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What Happened to Kick Ass Soundtracks?

Remember when the movies would be mixed with music videos and kick ass soundtracks? When Terminator 2 came out with a great Guns N’ Roses tune. Robin Hood, The Crow, Top Gun and Forrest Gump all had soundtracks that people just had to have. You’d see the videos on MTV being played over and over again when the movie came out. Where is my kick ass soundtrack to Star Trek or Wolverine?

These days, good soundtracks seem to be non-existent. There once was a day when I would see a movie, hear the tunes that were played, and I would immediately have to run across to the nearest record store to enjoy the soundtrack. Music needs to play a role with movies again. It’s part of the enjoyment of the movie. It seems that video games have more to do with music than movies now. A copy of almost any video game for the PS3 will get you a soundtrack much better than any of the summer blockbusters, and that’s just sad.

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I happen to be a personal fan of movie music. I have a large collection of soundtracks from movies, including, but not limited to, The Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Harry Potter, James Bond, Pirates of the Caribbean, Mission Impossible and The Pink Panther.
Certainly, these are not the most recent movies to come out, but neither are they ancient, and I personally love the music in them.

I’ve found that over the last several years, most good soundtracks have moved to TV shows.

Going back to the 90s, it started with 90210 and Dawson’s Creek, then going into a few years ago with The OC. Right now, hands down, the best soundtrack on TV belongs to Chuck.

Well, did you listen to the Score from the Transformers (the Michael Bay version, NOT the annimated one of a few years ago)? It was one of the best I’ve ever heard.

You make a very valid point sir. Hopefully Hollywood will listen.

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