Turner Classic Movies released a list of their 15 most influential movie soundtracks of all time. Check them out after the jump.
From TCM.com:
The role of music in cinema is to underscore the action onscreen and help convey a desired mood to the audience. On occasion, film music can be so distinctive or become so popular that it can live beyond the film itself.
The influence of these key soundtracks -- made up of both musical scores commissioned specifically for movies and popular music -- lies in their impact on how music is employed onscreen, how it is appropriated to tell a story, and on the methodology of song selection. They were of such importance, one could argue they impacted pop culture itself.
(note: films are listed in chronological order in final draft, not ranked)
1. King Kong (1933)
2. Alexander Nevsky (1938)
3. The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951)
4. Blackboard Jungle (1955)
5. The Man With The Golden Arm (1955)
6. Psycho (1960)
7. A Hard Day's Night (1964)
8. Goldfinger (1964)
9. The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly (1966)
10. The Graduate (1967)
11. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
12. Shaft (1971)
13. American Graffiti (1973)
14. Saturday Night Fever (1974)
15. Star Wars (1977)
So do you agree with this list? What's missing? What shouldn't have been included? I think the only real omission that comes to mind is Jaws. The tension of that entire movie was built around the iconic score. Other than that, this is a solid list.
