Star Trek II Wrath of Khan

The Living Daylights

Empire of the Sun

Another vote for Tron Legacy

Been listening to a lot of Morricone's work lately. Not sure I'd call it my absolute favorite, but Once Upon a Time in America is right up there.

Two years ago I singled out Platoon as a favorite, but that work isn't really 'original' since it draws on Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings. Back then I also hadn't seen Interstellar, which I finally watched for the first time a year ago. Hans Zimmer's soundtrack for that film totally blew me away.

Other notable 'originals' that left a lasting impression:
Terminator 2
Patton
The Untouchables
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Gettysburg
Halloween (1978)
Star Wars (pre "Episode 4" labeling crapola)
The Godfather
Hoosiers
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
Summer of '42 (kinda schmaltzy but as pubescent teenling that movie holds a special spot in my gray matter...)
The Mission
The Bourne Supremacy

And a couple that used non-original music (but original-for-the-film performances):
'Round Midnight
Whiplash (never seen the movie, only know the music; someday maybe I'll watch it. Or not.)

quote:

Originally posted by 229DAK:
I am not talking about movie scores like Top Gun..., – these are conglomerations of other songs by various artists. I am looking for original movie scores.

Unfair! Harold Faltermeyer did the original score for Top Gun! It's pretty slick like most of his stuff.

Whenever I hear his tracks for the Beverly Hills Cop movies, it makes me want to get into a gunfight. Kids raised on modern action movies with their generic sounding scores have no clue.

Would Pink Floyd The Wall fit your criteria?

Favorite? Or most memorable ... ?

Lawrence of Arabia's music. By Maurice-Alexis Jarre . Academy Award for Best Original Score

From Wikipedia:

Maurice-Alexis Jarre was a French composer and conductor. Although he composed several concert works, Jarre is best known for his film scores, particularly for his collaborations with film director David Lean. Jarre composed the scores to all of Lean's films from Lawrence of Arabia (1962) on.

Born: September 13, 1924, 5th arrondissement of Lyon, Lyon, France

Died: March 28, 2009, Malibu, CA

Glory

Patton, if I had to choose only one.

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly. Particularly the music in the final scene in the cemetery.

Blade Runner by Vangelis. I had to wait until 1994 to get it. I've listened to it dozens of times, and I'm seeing it tonight on the big(ish) screen as my brother rented out a local theater (for $100!).

I go way back to my high school days with his one:

Ben Hur

Last of the Mohicans
Empire Strikes Back
Robo Cop

quote:

Originally posted by sjtill:
Ben Hur

The nine-minute chariot race has become one of cinema's most famous action sequences, and the score, composed and conducted by Miklós Rózsa, is the longest ever composed for a film, and was highly influential on cinema for over 15 years. - wiki

In addition to many others already mentioned, I'll add Robin Hood Prince of Thieves.

I know this wont resonate with many here, but I'm a HUGE fan of anything Yoko Kano.

- Macross Plus
- Escaflowne
- Cowboy Bebop

To name a few. I'm sure it's because of the things I was going through in my tweens and twenties.

Field of Dreams

Emerald Forest

Scent of a Woman

Last of the Mohicans and The Crow

Silverado, Last of the Mohicans and the Natural

Easy Rider soundtrack

@Veeper

The Macross Plus National Anthem moves me to tears. It's just a beautiful piece of music with the opening horn calling all the other instruments to come out and sing their song and by the end it's a crescendo of hope.