Saturday, April 27, 2013

The 10 Most Dramatic Works of Movie/Television Music.

     Here today I will be listing out what I believe to be some of the most dramatic/epic/awesome pieces of movie music literature to date. The criterion for it to be ranked is that it must, first off, bring to life the imagination. A piece of movie/television music if played alone (of course we aren't talking about intermittent music here) should bring the imagination to life, it should force us to relive the moments of our favorite characters greatest pains or triumphs. It should stand alone. A great piece of movie music should stand alone in our minds as not only being a great companion to the movie, but something we can hear and know its value as a simple work of art.
     The music below is taken from not only movies, but also television shows that have simply fantastic music put to them. Each is written by an astoundingly talented composer who deserves our gratitude for giving us such a piece of art.

Here we go, the 10 most dramatic and awesome works of movie/television music are:

(Rank. Title - Composer, Movie/Show.)

1. Vale Decem - Murray Gold, Doctor Who Series 4 Finale

2. Time - Hans Zimmer, Inception

3. The Epilogue/Leaving Hogwarts - John Williams/Alexandre Desplat, Harry Potter and the Deathly      Hallows Part 2 and Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone

4. The Road Goes Ever On - Howard Shore, Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring

5. Leia's Theme - John Williams, Star Wars IV A New Hope

6.  Dumbledore's Farewell - Nicholas Hooper, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

7. This is Gallifrey, Our Home, Our Childhood - Murray Gold, Doctor Who

8. Labor of Love - Michael Giacchino, Star Trek

9. Peace - Jeremy Zuckerman, Avatar: The Last Airbender Series Finale

10. Let 'er Buck - James Newton, Hidalgo

Links

1. Vale Decem

2. Time

3. The Epilogue/Leaving Hogwarts

4. The Road Goes Ever On

5. Leia's Theme

6. Dumbledore's Farewell

7. This is Gallifrey, Our Home, Our Childhood

8. Labor of Love

9. Peace

10. Let 'er Buck

2 comments:

  1. There's no James Horner on this list...
    ... and what about Michael Giacchino's Super 8 album?

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  2. James Horner is good, but he writes a lot of environmental and intermittent music, where I was looking for big orchestral pieces. Though I suppose "Quaritch" from Avatar wouldn't be a bad one for this list. And as far as Michael Giacchino, I put down what I knew haha I haven't seen Super 8 a bunch, but there is probably a reason why I didn't remember it. I'd have to watch it again. I wanted to choose music that brought to life the imagination and force you to feel the songs intent, the ones up there do.

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