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Spicy Ramen Standard Userer	Just found myself watching Dragonheart on DVD. Man o man, near the end of the film, my eyes started getting all teary. Randy Edelman's score draws such an emotional response from within me. What scores provoke you to shed tears?
posted 11-27-2002 03:38 PM PT (US)

Dinko Standard Userer	Maurice Jarre's Ghost... man, that score was so bad I cried when I thought about how I spent 15$ on it... oh wait, you meant the other type of tears...
posted 11-27-2002 03:44 PM PT (US)

BMikeJ Standard Userer	hahaha Good one, Dinko! Morricone's music from What Dreams May Come chokes me up every time I listen to it.
posted 11-27-2002 03:52 PM PT (US)

plindboe Standard Userer	I never cry while listening to scores, but I get a lump in my throat sometimes, especially every time I'm listening to the sad parts of "Sacrifice of a hero" from Morricone's "Mission to Mars". Ah, such extraordinary stuff!!! Peter
posted 11-27-2002 04:38 PM PT (US)

dgoldwas Standard Userer	GOLDENEYE. Makes me cry every time. Dan
posted 11-27-2002 05:06 PM PT (US)

Timmer Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by dgoldwas: GOLDENEYE. Makes me cry every time. Dan Oops! I'm sure this post is going the wrong way!! though I have to agree with you Dan...Goldeneye?...I'm choaking up already Back on topic it's E.T. for me...very personal reasons but it always does it FOR ME!
posted 11-27-2002 05:26 PM PT (US)

SplbrgWlms Standard Userer	Ooohhh. I would have to say Horner's Cocoon. Those old people saying good bye... especially Wilford and his grandson... really chokes me up. Schindler's List also does a job on me.
posted 11-27-2002 06:38 PM PT (US)

Crono/Kyp Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by dgoldwas: GOLDENEYE. Makes me cry every time. What�s really sad is the new poll has 20% of the vote for Goldeneye for best current Bond score� My score that makes me cry: ET. --Bri
posted 11-27-2002 06:42 PM PT (US)

Crono/Kyp Standard Userer	At least at the time of the post above --Brian
posted 11-27-2002 06:43 PM PT (US)

John Zimmer Standard Userer	The Finale of Harry Potter and CoS. So good it makes me bawl out loud!!! Well not quite Jz
posted 11-27-2002 06:45 PM PT (US)

Kosh Standard Userer	Richard Band's Concerto for Theremin and Moog Orchestra in G double sharp. Seriously. Not to sound like Mister Tough Guy (not a peep, Brian!), but I have yet to listen to a piece that will literally drive me to cry. I mean, there are a lot of very emotional pieces out there, but something that would make me cry? Hmm... I'd say Williams' "Leaving Home" from Superman is the closest thing. Oh! There is one that used to make me cry: Chris Franke's "Dying Station" from Sleeping in Light. Coupled with the visuals, that was a bawl fest. Kosh
posted 11-27-2002 07:16 PM PT (US)

James Phillips Standard Userer	James Horner's FIELD OF DREAMS. Whenever James Earl Jones gives his speech about what makes America great, and the finale, when Kevin Costner asks the ghost of his father to play catch with him, I lose all of my senses and start bawling away.
posted 11-27-2002 07:34 PM PT (US)

Crono/Kyp Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by John Zimmer: The Finale of Harry Potter and CoS. So good it makes me bawl out loud!!! Well not quite Jz --B
posted 11-27-2002 07:37 PM PT (US)

Justin Standard Userer	Goldeneye!!! Hahahaha! Good one. That's cold blooded, but funny!
posted 11-27-2002 07:48 PM PT (US)

Spicy Ramen Standard Userer	cries after reading through thread
posted 11-27-2002 08:12 PM PT (US)

rachmaninov Standard Userer	Music that makes you cry is probably among the things I love to listen to the most. In order to make you cry, it must have been composed with very intense feelings, so it touches your heart with a different kind of energy than the one we are used to deal with. Well, scores that make cry? A lot, film music is very frequently sentimental. These I remember: The patriot (John Williams) Armageddon (Trevor Rabin) Dragonheart (Randy Edelman) American beauty (Thomas Newman) Lord of the Rings FOTR (Shore) A.I. (John Williams) Superman (John Williams) Plunkett and Macleane (Craig Armstrong) The Mission (Ennio Morricone) The man in the iron Mask (Glennie-Smith) Contact (Alan Silvestri) The land before time (James Horner) Deep impact (James Horner) Dinosaur (JNHoward) Fly away home (Mark Isham) The lion king (Hans Zimmer) Gladiator (Zimmer, I know, it is unusual) A little Princes (Patrick Doyle) Lots more! Wow, definitely a lot of scores have made me cried. Yes, I�m very sensitive. Rach [Message edited by rachmaninov on 11-27-2002]
posted 11-27-2002 08:13 PM PT (US)

