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Dec 9, 2021 · The 50 Best Movie Soundtracks of the Past 50 Years - The Ringer. From the iconic closing notes of ‘The Breakfast Club’ to the era-encapsulating mix of ‘Dazed and Confused’ to the work of the...
- The Ringer Staff
It’s impossible to do. Throughout film history, songs have added glory to struggle, majesty to landscapes, depth to heroes and villains alike. When sound and vision meet, transcendence ensues.
- Jason Zumwalt
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- Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope (1977) When it comes to the best film scores of all time, few can touch the impact of John Williams’ symphonic soundtrack for the original Star Wars film.
- The Godfather (1972) Is there a score that better invokes the sights, sounds, and tones of the film it accompanied? Certainly, there is not. This score by the prolific Italian composer Giovanni “Nino” Rota is so powerful that even real mobsters well up with tears when they hear it.
- The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1966) Ennio Morricone is a master of Western gothic soundtracks and this particular work could not be more singular and attached to his legacy.
- Gone With The Wind (1939) You’d be hard-pressed to find a more quintessential score from the Golden Age of cinema. This film’s main theme could not be more heartbreaking, grand, and epically tragic, thanks to the legendary composer Max Steiner, who used music as a tool to develop characters.
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Feb 24, 2012 · Action! In the early 1900s, movie soundtracks were performed live by piano and organ players stationed discreetly in a front corner of the cinema. Sometimes the music was improvised (a young Fats Waller was the inventive organist at Harlem’s Lincoln Theater for years); more often it came from generic cue sheets.
- Frozen – Christophe Beck. In Frozen, Disney animation moves back to its best form. Christophe Beck, composer for the Muppets’ recent big screen outings, wrote touching music that perfectly complemented the songs by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez.
- Interstellar – Hans Zimmer. Zimmer delivered magnificently for Interstellar, receiving an Oscar nod for his soundtrack. Painstakingly composed over two years, Zimmer visited London’s Temple Church to record its historic organ.
- Casablanca – Max Steiner. The peak of Max Steiner’s noir years, he apparently begged to drop ‘As Time Goes By’ from featuring in the film’s score, but was overruled.
- James Bond Theme – Monty Norman. The most famous guitar riff in cinema has featured in every official Bond film since Dr. No (1962), when it accompanied the opening title.
Mar 11, 2024 · For over 100 years, movie songs and soundtracks have been a hugely important part of any Hollywood hit. We've collected 100 of the very best music moments in film history to create the ultimate playlist and countdown for any cinema and music lover. The 20 greatest movie love songs of all time, ranked in order of pure romance.
Aug 29, 2013 · From 'Easy Rider' to 'A Hard Day's Night,' Prince and Elvis: Rolling Stone selects the 25 greatest movie soundtracks of all time.
