Listmania!
Great Soundtracks!
Blues Brothers - Music from the Film: Original SoundtrackBlues Brothers - Music from the Film: Original Soundtrack by Blues Brothers
Buy new: £5.15 / Used from: £1.99
A classic film with great songs, Cab Calloway's 'Minnie The Moocher' and Jake & Elwood's 'Sweet Home Chicago' sum up the feelgood factor of this film. (1980)
Soundtrack: "The Commitments"Soundtrack: "The Commitments" by The Commitments
Buy new: £2.98 / Used from: £1.46
What a discovery Andrew Strong was, just 17 when released, why he hasn't gone on to capatalise on this is beyond me. He should be megastar status by now! (1991)
Saturday Night Fever OstSaturday Night Fever Ost by Original Soundtrack
Buy used from: £2.63
Just 12 when this was released, but had 2 older sisters that played it to death! The Bee Gees songs were the reason this was a massive hit. The birth of disco as we know it. (1977)
GREASE - ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACKGREASE - ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK by JOHN TRAVOLTA OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
Buy used from: £2.50
What a film, went to see this more than 15 times in the Summer Of 78, again the songs are the stars and Olivia was every school boy's dream at the time! (1978)
Top GunTop Gun by Original Soundtrack
Buy new: £4.41 / Used from: £2.84
Made great by Berlin's 'Take My Breath Away', and the fantastic opening theme song 'Highway To The Danger Zone'. (1986)
Grease 2Grease 2 by Various Artists
Buy new: £4.47 / Used from: £1.36
Has a jaw dropping performance of 'Cool Rider' by Michelle Phieffer, her debut acting role. I personally have still not recovered! (1982)
Educating Rita (Hentschel)Educating Rita (Hentschel) by Original Soundtrack
Buy new: £7.01 / Used from: £6.69
This composer had just worked with Genesis on 'Duke', His rousing and uplifting score makes this film even better than it already was. (1983)
Chariots of Fire: Original SoundtrackChariots of Fire: Original Soundtrack by Vangelis
Buy used from: £1.98
What a soundtrack! Can you imagine this film without it? If you have not got this album buy it for the 25 minute opus, quite brilliant!. (1981)
An Officer and a Gentleman [Original Soundtrack]An Officer and a Gentleman [Original Soundtrack] by Various
Buy used from: £4.00
A cracking theme as in 'Up Where We Belong' Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes, Nitchze's score is dreamlike, another film I went to see adnausium. (1983)
Bram Stoker's DraculaBram Stoker's Dracula by Various
Buy new: £12.49 / Used from: £4.00
Countless remakes of the classic tale of Dracula improved here, the score is dark, brooding and evokes menace. Great stuff. (1995)
High SocietyHigh Society by Original Soundtrack
Buy new: £1.97 / Used from: £3.17
Magic songs by Cole Porter, 'Well Did You Ever' 'True Love' and the brilliant 'Now You Has Jazz' Bing, Frank and Louis all on song in this. Grace Kelly an absolute peach as well. (1956)
Seven Brides for Seven BrothersSeven Brides for Seven Brothers by Original Soundtrack
Buy new: £11.98 / Used from: £3.38
Can not get any better than Howard Keel singing 'Bless Your Beautiful Hide'! also 'Lonesome Polecat' is a genuine classic. (1956)
Singin' in the RainSingin' in the Rain by Original Soundtrack
Buy new: £11.98 / Used from: £4.56
The title track and accompanying dance routine is now immortalised in cinematic history as most people's favourite scene. (1956)
The Sound of Music: 40th Anniversary Special EditionThe Sound of Music: 40th Anniversary Special Edition by Original Soundtrack
Buy new: £10.98 / Used from: £4.48
Literally grew up with this, released year I was born, played to death by my parents, 'Sixteen Going On Seventeen' being a tear jerker for me. (1965)
My Fair LadyMy Fair Lady by Various
Buy new: £20.49 / Used from: £3.99
Has the classic 'On The Street Where You Live' and 'I Could Have Danced All Night', just goes to show we will not get anything like this ever again, pure nostalgic brilliance. (1965)
West Side StoryWest Side Story by Original Soundtrack
Buy new: £2.98 / Used from: £3.69
Bernstein's score and Sondhiem's lyrics excell here, 'Something's Coming' and 'Maria' are fantastic, made even more so later with Te Kanawa and Carreras in 85. (1965)
Mary PoppinsMary Poppins by Original Soundtrack
Buy used from: £5.37
Another Rodgers and Hammerstien classic, 'Feed The Birds' reduces me to blubber, 'Chim Chimmeny' 'Lets Go Fly A Kite' equally blubber material!, brilliant(1964)
Chitty Chitty Bang BangChitty Chitty Bang Bang by Original Soundtrack
Buy used from: £56.38
Made exquisite with the songs 'Hushabye Mountain' and 'Posh' with the brilliant Lionel Jefferies and Dick Van Dyke. A magical era for the musical. (1968)
E.T. The Extra TerrestrialE.T. The Extra Terrestrial
Buy used from: £4.03
Can you imagine this film without this music, Spielberg always relies on John Williams to make his film's come alive. Won an oscar for this score, how Spielberg did not is totally beyond me. (1982)
Jaws [Us Import]Jaws [Us Import] by Jaws
Buy new: £67.00 / Used from: £2.55
This music had us all hiding behind the sofa, so much was the menace of this peice, it's been used ever since to describe something sinister this way comes! (1975)
American BeautyAmerican Beauty by Thomas Newman
Buy new: £12.48 / Used from: £3.51
Quite simply a beautiful stunning score to provide a canvass of underachievement for Kevin Spacey's character in this brilliant film. (2002)
Oliver!Oliver! by Original Soundtrack
Buy used from: £19.95
Lionel Bart produces another quintessentially English feel to this, Ron Moody's ' 'Reviewing The Situation' is the stand out song for me. (1968)
The Ultimate White ChristmasThe Ultimate White Christmas by Various Artists
Buy used from: £18.74
Best Christmas film ever, 'Count Your Blessings' Snow Snow Snow' and of coarse 'White Christmas' season this film with magic, the closing scene always reduces me to tears. (1956)
The Jazz Singer: Original SoundtrackThe Jazz Singer: Original Soundtrack by Neil Diamond
Buy new: £4.32 / Used from: £3.31
Totally classic songs from the maestro made this film a must see, 'America' 'Hello Again' 'Love On The Rocks' are just brilliant. (1980)
Phantom of the Opera, the (Complete)Phantom of the Opera, the (Complete) by Original Soundtrack
Lloyd Webber's finest stage musical converted to the big screen, 'All I Ask Of You' and 'Wishing I Was Somehow Here Again' are quite brilliant. (2004)