Bond1965 Standard Userer	What amazes me is no one has yet mentioned Georges Delerue or John Barry in this thread. Delerue alone could get tears from stone. Just think of his beautiful and emotional music for "A Man In Love," "Rich and Famous," "Platoon" (his theme NOT the Barber), "A Summer Story," "Lonely Passion of Judith Hearn," "The Escape Artist," "The Woman Next Door," "Man, Woman & Child," "The Last Metro," and of course that beautiful finale to "Agnes of God." As for Barry, "Hanover Street," "Somewhere In Time," "Out of Africa," "Frances," "Chaplin," "Moviola," and "My Life" among others really move me. A lot of it too has to do with the images and emotion that the film evokes with the music. I think the previous poster who mentioned "Leaving Home" from "Superman" hit the nail on the head. That sweeping camera move by Geoffrey Unsworth through the cornfield helps that glorious moment in the score. Another Williams moment that gets to me is that finale in "Accidental Tourist." Those swelling strings are VERY emotional. James (by the way...Edelman's scores don't evoke strong enough emotions from me to create tears.)
posted 11-27-2002 09:23 PM PT (US)

Kevin Standard Userer	Nothing.
posted 11-27-2002 09:24 PM PT (US)

scoreguy16 Standard Userer	The Fan, Big, Pearl Harbor, Armageddon, the trailer music from Pearl Harbor (does that count?), Moulin Rouge, Romeo + Juliet (the new version), My Life, A Beautiful Mind, Hearts In Atlantis, Meet Joe Black, Road To Perdition, K-Pax, The Time Machine (it's just great to me), I Am Sam, Return To Paradise, Magnolia, Edward Scissorhands, The Family Man and the most emotional to me are THE THIN RED LINE and WE WERE SOLDIERS. Clayton NP>BMBBO - Trevor Rabin
posted 11-27-2002 10:15 PM PT (US)

Camillu Standard Userer	Cast Away Born on the 4th of July Angela's Ashes Chaplin Platoon ET Legend of 1900
posted 11-28-2002 12:07 PM PT (US)

Dylan Standard Userer	"Obsession" by Bernard Herrmann "Walking Distance" by Bernard Herrmann "The Lonely" by Bernard Herrmann I don't cry everytime I listen to these, but the feeling I get is emotionally equivilant to that of crying. However, the first time I heard these scores I did cry. I also better add Herrmann's "The Night Digger." Dylan
posted 11-28-2002 12:45 PM PT (US)

SirT Standard Userer	I do not cry, but I get emotionally swept and heart-pinched by the "Lovers" theme from FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE (Andr� Previn) and the suite from THE PRIVATE LIFE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES as recorded by Miklos Rozsa, particularly the violin concerto section.
posted 11-28-2002 03:48 PM PT (US)

Jeron Standard Userer	I can't believe no one's mentioned David Arnold's LAST OF THE DOGMEN. A beautiful score with some authentic, tear-inducing moments. Jeron
posted 11-28-2002 04:31 PM PT (US)

Kosh Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by Jeron: (...) some authentic, tear-inducing moments. Oh, Jeron, please. You cry watching a Revlon TV spot for God's sake! ;) Kosh
posted 11-28-2002 04:45 PM PT (US)

Bond1965 Standard Userer	I don't know how I forgot the main title to "To Kill A Mockingbird." That gets me every time. Also while in that realm of films you can count Laurence Rosenthal's "The Miracle Worker." Someone earlier mentioned Bernard Herrmann. His piece "The Book People" for "Farenheit 451" always moved me deeply. James
posted 11-28-2002 09:55 PM PT (US)

Dalboz Standard Userer	The last 4 or 5 tracks on A.I. had me in tears even before I'd seen the film.
posted 11-29-2002 02:43 AM PT (US)

Bradley Standard Userer	E.T. for me and The Color Purple.
posted 12-02-2002 11:12 AM PT (US)

Rich Douglas Standard Userer	I'm surprised that no one has mentioned Jon Brion's score to Magnolia, there are a couple of tracks on that score that always choke me up. I had to boycott the score in the car because it was becoming dangerous. Zimmers the Thin Red Line also does the trick. Oh yeah, more recently Madonna's Die Another Day song has brought me to tears from shear pain. Rich
posted 12-02-2002 02:09 PM PT (US)

Crono/Kyp Standard Userer	quote: Oh, Jeron, please. You cry watching a Revlon TV spot for God's sake! Kosh Hehehe --Brian [Message edited by Crono/Kyp on 12-02-2002]
posted 12-02-2002 02:20 PM PT (US)

dgoldwas Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by Rich Douglas: Jon Brion's score to Magnolia, there are a couple of tracks on that score that always choke me up. .... Zimmers the Thin Red Line also does the trick. Aren't they one and the same? Dan
posted 12-02-2002 02:50 PM PT (US)

