Hopefully this thread will drum up some cool recommendations from films/games etc. As a kid soundtracks were what I listened to before I got into rock/metal etc.
Always get very nostalgic listening back to a lot of this stuff but one that stood out at the time was this soundtrack from the not so successful game 'The Dig'. Love the way this starts off ->
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8kBCO8x2JE
Great voice acting and story line but the puzzles were a letdown. Any favourites?
The entire FFVII soundtrack. (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL77D98F68F6DBB35D) I adore it, Nobuo Uematsu is savage. Some real gems in there but overall the whole thing is great. Nearly breaks my heart trying to listen to some of it nowadays. anxious heart, aeris' theme, and main theme especially.
Silent Hill OST (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL93F563E2742C3435). First song is normal enough, then it turns into the actual horror soundtrack. Really deadly, nervewracking and violent, filled with industrial noise and ominous keyboard. Couldn't recommend it enough.
I already shited on about my love for the PSX Doom soundtrack in the MI version of this thread.
Recent films wise the Mandy soundtrack was great. Unsettling.
Quote from: ochoill on November 28, 2018, 11:24:01 AM
The entire FFVII soundtrack. (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL77D98F68F6DBB35D) I adore it, Nobuo Uematsu is savage. Some real gems in there but overall the whole thing is great. Nearly breaks my heart trying to listen to some of it nowadays. anxious heart, aeris' theme, and main theme especially.
Have you listened to Voices of the Lifestream? A 4 CD compilation of fan made interpretations of the FF7 soundtrack. Huge mix of genres and some amazing musicians. Particularly loved the piano interpretation of Red XIII's theme of when he finds out his da is a hero.
The "Mandy" soundtrack is doing the job for me recently.
John Carpenter - The Fog.
Eerie sounds, mostly just piano with a lot of reverb, but simple and effective.
Really love the official score for GTA V. Collaboration with Tangerine Dream and a few others. Almost sounds like a movie soundtrack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cETBCvKnu0Q
The Crank 2 soundtrack is a good listen for mike patton fans.
John Carpenter's score for the last Halloween movie is absolutely brilliant. Other than that The Beyond, Suspira, Conan the Barbarian and various Goblin/Claudio Simonetti scores
Nothing beats the epicness of transformers the movie 1985!
You got the touch... you got the poweeeeer!
Mad Max Fury Road has a deadly soundtrack, perfect accompaniment to all the madness happening on screen. I'm glad I got to see it in the cinema, the sound was perfect.
Another shout for the FFVII soundtrack for anybody who hasn't heard it. I love nearly all of the various alternate piano/orchestral versions available as well. This is nice:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-KpMgxKJxE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-KpMgxKJxE)
Also an obvious one for me, given that I listen to NIN nearly every day: Any of the Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross soundtracks. My favourite is The Vietnam War but they are all good and the latest one, which is 4 tracks for the Mid90s soundtrack, is beautiful sparse piano stuff.
This track sums it up fairly enough:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODSZl44vDno&index=15&list=PL09mJ1TaPPuUDAhaD_REGknb2xvTAEtW1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODSZl44vDno&index=15&list=PL09mJ1TaPPuUDAhaD_REGknb2xvTAEtW1)
The Alien soundtracks are magnificent.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30xk2Q1SuKA
Quote from: Kunt 4 Life on November 29, 2018, 08:59:13 PM
Nothing beats the epicness of transformers the movie 1985!
You got the touch... you got the poweeeeer!
Whenever I hear that it reminds of that scene in 'Boogie Nights' when Dirk Diggler is doing a (bad) version of the song in a recording studio trying to get a music career off the ground ;D
Quote from: ochoill on November 28, 2018, 11:24:01 AM
The entire FFVII soundtrack. (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL77D98F68F6DBB35D) I adore it, Nobuo Uematsu is savage. Some real gems in there but overall the whole thing is great. Nearly breaks my heart trying to listen to some of it nowadays. anxious heart, aeris' theme, and main theme especially.
Silent Hill OST (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL93F563E2742C3435). First song is normal enough, then it turns into the actual horror soundtrack. Really deadly, nervewracking and violent, filled with industrial noise and ominous keyboard. Couldn't recommend it enough.
Great choices. Not overly familiar with Silent Hill but i have heard a few tunes from the franchise that blow me away.
As far as Nobuo Uematsu is concerned, The man is an absolute genius.
Aerith's theme is a real beautiful piece of music, Written at a time in his life when his mother had passed.
So, a lot of that hurt was woven into Aerith's theme and other tunes in the FF7 soundtrack.
I prefer FF8 soundtrack personally but that's because it was my first FF game, Equally amazing soundtrack.
Another fantastic video game soundtrack is Shenmue, I have the HD remaster on steam but haven't had the time to sink into it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BA073TGUDc
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BA073TGUDc)
EDIT: how do ye lads show the youtube preview in the post?
Quote from: The Butcher on December 01, 2018, 05:16:13 PM
The Alien soundtracks are magnificent.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30xk2Q1SuKA
110%
Out of all of them Adagio is superb, my favourite track by far.
Quote from: Loaf on December 02, 2018, 07:35:19 PM
As far as Nobuo Uematsu is concerned, The man is an absolute genius.
Aerith's theme is a real beautiful piece of music, Written at a time in his life when his mother had passed.
So, a lot of that hurt was woven into Aerith's theme and other tunes in the FF7 soundtrack.
I prefer FF8 soundtrack personally but that's because it was my first FF game, Equally amazing soundtrack.
I always found FF8 music to be way more upbeat or way less bleak and hopeless might be a better description I must go back and try it out again. Also I think use the full reply and actually insert it as a link works for the embed
Been stuck into Adrian Utley (from Portishead)'s soundtrack for the film "Arcadia" all weekend. Can't say I've heard much about or seen the film but love this, part pastoral folksy bits and part the late night spooky thing Utley is known for. Recommended.
The Kung Fury soundtrack is awesome. Best thing about the film in a way :)
I love covers of Commodore 64 game music, and there has been some great performances. Here's one of Auf Wiedersehen Monty by Press Play On Tape and Ben Daglish (who passed away October 1st this year only 53)
https://youtu.be/JKxsKk5Icaw (https://youtu.be/JKxsKk5Icaw)
This is hitting the right (or wrong) spot considering the lockdown situation. And the film is top 5 for me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa3WTj_vuvc
The OST for Okami is still one of the best I've ever heard in a videogame.
https://youtu.be/wif3MEdRaPA
Castlevania SOTN's soundtrack is a symphonic goth / metal gaming masterpiece IMO.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRmpU0RZOdU
Thought I replied to this thread but must have been the MI one... Some of my favourites recently:
Mica Levi - Under The Skin
Sinoia Caves - Beyond The Black Rainbow
Goblin - Buio Omega (their weirdest work if you ask me)