Movie Melodies

     Hey everyone! I'm sorry, I know I've said this repeatedly, but life is so very busy. I will try to post as consistently as my schedule will allow. As some of you know, I was blessed with opportunity to attend the San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival as well as the adjoining Academy. I truly enjoyed both and would highly recommend attending both if you are given the opportunity.      I thought for fun that I would post a few of my very favorite film scores. I've always had a love of music and though I my experience is limited with composing music the time I spent studying it have helped me to appreciate music all the more. One thing I enjoy about listening to film scores is picking out the main theme or themes and hearing how the composer elaborates on that theme. The theme, and how it is elaborated on, can tell you everything about the movie with you ever having to see it.
     The score for a movie can give life to a movie in a way that is often taken for granted. I encourage you to watch one of your favorite movies with the sound off and with subtitles. It's an interesting study if you've never tried it. There is only one movie I know of  that was intentional written without music; The Birds by Alfred Hitchcock. I found it an interesting movie to study, but I'm not suggesting you see this movie without first doing research on it or asking a person who would trust to give you a thorough, biblical  review of this movie to help you deem whether or not it would be wise for you to watch.
     Below are few of my favorite selected pieces from film score or score suites. I'd love to know which are your favorites and if you have any suggestions for film scores that you think I should hear. Warning: I have not seen all of the movies which theses scores come from and, so, I cannot vouch for their content. I have seen several of these movies, but I am not promoting them as movies that I would recommend. I picked these soundtracks for their musical merit.


One of my all time favorites: The Pacific Suite by Hans Zimmer (one of my favorite film score composers)

And of course you can leave out Indian Jones (the theme of the suite) by John Williams

Braveheart Suite by James Horner (another of my favorite film score composers)

Stardust Suite (I adore the theme of this suite it makes me want to go on an adventure) by  Ilan Eshkeri

How to Train Your Dragon: Romantic Flight by John Powell

And just for fun Up: Carl Goes Up by Michael Giacchino ( this is a movie I would recommend, I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, though there a few segments of film I could have done without. Again seek counsel on this movie from other sources, don't just "take my word on it".)