Interactive Poll Ate: Movie Soundtracks

Is it okay to like Howard Shores Lord of the Rings theme/film music, it is very captivating to me. And removes me from day to day stress of today and into another world

jamesbaldwin wrote: BrufordFreak wrote: ^Thanks 'renzo! I felt really drawn to this poll--especially with the timing of the death of Ennio Morricone. So many other GREAT under-appreciated soundtracks have come to mind since I posted the Clint Mansell song. (BTW: A movie that I HIGHLY recommend. If any movie was led by its soundtrack--and effectively so, it is this one). Didn't know a bunch of these movies--or their soundtrack songs--so was glad to hear them, but--and maybe this is the way these will go--I found myself drawn to voting for the familiar ones that had already been favorites. But will definitely be listening to more of Wicker Man, Gone Girl, and Osanda soundtracks (all movies I've never seen). Voted: 1. "Now We Are Free" (Gladiator) (love Lisa Gerrard--love her Whale Rider soundtrack)  2. "Farewell" (Crouching Tiger) (another movie that I always felt was greatly enhanced by its gorgeous music) 3. "Pi" (couldn't help myself--such an amazing soundtrack!) Drew, in these polls you cant vote for the song you have suggested. This is a rule of ours. I guess you didn't know it. Anyway, if you want you can vote for another song.

Meltdowner wrote: Icarium wrote: I wonder if any prog musicians have lifted motivs from Maurice Jarres scores, they are quite appliable as an interprative part to a prog suite Renaissance did it on "Can You Understand?".

cool, need to check that out

jamesbaldwin wrote: BrufordFreak wrote: ^Thanks 'renzo! I felt really drawn to this poll--especially with the timing of the death of Ennio Morricone. So many other GREAT under-appreciated soundtracks have come to mind since I posted the Clint Mansell song. (BTW: A movie that I HIGHLY recommend. If any movie was led by its soundtrack--and effectively so, it is this one). Didn't know a bunch of these movies--or their soundtrack songs--so was glad to hear them, but--and maybe this is the way these will go--I found myself drawn to voting for the familiar ones that had already been favorites. But will definitely be listening to more of Wicker Man, Gone Girl, and Osanda soundtracks (all movies I've never seen). Voted: 1. "Now We Are Free" (Gladiator) (love Lisa Gerrard--love her Whale Rider soundtrack)  2. "Farewell" (Crouching Tiger) (another movie that I always felt was greatly enhanced by its gorgeous music) 3. "Pi" (couldn't help myself--such an amazing soundtrack!) Drew, in these polls you cant vote for the song you have suggested. This is a rule of ours. I guess you didn't know it. Anyway, if you want you can vote for another song.

Icarium wrote: I wonder if any prog musicians have lifted motivs from Maurice Jarres scores, they are quite appliable as an interprative part to a prog suite

Renaissance did it on "Can You Understand?".

top 3 for me

Aside from it being a series rule, my feeling is that having already nominated it you've already given it a vote of approval. It's important that those who make the nominations listen to all the nominations (give them your attention), and I think if one allowed voting for your own, then that might encourage not really listening properly or thinking through all of the other choices.

I was thinking before that I would not discount the well-known for me this round, but I have found that discounting those is my inclination. That doesn't mean I can't ever not have heard it, but if I know it really well, that might be another matter. I have seen all but three of the films in the list, so to choose from the unknown would lead to no choice at all.

The ones I know best are the Preisner (that has long been a favourite of mine), the Williams, the one concerning the large buttocks, the Wim Mertens, and Tan Dun; however, on listening to various that had particularly appealed again, I find myself being really pulled to vote for one that I have known for a long time and have in my collection because it sounds as fresh to me as ever. And listening to it again in the context of listening to so many other videos in the thread (my silly write-up before of all the vids and listening took up a very good chunk of the day -- my wife was furious with me, haha)

So here are my three choices:

Tiberiu Olah - "Osanda" (main theme) - Osanda:

New to me methinks and I really loved that. It sounds and feels like one that is a neglectful omission in my own collection.

Bernard Herrmann - "Vertigo Theme" - Vertigo:

Yes, I have heard it in the film as I have watched Vertigo several times (including with a film studies class) but it still sounds fresh and it's not like if you asked me to hum it I would have remembered. By contrast, I could serenade one with all of the lyrics of Big Bottom, Stonehenge (my favourite Tap) and other Tap songs.

Zbigniew Preisner - "Van den Budenmayer..." - La Double Vie de Veronique.

The soundtrack is in my collection, as are the Three Colours ones (Blue, White and Red) ones by Preisner. This a long-time particular favourite of mine and I've seen the film multiple times. I'm a big fan of the composer and the director. Kieslowski I might say changed my perspective, my perception, and helped, along with discovering Zhang Yimou (Red Sorghum, Ju Dou, Raise the Red Lantern), to push me to pursue film studies. The film studies major plan didn't work out sadly, but that's not their fault. I can't bring myself to discount it due to abundant familiarity. It had been a long time I last listened to it and it felt so fresh still.

Unlike many, I very often in polls do favour the new to the familiar, it has to do with freshness and a sense of excitement. If I see a Prog poll with four choices and I knew three, I will search and listen to the fourth before I would consider voting. If it really interests me/ find it very enjoyable, then there is quite a good chance that it will be get my vote even if the other three have been long-time favourites. New discoveries hype me up and so they do tend to be the over-dog, but sometimes an old to you one, even if you know the music pretty much by heart, as I do with the Preisner, can still surprise you and -re-invigorate you. Re-discovery can be a wonderful thing, and sometimes hearing music in a different context, a different situation, can make the music special in a way that is not identical to how it has been special before.

So just one that is new to me is getting my vote this time. That said, I had heard most of the music in the poll before at some time since I have seen most of these films. In fact, the only one I haven't seen are Gone Girl, Osanda and Our Town (Our Town might have got my vote). I realise it is kind of sad the amount of music and film I've seen. Well, I was pursuing film studies. I've worked, I do work, I've studied, but I have devoted a lot of my life to watching film and listening to music. I have a family but am very much a loner and liked to pursue such things. And when I get into something I tend to go all in. So when I wanted to go into film studies, I made it a point to watch three films ever day for a long time. And I only sleep a few hours a night/day which does open up more time.

BrufordFreak wrote: Voted: 1. "Now We Are Free" (Gladiator) (love Lisa Gerrard--love her Whale Rider soundtrack)  2. "Farewell" (Crouching Tiger) (another movie that I always felt was greatly enhanced by its gorgeous music) 3. "Pi" (couldn't help myself--such an amazing soundtrack!)

Didn't know we could vote for our own choice.

Well, thanks man for choosing my nomination. BTW, I was gonna listen to and comment about your nomination already, but it didn't happen. I'll do it after (which is soon) I go to bed and wake up. I may place my votes tomorrow, too. Or the other day.