THE TOP TEN Soundtracks (Original Film Music)
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The Good, The Bad & The Ugly - Duh. Did you think I was going to write a top ten of film music and not include any Ennio Morricone? Hell, I could have fleshed out the entire list with his soundtracks. El Greco, A Fistful Of Dollars, For A Few Dollars More, Once Upon A Time In The West, Giu La Testa, Citta Violenta, Death Rides A Horse, Che C’entriamo Noi Con La Rivoluzione, Giornata Nera Per L’Ariete, The Mission. That’s ten amazing soundtracks right there. I chose this one because it has one of the most well-known themes of all time, and the live rendition of “Ecstasy Of Gold” at Radio City Music Hall might be the only piece of music ever that has brought me to tears. If you can find the DVD of his Munich concert, you would be wise to buy it. Simply perfect.

 
 
 
 

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Forbidden Planet - Louis and Bebe Barron created the first electronic film score ever in the middle of the 1950s — ten years before the Moog synthesizer was invented — and composed some of the most timeless, out-there film scores of all time. Even today it sounds modern. It’s amazing. Not only that, the film is really good too! A young Leslie Nielsen before he grew up and did a bunch of silly police flicks and the dreadful, Dracula: Dead And Loving It.

 
 
 
 

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Suspiria - Goblin, the greatest film composers of all time? Perhaps…It was a tough call between this and Profondo Rosso (and Zombi), but Suspiria is just the coolest fucking prog-rock score ever. Learn more about it here, and feel free to download it as well.

 
 
 
 

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Lucifer Rising - Recorded by former Manson Family member Bobby Beausoleil in prison. You can read all about it here. There’s also a link to download the soundtrack on that page. Awesome psychedelic/krautrock/space rock goodness.

 
 
 
 

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The Shining - I don’t mean the commonly found version, but the original Wendy Carlos/Rachel Elkind version that was quickly taken off the market due to licensing issues, and has since become a lost treasure. It’ll freak you the fuck out, trust me.

 
 
 
 

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El Topo - Who knew Alexando Jodorowsky could compose as well as direct? If I told you John Lennon saw this film in New York and immediately decided to release the score on the Beatles’ Apple Records label, would you be intrigued? You should be…Music by Shades of Joy.

 
 
 
 

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Eraserhead - One of the most brilliant and creepy as fuck films has a soundtrack that is equally beautiful and horrifying. It’s filled with natural noises and epic drones and a litany of bizarre sounds. The most well-known aspect of the soundtrack is, “In Heaven,” which has been covered by everyone from Bauhaus to the Pixies. The original is always better, though.

 
 
 
 

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Blade Runner - I could have picked any Vangelis score, from Chariots Of Fire to Opera Sauvage, but I chose this one because it’s really good and its one of his better known soundtracks. If you haven’t seen this film or heard the music, do yourself a favor and make this your top priority on Netflix. Hell, you can probably find it free online somewhere…

 
 
 
 

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The Little Mermaid

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Jungle Book


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