Post #4 Stargate(Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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1. Dracula from Houston-Butthole Surfers--Scrubs(original soundtrack)

2. The Nightingale/A Maiden Fair to See-HMS Pinafore

3. Kasuf Returns-Nicholas Dodd--Stargate(Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

4. Nothing Else Matters-Scala & Kolacny Brothers--Scala & Kolacny Brothers

5. Villemann Og Magnhild-Rita Erickson--Dublin to Dakar: A Celtic Odyssey

I own a lot of movie soundtracks.  350 discs worth, though that's slightly misleading because there are some multi-disc sets.  But still, even with the mislead, it outpaces all other genres of music in my collection.  There was once a point where I went through and divided up the genre into scores and soundtracks, but iTunes is such a horrid tool for sorting music[seriously, do I really need four genres that are Rap, Hip Hop, Rap Hip-Hop and Rap/HipHop] that I eventually gave up and sorted them all back into soundtracks.  

The reasons for my absolute glut of soundtracks are twofold.  One, I got hooked on soundtracks at an early age, blame John Williams and the Star Wars soundtracks. Two, I like to use music when I run games and I run a lot of games.  I have music for all sorts of genres and subgenres, divided into playlsts of varying degrees of specificity with names like "dark fantasy action" or "western town" or "cyberpunk club".  These tend to be sorted based on the type of game that am running and the sort of scenes that the music is appropriate for.  I sort out songs that have abrupt mood changes or distracting lyrics and then shuffle away in the background.  But I'm always glad when I come across a nice new soundtrack, because it means I have a new set of songs in my toolkit.

The Stargate Soundtrack is one of my favorites when it comes to epic music.  David Arnold, the composer of the soundtrack has put together some truly sweeping tracks that capture grand vistas and dramatic action.  While parts of it find themselves specifically suited for desert adventures(and have been so paired in previous game soundtracks with soundtracks such as Prince of Persia and Kingdom of Heaven), the music can always bring to mind swashbuckling action or a flight across sweeping vistas.  

It also brings up a very specific adage that I have.  A good movie does not equal a good soundtrack and a bad movie doesn't equal a bad soundtrack.  I know a lot of movies that I have no real interest in the overall film, but the music is great.  For every Braveheart or How to Train Your Dragon, there's a Cutthroat Island or Sucker Punch.   I don't think Stargate is a terrible movie, it has its moments and some fancy effects, but the soundtrack is truly memorable.  There's a reason that David Arnold went on to become the offical Bond movie composer between Tomorrow Never Dies and Quantum of Solace.  The man knows how to score adventures.

Recommended Context for Listening: when you want to feel like you're on an adventure

What Playlists has this made it onto? lots of adventure game playlists,

Who Should Buy This Album? Anyone who likes movie soundtracks, this is a model of the form.