Great Sci-Fi Soundtracks

[BAYLOR]

The Day After has a great music soundtrack.

 

[Bugg]

You can't talk soundtracks without mentioning John Williams. My favourite is the Empire Strikes Back. Beautiful.

My favourite is the soundtrack for the first movie, but it's splitting hairs, really. He went on an amazing run from the mid-70s to the mid-80s: Jaws, Star Wars (all three), Close Encounters, Superman, Raiders/Temple of Doom, ET . . .

Jerry Goldsmith did some of my faves, too: Star Trek TMP, Alien, Total Recall, Capricorn One.

 

[Clockworkbot]

There is probably a separate thread in the works for great game soundtracks, but I booted up Homeworld: Remastered a bit yesterday and was reminded how good that is - perfectly captures the overblown, slightly retro space opera vibe.

 

[BAYLOR]

The Black Hole has a soundtrack that is haunting and absolutely hellish.

 

[dask]

Danny Elfman's Batman music.

 

[Dan Jones]

No-one's mentioned the original Ghostbusters movie. That film had some phat choons goin' on.

Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr
Cleanin' Up The Town - BusBoys
Savin' The Day - Alessi Brothers (my favourite)
In The Name of Love - Thomson Twins
I Can Wait Forever - Air Supply
Hot Night - Laura Branigan
Magic - Nick Smiley

And the score was pretty cool as well.

 

[the_evil_ted]

Some Favs (will try to keep them sci-fi and avoid honourable mentions above)

Alan Silvestri: Back to the Future, Beowulf and What Lies Beneath
Alexandre Desplat - Zero Dark Thirty, did Godzilla too but not so keen
Brian Tyler: 30 Days of Night, Far Cry 3
Christopher Young - Hellraiser
Clint Mansell - the Fountain (Doom's not bad either)
Zimmer... Modern Warfare, Batman Tril, Inception, Interstellar, Spidey 2, Chappie, Man of Steel, Madagascar, Last Samurai, Lion King, Black Hawk Down, Pirates Saga, Prince of Egypt,
David Arnold - Stargate
Graeme Revell - Riddick
Greg Edmonson & Joss Whedon - Firefly
Henry Jackman - XMen First Class & Winter Soldier
Harry Gregson-Williams - Armageddon, Wolverine
James Horner - Avatar, Sneakers, Bicentenial Man
James Newton Howard - Blood Diamond, I Am Legend, Hunger Games 2, Sixth Sense
Jamin Winans - Ink
Jason Graves&James Hannigan - Dead Space 3
Jerry Goldsmith - Legend, Total Recall,
John Carpenter - the Thing
John Ottman - XMen Days of future PAst
Jogn Paesano - Daredevil - Maze Runner
John Powell - Jumper
John Williams - A.I. / Superman,
Michael Giacchino - Jupiter Ascending, Star Trek, Lost,
Murray Gold - Doctor Who Series 5 (I am the Doctor...)

Ack, wife home. Will return....

 

[dask]

Let us not forget Bernard Herrmann's music for The Day The Earth Stood Still and Fahrenheit 451.

 

[the_evil_ted]

Excellent mention! Hitchcock's go to man!

Just wanted to add Steve Jablonsky, his work on the Gears of War series is fab, and despite the films not being as good as their music - I think the Transformers' scores are great and of course - Ender's Game is superb and great for writing too.

Steven Price - for Gravity.

Thomas Newman for Wall-E

and Tom Holkenborg aka Junkie XL - Fury Road

 

[dask]

Man, where have we all been? No one has yet mentioned Jerry Goldsmith's envelope-pushing soundtrack to Planet Of The Apes!

 

[WaylanderToo]

well not sci-fi but it is genre....

1. "Good Times" by INXS and Jimmy Barnes – 3:49
2. "Lost in the Shadows (The Lost Boys)" by Lou Gramm – 6:17
3. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" by Roger Daltrey – 6:09 (Elton John/Bernie Taupin)
4. "Laying Down the Law" by INXS and Jimmy Barnes – 4:24
5. "People Are Strange" by Echo & the Bunnymen – 3:36 (The Doors)
6. "Cry Little Sister (Theme from The Lost Boys)" by Gerard McMann – 4:46
7. "Power Play" by Eddie & the Tide – 3:57
8. "I Still Believe" by Tim Cappello – 3:42 (The Call)
9. "Beauty Has Her Way" by Mummy Calls – 3:56
10. "To the Shock of Miss Louise" by Thomas Newman – 1:21

all from The Lost Boys


Blade - Blood Disco scene

 

[WaylanderToo]

and how's about this for a great piece of sci-music....

 

[the_evil_ted]

Lost Boys has to be one of the best 'complete soundtracks' of the 80s, if not since the 80s.

And how could I ever forget the opening credits to this!!!!

 

[WaylanderToo]

 

[the_evil_ted]

 

[Rodders]

Great shout with the V soundtrack.

 

[Frost Giant]

Heavy Metal (1981)
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

 

[Peter Farrell]

Anything by John Carpenter.

 

[BAYLOR]

Predator has a great soundtrack

 

[REBerg]

Bear Mccreary does some excellent ones. He did many of the BSG tracks.

Haunting.