Without a doubt, for me it's "CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST" (1979) by Riz Ortolani.

American_Nightmare, September 30, 2003; 11:54 AM

For me personally it would be The Sea Hawk by Erich-Wolfgang Korngold.

flynnclu, September 30, 2003; 11:54 AM

I vote for Bernard Herrmann's "North by Northwest."

glenngarv, September 30, 2003; 11:54 AM

It would have to be JAWS by John Williams. A stirring blend of suspenseful
and thrilling music blended deftly with a touch of 1940's Pirate movies and
swashbuckling themes that manages to enthrall me and give me a slightly
different listening experience every time I play it. Thank you, John.

wingrove, September 30, 2003; 11:54 AM

Superman - John Williams

mkorenhof, September 30, 2003; 11:54 AM

Spartacus

peter, September 30, 2003; 11:54 AM

"RAISE THE TITANIC" Silvascreen records CD Music by JOHN BARRY. GREAT SOUNDTRACK. POWERFUL. TERRIFIC. I cry each time i heard this music. THE BEST OF THE BEST.

laurentsoyer, September 30, 2003; 11:54 AM

Les Aventures De Rabbi Jacob by Vladimir Cosma

42zaphod, September 30, 2003; 11:54 AM

For me it is Hugo Friedhofer's The Best Years Of Our Lives. It is just a perfect score.

tlkiefner, October 1, 2003; 5:37 AM

RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Jake_Cardigan, October 2, 2003; 1:47 AM

Today it could be Danny Elfman's Batman.

antonio_lerias, October 2, 2003; 11:28 AM

By a country mile, STAR WARS, EPISODE V: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, an unparalleled masterpiece of astonishing craftsmanship...usually in these types of polls, I'm like the umpteenth person to list it, so I'm rather stunned to see I'm the first this time. I'd also have to give exceedingly high marks to Williams' score for CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND...

anamorphic_lens, October 2, 2003; 8:04 PM

Death On The Nile by Nino Rota

gefwa, October 3, 2003; 12:40 PM

SPHINX by MICHAEL J. LEWIS

rod25it, October 3, 2003; 3:39 PM

The best? Lalo Schifrin's "Dirty Harry".

wattsb6, October 5, 2003; 11:45 AM

The Best music its CONAN The Barbarian, but the best that works as a soundtrack its Batman Returns.

nicolas28, October 10, 2003; 3:36 AM

CONAN THE BARBARIAN by MAESTRO BASIL POLEDOURIS

baalgehenna, October 11, 2003; 4:13 AM

Henry V Patrick Doyle

, October 24, 2003; 11:33 PM

Come on! PSYCHO of course! (If not the most famous.)

filmfactsman, November 8, 2003; 9:19 AM

This is an impossible question to answer as the already submitted ones show, but my vote would be for the classic horror score by Fred Myrow and Malcolm Seagrave, "Phantasm."

yeesus, November 28, 2003; 6:01 AM

ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST by Ennio Morricone !!!



steven_91, November 30, 2003; 11:27 PM

Il Gattopardo by Nino Rota. It is the main music for Martin Scorcese's documentary on Italian cinema. It is arguably the most evocative cinema music ever written.

dwayne72000, December 5, 2003; 11:01 AM

THE Thief Of Bagdad...Miklos Rosza

tojosline, December 31, 2003; 8:35 PM

I would say Conan the Barbarian or Schindler's List

cguthrie00, January 6, 2004; 5:24 PM

George S. Clinton's MORTAL KOMBAT.
Ninja techno kicks ass.



Hah! Just kidding.

It's KRULL, by James Horner.

Yes, KRULL is the best, though the movie certainly isn't. I don't imagine many people have seen that anyway. It's got music for adventure, heroism, action, horror, suspense, mystery, love, majesty, epiphany, dreamy twilights, and heart-racing exhiliration. Giant orchestral sound, thanks to Greig McRitchie (the BEST movie orchestrator, who also did Conan the Barbarian. Second best is Tim Simonec) Lots of brass. Creepy synth. Special percussion. Children's choir. Adult choir. It's got it all!

...Almost. The only things it lacks are a real villain theme, and Horner's trademark shakuhachi. For the perfect shakuhachi, listen to Horner's WILLOW. For the perfect elaboration of WILLOW's villain theme (for General Kael), see Horner's BRAINSTORM.
Also, KRULL could benefit from a touch comedy, as WILLOW's score did with the minor theme for the character of Burglekutt. If only all of these elements were combined, the resulting score would be beyond any criticism of content.* But it's still the best.

Buy Krull at supercollector.com
Buy it now. KRULL. NOW.

*In the performance, by the London Symphony Orchestra, there are a few minor flubs.

zuvqwyx3, February 10, 2004; 12:07 AM

E.T. The Extra Terrestrial

, March 30, 2004; 4:26 AM

Dances with Wolves
Batman (Prince)
Empire Strikes Back
Tripplettes de Belleville

mpollux, April 1, 2004; 4:50 AM

My favorite composer is Bernard Herrmann, so my answer may be partial, but his Harryhausen film scores are absolutely outstanding. I select Mysterious Island with Jason And The Argonauts a very close second.

asstcollectables, July 16, 2004; 12:45 PM

Georges Delerue's PARIS BY NIGHT.

powley, July 29, 2004; 11:07 PM

DO NOT KNOW HOW OLD THIS QUESTION IS BUT HAVE YOU HEARD THE SOUNDTRACK FROM ROBIN HOOD PRINCE OF THIEVES OUTSTANDING PIECE OF MUSIC ONCE HEARD DEFNITLEY NOT FORGOTTEN ....MIKE

bmckimm, July 31, 2004; 11:01 PM

Blade Runner (Vangelis)

These are all 5 star as well...

Mulholland Dr
Blue Velvet
Twin Peaks
Fire Walk with Me
This is Spinal Tap
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Thief
most of the Ennio's
most of the Thomas Newman's (Meet Joe Black, American Beauty, Shawshank Redemption)
most of the Badalamenti's
O Brother Where Art Thou?
Natural Born Killers
Mothman Prophecies
Batman Forever
Donnie Darko
Heat (DeNiro-Pacino)
Grease
WaveTwisters
Tommy

xen, September 19, 2004; 7:27 AM

Hello,
This is a tuff question for me, But right of the top of my head the first thing that comes to mind is "King of Kings" By Miklos Rozsa. Though if I thought about this for a long time I'm sure I would change my mind many times, It's hard for me to leave out my other two favorite composers Elmer Bernstein and John Scott.
Best Regards,
David
Phoenix, AZ.

deg63iami, November 5, 2004; 12:54 AM

CLIFFHANGER by TREVOR JONES

sly_bagheera, September 20, 2005; 6:57 PM

Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon
The Last of the Mohicans

, December 5, 2005; 10:01 AM

La Scoumoune >> Francois De Roubaix

, December 10, 2005; 8:31 PM

i guess it`s either lord of the rings or moulin rouge. u must admit they`re the best :P or phsycho

drojdie_de_bere, February 9, 2006; 10:50 AM

The Godfather
Braveheart
Gladiator
Pulp Fiction

marocain1314, January 27, 2007; 8:23 AM

-Bernard Herrmann - Taxi Driver
-Richard Band/Fibonaccis - Terrorvision
-Atillio Mineno - Man in Space with Sounds (not a movie soundtrack, but still a soundtrack)
-some of Les Baxters's early soundtracks
-Forbidden Planet


eilonelikam, February 14, 2007; 5:32 AM

Lisbon Story,best of all times.

achilleszhu2007, December 7, 2007; 10:09 PM