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Pirate · 05-21-2007, 08:53 PM

Or What Makes A Great Soundtrack?

I was watching some film on TV the other day (I cannot remember what, though) and there was a scene where the girl had left the guy and he was feeling particularly down about it. The song they had chosen to lay over the scene was more or less narrating:

I’m soooooo alooooooone!

Where did she gooooooooo?!

I’ve always liked the idea of using the two mediums to create a cohesive vision, but I’m not sure I appreciate the bluntness of a scene like that. On the other hand, some of my favorite soundtracks probably do just that.

When I think of films with solid, complimentary soundtracks, I think of films like High Fidelity, Out of Sight, The Royal Tenenbaums, Garden State, and, of course, The Graduate.

What do you think? How should music (not score) compliment a film? What do you consider to be a great soundtrack?

05-21-2007, 08:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
Pirate Moderator Emeritus Loves Yellow Subtitles Join Date: Jun 2003	Music In Film Or What Makes A Great Soundtrack? I was watching some film on TV the other day (I cannot remember what, though) and there was a scene where the girl had left the guy and he was feeling particularly down about it. The song they had chosen to lay over the scene was more or less narrating: I’m soooooo alooooooone! Where did she gooooooooo?! I’ve always liked the idea of using the two mediums to create a cohesive vision, but I’m not sure I appreciate the bluntness of a scene like that. On the other hand, some of my favorite soundtracks probably do just that. When I think of films with solid, complimentary soundtracks, I think of films like High Fidelity, Out of Sight, The Royal Tenenbaums, Garden State, and, of course, The Graduate. What do you think? How should music (not score) compliment a film? What do you consider to be a great soundtrack? __________________ Early Adopting So You Don’t Have To. Last edited by Pirate : 05-22-2007 at 03:17 AM.