I heard that theme and liked it enough to get the soundtrack. But, oddly enough, I've never seen the movie. How is it beyond the score?
Favorite Film Scores/Main Themes And The Scenes That Accompany Them.
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An outstanding "quiet" comedy
Owen Bawn
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'Local Hero' is comedic but more in an ironic rather than in a hee haw guffaw way. It also has a touch of an almost mythical and mystical theme- similar in a broad way to the kinds of things WP Kinsella or Bernard Malamud might write if they wrote about North Sea oil rather than about baseball. Great cinematography of several of Scotland's western isles, where it is set.
If you like Zimmer check out Hans Zimmer: Live in Prague, very good watch/listen.
I'm a huge Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler fan, if likewise give Screenplaying a listen. As for Local Hero there's an interesting backgrounder on the making of the film.
I only found the movie about five years ago and quite liked it. If you're looking to reminisce about the 80's and the struggle between the yuppie pursuit of wealth vs the morality of preserving a simpler way of life check it out. Also neat to watch a young Peter Capaldi who is IMO a very under cast actor. He's absolutely brilliant in The Thick of It
As for me the theme from Castaway hits me. I find it a beautiful combination of sorrow and hope.
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Jill's Theme by Ennio Morricone from "Once Upon A Time In The West", in my view the greatest ever western movie. Claudia Cardinale is magnificent in that role and had quite an effect on me as a young man. That and the John Barry soundtrack to Walkabout with Jenny Agutter, another fancy of mine as a young man. I am seeing a theme here 
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The Natural. Randy Newman is an under rated American treasure.
another one I found very effective was Bill Conti's score for Rocky specifically during the fight and The Final Bell. It's paced perfectly, brought back the fanfare, but maintained the drama and pain. Rocky, unfortunately, has been tarnished by countless sequels and the character has descended into parody, but the first movie was very good.
Mine is Maurice Jarre's score from Dr. Zhivago.
Most of David Lean's epics I could not imagine without the iconic Maurice Jarre scores.
I love this thread! I have quite a collection of movie themes (180+) that I listen to when I work. Impossible to pick a favorite. Here's one that has a great move clip to go with it:
Manners Maketh Man by Henry Jackman & Matthew Margeson from Kingsman: The Secret Service
music starts at ~2:21
Manners Maketh Man by Henry Jackman & Matthew Margeson from Kingsman: The Secret Service
music starts at ~2:21
Agreed. I watched Lawrence of Arabia a couple of weeks ago for the umpteenth time. Never gets old.
The greatest soundtrack ever.
To Live and Die in L.A. is another classic:
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Black Robe. Georges Delerue
Apocalypse Now. Wagner's The Ride of The Walkyries. Not in any way beautiful but unforgettable.
This isn't a movie, but there is a scene at the climax of the Star Trek episode "The Doomsday Machine." Kirk is piloting Decker's dead starship down the gullet of the planet-killer, planning to beam off before the ship explodes; the Enterprise transporter goes out; and we watch as the seconds tick away and the music reflects that. I couldn't find the snippet on YouTube with the music intact. I'll look again.
ETA: Found it (this is with the original special effects):
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The shiver-up-my-spine moment is at 1:54, the horns. Dynamite stuff.
ETA: Found it (this is with the original special effects):
Doomsday Machine #7 - Star Trek TOS (The Original Series)
Gentlemen... I suggest you beam me aboard...
The shiver-up-my-spine moment is at 1:54, the horns. Dynamite stuff.
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I've loved O Fortuna since childhood solely because of this movie.
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