i prefer the superfly soundtrack myself. actually, i will go further and say it is the best soundtrack ever.
Curtis Mayfield is one of the most underappreciated musicians ever.
And I will never forget the Sanford and Son episode where Fred thought Lamont was trying to kill him and woke up to Freddie's Dead playing on the radio.
although I hate coke heads....
The Body Guard: "I will always love you" by Whitney Houston.
Cant forget Beavis and butthead theme song (tried to post a link but the stingey websites wont let me)
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Another obvious one that got missed: Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
John Williams pretty much cleans up in this category.
You could actually put the whole soundtrack on this list.
Uh, Gonna Fly Now?
I haven't read the whole thread, but has anyone mentioned the song from Caddyshack?
2001: A Space Odyssey
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The score from Glory was pretty memorable, and still gets used a lot in commercials/previews/etc.
Halloween
This one won't win the most well known but...it's definitely synonymous with the film and no one has mentioned it yet:
I'm gonna put the left side of my foot upside the right side of yo head and you know what?
I think SW nailed it...
It's probably anic followed closely by James Bond, or maybe 007 is first.. then Jaws and Pink Panther...then most of the other John Williams stuff...Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Superman...
I think the Mission Impossible theme is a darkhorse candidate...
Hmmm on second thought...
It's this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Christmas_%28song%29
Best selling song of all time, globally, by far, and it was first recorded for a movie soundtrack.
But not for White Christmas, oddly enough. It was originally featured in Holiday Inn starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire.
EDIT: I think that it's first appearance on a soundtrack was actually for White Christmas, but it wasn't original to the film.
And that concludes CF's odd 1940's movie-musical trivia for the evening.
Right, it probably is the most well known song but I bet hardly anyone knows the movie it is from, but it is a movie song nontheless...an Oscar Winning movie song...
As for the most memorable score? The 4th best selling album of all time globally just happens to be one tied in closely to a film:
The Bee Gee's? Fourth best selling of all time?As for the most memorable score? The 4th best selling album of all time globally just happens to be one tied in closely to a film:
Really??
No wonder the world's going to in a handbasket.
Well no one knows for sure what the actual numbers are...I was just going by this page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...bums_worldwide
er...Funt...if it makes you feel any better there are other artists besides the BeeGees on the album...Kool & the Gang and KC in the Sunshine Band, timeless musicians like that.
The Bee Gees having the 4th best selling album of all time isn't nearly as amusing to me though as the fact that the best selling song of all time is a Christmas Song written by a Jewish Guy
Albums sales records are screwed up... Double albums count twice.
anic
Pulp Fiction
Grease
Saturday Night Fever
Since I got thinking about old musicals last night, "42nd Street" and "We're In The Money" are both pretty recognizable.
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