I thought the soundtrack of Alien was chilling and very well-suited to the atmosphere of the film (Reply #12)

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Fri May 29, 2015, 06:42 PM

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

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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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31 replies	Author	Time	Post
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

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