La rivista americana Paste Magazine poco tempo fa ha stilato una classifica delle 50 migliori colonne sonore di sempre, qui l’indirizzo per vedere la classifica completa: https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/04/the-50-best-movie-soundtracks.html
La grandezza di un film è data anche da un accompagnamento musicale giusto, con il pezzo che ne scandisce forma e movimento. Ad esempio cosa ne sarebbe stata della scena dell’osso di 2001: Odissea nello Spazio senza “Also Sprach Zarathustra”?
Beh, lascio a voi la risposta.
Di seguito, le prime 20 posizioni. Buon ascolto.
20) Quadrophenia by Franc Roddam, 1979 (The Who – Quadrophenia)
19) Singles by Cameron Crowe, 1992 (The Smashing Pumpkins – Drown)
18) La febbre del successo – Jazz Singer by Richard Fleischer, Sidney J. Furie, 1980 (Neil diamond – Hello Again)
17) Dazed and Confused by Richard Linklater, 1993 (Aerosmith – Sweet Emotion)
16) 2001: Odissea nello spazio by Stanley Kubrick, 1968 (Johann Strauss – Sul bel Danubio blu)
15) Alta Fedeltà by Stephen Frears, 2000 (Elvis Costello – Shipbuilding)
14) Quasi Famosi by Cameron Crowe, 2000 (Elton John – Tiny Dancer)
13) The Blues Brothers by John Landis, 1980 (The Blues Brothers – Soul Man)
12) Shaft by Gordon Parks, 1971 (Isaac Hayes – Shaft)
11) Easy Rider by Dennis Hopper, 1969 (The Band – The Weight)
10) Buena Vista Social Club by Wim Wenders, 1999 ( Buena Vista Social Club – Chan Chan)
9) La febbre del sabato sera by John Badham, 1977 (Bee Gees – Stayin’ Alive)
8) I Tenenbaum by Wes Anderson, 2001 (Elliott Smith – Needle In The Hay)
7) The Harder They Come by Perry Henzell, 2002 (Jimmy Cliff – You Can Get It If You Really Want)
6) Superfly by Gordon Parks, 1972 (Curtis Mayfield – Superfly)
5) Help! by Richard Lester, 1965 (The Beatles – Help!)
4) Il Laureato by Mike Nichols, 1967 (Simon & Garfunkel – Mrs. Robinson)
3) La mia vita a Garden State by Zach Braff, 2004 (Iron and Wine – Such Great Heights)
2) Purple Rain by Albert Magnoli, 1984 (Prince & Revolution – Purple Rain)
1) Fratello, dove sei? by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, 2000