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aint_no_life_nowhere

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12. I thought the soundtrack of Alien was chilling and very well-suited to the atmosphere of the film

Reply to kentauros (Original post)

Fri May 29, 2015, 07:42 PM

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I saw Forbidden Planet as a little kid in the 1950s and it blew me away. It remains my all-time fave SF movie. I agree that the sounds are great, especially the electronic sounds that remind me of robots farting into rubber.

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The Greatest Science Fiction Soundtrack Ever! [View all] kentauros May 2015 OP

Not "2001"? Though to be fair, the climactic piece was written by Richard Strauss decades earlier... nomorenomore08 May 2015 #1

Kubrick used nothing but existing music. kentauros May 2015 #2

"The Day the Earth Stood Still" by Bernard Herrmann Number9Dream May 2015 #3

Seconded...it *is* SF film music to me... First Speaker May 2015 #9

Thirded ... Lionel Mandrake May 2015 #10

For the record Miklos Rosza used the Theremin sarge43 May 2015 #18

Fourthed, if that's possible. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2015 #26

Easily the best; not even the score for Blade Runner comes close. Tom Ripley May 2015 #4

There's a lot wrong with Lynch's Dune, but it wasn't the sound track sarge43 May 2015 #5

A sound track is the time for taking the most delicate care that the balances are correct. Dr. Strange May 2015 #15

What of the space guild navigators? Do you think them blind to this? A Simple Game May 2015 #20

The Guild? Ha! Dr. Strange Jun 2015 #24

The God Emperor who can see all futures will keep sound tracking on the Golden Path sarge43 Jun 2015 #25

Ha! The Bene Gesserit wouldn't know a Kwisatz Haderach if they saw one. n/t A Simple Game Jun 2015 #28

I didn't see that film until my late thirties. Codeine May 2015 #6

Here's a great article about the Barron studio... Tom Ripley May 2015 #7

Contact El Supremo May 2015 #8

Don't hate me. I still love John Williams' STAR WARS mainer May 2015 #11

I'm not hating anyone or their choices. kentauros May 2015 #13

John Williams Lionel Mandrake May 2015 #14

I thought the soundtrack of Alien was chilling and very well-suited to the atmosphere of the film aint_no_life_nowhere May 2015 #12

While I agree that is one of the best and a seminal work in early electronic music I am also CBGLuthier May 2015 #16

I'm a longtime lover of Carpenter's synth work Tom Ripley May 2015 #19

A different genre than what you asked for but... chknltl May 2015 #17

Some incredible music on game soundtracks CrawlingChaos Jun 2015 #31

i loved the soundtrack to the recent Guardians of the Galaxy ProdigalJunkMail May 2015 #21

Excellent soundtrack! raven mad May 2015 #22

I forget how great Forbidden Planet is olddots May 2015 #23

Star Trek II has a great soundtrack. Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2015 #27

Have to go with..Until The End Of The World - Wim Wenders - soundtrack amerikat Jun 2015 #29

UFO !! progressoid Jun 2015 #30