fast forward to the next morning...  we were enjoying a bowl of Cheerios at her table when I saw something out of the corner of my eye..  a spider dropping down from the fixture.. and I screamed like a little girl

she told later that was the moment she knew she was going to marry me...  

Pretty sure now that this one will be my nomination (which makes the others alternatives). Wim Mertens has written some wonderful music! This is from the Peter Greenaway film "The Belly of an Architect".

I was thinking of nominating "The Piano" by Michael Nyman. It's great but it's super sentimental and not quite as original as Mertens. So it'll have to wait for another opportunity.

So far, to save it being a novel.  If final selections change, that may change and I know there are likely more to come.  Bold for second listen to vote, still keeping to haven’t really heard before, since there is enough that I will also enjoy here outside of being for sentimental reasons.  If I remarked in the thread about knowing a piece already, and by “knowing,” this time, I do mean having heard it enough that , they will not be on my voting list.  

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Logan:  Ennio Marricone, class act, of course I know of him via The Good, The Bad & The Ugly, but actually haven’t seen many films that he scored.  

Wicker Man, Loved that, wispy vocals, kind of melancholy, pretty instrumentally not voting, but want to hear again  

Jean Pierre Mirouze, not as fond of this one, kinda wah-wah-y  Could see how it could fit a film, but I wouldn’t have it on my playlist.

Psych Paul:  Lisa Gerrard, glad someone included her.  Her soundtrack music is just as great as DCD, imho.  Hauntingly beautiful.

Gentle & Giant;  John Murphy In The House Starts off nice and eerie and builds and builds, then drops back again.  I enjoy this kind of a piece.  

Grumpyprogfan:  Spinal Tap Big Bottom:  Classic!  Of course very familiar and love the film (who doesn’t who ever worked in the rock n roll oeuvre?).  We also had the honour of carrying them on our buses and they put on a fine show at the Universal Ampitheatre. 

I prophesy disaster:  Ennio Morricone Magic & Ecstasy:  Not so much a fan of this one, too Batmannish for me.  I am sure it suited the film, however, considering who composed it, which is really part of the job of the composer for films, after all.

Rushfan4:  Of course I know this one, as you’d guessed.  I am probably the only human of a 1st world country (at least for the moment, still) who has never watched an entire Star Wars film from start to finish, however.

TCat:  Mark Isham Mrs. Soffel  So beautiful, I remember the film as well.  A haunting piece of music.

Gerard McMann:  Cry Little Sister I could hear this one growing on me, I vaguely recall it, but never did see the film, even though it’s the kind I might be interested in, from what I know of it. "I Am Weary (Let Me Rest)" - The Cox Family - from "O Brother Where Art Thou"  I LOVE that film also….they also had a fun version of “Man of Constant Sorrow,” which I first heard by The Kaleidoscope on a reunion LP they did (When Scopes Collide), also with a great version of “Ghost Riders in the Sky,” on that one.

Shadowyzard:  Tan Dun Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon Wonderful film and such fitting music for it.  Danny Elfman, The Batman theme.  Not a big fan of the Batman film enterprise, but I am a fan of Danny Elman and the music is very moving.  Basil Poledouris - "Prologue/Anvil of Crom" - Conan the Barbarian OST  Music fits, again not a fan of the franchise here.  This would be another one, like Batman, where I’d be more interested in the music than the film.  Harry Potter, I do enjoy the films, actually, and love the music.  Son was the right age when the books came out, so he would read them, then give them to me, as they were released in subsequent years.  John Williams worked out of The Village Recorder, where I worked for a few years, really a nice guy, we did a lot of film work and video post-production there. The Armenian girl from The Voice, I take it?  She’ll be a big surprise when they turn around….reminds me a little of Annie Haslam’s “Rockalise.”  Good thing there weren’t any water glasses at the judge’s tables.

Lewian The Insects Creep Soundtrack ~  Might go along great with the film, but I am just not a fan of this kind of music, unless it hits me in a quirky kind of way.  Nino Rota La Dolce Vita….Now you’re talking.  Love Fellini films and this fits the film so perfectly.  Enjoy it as it’s own music aside as well. Ryuichi Sakamoto Good Morning Mr Lawrence.  I recall this one very clearly, enjoy it just for the music as well as the film.  Wim Mertens "The Belly of an Architect".  Now this one, I just love.  Could certainly be a winner for me, if it’s your final selection, as both unheard before and I enjoy the video of them playing the piece live.  And kept hearing it in my mind’s ear, afterwards.

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Meltdowner:  Aaron Copland, Our Town Suite:  lovely serene music, the main melody is so sweet truly gives the feeling of a small town, in contemplation of it’s normal life.  I can hear this becoming an earworm, already still hearing it in my mind’s ear.

