I agree Poxy. I don’t know many here who would take OK over Woodstock.
I still like the theme song, though.
- Psycho
- Oliver!
Psycho has some classic instramental music. Oliver! is a Oscar award winninng musical. I’m a sucker for musicals plus in 5th grade we had to learn Oliver! and it was pretty fun.
Oliver! pulls the upset.
Shaft vs Pulp Fiction-unfair man, ouch on the choice.
3 out of the first 4 picks are upset. This is shaping up to be different than the previous two brackets.
Hard Day’s Night and Woodstock are “cheap” soundtracks. Very good but it’s a Beatles album and a concet album. I hope both go out by next round.
I would have taken Oklahoma btw.
I don’t think they’re cheap at all. I mean, the songs are performed in the film, just like songs are performed in a musical.
I think this is going to be a fun bracket because people will have different thoughts on what a “pure” soundtrack is.
Besides, you could just as easily argue that Oklahoma is cheap because it’s only a movie version of an existing Broadway show.
The nerve of somebody using the word “cheap” in connection with Beatles music.
For zazu:
8. Easy Rider
9. The Band Wagon
This is a tough one for me as a long-time rocker, I’ve always loved the Easy Rider soundtrack. I can hear the tracks in my head right now. But, as far as consistent, quality musical talent goes, it’s hard to beat ‘That’s Entertainment’, ‘Dancing in the Dark’ and more. Some of the most performed feature film standards of all time. Easy Rider wasn’t all the consistent, but it sure did rock.
Winner: THE BAND WAGON
heh, heh
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| 2+2=flyers: [b] For Guttenberg: 4. Snow White and the Seven Dwarves 13. Funny Girl |
I’d rather punch myself in the groin than watch either of these movies.
That being said, the MUSIC in Funny Girl is significantly less annoying than Hi-Ho & the rest of the crap in snow white
I can’t believe I’m going to pick a Streisand movie.
Funny Girl
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| 2+2=flyers: For Jim Barg: 4. Vertigo 13. The Sting |
Matt nailed it. This is NOT an easy call, as I’m a proud owner of both scores.
Still, it’s Herrmann’s greatest work against a bunch of Scott Joplin rags…
Vertigo by the skin of its teeth.
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| For Rommel: 1. West Side Story 16. The Last Waltz |
Not much of a contest here. West Side Story by 28 (only 28 because the scrubs were put in after halftime).
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Worth it on the strength of “Rain On My Parade” alone.
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| 2+2=flyers: For Goldberg: 8. The Rocky Horror Picture Show 9. Performance |
Easy decision: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Uh…I really don’t have an opinion on either of these, so I’ll just go with:
Gone With The Wind
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| For 86: 5. My Fair Lady 12. Let It Be |
I’m going to go with My Fair Lady here.
Who is the black private dick that is a sex machine to all the chicks…
SHAFT-you are damn right.
Who is the man that would risk his neck for his brother man-
SHAFT-can you dig it-
Who is the cat that will not cop out when there is danger all about-
SHAFT-right on.
They say that cat shaft is a bad mother-
SHUT YO MOUTH-
but i am talking about Shaft-
(well, we can dig it)
He is a complicated man and no one understands him but his woman-
JOHN SHAFT.
ba ba baba bababa babababababab do do dodo do
bbaabababbbaaaababababababababa
baaaaaaaaaaaaa…
In case you haven;t guessed, i choose SHAFT.
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| 2+2=flyers: For billz3bub: 4. American Graffiti 13. The Adventures of Robin Hood |
Although the score for Robin Hood is essential to its ability to excite its audience, Graffiti’s soundtrack completes a perfect melding of music and pictures. It portrays one of rock and roll’s earliest generations and why they do the things they do. The music is the story more often than not.
Gotta go with American Graffiti.
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| 2+2=flyers: For Blunt: 8. Ben-Hur 9. The Bride of Frankenstein |
Though choice, as Miklos Rozsa and Franz Waxman are two of the all time greats. But since I’m a)not a big fan of Ben-Hur and b)more receptive to horror music than to peplum, Bride of Frankenstein has my vote.
2. The Godfather
15. The Man With the Golden Arm
There is a reason that the solo trumpet in Godfather Waltz is used in nearly every half-wit comedy when trying to get some sort of mafia vibe across. Even people who have never seen The Godfather actually recognize that reference. This isn’t a matter of becoming a part of pop culture because of catchiness, this is a matter of becoming a part of pop culture because you’re just that good.
The Godfather wins.
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| For Yando: 6. Once Upon a Time in the West 11. Carousel |
The Winner? Once Upon a Time in the West. Ennio Morricone baby…