Stop & Think Question: What's the best movie soundtrack of all time?

[MoeFOH]

This question was posed to me recently and, surprisingly, it stopped me in my tracks. No pun intended. Shooting from the hip, I would've said Pulp Fiction, no contest, in years past. Now, when I ponder the question for a bit there's a lot of other contenders I might go for... 

Anyhow, this might be the first in a series posts... A question that makes you stop & think because there's a bit of complexity hidden under the hood. (Or not ). Let's see how it flies... 

Over to you. 

👉 What's your pick for best movie soundtrack of all time? 

[Tunkat92]

I always enjoyed Dazed and Confused’s soundtrack.

[Lucas Buck]

Once Upon A Time In The West - Ennio Morricone is a god.

[tbelle7]

Goodfellas - Clapton / Supremes / Tony Bennett.

[WestCoastSmokin]

Interstellar and Goodfellas are two of my favorites! 

[Marco_011t556]

The Godfather!

[Puros Y Vino]

Gladiator.

[Ford2112]

Singles - The movie was utter trash lol but the Soundtrack and Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns by Mother Love Bone, Seasons by Chris Cornell and Drown by Smashing Pumpkins. Plus anything with Mark Lanegan and Mudhoney on it is awesome!

Heavy Metal Soundtrack is another one I love. 

[BrightonCorgi]

Saturday Night Fever.  Dumb question.

[zacca]

Blow. 

Honorable mention to Gone in 60 Seconds.

[Chibearsv]

Guardians of the Galaxy.

[riderpride]

Judgment Night. Total gamechanger mashing up 2 hot bans on each track, including 'Just Another Victim' with lead HOP singer playing the role of Rhodes.

Cheers!

Edit - honorable mention to The Blues Brothers 

Helmet/ HOP mashup:

[Li Bai]

6 hours ago, Lucas Buck said:

Once Upon A Time In The West - Ennio Morricone is a god

Agreed 100% 👍

[Ken Gargett]

please. Springsteen on Broadway, daylight second. 

is the Last Waltz a contender? i see no reason why not. 

blues brothers, if we are going away from "music movies".

guardians of the galaxy a cracker. 

[LaoFan]

Depends if we're talking original scores or curated lists.

Original score, this is as good as it gets for me:

TIL: this is sung in a completely madeup language.

Curated list, its tough to beat Tarantino:

Probably my favourite of all-time... the contrast is perfect.

Pulp Fiction, Goodfellas, Guardians of the Galaxy, Trainspotting, Drive.

[Ken Gargett]

and who does not love the Bond theme?

[david9985]

Rocky IV is special.

And the wildcard pick goes to Disney/Pixar's Cars.

[Ford2112]

6 hours ago, Ken Gargett said:

is the Last Waltz a contender? i see no reason why not. 

Great film.

[cnov]

There are too many Hans Zimmer numbers that float that cinematic boat but one that has always stood out as a perfect marriage of music and cinema... Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Yes, the acting is terrible and the plot paper thin, but it's cool as f***.

[JohnS]

Ennio Morricone's work in The Good, The Bad and The Ugly is personally hard to beat for me.

[Chibearsv]

I think there’s confusion regarding soundtrack versus musical score. Either that, or I’m confused, which is completely possible. John Williams and Ennio Morricone created musical scores, not soundtracks, right?

[BrightonCorgi]

6 hours ago, Ken Gargett said:

and who does not love the Bond theme?

We have a 24/7 James Bond channel.  A dedicated thread on which Bond movies have the best theme song.  There are a few that I would rank above the rest, but until that thread is published, I will remain silent.

[BrightonCorgi]

The Bodyguard and Saturday Night Fever are two highest selling movie soundtracks of all time.

[Rhod]

I have 2 answers to this question.  First, as a total package soundtrack, has to be Rocky.

 

But... the soundtrack that I listen to most is a film not many people have seen, but I love.  Until the End of the World.  Wim Wenders masterpiece.

 

Honorable mention:  Sucker Punch

[Ruggerpgh99]

Surprised no one has said Forrest Gump yet.