Need some suggestions...

I'm looking for music. Dramatic music, to be precise. Instrumental music, to narrow it down even more. Some vocals are ok, but I don't like to be distracted trying to listen to lyrics.

I don't know how often I've watched a movie and though, "Ohhh, I LOVE the score for this film! I have to buy it!"....and then forget all about it, and now I can't remember what it was I liked so much.

So...can anyone recommend any movie scores known for their heart-pounding and/or emotion-wrenching music?

I've got Lord of the Rings, Last of the Mohicans, Dances with Wolves, Pirates of the Caribbean. But I know there's some way better stuff out there. Anything I can find as digital recordings at Amazon or iTunes...what would you recommend?

power of one? look up dead can dance too they sound like it is a movie score. It depends on what you want...

Anything John Williams did the score for.

Carmina Burana by Carl Orff seems to fit the bill too.

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power of one? look up dead can dance too they sound like it is a movie score. It depends on what you want...

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Dead Can Dance...that was cool. I may pick out some individual songs from them. Power of One was a bit too African themed, which is great, but not what I'm looking for right now.

However, following the links they give "Users who liked this also like this..." led me to 300. That's exactly what I'm looking for!

I'll take more suggestions, too. I need a decent library of dramatic music.

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Anything John Williams did the score for.

Carmina Burana by Carl Orff seems to fit the bill too.

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John Williams is great...the problem with him is that most of his music is SO familiar, I find myself tapping along with it and envisioning specific movie scenes. LOL It becomes the focus rather than the background. But I'll go through his stuff and see if I can find some unfamiliar scores.

Carmina Burana is awesome!

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John Williams is great...the problem with him is that most of his music is SO familiar, I find myself tapping along with it and envisioning specific movie scenes. LOL It becomes the focus rather than the background. But I'll go through his stuff and see if I can find some unfamiliar scores.

Carmina Burana is awesome!

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Ya, that is kind of hard to avoid haha.

Ok that is cool you might look at game soundtracks too. gears of war maybe, it is hans zimmer too. the immortals, metal of honor game soundtrack.

EA games has a soundtrack album that might work too.

the world of warcraft soundtracks are pretty neat.

oh also, claire de lune from twilight, one of my favorites for running.

I hadn't thought about game music...excellent source to delve into!

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oh also, claire de lune from twilight, one of my favorites for running.

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Pretty sure Claire de Lune is not from twilight. DeBussy deserves some credit.

Thanks so much for the help, guys! I got some great leads that led to me maxing out my budget on new music. I'll be a happy camper for awhile, and have this source for new leads when I get tired of what I have. :D

I had another thought. Have you checked out the Fantasia soundtrack? It has some epic music along with being a Disney historical classic.

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I had another thought. Have you checked out the Fantasia soundtrack? It has some epic music along with being a Disney historical classic.

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I thought about it...LOVE the movies...both of them. But I have most of those songs on other classical albums. Good stuff though. Night on Bald Mountain will forever hold a special place in my heart! :D

The Thomas Crowne Affair with, I think it was Brosnan and that pretty red head whose name I can't remember.

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Pretty sure Claire de Lune is not from twilight. DeBussy deserves some credit.

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I meant the version from the twilight soundtrack, I promise I'm not that dense.

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The Thomas Crowne Affair with, I think it was Brosnan and that pretty red head whose name I can't remember.

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Ohmygosh...one of my favorite movies! Got some perfect music, too! :P Time to go overbudget now. :rofl:

If you like strings Zoe Keating does some interesting cello work by recording herself and playing along to that, and adding more. Almost like a score but she does it all herself (I just love listening to cello anything as well as classical). You might also want to check out the scores for the Studio Ghibli films (Howl's Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke, Totoro, etc). They're all composed by Joe Hisaishi, could probably do an amazon search to find all his work. Very good composer and the music is very dramatic/moving. There are some vocals but also lots of straight instruments

Excellent sources to check into! Thanks! My kids love those movies, and I love cellos. :D

If anyone is wondering...yes, The Thomas Crown Affair does not fit into the criteria I laid out, but I do love that movie and the music filled in some moods that were missing from my more dramatic scores. Leave it to Wes to step outside the box. :P

Anything by "Two steps from Hell"
heres a link to a youtube video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRLdhFVzqt4
They have tons of stuff though and on their website you can see all the movies they have done. If this stuff doesn't get your blood flowing idk what will :)

Edit: i hope nobody else mentioned them, i skimmed the posts and didn't see them but didn't read in depth.

Trans-Siberian Orchestra, either the Beethoven's Last Night or the Night Castle albums.

If you aren't familiar with these guys, some are members of an old 80's metal band called Savatage. They are most noted for their Christmas rock-opera music, and their winter, hoilday tours, but the two cd's above are not Christmas related. Some of the songs have lyrics, but not all.
They are most noted for their renditions of Figaro, Requiem, and Beethovens 5th, and Christmas Eve Sarajevo. Alot of people who have those high speed, computer controlled Christmas light displays choreographed to music, use TSO's music. There are plenty of videos on YouTube if you want to check them out...enjoy.

holst: the planets suite

Most of them are on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8EwB...eature=related


2001 a space oddesey?

The theme from harry's game - has lyrics but they are in gaelic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KpNzalFKPo

My hubby took me to see TSO in concert one Christmas. It was amazing. Beethoven's Last Night is one of my favorite albums. I hadn't heard of Night Castle...I'll definitely check that one out!

~takes more notes for next music purchase~

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Hmmm, I listen to a lot of Tycho while I study. Its like the new jazz. Check him out!(Warning: Does not fit any of your criteria, but he's worth a shot)

Thanks for this thread. I've been wanting to put together some music for the treadmill.

Gladiator & The Patriot both come to mind. Braveheart too, if you like bagpipes. "The Chase" from The Man From Snowy River is an excellent piece of music - urgent w/o being dark (TMFSR is a great flick). I'll sift through my movies & see what else fits the bill.

Cool thread! It's interesting to see the vast & varied tastes among this forum's members. :)

Have you heard any X-Ray Dog by chance? They do music for a ton of movie trailers! If I remember correctly, they have done stuff for Harry Potter, Pirates of Caribbean, LOTR, Transformers, and a bunch of other movies. The only problem with them is that it's very hard to find most of their tracks because they do not release their music commercially.

Here are a Two of my favorites:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOD6I_vG0N0
http://youtu.be/666a4S0MWks (Has some chanting, but still really cool and dark/dramatic)

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Gladiator

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+1 to that - PHENOMENAL score.

/me flips to iTunes to hit "play" on said score...

Gladiator was one of the scores I bought yesterday. :D I also got 300. And Titanic to round out the mushier side of the emotional spectrum. Then Thomas Crown Affair for more lighthearted fare. And then I couldn't resist Night Castle by TSO. I'm set for awhile, but will definitely check out more as time goes and I tire of my new selections.

She does not do soundtracks but YouTube Vanessa Mae... I love her work. Violin prodigy.

Bruce

Based on your description of the music that you are looking for, I suggest you check out an album by Glenn Danzig, called Black Aria.

It is nothing like any of his other albums, so if you are not a fan of his music, don't let that stop you from checking it out.
It is an amazing instrumental album that delivers a ton of emotion.

You are probably looking for Immediate Music. They do a lot of that sexy dramatic instrumental stuff you're probably thinking off from movies and (more notably) trailers.

A compilation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46tS09yBc9I

Sexy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HtCquBppTc
Equally sexy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyAY8xENAiU
Totally sexy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs7Ud1h9ryA

Drop dead sexy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NDBbt2yBII