It occurred to me that I might be missing some great music so I want your opinion on what should go on this CD set. I will post a final list when it is done

Keep in mind the following:

1. This is for NON-Film Scores folk. So the music should be awesome and accessible (In other words, no scores that we might like just because of a cool 12 note progression played on tambourine).

2. Please don’t tell me what you hate on my or anybody else’s list. Tell me what will help my family and friends enjoy some the greatest music they have never heard.

3. I have many scores, but I don’t have all scores, so if I don’t use your suggestion I might not be able to.

4. The more creative the better. I am sure that there are some really cool things I just won’t think of until it is too late. Help Me!!!!

Here is what I am considering so far:

Sabrina (Main Title)
The Wheat - Gladiator
The Battle - Gladiator
Bajo Fuego - Under Fire
Caine Mutiny – Caine Mutiny March (Gerhardt)
How to Steal A Million (Main Title)
Passepartout – Around the World in 80 Days
The Sea Hawk Gerhardt Suite
The Nun's Story ( Main Title)
Wait Until Dark(Main Title)
Moon River – Breakfast at Tiffany’s (Audrey Hepburn version)
Adventures of Robin Hood - Gerhardt Suite
Captain Blood – Gerhardt Suite
The Duel of Fates – The Phantom Menace
Little Library Music - Magnolia
Jaws (Main Title/First Victim)
Return to Oz (End Titles)

As an incentive, I will try to use at least one track by everyone who posts a response.

any number of western themes should work.
if you want something more contemporary, try The Hi-Lo Country. Tremendous theme.

jazz influenced scores should work, too, like Russia House, Playing by Heart, Chinatown, LA Confidential, Hammett, etc.

Shawshank Redemption
Powder
Braveheart never fails to strike a chord with people-"For Love of a Princess"

The Minus Man, main titles, good stuff
Mars Attacks!, main titles
Conspiracy Theory, very Mancini-esque Overture
Snow Falling on Cedars, "Tarawa" track

and most stuff by Patrick Doyle. "Connie's Song" from Mrs Winterbourne is particularly good, as is the theme from Great Expectations.

An Ennio Morricone western piece is a must... something from Good, Bad, & The Ugly or Fistful of Dollars. MAYBE Once Upon A Time In The West.

The Crimson Tide theme would probably fare well. That or Backdraft.

The end credits from Star Trek: First Contact would be great.

What about Rudy?

"Kissing In The Rain" from Great Expectations?

Ok. I'm done for now.

I'd start out with the studio fanfares from the Gerhardt CD because they are very familiar and will get people in a filmish mood. Korngold--King's Row title, March of the Merry Men from Robin Hood.

See I don't know what you have.

1. Superman
2. Indiana Jones (End Credits for Indy 3)
3. Jurassic Park (Journey to the Island)
4. The Patriot (The Patriot, Anne and Gabriel)
5. TPM (Anakin is Free)

Or if they are too "cliched", try

1. Gattaca (The Morrow, The Arrival, It Must Be the Light, Irene's Theme, The Other Side, The Departure, Irene and the Morrow) pick one.

2. Days of Thunder (if you have it) (Main Titles - Start your Engines, Cole & Claire - Rent-a-car Race)

3. Dragonheart (To The Stars)

4. The Rock (Hummell Gets the Rockets)

5. Armageddon (The Launch, A Wing and A Prayer)

6. American Beauty (Dead Already, Arose, American Beauty, Walk Home, Any Other Name)

7. Pocahontas (Departure)

That's all I could think of right now. Will post more when I can think of more.

1. Edward Scissorhands (Ice Dance)

2. Anna and the King (Execution, The House)

3. Star Wars (Binary Sunset)

4. The Mask of Zorro (The Plaza Execution, Elana & Esperanza, Fencing Lesson)

5. Drop Zone (Too many notes, not enough rests)

Last of the Mohicans (Main Theme) is quite popular...

I would recommend some of Horner's old works...Glory's Main Theme or Willow.

