Nothing about the Halo soundtrack is haunting. Halo is very much like an Irish jig. If you want haunting, try this.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFobu9vDt_M[/youtube]
Lord of the Rings [2001 - 2003]
Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy was pretty much everything it should have been to do justice to J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy masterpiece. Cast, location, dialogue, faithfulness to the canon. Absolutely epic. Perhaps not perfect, but damn good. And the music of Howard Shore fits the bill. Two of my favorites serve as End Credit songs for The Fellowship and The Two Towers, respectively:
May It Be
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOykCYDMKBs[/youtube]
Gollum’s Song
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLvseUMGpYc[/youtube]
The Outer Worlds [2019]
Gorgeous opening theme that builds intrigue and sense of bombastic adventure, composed by Justin E. Bell
Hope (Title Theme)
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRLwYM-0uKE[/youtube]
Crimson Tide: Roll Tide [1995]
One of the most epic tracks to ever hit the earth must belong in this thread.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnmDeFOIXoE[/youtube]
Game of Thrones: Opening Theme [2011]
one of the most addictive melodies as of late to appear in the sky
Don’t like the series too much but this is genious, to speak with Pezer.
Its the crazy rhythm, never heard an arrangement alike it.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdQ3JDLlmPI[/youtube]
Vikings opening [2013]
Just classic
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Umgco_YoGuw[/youtube]
True Blood opening [2008]
Maybe the funkiest opening of all of television ever.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlnb_Bnyxps[/youtube]
I have to say, those are both great intros. I’ve loved that Vikings intro for a long time.
The True Blood intro is cool too, very American south tune and imagery - I used to watch that show with my ex-gf.
Not exactly a film score but . . .
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JaeBxYCI9k[/youtube]
As for scores:
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Cr4odojoSs[/youtube]
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u20sVtCxf_8[/youtube]
The Inspector Morse Theme, thanks for sharing that. It has really good tension, dramatic build-up and release. Excellent.
Once you become a nihilist, music like that is no longer effective at moving you. Except when it’s used in movies like braveheart. Basically in a universe in which everything is eventually lost to the nebulous void of eternal nothingness, not even the fall of an empire is interesting anymore.
The Witcher (Netflix) [2019]
Success of the popular and beloved rpg/fantasy/adventure video game series by Polish devs CD Projekt Red pushed The Witcher high enough into cultural consciousness to warrant its own Netflix series in 2019. More than just a critical and commercial success, The Witcher video game series (2007 - 2015) was an achievement of national pride in Poland - so much so that Polish Prime Minister Tusk gifted U.S. President Obama a collector’s edition copy of The Witcher 2 during a meeting in Warsaw, 2011.
At the heart of the series is Geralt of Rivia, a storied but disdained witcher (i.e. mutant w/ magical abilities, product of ethically dubious alchemical experimentation), a gruff, cynical, but honorable mercenary for hire (coin), lawful neutral in alignment, with a streak of kind-heartedness. Chief among Geralt’s friends and companions is the poet and bard, Dandelion, who recounts Geralt’s adventures in ballad form and entreats listeners to employ his services, i.e. Toss a Coin to Your Witcher.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELmNgAp8G7c[/youtube]
Witcher 2 - The Path of a Kingslayer [2011]
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwM0Oblnqt4[/youtube]
I have a strong affinity for tavern songs.
Sing for Me (Lohse Version) [2017]
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR1axrWxcpg[/youtube]
I Am the One [2014]
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__hStdzoYVk[/youtube]
My Least Favorite Life [2015]
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lAyN0OxkWU[/youtube]
The Dragonborn Comes - Malukah cover [2011]
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOkkE93coIg[/youtube]
I’m also in a far away, fantasy/adventure kind of mood.
The Council of Elrond (Theme for Aragorn and Arwen) [2001]
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6LfRXAuRD0[/youtube]