Lorenzo:  Concerto ZBIGNIEW PREISNER: ""Van den Budenmayer en mi mineur (SBI 152) Version de (1798)" FROM: "The Double Life of Veronica", Very haunting, angelic choral voices.  Will have to see if the melody comes back to haunt me.

ENNIO MORRICONE AND JOAN BAEZ: "THE BALLAD OF SACCO AND VANZETTI" A surprise to hear Joan Baez with Ennio Morricone. Ear-catching,  the tension of the buzzing sounds along with the flawless clarity of Joan’s voice.   

Ennio Morricone - Gabriel's oboe - Film The Mission Absolutely loved that film.  And what a beautiful, serene piece of music, although, of course the film does not remain serene.  

A Filetta - U Lamentu di Gesù - Music inspired by the Film Passion Also love this, very emotional, gorgeous  

Another Mel Gibson 2006 film, "Apocalypto," has a fantastic soundtrack.  The film had very mixed reviews, but I remember loving the music throughout.  I gave it a quick listen again and couldn't decide what I enjoyed best to use here, so went with more familiar pieces to me.  James Horner composed the music, a very non-traditional score with exotic instruments and a Pakistani vocalist amongst other things.  .

George: Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - "Technically, Missing" - Gone Girl  Carried Trent and NIN on several tours, so got to see them live.  That said, this is very different and more my style.  A slower, more insidious feel than the NIN music, at least to me, maybe because of no vocals telling me where to place my mind?  I dunno.  I like this kind of build/wash of sound thing that sometimes drops and turns into something else.  Very atmospheric. 

Akira Ifukube - "Gojira Main Title" - Godzilla (1954)  Of course I remember this movie, the music is very fitting for it and like the trivia on the roar…orchestral and ominous. 

Ramin Djawadi feat. Tom Morello - "Pacific Rim" Sounds like it goes well with an animated film (I’m assuming from the pic).  Not ear-grabbing for me.

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Raff:  Simon & Garfunkel, Scarborough Fair from The Graduate:  Definitely iconic soundtrack for me.  My older sisters snuck me in to the drive-in to see it in 1967, as I was only 9....every time I hear "The Sound of Silence," brings me right back there, as well as this piece.  

Howard Shore: Gandalf vs Balrog LOTR Definitely know these soundtracks forwards and probably backwards.  Son and I saw the films first run in theatres, then the extended versions, many many many too many to count times.  These are always in my top 10 of favourite films ever (even with the parts that don't follow the books), although I lump them as one film if doing a list and I love the soundtracks.  Books too, read and re-read numerous times.    Sadly I do know both of these, so will not be a potential vote for me, no matter which one you select, but I do love these, both.

Mickey:  Dr Zhivago ~ Lara’s Theme:    Another classic one, absolutely gorgeous.  I also loved the book.  Cross of Iron:  Despite the cheery children’s voices and recorder, why do I get a sense of foreboding?  Especially with the injection of spooky strings sneaking and the march music…..I have a feeling it’s not going to stay very joyful.  Definitely goosebumps.  Then seeing the opening scenes with the music, chills.  Never saw the film, have a feeling I should.  Then, more chills with the Melancholia opening.  Stunning.  I haven’t been in a theater since early 2014, most films these days don’t do much for me, but I think this one, I would have enjoyed.  

Somewhere In Time:  Loved the book and the film.  And Paganini.  My son’s great uncle was an expert on Paganin (Oscar Shapiro, he died quite a few years back, also was twice a Chess Grand Master….additionally was a really fun guy, great sense of humour). Link to his obit https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2002/jan/3/20020103-034610-4488r/  

I am sticking to my if I know it rule, not to vote on it, though  (as far as a final choice of yours, or anyone’s)  The Fifth Element, very pretty, juxtaposing the refined classical beauty and grace with the starkness of the more mechanical-looking aliens, then intertwining them.

Cristi:  Bruno Nicolai "the case of the bloody iris"  Very 70’s sounding to me, as is fitting, given the date of the film.  A little too light for me, in tone, not a style I gravitate to.  

re: Cross of Iron. You absolutely nailed it..  and why the intro/credits/theme were so brilliant.  

I sort of mispoke earlier..  what many do consider it is the greatest ANTI war movie ever made. What better place for it than the pure brutality and savagery of the Eastern Front. It has typical Peckinpah blood letting and shear displays of cinematic violence.. but like his films.. under the blood is a very profound message of not glorifying it but the senselessness and insanity as well as the pointlessness and human costs of war. Not a easy movie to watch.. but an important one I think. One of James Coburns best acting performances by the way.