Prog rock in movies?

Peter Gabriel also made the ost for rabbit proof fence and floyd made the ost for La Vallée

vangelis made some osts too, but i can't remember which ones


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Vangelis has made several OSTs, including "Chariots of Fire", "Blade Runner" and "Alexander" as well for some series like "Cosmos"

As well, The Church included "Under the milky way" in "Donnie Darko" 's soundtrack.

I'm pretty sure there are more examples, but I don't remember them now.

Don't forget "La marge"!

NotAProghead wrote: KEITH EMERSON also wrote music to movies.

He wrote the score for "Nighthawks", an early Stallone movie. He does a cover of "I'm A Man" by Steve Winwood. I think he even sang it. I got it on vinyl somewhere in my collection.

 

Tangerine Dream has done more soundtracks than pretty much anyone. Thief, Risky Business, Legend, Firestarter etc.

Philip Glass has done many as well but he's not so much prog but classical. I mention him only because anyone I know who likes prog likes his music.

 

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I've heard many times this type of question concerning prog rock & soundtrack, I think that I will write soon an article about it!

for great or classic prog rock soundtracks:

• Popol Vuh "coeur de verre"
• Ashra Tempel " le berceau de cristal"
• Third Ear Band "Macbeth
• Klaus Schulze "Body Love"
• Tangerine Dream "Sorcerer"
• Rick Wakeman "Liztomania"
• Can "Alice in the cities"
• Frank Zappa "200 motels"
• Goblin "Suspiria"

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Tom Sawyer by Rush is in several movies, Waterboy for one.
Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel is also movie friendly, it was in a basketball movie that came out a few months ago.

Trevor Rabin does all kinds of movie scores! But seriously, there are probably Pink Floyd songs in all kinds of movies (not just the ones they did soundtracks for).

Vincent Gallo's "Buffalo '66", which is my favorite indie movie, features Heart Of The Sunrise and Sweetness by Yes, and Moonchild by King Crimson.

IMDB comes up with this:

Names (Exact Matches) (Displaying 10 Results)

1. Michael Giles (Composer, Buffalo '66 (1998))
    aka "King Crimson"
2. Tony Levin (Actor, Secret World Live (1994) (TV))
    aka "King Crimson"
3. Adrian Belew (Actor, The Bears: Out of Hibernation! (2005))
    aka "King Crimson"
4. King Crimson (Composer, Unterwegs nach Kathmandu (1971) (TV))
5. Greg Lake (II) (Composer, Buffalo '66 (1998))
    aka "King Crimson"
6. Bill Bruford (Composer, Buffalo '66 (1998))
    aka "King Crimson"
7. Robert Fripp (Composer, Buffalo '66 (1998))
    aka "King Crimson"
8. Keith Tippett (Composer, The Supergrass (1985))
    aka "King Crimson"
9. John Wetton (Miscellaneous Crew, Over the Top (1987))
    aka "King Crimson"
10. Jamie Muir (I) (Composer, Ghost Dance (1983))
     aka "King Crimson"

Apparently Pink Floyd music was in Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990) and they have also been used in The X-Files.

La Carrera Panamericana with Music by Pink Floyd (1992)

Peter Hammill was the composer of Take Me Away which was used in the film Emmène-moi (1994)

Apparently he also acted in a television series called Jackson's Wharf (1999) and played Shayne Bellamy,  I doubt anybody has seen this series!  Is this him?  It's made in New Zealand.

Peter Gabriel:

Composer - filmography
(2000s) (1990s) (1980s)

1. "80s" (2005) TV Series (song "Big Time") (song "In Your Eyes")
2. In Good Company (2004) (song "Solsbury Hill")
3. Shall We Dance (2004) (song "The Book of Love")
4. Myst IV: Revelation (2004) (VG) (song "Curtains")
5. "Starhunter 2300" (2003) TV Series (main theme) (song "Darker Star")
   ... aka Starhunter (USA)
6. Uru: Ages Beyond Myst (2003) (VG) (additional music)
7. Gangs of New York (2002) (song "Signal to Noise")
8. Life or Something Like It (2002) (song "Mercy Street")
9. Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) (also song "Ngankarrparni" {Sky Blue Reprise})
10. Following the Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) (TV)
11. Life, the Universe and Douglas Adams (2002) (V)
12. Vanilla Sky (2001) (song "Solsbury Hill")
    
    
13. City of Angels (1998) (song "I Grieve")
    ... aka Stadt der Engel (Germany)
14. "Brimstone" (1998) TV Series (theme song)
15. Alanis Morissette: Jagged Little Pill - Live (1997) (V) (song "Passion")
16. Strange Days (1995)
17. Virtuosity (1995)
18. Natural Born Killers (1994) (song)
19. Secret World Live (1994) (TV)
    ... aka Peter Gabriel's Secret World (USA)
    ... aka Peter Gabriel: Secret World Live (complete title)
20. Philadelphia (1993) (song "Lovetown")
21. All About Us (1993) (V)
22. Guns: A Day in the Death of America (1990) (TV)
23. PoV (1990) (V)
    
    
24. Say Anything... (1989) (song)
    ... aka ...Say Anything... (USA: promotional title)
25. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
26. Project X (1987) (song "Shock the Monkey")
27. 100 aviones de papel (1987)
28. Cv (1987) (V)
29. Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson (1986) (song "Excellent Birds")
    ... aka Home of the Brave (USA: short title)
30. Starship (1985) (song)
    ... aka 2084 (Australia)
    ... aka Lorca and the Outlaws
31. Birdy (1984)
    

Steve Howe:

Composer - filmography

(2000s) (1990s)

1. Almost Famous (2000) (song "Roundabout")
   ... aka Untitled: Almost Famous the Bootleg Cut (USA: director's cut (DVD title))
   
   
2. Outside Providence (1999) (song "Roundabout")

Jon Anderson:

Composer - filmography

(2000s) (1990s)

1. Mr. Deeds (2002) (song "Your Move")
2. The Elements (2001)
3. Almost Famous (2000) (songs "Roundabout and "Your Move")
   ... aka Untitled: Almost Famous the Bootleg Cut (USA: director's cut (DVD title))
   
   
4. Outside Providence (1999) (song "Roundabout")
5. Candyman (1992) (song "State of Independence")
   ... aka Clive Barker's Candyman (USA)

Wow, I've seen Candyman, I don't remember this song.

Marillion made a film called Brave apparently in 1994.

Jim, I thought the final version of this film had only brief moments of Jaxon's sax?  They replaced the music with some other band I believe.  Is this correct?

Peter Hammill lived with Susan George, hence the lines about Mike and Susie in "Refugees".  I forget who Mike was off the top of my head though.