Okay so literally the majority of my songs in my itunes library are soundtrack. So I shall stay true to that and compile my playlist of absolutely epic soundtrack songs, whether they may be tear-jerking or make me want to fight in a battle FOR NARNIA! And when I say soundtrack, I mean the scores from movies/tv shows. So here are my top five, with a representative song for each movie that has a wonderful score.
1. Freedom/The Execution/Bannockburn- James Horner (from the soundtrack of Braveheart) This song falls into both previously mentioned categories, though the battle would be for Scotland and not for Narnia. Okay so this 7 and a half minute long song pretty much spans the entire end of the movie starting from, as you can probably guess, the execution of William Wallace. I am just very attached to this song/movie because I think I might be way too close emotionally to my Scottish heritage. We watched most of this movie in seventh grade in World Civ. and I just got really into it. So when we started watching the scene when they are killing Wallace, and with his dying breath, he shouts FREEDOM and the music swells, I just lost it and broke down into tears. He just wants Scotland to be free! I still lose it when I watch it. Especially since at the end, the men who fought with Wallace finally battled the English at Bannockburn and won their freedom! That part of the song makes me cry too. I credit it to the soundtrack a lot, though. Because as we all know, the music sets the tone and ultimately makes a movie. I listen to the song when I'm in a revolutionary mood and want to take down the English for Scotland. Also there's lots of bagpipes, which is always fantastic.
2. The Battle- Harry Gregson-Williams (from the soundtrack of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe) I'll stick with the theme of battles and such for now. So this one, as you might have guessed, is from the battle scene from Narnia, where they take down the White Witch and her army of evil Narnians. Most of the criteria for what makes this song so great were mentioned in the first song listed. Makes me feel like I'm wielding a sword in battle and that is always a super feeling. Perhaps I was a warrior in a previous life.
3. Old Friends- Howard Shore (from the soundtrack of The Hobbit) I would include the entire soundtrack of this movie if I could, but alas, I cannot. It is all pure gold, just like the kind that Smaug is hoarding in Erebor. This song seemed like the best choice because it just seems to encapsulate the spirit of the Shire in a song. It's cheerful and carefree, just like most Hobbits. Plus it feels nostalgic for the Lord of the Rings films to hear the similar themes throughout the movie.
4. Mischief Managed- John Williams (from the soundtrack of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) I couldn't get through this without putting an HP representative in here. Like with the Hobbit, I wish I could include the entirety of each score from all eight movies, and it was truly difficult picking just one. There are many other songs from the various movies that I absolutely love, but I picked this one because it seems to capture the real feel of Harry Potter, and it's probably one of the most recognizable themes from the movies. I almost feel like it's cheating to pick this song because it's a twelve minute song that plays during the credits of the movie so it fits all the themes from throughout the movie into one song. It's the genius of John Williams rolled into one nicely compiled song. Plus it's my favorite HP movie (I think), so it's like a little summary of the tone of the movie in one song.
5. He's a Pirate- Klaus Badelt (from the soundtrack of The Pirates of the Caribbean) Yes one of the most recognizable movie themes, but it's popular for a reason. Once again, it's a powerful song with a strong orchestral arrangement that makes me feel much more epic than I actually am. In this case, I'm a pirate, which in my opinion is pretty awesome.
So it was hard to have to leave out tons of other film scores but this will have to do. And I have made a revelation that I apparently really like battles.
1. Freedom/The Execution/Bannockburn- James Horner (from the soundtrack of Braveheart) This song falls into both previously mentioned categories, though the battle would be for Scotland and not for Narnia. Okay so this 7 and a half minute long song pretty much spans the entire end of the movie starting from, as you can probably guess, the execution of William Wallace. I am just very attached to this song/movie because I think I might be way too close emotionally to my Scottish heritage. We watched most of this movie in seventh grade in World Civ. and I just got really into it. So when we started watching the scene when they are killing Wallace, and with his dying breath, he shouts FREEDOM and the music swells, I just lost it and broke down into tears. He just wants Scotland to be free! I still lose it when I watch it. Especially since at the end, the men who fought with Wallace finally battled the English at Bannockburn and won their freedom! That part of the song makes me cry too. I credit it to the soundtrack a lot, though. Because as we all know, the music sets the tone and ultimately makes a movie. I listen to the song when I'm in a revolutionary mood and want to take down the English for Scotland. Also there's lots of bagpipes, which is always fantastic.
2. The Battle- Harry Gregson-Williams (from the soundtrack of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe) I'll stick with the theme of battles and such for now. So this one, as you might have guessed, is from the battle scene from Narnia, where they take down the White Witch and her army of evil Narnians. Most of the criteria for what makes this song so great were mentioned in the first song listed. Makes me feel like I'm wielding a sword in battle and that is always a super feeling. Perhaps I was a warrior in a previous life.
3. Old Friends- Howard Shore (from the soundtrack of The Hobbit) I would include the entire soundtrack of this movie if I could, but alas, I cannot. It is all pure gold, just like the kind that Smaug is hoarding in Erebor. This song seemed like the best choice because it just seems to encapsulate the spirit of the Shire in a song. It's cheerful and carefree, just like most Hobbits. Plus it feels nostalgic for the Lord of the Rings films to hear the similar themes throughout the movie.
4. Mischief Managed- John Williams (from the soundtrack of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) I couldn't get through this without putting an HP representative in here. Like with the Hobbit, I wish I could include the entirety of each score from all eight movies, and it was truly difficult picking just one. There are many other songs from the various movies that I absolutely love, but I picked this one because it seems to capture the real feel of Harry Potter, and it's probably one of the most recognizable themes from the movies. I almost feel like it's cheating to pick this song because it's a twelve minute song that plays during the credits of the movie so it fits all the themes from throughout the movie into one song. It's the genius of John Williams rolled into one nicely compiled song. Plus it's my favorite HP movie (I think), so it's like a little summary of the tone of the movie in one song.
5. He's a Pirate- Klaus Badelt (from the soundtrack of The Pirates of the Caribbean) Yes one of the most recognizable movie themes, but it's popular for a reason. Once again, it's a powerful song with a strong orchestral arrangement that makes me feel much more epic than I actually am. In this case, I'm a pirate, which in my opinion is pretty awesome.
So it was hard to have to leave out tons of other film scores but this will have to do. And I have made a revelation that I apparently really like battles.
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