Apollo 13 - End Credits
Stargate - Giza, 1928 (i think that's the wrong year)
The World is not Enough - Christmas in Turkey
Out of Africa - Main Title
Titanic - Take her to sea, Mr. Murdoch
Casper - Casper's Lullaby
The 13th Warrior - A Useful Servant (OK, nobody saw this
Forrest Gump - I'm Forrest, Forrest Gump
Back to the Future - Overture
The Godfather - Finale
Jurassic Park - Theme
Anna and the King - The Execution
The Mission - on Earth as it is in Heaven (cliched, I know)

Just a few off the top of my head. But the general idea is hummable, sweeping themes that you notice when hearing the films.

Here's a few of mine. Sorry if they were already mentioned but I just kind of skimmed most of the replies.

Edward Scissorhands--The Grand Finale, Storytime.

Batman--The Batman Theme, Decent into Mystery and The Finale.

Bravheart--For Love of a Princess, End Credits.

Dragonheart--Finale

And since I mentioned Descent into mystery: you can't go wrong with a little O Fortuna. way too many to name but those are what's on the playlist right now

first post whoo hoo!

NP: Final Fantasy VII: Reunion Tracks

Okay, now onto your topic :-) And what a great idea for a Christmas gift, BTW.

You've had a lotta great suggestions. It's hard to say what will blow people away, sometimes sheer power, sometimes sheer beauty. Since you've had a lot of "sheer power" suggestions, here's two for sheer beauty, both from The Mission (Morricone:

1. Wrath of Kahn - Main Titles
2. The Addams Family - Finale
3. Empire Strikes Back - Imperial March
4. Logan's Run - The Sun
5. Beetlejuice - Main Title Suite
6. Day the Earth Stood Still -Prelude/Outerspace/Radar
7. Star Trek: The Motion Picture - End Title
8. Witches of Eastwick - Dance of the Witches
9. StarGate - Stargate Overture
10. Willow - Willow's Theme
11. The Mummy - Imhotep
12. Jurassic Park - End Titles
13. Edward Scissorhands - Main Titles
14. Return to Oz - Return to Oz Rag March
15. Rocketeer - Main Title/Take Off!
16. Time Machine - Main Title
17. Something Wicked This Way Comes - Main Title
18. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom - Slave Children's Crusade
19. Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Ilia's Theme
20. Journey to the Center of the Earth - Mountain Top/Sunrise/Rope/Torch/March
21. The Phantom Menace - Duel of the Fates
22. The Shadow - The Poppy Fields
23. Deep Rising - Hang On
24. Poltergeist - Carol Ann's Theme

Duel of the Fates?

quote:

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Originally posted by Camillu:
"...you never heard"

Duel of the Fates?

Don't these people watch MTV?

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1. Airport - Main Theme
2. Back Draft - Fighting 17th
3. Big Sleep - Suite
4. Blue Lagoon - Main Title
5. Charade - Theme from Charade
6. LA Confidential - Theme
7. Citizen Kane - Themes and Variations
8. Dances with Wolves - The John Dunbar Theme
9. All About Eve - Main Title
10. Death on the Nile - Main tiles
11. Untouchables - Strength of the Righteous
12. To Kill a Mockingbird - Main Title
13. Captain Blood - Suite
14. Doctor Zhivago - Opening Title
15. Forrest Gump - I'm Forrest...Forrest Gump
16. Usual Suspects - Theme from The Usual Suspects
17. Jane Eyre - Main Title
18. Under Fire - Bajo Fuego
19. Caine Mutiny - The Caine Mutiny March
20. Legend of 1900 - 1900's Theme
21. Murder on the Orient Express - Entr'acte
22. Papillon - Theme from Papillon
23. Shawshank Redemption - Shawshank
24. Silence of the Lambs - Clarice
25. The Mission - Gabriel's Oboe
26. The Nun's Story - Main Title
27. The Damned - Lullaby for Lisa
28. Wait Until Dark - Main Title