I love music soundtracks... anyone else? (and a little GOT discussion--sorry non-fans)

[hlthe2b]

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Of course, right now I'm going back through Game of Thrones music (Spotify is your friend on that one--some great playlists).

What I'm getting out of it is the USE of the music. For instance, I still have a few days left on my free HBO trial subscription so will go back and watch episode 3 Battle of Winterfell.

People complained they had difficulty seeing anything during the Battle of Winterfell, but you could definitely hear the epic score (Knight King). Per a blogger's review: Djawadi wrote triple the amount of music because of the episode’s run time and it moves beautifully from the anticipation of the White Walkers’ arrival to the gigantic, bone-crunching life or death battle.

Right when all hope is lost and The Night King closes in on Bran, the score slows down to a single piano (a rarity, we’ll get to that in a sec) and we brace for the worst. But then Arya does her knife trick, the White Walkers turn into Slurpees, and we’re left to mourn the aftermath of the battle with sombre violins.

[wyldwolf]

1. I used to collect sci fi soundtracks when I was a kid in the 70s & 80s

First 3 Star Wars, Superman, Battlestar Galactica, Flash Gordon, Star Trek, etc.

[hlthe2b]

2. Do you still listen to them on occasion?

[wyldwolf]

3. I still have them (on vinyl) but I have a spotify playlist for them now.

One of my favorites:

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[targetpractice]

10. You are my new favorite person...

I can still remember the vinyl smell whenever I took out the original Star Wars albums.

I have a special place in my heart for the Stu Philip's Battlestar Galactica soundtrack.

[wyldwolf]

12. yeah, here's a confession...

... when I was 10 and my friend were either singing KISS or Shaun Cassidy, I was singing this:

[Paladin]

5. If you're into Western soundtracks, how about "Silverado"?

Good movie, with a great soundtrack. Bruce Broughton really outdid himself.

[mainer]

16. Legends of the Fall

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James Horner was a genius.

[gratuitous]

8. Never been much into soundtracks

But my college roommate had a promotional copy of the soundtrack to a long-forgotten, not-even-cult-classic movie "Welcome to L.A." Mostly forgettable slice of mid-1970s sexism/sexual revolution stuff. But Richard Baskin wrote and sang most of the songs, and Keith Carradine did the vocals on the title track, and I wore that record out.

[Doc_Technical]

9. Check out "The Norman Bates memorial soundtrack show"

[JuJuYoshida]

11. The Crow is probably my favorite soundtrack

[mainer]

13. The bombing of the sept ep. also amazing soundtrack

Just piano and cellos

And Battle of Bastards, when Jon faces entire army alone and prepares to die is so moving

[hlthe2b]

14. Yes. I agree. Youtube has some extended versions of that one as well. I love the piano tracks...

They were very well used in to highlight the episodes.

[RazzleCat]

15. yes, the soundtrack tells the story, I knew it was Arya listen

with care, when we were watching it, I shouted out, its Arya, listen its her song. So listen at about the 52 minute mark in your link, you can here the musical piece Needle (Arya's song), weaving into the music.

[tanyev]

17. Became a huge fan of Bear McCreary when we watched Battlestar Galactica.

His music added so much to the show.

[bif]

18. "Local Hero" is one of my faves!