Film/Awesome Music: Difference between revisions

Line 89:

* Cliff Eidelman's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0yiiivbJFU theme] for ''[[Star Trek VI the Undiscovered Country (Film)|Star Trek VI the Undiscovered Country]]'' needs to be on this page. There's [[Ominous Latin Chanting|Ominous Klingon Chanting]], and it ends with an ''[[Earthshattering Kaboom|exploding planet]]''. It's a shoo-in.

** The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZPlPJKyhbo epic goodbye].

* [[Michael Giacchino]]'s score for the 2009 ''[[Star Trek (Film)|Star Trek]]'' movie has two settings: EPIC, and [[Tear Jerker]]. On the epic side, there's the incredible rendition of the TOS theme in "End Credits", as well as "Enterprising Young Men". On the [[Tear Jerker]] side, there's tracks like "Labour of Love", played during {{spoiler|George Kirk's}} [[Heroic Sacrifice]]. And then there's "That New Car Smell". Any piece of music that causes both [[Manly Tears]] ''and'' happy memories of ''[[Firefly]]'' via copious use of [~~http://en.~~wikipedia~~.org/wiki/~~Erhu erhu] has to be worth a listen.

* [[Michael Giacchino]]'s score for the 2009 ''[[Star Trek (Film)|Star Trek]]'' movie has two settings: EPIC, and [[Tear Jerker]]. On the epic side, there's the incredible rendition of the TOS theme in "End Credits", as well as "Enterprising Young Men". On the [[Tear Jerker]] side, there's tracks like "Labour of Love", played during {{spoiler|George Kirk's}} [[Heroic Sacrifice]]. And then there's "That New Car Smell". Any piece of music that causes both [[Manly Tears]] ''and'' happy memories of ''[[Firefly]]'' via copious use of [[wikipedia:Erhu|erhu]] has to be worth a listen.

** There's also "Sabotage", by the Beastie Boys.

* ''[[Short Circuit (Film)|Short Circuit]] 2''- "Holding Out For A Hero" during Johnny 5's epic chase scene, making this both his Crowning Moment of Funny ''and'' Awesome.

Line 252:

** HE'S FOR EVERY ONE OF US! STANDS FOR EVERY ONE OF US! HE STANDS, WITH A MIGHTY HAND, F' EVERY MAN, EVERY WOMAN, EVERY CHILD, HE'S THE MIGHTY FLAAAA-ASH!

** The battle between the Hawkmen and War Rocket Ajax is four-and-a-half minutes of entirely uninterrupted awesome, even discounting the presence of [[Brian Blessed]] and his signature '''DIIIVVVEEE!!!''': The triumphant, rollicking synths and rumble-tumble drums of the first theme (starting at :52 in the following clip) segue into an all-out CMOA around 2:25 as Queen just goes for it. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnTHypbLlkE Ready?]

** The songs for ''[[Highlander (Film)|Highlander]]'' ([~~http://en.~~wikipedia~~.org/wiki/A_Kind_of_Magic~~ which led to their own album]) as well. "Born to be kings, we're the princes of the uuuniverse!" Special mention to an ''insane'' guitar solo from Brian May at the beginning of "Gimme the Prize" that did not make it into the movie but which quite possibly broke time.

** The songs for ''[[Highlander (Film)|Highlander]]'' ([[wikipedia:A Kind of Magic|which led to their own album]]) as well. "Born to be kings, we're the princes of the uuuniverse!" Special mention to an ''insane'' guitar solo from Brian May at the beginning of "Gimme the Prize" that did not make it into the movie but which quite possibly broke time.

* ''[[Love Actually]]'' has the triumphant-in-the-face-of-adversity [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzZbSLpYanE&fmt=18 PM's Love Theme]. And [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf7-3ozEhIk pretty awesome cover of Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas" by then 10-year-old Olivia Olson.] She actually had to not sing as good as she could for the movie because the producers were worried that if she sang at full strength, the audience might not think it was actually her singing. For reference, here's how she sounds on the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyeCwlAjRjk ''Love Actually'' soundtrack.]

* Kenny Loggin's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPYF2p-cGx8 Highway to the Danger Zone] from ''[[Top Gun]]''.

Line 537:

* The [[Sin City]] trailer had [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8qlOH0jGeE ''Cells''] by The Servant. It's so closely connected to the movie that it's often referred to as [[I Am Not Shazam|"The Sin City Theme".]]

* For some strange reason the soundtrack of the Ewan Mc Gregor movie "The Serpent's kiss" never was released. It's a shame, since it featured rare gems like [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPDBpQGnjuE this one.]

* For people who like [[Folk Music|Folk]], [[Bluegrass]], and [~~http://en.~~wikipedia~~.org/wiki/~~Old-~~time_music~~ old-time] [[Country Music|country]], ''[[O Brother Where Art Thou]]'' is 107 minutes of awesome.

* For people who like [[Folk Music|Folk]], [[Bluegrass]], and [[wikipedia:Old-time music|old-time]] [[Country Music|country]], ''[[O Brother Where Art Thou]]'' is 107 minutes of awesome.

* [[UHF (Film)|Don't change your channel!]] [[Weird Al Yankovic (Music)|Don't touch that dial!]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQGIa8xOmjg We got it all] [[Ear Worm|on UH! F!]]

* The entire soundtrack for [[Once]], but especially "Falling Slowly". Also, "Lies."

Line 565:

* The soundtrack for [[Rock N Rolla]] is crowning music of awesome.

* Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes "Time Of My Life" fronm [[Dirty Dancing]].

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR-Y9iWZurI Wong Chia Chi's Theme] by Alexandre Desplat in Ang Lee's [~~http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LustCaution~~ Lust, Caution] It's such a sublime and beautiful score, you won't be able to not want to cry.

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR-Y9iWZurI Wong Chia Chi's Theme] by Alexandre Desplat in Ang Lee's [[Lust Caution|Lust, Caution]] It's such a sublime and beautiful score, you won't be able to not want to cry.

* ''[[The Big Lebowski]]''. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAHdDM3Dv8s YEAH! YEAH! OH YEAH!]

* The trance soundtrack in ''[[Alien Cargo (Film)|Alien Cargo]]'', composed by Patrick O’Hearn.