{"id":23446,"date":"2011-07-05T10:00:33","date_gmt":"2011-07-05T17:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/?p=23446"},"modified":"2011-06-28T13:15:03","modified_gmt":"2011-06-28T20:15:03","slug":"50dmc-7-favorite-soundtrack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/50dmc-7-favorite-soundtrack\/","title":{"rendered":"50DMC #7: Favorite Soundtrack"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The 50 Day Movie Challenge asks one question every day, to be answered by a few paragraphs and a clip, if possible. Click here<\/a> for the full list of questions.<\/em><\/p>\n

Today’s prompt: What is your favorite movie soundtrack?<\/b><\/p>\n

T<\/span>his one took me a while to think about, and I’ll probably change my mind five minutes from now. I mean, first of all, there’s the question of original instrumental scores vs. song-based soundtracks, both of which I assume are included within the scope of the topic. Then there’s the fact that a lot of my favorite instrumental soundtracks depend strongly on existing classical music, like the Tree of Life<\/em> soundtrack pulling from Smetana’s Ma Vlast or True Romance<\/em>‘s score based on Carl Orff. Of course, using existing music well is a huge bonus to a lot of movies, and I really respect directors\/composers who do that.<\/p>\n

But I think for now I’ll go with Ennio Morricone’s score for The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly<\/em>, which is both totally original, unique, and incredibly influential. All of Morricone’s scores are awesome, but there’s none more iconic than The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly<\/em>. And it’s one of the few instrumental scores I own and listen to regularly.<\/p>\n