Great film theme music...

[irocfan]

I've currently got Gladiator - Now We Are Free playing (actually I stumbled across an hour long loop of this) and I just LOVE this piece of theme music. Just haunting, beautiful, emotional/uplifting (especially if you've seen the film)....

What theme tunes are out there to compare?

Edited by irocfan on Thursday 11th March 15:12

[toasty]

Hans Zimmer's back catalogue would be a start. Add in some John Williams and Ennio Morricone and you've got plenty to get you up and running.

[Narcisus]

Maleficent is a great soundtrack as is ( don't laugh ) Casper.

[SAB888]

John Murphy, 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later are two of his best.

For me though, the Oblivion soundtrack is brilliant, by M83, Anthony Gonzalez.and Joseph Trapanese. I can just play the whole album as there's not a bad track on it.

[realjv]

John Williams magnificent Jurassic Park theme
https://youtu.be/L8FCvtpZVRo
but 800% slower.

[guards red]

Last of the Mohicans - The Gael. Stunning sound track.

[Turn7]

Top Gun soundtrack still sounds good today.....

[jimmytheone]

I'd agree a lot of the Hans Zimmer stuff is good, very emotional but ultimately a bit formulaic? Its worked well for him tho!

Layer Cake has some good stuff on
Blues Brothers, doesnt need any explanation

[Taita]

Top Gun!

[Voldemort]

So many great themes from (mainly WWII) war films. "Where Eagles Dare" is my favourite.

[cologne2792]

The Star Trek soundtracks are usually excellent but the ending to 'Insurrection' is a masterpiece.

https://youtu.be/qMsmsQUC2_4?t=104

[jimmythingy]

As said Hans Zimmers works is a great start, Vangelis movie soundtracks are also excellent.

I really like Basil Poledouris, the big Wednesday soundtrack and RoboCop are both worth listening too.

Also worth a listen is Bill Conti

[andySC]

Tron Legacy is good by Daft Punk. David Lynch’s Dune has its moments. Interstellar is great. An American Werewolf In London has some belters in amongst the blood & guts. Dunkirk is more Zimmer but still worthy of a mention. Grosse Pointe Blank is chock full of 80’s goodness.

Gallipoli if only for the final scene, Jean Michel Jarre’s Oygene Pt. 2 is a great piece but slightly odds with the rest of the film.

[cherryowen]

Anything by John Barry

Also, Road To Perdition theme gets my hairs on end.

[InitialDave]

Terminator 2, one of the first soundtracks I bought.

Hackers, must be good, as I just bought the 25th anniversary soundtrack release.

Honourable mention to Funky st on the credits of Event Horizon.

Independence Day has a great theme.

Also, pretty much anything Classic FM put on their film music segments.

[Lotobear]

Cavatina - the Deer Hunter.

The contrast between the beautiful, innocence, of the the piece and the horror which slowly unfurls within the film is truly masterful. Still IMO the most powerful film I have ever seen.

Then dear old Matt Monro in the Italian Job set against the spring time Alps and that fantastic Miura, simply superb and so evocative.

[DoctorX]

Braveheart and Dances with Wolves are two of my favourites.

[Mr_Yogi]

Good Morning Vietnam
The Lost Boys
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

Or are these supposed to be more orchestral themed?

[NMNeil]

The Mandalorian gets my vote.
I know it's not a movie....yet

[P5BNij]

The Ipcress File, The Long Good Friday, Get Carter, Dirty Harry, Bullitt and Le Mans are all soundtracks I love and listen to regularly.

No doubt much less well known than Harry South's TV theme for the Sweeney, the opening theme music to the first spin off film in '76 is a good shout....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6k5yuqOYgA