Film OSTs

I love films' original soundtracks. Recently, I have been paying a lot of attention to the background music of the films that i have been watching. To me, the tracks are better than all the Beethovens and Chopins put together, not to mention all those nameless composers I have heard nothing of. For me, classical music is just not my thing. My classical music is really OSTs.

I feel that OSTs bring so much to a film. And a well made film is able to give so much life and depth to a piece of music. My favourite composers have, and always will be Hans Zimmer. His OSTs have a unique flow to it, making it a great listen. He is not afraid to chop up the film music to arrange it in an album-friendly flow. It's a wonder that he has only won one academy award so far. His composing for The Dark Knight was just wondrous, better than Inception.

Another OST that I loved was Narnia #2: Prince Caspian. I think that was the film that got me started on OSTs.

I had just recently rewatched How to Train Your Dragon, and the music was just soaringly, hauntingly beautiful in some sequences (I profess i am unable to catch some of the music at times because I get very focused on the visual action). I am currently listening to the OST right now and i tell you, this OST is one of the best I have ever heard, on par with Hans Zimmer's in terms of flow. It complements the movie so darn well. I hope hope HOPE that this OST will get nominated for the Oscars. This is only proper.

Flow is a very important concept to a successful film OST. I have heard HP7 Part 1's OST, and the flow just wasn't there. One explanation I could give was the film's scenes were choppily assembled as the script was a frankenstein-version of the book. It becomes very annoying when the OST just goes from one mood to another ever 1 or 2 minutes just like the film going on this way and that from one scene to another. Didn't work for me.