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Hi y'all,

Our Fan Favorites for May is now active, and we're looking for your favorite Movie Themes!

We’re dedicating our Fan Favorites theme for May to the celebration of music in movies. Think original score…not a song from a movie. For instance, the Theme from James Bond is appropriate while Live and Let Die is not. The score can be any variety of musical forces, be they an orchestra, jazz combo, solo piano, or fully electronic.

As usual, we'd like public YouTube links. If you have one that isn't available on YouTube, please check with me before submitting.

The submissions this month should be a maximum of 10 minutes.

All supporting information is on the Fan Favorites Channel on the Discord Server.

All submissions need to come via the Fan Favorites Channel on the Discord Server.

Please let me know if you have any questions or issues. I'm looking forward to seeing your submissions and recording the video at the end of the month.

(If you need help connecting to our discord server, reference the welcome video for instructions.)

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George Davis-Stewart

Mark Knopfler's music for 'Local Hero' 1983 https://youtu.be/-kfAWkDh4rg ; Ry Cooder's 'Paris, Texas' 1985 https://youtu.be/R9-upDcfkiw ; Eric Clapton's theme for B.B.C. series 'Edge Of Darkness' 1985, with the film's score by Michael Kamen https://youtu.be/kWZ7C-G4CW4 [Not the aberrant re-make for cinema in 2010].

Charles A Herndon

Iconic, Doug. That's what I think of when I think movie scores. And not iconic in the way of a "Grease" soundtrack or the James Bond theme (which I love) or anything by John Williams, but iconic in that it sets the mood, flavor, and aural imagery of the film in question. So, for the record, I second the Knopfler music from "Local Hero," specifically the "Going Home" end of the movie here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DB-uJ0TxKQ). My main vote, though, is for the achingly beautiful Main Title from "To Kill A Mockingbird" by Elmer Bernstein (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t98LWNwUhI), with an honorable mention to the stirring and bold ending fanfare from "Grand Canyon" by James Newton Howard (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRa_sQD_WNo). Have fun!

Anonymous

I really enjoyed the Oceans Twelve soundtrack

Sasquatch (Dan Giles)

I fell in love with Gabriel's Oboe from The Mission the first time I heard it. I know it's your usual fare, but maybe some others may agree https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7w-IeNR9ko

Ossi Hakala

When I was a kid all I wanted was to do music. But after that gave away I ended up in the movie business. Now, after years of toiling and frustration and false hopes, I found out a movie written by me will get made. Doing art is not easy and it never gets easier. Hence my suggestion, a film score that gave me hope and willpower through all those years: Conan the Barbarian (1982) by the late great Basil Poledouris. Now I know what you'd think after reading that title... and you'd be dead wrong. This is some of the most rousing and exciting music that has ever been produced for the silver screen. Yet under all its Wagnerian and Schwarzeneggerian bluster it is also shockingly human and achingly touching. It makes you see the film by listening, feel the journey by hearing. It is a film score that leaves you a better person after hearing it. (plus it'd make a darn tootin' good episode; really concise tracks - almost like an instrumental rock/metal concept album). Link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4CA33FD3350985EC

Anonymous

Star Wars For love of Pete. May the 4th be with you. Lol

Anonymous

I have yet to see you dive into some King's X. Come on, Doc Doug! Dive in!

John B

Of course Star Wars

Andrew Marsh

I would choose the soundtrack to Field Of Dreams by the late great James Horner. There is a mystical quality to that music that mirrors the movie so well. Found a video of an orchestra playing the finale theme from the movie. Perfect for upcoming Father's Day! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltOge9h_Ffk

Steve Hartke

Bernard Herrmann - Psycho Suite

Ben Mahr

The Doors - The End