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Ben Penserga Oscar® Winner	What do you think is an unappreciated soundtrack? I vote for "Out Of Sight". Good listening when you're just riding around in the car.
posted 04-22-1999 08:58 PM PT (US)

Will Oscar® Winner	For me I think Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman by Jay Gruska; The Fabulous Baker Boys by Dave Grusin; and The Transformers: The Movie by Vince DiCola. I name the three because so far I haven't seen any posts mentioning any of the three. L&C has got some great romantic themes, while FBB's got some cool jazz and piano score with Michelle Pfeifer singing; and The Transformers is terrific with some 80's techno stuff.
posted 04-23-1999 03:19 AM PT (US)

Slick_N_Evil unregistered	Transformers: The Movie.....wow....haven't seen that one in years. I HAD the score, sold it because I needed the cash, and what did I buy with it? Billy Idol. Which I love, but wasn't quite worth selling that score for. How about Quigley Down Under. I loved that one. And Fletch is like one of my all time favorites. Harold Faltermeyer rocks.
posted 04-23-1999 06:14 AM PT (US)

Sean Bires Oscar® Winner	There are two soundtracks that most people never heard of, probably because they come from japanese (animated) movies... one for a science fiction film called "Ghost in the Shell", composed by Kenji Kawai. Kenji Kawai captures the "cyberpunk" feel of the film with very little use of the synthesizer. Another one is the soundtrack to "Akira", composed by Geinoh Yamashirogumi. It's a very strange soundtrack but it's a really good one. Some tracks in that CD become somewhat unnecessary and, well, stupid, like the second half of "Illusion", and the track, "Shohmyoh". Other tracks on the CD like "Requiem", and "Kaneda" capture the style of the film, and the depth of the music itself is mind-blowing... especially the first three minutes of the track, "Illusion". Even though I bought the soundtrack (it was cheaper than Ghost in the Shell, since it wasn't an import version), you can sample some MP3s of it at http://www.cyberdojo.com/PixieDust/anime/MP3/akira.html
posted 04-24-1999 10:50 AM PT (US)

James Oscar® Winner	Anybody who has read probably any of my posts will probably remember that I'm a big fan of Richard Band. He has some great unappreciated scores, such as THE DAY TIME ENDED (never released), THE ALCHEMIST, and MUTANT. Then again, he admittedly has a few scores that should remain unappreciated... Another unappreciated score is John Debney's WHITE FANG 2: MYTH OF THE WHITE WOLF. I've found two reviews of it, and they were both mostly negative. I think it's an undiscovered masterpiece, and when added to CUTTHROAT ISLAND, it made Debney my favorite composer. That brings me to another unappreciated score: Hans Zimmer's WHITE FANG. Basil Poledouris got the credit in the movie because Zimmer was called in really really late in production. There's even a Poledouris bootleg compilation that contains a cue of Zimmer's score on it. This remains my favorite Hans Zimmer score, and I really hope that one day, when the world is a better place, it can be released for all ears to enjoy. NP - THE AVENGERS (Joel McNeely)
posted 04-24-1999 09:16 PM PT (US)

Steph1 unregistered	I would have to say "Jude" by Adrian Johnston. I absolutely love this score because of its diversity. Not many people probably own it or have even seen the movie because its a smaller British film but I think all of it is just great!
posted 05-06-1999 07:21 PM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	I would have to agree with Steph's recommendation for Jude. The tilt towards classical music captures the time; Johnston's themes strike at the core of the film, which reside on the darker end of the human experience. If you've heard this score and wish for something similar, another little-known soundtrack to recommend would be Ulysees Gaze. The music is by Eleni Karaindrou and is at once haunting and beautiful. PeterK
posted 05-06-1999 10:44 PM PT (US)

SFT Oscar® Winner	How about George Fenton´s "Dangerous Liaisons"? This is truly a great score, in my opinion Fenton´s best. It contains a psycological tention unlike any other (with the exception of "Delores Claiborne", "Psycho" and "Cape Fear") and it really, like PeterK said about "Jude", strikes at the core of the film. It is a very unapreciated score and not to many people own it, wich is a shame because it really is one of the best ever composed. SFT NP: Big Top Pee Wee, Danny Elfman
posted 05-08-1999 09:16 AM PT (US)

Maestro Sartori Oscar® Winner	How about... Wisdom by Danny Elfman? Presumed Innocent by John Williams? Midnight Run by Danny Elfman? Black Rain by Hans Zimmer? Forbidden Zone by Danny Elfman? Cool World by Mark Isham? My Cousin Vinny by Randy Edelman?
posted 05-11-1999 06:38 AM PT (US)

SFT Oscar® Winner	Yeah...Danny Elfman has done a couple very underated scores...how about "Of Mice & Men" by Isham? SFT NP: Braveheart, James Horner
posted 05-11-1999 10:41 AM PT (US)

Ben Penserga Oscar® Winner	I'd also like to add "Midnight Run" by Danny Elfman, "Hard Target" by Graeme Revell,"Desperado" and "Endless Summer II" by Gary Hoey (great if you love surf music).
posted 05-11-1999 10:47 AM PT (US)

TimT Oscar® Winner	Everything by James Newton Howard, and Mark Mancina, are very much unappreciated. But they are 2 of my favorite composers. Also Trevor Jones' Merlin score
posted 05-12-1999 06:42 PM PT (US)

Marcelo Ferreyra Oscar® Winner	About "The Three Musqueteers" by Michelle Legrand. This is a score that I loved as a kid and I still do. But most people is not aware that it exist. I have my CD issued by Milan,and I used to have the LP. Is a very colorful score with very nice themes written in historic concept most of the time. Some of the cues are for period instruments. A bit like "The Man In The Iron Mask" by Mr Ferguson TV score. But the Legrand score is more colourfull,less dark than the other. Of course this is due because the movie is very colorfull too. The spin off:"The Four Musqueteers"was written by Lalo Schifrin. Perhaps If You don't remember the score You remember the movie,starring Michael York as DÁrtagnan and Charlton Heston as Richeliew.
posted 02-19-2000 09:20 PM PT (US)

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