Top 10 Best Film Music

Once Upon A Time In The West (1968) is often considered by experts as one of the best Westerns of all time. Director Sergio Leone turned it into a real epic with many memorable characters, beautifully filmed landscapes and exciting scenes. Leone usually worked with the Italian composer Ennio Morricone, who developed his own style in which feeling alternated with humor and strange sound effects. The main characters in the film all have their own musical motif. Contrary to usual practice, Leone had the music made first so he could use it during the recordings. Music also plays a crucial role in the central scene in which the viewer discovers who the mysterious “harmonica man” is and why he seeks revenge. The haunting sounds of the harmonica would become one of the most famous melodies in film history. Like Jaws and Psycho, the film's theme is often personified or imitated.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV95Yu6gZSY&list=PL3ABE2FBA2900C03E Blade Runner (1982) has become a true science fiction classic thanks to its depiction of a dark future. Director Ridley Scott asked Greek musician Vangelis to create a soundtrack. Vangelis had just won an Oscar for his Chariots of Fire music, but took a completely different path for Blade Runner. The music is largely improvised with synthesizers. The atmospheric music in the background often coincides with the sounds of the city. Especially the opening music that accompanies images of a futuristic Los Angeles would have a major influence on techno.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J945IslQHg&list=PLnpIGDCblPQW3nTFaswp0n8-zC_NM9_Jn Director Stanley Kubrick was known as a perfectionist. The music for his films is always innovative and fits seamlessly with the images. For the science fiction classic 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), he used classical music pieces that were given a second life in combination with the futuristic images. For example, the waltz An der schönen blauen Donau by Johann Strauss was linked to a scene of a rotating space station. Also Sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss, played at the moment when the monkey discovers the use of tools, would also be rediscovered by the film.

Like many directors, Alfred Hitchcock had a favorite composer who provided music for many of his films. But Bernard Herrmann was concerned that he would be paid less for Psycho (the budget was lower than usual.) Still, he participated and created one of the most influential soundtracks of all time. In the first fifteen minutes, Herrmann creates subcutaneous tension that explodes during the famous shower scene in which the leading actress is stabbed to death. The haunted violins that mimic the cutting effect of the knife would set the standard for horror films.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwiqKSfnPp8&list=PLocqHZj7MJflfxg3wL_F7UDmve4AUSjyp John Williams is the most successful film composer of all time. He has created countless soundtracks for hits such as E.T. Indiana Jones, some Harry Potter films and all Star Wars films. Like director Steven Spielberg, he became famous overnight with Jaws (1975). The film about a shark that terrorizes a coastal town became a world hit. Yet the shark is very little in the picture and much of the tension is due to Williams' music. The menacing bass notes and mysterious melody are a perfect musical representation of the shark searching for its prey. The musical menace of Jaws has often been imitated but never truly surpassed.

The shooting of Francis Ford Coppola's Vietnam film Apocalypse Now (1979) was an adventure in itself. But it also resulted in one of the best films of all time. The dreamy atmosphere of the film is enhanced by the music of Coppola's father Carmine, who used many synthesizers. In addition, pop music from the sixties was used in key scenes, especially 'The End' by The Doors, which sets the right tone right from the start.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPmXf7K91LM&list=PLKL-wdtP0f23MBGpVr93K4GaviQf5EyKu Director John Carpenter is not only a respected horror director, he also usually creates the music for his own films. He uses synthesizers in a unique way. His breakthrough Halloween (1978) not only invented the so-called 'slasher' but would permanently change the music of the horror genre. The Halloween theme is very subtly constructed with a machine rhythm over which a menacing piano melody is played. It is as if the music replays the footsteps of the psychotic murderer. Like the film, the music would be copied countless times.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnSEZQEAPmE&list=PLLhu_aWzuRciPpJIZLYZ7-UsUHojohW0H The Godfather (1972) is a great epic about the mafia and the role that family and loyalty play in it. The film was quickly considered a classic and two more parts would follow. Italian film composer Nino Rota provided the music, which is subtly romantic with many influences from traditional Sicilian music. The recurring theme is one of the most famous melodies in film history.

The French romantic comedy Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain by Jean-Pierre Jeunet became an international hit in 2001. Amélie's strange adventures in Paris were given extra atmosphere thanks to the playful music of Yann Tiersen, in which an accordion should of course not be missing. The piano piece 'Comptine d'un autre été' has now become a permanent part of every piano lesson.

Danny Elfman's film music is immediately recognizable. Even though his music is often used for dark films, it often has a cheerful tone with the influence of both classical music and fairground attractions always present. Elfman has worked for many directors but is best known as Tim Burton's regular composer. The true Elfman style is presented with Beetlejuice (1988). This gave the horror genre a more cheerful musical alternative.