Kosh Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by Crono/Kyp: Hehehe --Brian [Message edited by Crono/Kyp on 12-02-2002] That's your message?? And you edited it?? Kosh
posted 12-02-2002 03:23 PM PT (US)

Gae Standard Userer	Good thread. There are loads of scores that have made me cry listening to them. Sometimes the tears are tears of a]sadness, b]spiritual enlightenment or just c]sheer joy at the beauty and wonder of the music. Some of these have been mentioned before The Funeral/Leaving Home from Superman Adventures on earth from E.T. The Mother of all moving moments of Film Music The Swimmer theme The Finale of Accidental Tourist A Mother's Love from Ben Hur The Finale of The Vikings Thr Finale from King Kong (Steiner) The jaunty theme from "Treasure of the Sierra Madre" always brings a lump to my throat when I hear it. Dont know why as its quite a happy tune. I only have to hear a few bars of Malcolm Arnold's score to "Whistle down the Wind" and the taps are turned on. Its such a wonderful tune that captures the innocence of childhood perfectly. The Throne Room and End Titles from Star Wars...that few seconds before the End Titles roll always chokes me up. I just love happy endings in movies. Whatever happened to them? The Tiger Bay theme Thats all I can think of... Gae NP The Vampire Lovers
posted 12-03-2002 03:40 PM PT (US)

skellington Non-Standard Userer	Vangelises score for "Chariots of fire" is brilliant in anyway, he really desereved his oscar for this score.
posted 12-04-2002 08:57 AM PT (US)

Camillu Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by Kosh: That's your message?? *And you edited* it??** lol.....
posted 12-04-2002 12:46 PM PT (US)

Quill Standard Userer	Glory for certain...when they are marching onto the beach...feel the pit in the stomach. Say what you will about James Horner, but many of his scores illicit an emotional response. (Many of you sad, cynical folk will say that is because they are the same score...) More... Field of Dreams (as mentioned above) Braveheart...the beheading... Star Trek II/III...I give quite a bit of credit to his scores for generating the only true sense of emotion the film franchise has ever achieved. There are many more from other composers as well--but Horner more than anyone does it to me every time.
posted 12-05-2002 11:38 AM PT (US)

scoreguy16 Standard Userer	This is gonna make you all laugh, but seriously, the emotional music from Goldmember is moving for me. Clayton
posted 12-06-2002 09:18 PM PT (US)

Howard L Standard Userer	The Best Years Of Our Lives Ben-Hur To Kill A Mockingbird Come Back, Little Sheba in any order ya like
posted 12-08-2002 05:29 PM PT (US)

Lou Goldberg Standard Userer	Movie music can be very emotionally moving to listen to. Most often I'm just floored by a certain passage or effect. Tears are rare, thrills or just dropping my jaw are more common. But a few scores have drawn tears. There is one theme in Now Voyager that gets me every time I hear it, not the main theme but a secondary motif. The rest of Steiner usually leaves me cold though. The operatic finale to ET made me cry while listening to it apart from the film even though I'm no fan of the film itself. Delerue used to make an ex-girlfriend of mine cry like a kid, but not tears of "It's so beautiful" but tears of "It's so sad." Eventually, she wouldn't let me play him around her. A lot of cues have made me open to tears once but not when repeated. And, a lot of the music mentioned above, while good, didn't have so strong an effect on me when I heard it.
posted 12-09-2002 11:30 PM PT (US)

Maestro Sartori Standard Userer	If we're just talking about the emotional grip of the scores, then for me, it's "You are the Pan", from HOOK, the finale from E.T., "Transformation" from BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, and..... damn, I can't think of anything else right now. J.C.
posted 12-10-2002 01:58 AM PT (US)

Norman McCay Standard Userer	John Powell - I Am Sam Alan Silvestri - Forrest Gump Alan Silvestri - Cast Away John Williams - Superman (particularly "Leaving Home") John Williams - Saving Private Ryan Michael Kamen - Band Of Brothers(especially "Boy Eats Chocolate" and "The Mission Begins") Hans Zimmer - Regarding Henry Hans Zimmer & Klaus Badelt - The Pledge Hans Zimmer - Black Hawk Down Hans Zimmer - Toys (Let Joy and Innocence Prevail) Hans Zimmer - Green Card Hans Zimmer - Renaissance Man James Horner - Braveheart Thomas Newman - Road to Perdition Thomas Newman - Shawshank Redemption Jerry Goldsmith - Rudy The above list was a courtesy of the most biased man of all time....
posted 12-10-2002 09:04 AM PT (US)

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