Great Audio Films

overdub · Post by **overdub** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 5:45 pm

ROCKERS

Welkin · Post by **Welkin** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 6:06 pm

nobbystylus · Post by **nobbystylus** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 6:36 pm

all lynch films are fantastic audiowise.. and otherwise..

eddit · Post by **eddit** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 6:54 pm

My girlfriend found the eraserhead soundtrack on LP, its sitting on my shelves back in Australia. That sound of the baby thing wailing, oh man it makes me feel ill...

knotkranky · Post by **knotkranky** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 7:16 pm

Excluding concert films. Zep, beatles and all that brilliant stuff...

"West side story" 1961. Orchestration and recording is wow!!. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMeF4IEq ... ed&search=

"Jesus christ super star" 1973. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YPDXmEs ... ed&search=

kcp · Post by **kcp** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 7:24 pm

The Big Lebowski

jerry123 · Post by **jerry123** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 7:56 pm

As far as simply great audio is concerned, you guys should check out VERSUS.
It is a japanese action film and the audio blew me away.
The roundhouse kicks come with jet engine noises behind them and the punches and finishing moves have huge delays on them. Every action film should be done this way.

Also, I've heard that in HEAT, the gun fight in front of the bank used production audio, all the actual gunshots that you hear are being produced by the guns on screen at the time of filming.

sans soleil · Post by **sans soleil** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 9:00 pm

'made in sheffield'...especially if you grew up listening to early cabaret voltaire, human league etc....

franknputer · Post by **franknputer** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 9:03 pm

rajcoont wrote:Theremin: an electronic odyssey
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108323/

Another vote - incredible movie!

cosmosuave · Post by **cosmosuave** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 9:26 pm

couet14 · Post by **couet14** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:39 pm

STEP ACROSS THE BORDER
A documentary about Fred Frith & co
An absolute must see for everyone involved into music creation.

Pitch Black · Post by **Pitch Black** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 12:34 am

This may sound like a weird choice, but one of the best films for sound design for me is Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. Seriously atmospheric in a pre-technology way, and the battle scene sfx are superb

And another vote for Blade Runner. Check the quote in my sig!

knotkranky · Post by **knotkranky** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 1:27 am

Pitch Black wrote:This may sound like a weird choice, but one of the best films for sound design for me is Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. Seriously atmospheric in a pre-technology way, and the battle scene sfx are superb

Aw shit!, that movie does sound the best. Excellent description and one of the finest crafted movies i've experienced. Nice call PB.

john gordon · Post by **john gordon** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:06 am

the mission

bgone · Post by **bgone** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:07 am

Here are a few of my favorite music documentaries:

Tom Dowd: The Language of Music

Fearless Freaks -- film about the Flaming Lips

Half Japanese -- Gives hope to all of us...