I think film is one of my favorite mediums to discover rad music. While music does not make a film, it is the cherry on top that ties everything together. The perfect musical accompaniment (or lack thereof) can take a scene to new heights and punch you in the face with emotion. I'd love to hear some of your favorite themes from film, and if you have an explanation, please share that as well! As a rule so that this page loads well, I ask that you format your links as follows:
[url= YOUR URL TO THE SONG]The text of your song[ /url] with no spaces in the html obviously.
I'll start:
Number Five: In the House - In a Heartbeat, from 28 Days Later.
It starts out so simple. The song seems almost frozen over. Before long, the piece builds to incredible heights before imploding in on itself. This theme fits the film's commentary on human nature perfectly as the song tumbles out of control into darker and darker instrumentation. Also it's badass.
Number Four: Why so Serious?, from The Dark Knight.
I don't even care about the actual orchestral parts of this theme. I mean, sure, they're cool, but the reason this theme stands out so much to me is that droning sound in the beginning. It sounds like a fly buzzing by your ear that you just can't get rid of. In the film, that sound built incredible amounts of tension every time The Joker showed up (or was about to). I also give Hans Zimmer props for creativity in production of the part I care less about. I hear he sampled razor blades scraping against one another and used that at some point.
Number Three: Lux Aeterna, from Requiem for a Dream
This song makes me fucking poop every time I hear it. I'll admit, I first heard this song a million times in trailers before seeing the film it was from, and it never really got me that much. After I decided to watch the film, the song quickly jumped up my list. If you've ever seen the movie, you know it's impossibly sad. Every time the bass note motif kicked in in the movie I pooped tears. During the film, it sort of feels like a ride that you want to get off but you can't. It really gives me a sense of a loss of control.
Number Two: The Shire, from The Lord of the Rings.
I've never felt so at home. Yeah, this theme was cute in the beginning, but towards the end of Return of the King, it really conveyed the bond between Sam and Frodo. It's just such a pleasant piece of music to listen to.
Number One: The Ecstasy of Gold, from The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.
I have never heard such a beautifully triumphant piece of music. This is the song that plays when Tuco finally arrives at the graveyard containing the treasure he and Blondie had been searching for the whole movie. Much like In the House - In a Heartbeat, the song starts simple, but before long, explodes into its powerful operatic orgasm. It really is the theme for the end of a journey, for the fruit of all they have labored for. So fuck people who think the main theme of this movie is better than this particular piece. It is not an opinion they are wrong no questions go away.