Composer, conductor and musician Nick Glennie-Smith died on August 17, 2026, at his home in Los Angeles after a period of ill-health. He was 74 years old. - https://moviemusicuk.us/2026/08/19/nick-glennie-smith-1951-2026/#more-23348
Pretty much the title.
For me, I have always been a fan of when they used Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song" during the final fight on Asgard in "Thor Ragnarok".
I’m not talking about the big obvious mainstream themes and songs but the ones that capture a specific texture or mood so intensely that it stays with you for days.
A few that reside rent-free in my head for years
Angelo Badalamenti – "Alvin's Theme" (The Straight Story): The way the weeping violin interacts with that quiet, sparse acoustic guitar is devastating.
Ennio Morricone – "Love Theme / End Credits" (Cinema Paradiso): Pure emotional overload. It plays over that final montage of all the censored, cut-out kissing scenes
Dario Marianelli – "Briony" (Atonement): He used mechanical typewriter directly into the score as a primary percussion instrument. That constant clacking drives the anxiety...PURE GENIUS
What are your favorite examples of obscure tracks, or film scores? Drop your recommendations below
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I'm Robert, one of the co-founders of Soundtrack Scores YouTube channel and podcast.
My friends and I have had a longtime soundtrack newsletter/channel (reactions, reviews, discussions), but the goal all along has been to create an app that lets us capture our ratings and reviews, and build a community of soundtrack lovers like us.
The webapp is here. It's early days but already well on its way. Completely free as it stands, and we'd love all of you to test it out, send feedback, and help us build out the database with more reviews and tags.
Once you've explored drop your feedback here.
One of our outstanding questions that we'd love your take on: should the reviews also indicate whether the reviewer has seen/played the subject vs listened out of context? If so, how do we best indicate that?
I've always loved James Newton Howard and am continuing on my kick of listening to his scores I'm less familiar with. I think this is another fantastic score of his that really elevates the scenes it accompanies in the movie. Especially the track "The Orange Man". What are your thoughts on this score?
Three years ago i create this peace.
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Creating Artwork i use - Blender, Substance 3D Painter, Photoshop.
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Hi everyone
Is there anywhere the complete soundtrack of the 1977 James Bond Movie The Spy who Loved Me?
I own the vinyl and the so-called extended version, but there are still some cues missing (The exploding truck scenes, the underwater attack, etc.), which are strangely enough, my favorite music moments (and that I found frustrating not being able to listen to them)
Thanks!
Went to see Spiderman yesterday and parts of the soundtrack made me think of a different soundtrack. I can't tell which song/movie it is, maybe LoTR?
The recording is me playing the melody, but in the original it's orchestral with brass, violins and all
Any help is really appreciated!
We all know the famous movies soundtracks and how they have influenced generations and exposed them to artists and songs you may never have considered, but what if you could redo the soundtrack and add your own twist to a film and mix it up with alternative songs to make the scene even more compelling! What film and what scenes would you pick and what song would you use in place?
Specifically the music for the Blue Paradox, Spider-Man, and the Costumes of Paul Tazwell were incredible (loved both exhibits were incredible, fucking unreal), but damn I wish these soundtracks were released. Even though some of them were temporary exhibits, I still would love for these soundtracks to be at least preserved by an online release.
Does anyone know of good soundtracks that exist independently of any accompanying media?
To give an example, I’ve long been a fan of Adam Young’s project he undertook in 2016 of releasing instrumental albums based on a variety of historical events. I find them very inspiring for writing and outlining, and I’m a bit sad he didn’t make more of them after 2016.
There are of course plenty of instrumental songs and albums that are good listens, but I’m looking for something that sets out to tell a specific story - either historical events like Adam Young’s project, or even fictional stories like myths or legends or other stories (though I suppose that’s not technically independent of accompanying media, but it’s a bit different than having time-stamped movie moments).
