right song to pick. Any of the Bond themes could have made this list but in the end, we opted for Midnight Cowboy. The soundtrack not only boasted Barry’s score, but it also contained ‘Everybody’s Talkin’ by Harry Nilsson.
The Draughtsman’s Contract
Michael Nyman: "
Peter Greenaway’s murder mystery film is set in the 1700s and Michael Nyman’s score borrows heavily from Henry Purcell, to create this pulsating, vibrant theme.
Judgement Night
Teenage Fanclub & De La Soul: "Falling"
Long before he became Mr Selfrdige, Jeremy Piven starred in this nightmarish tale of 4 urbanite friends who take a wrong turn in the big city, with deadly results. The soundtrack for the film was a series of duets between rock and hip hop acts; Faith No More & Boo Yaa Tribe, Pearl Jam & Cypress Hill, Slayer and ICE-T to name just a few. The stand out track on the album was this duet between Scottish Indie band Teenage Fanclub and the Long Island lyricists, De La Soul.
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