Talk:Film soundtrack

This Article...
I am sorry, but this article needs to be rewritten. There's a lot of POV stuff in here (i.e., the first paragraph which assumes that we've all seen Moulin Rouge before. Also, the following lines are undoubtedly POV:


 * The opening strains of Also sprach Zarathustra and Blue Danube Waltz by Richard Strauss are inextricably linked to 2001: A Space Odyssey, though few can remember when in the film the themes were first played.


 * One wonders if My Heart Will Go On would have become such a hit had not Titanic succeeded as well as it did. Ditto for I Will Always Love You and its corresponding movie The Bodyguard.


 * Forrest Gump's soundtrack is one of the best selling of all times and reads almost like a laundry list of popular tunes from the Baby Boomer generation. (my personal "favourite")

Again, I'm sorry... But this article needs a serious rewrite, pronto. Thorns Among Our Leaves 19:26, 1 August 2005 (UTC)

Merge with Soundtrack album?
It seems to me that this article is written in a way that encompasses the concept of soundtrack albums, combining both concepts into the same general object. Therefore there should really be no need for a separate Soundtrack album article. Unless the soundtrack album article is expanded to account for videogame, etc soundtracks as well as just movies. Just a suggesh. Dragonfly888 20:18, 28 October 2005 (UTC)
 * I concur with Dragonfly888. Soundtracks are often written and/or compiled specifically for film and television programs, although not so tightly as scores; likewise video-game soundtracks.  Recommend merge in the event that materials available don't support the rewrite this article needs. - B. C. Schmerker (talk) 08:13, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

bit bias
This needs a re-write ASAP.

Too much hans zimmer references. Is he really that great?


 * Personally I think that this article should concentrate more on inspired and non-orchestral music than scores, which already have a main article of their own. Hans Zimmer is (was?) really that great :) Apart from his own OSTs, he is the mentor of a huge number of prolific soundtrack composers and his studios are used for a vast amount of work on computer-assisted orchestration. Btw, 8mile? come on... lol. └ VodkaJazz/talk┐ 19:57, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

Soundtrack definition
The definition here covers only the music portion of a film soundtrack, when it actually is all the sound of the film, including dialogue and sound effects. The article also needs aome info on how soundtracks are produced and put on film, the transitions from optical to magnetic film, and then to digital soundtracks. I am not well versed in this, but here is a link to get you started: Film-Tech website. It is not possible to link directly to the desired page, but select "Tips" from the menu frame on the left of the front page, then the FAQ under "Papers" section. Item 3 of the FAQ covers a wealth of different motion picture sound formats. --Blainster 07:34, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

Agreed
This is a godawful article, which seems to be mostly spam to sell specific soundtrack albums. It is clearly written by someone(s) who have no expert knowledge of, nor understanding of a Film Soundtrack, nor its purpose, history, creation, editing or mixing.

I've removed the list of "notable" soundtracks -- it's just spam and is totally subjective. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.149.142.81 (talk) 21:13, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

POV?
Isn't the "Notable soundtracks" section a bit POV? Nationalparks 04:11, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

Sold loads?
This page needs an edit... Apart from all the POV stuff ("yet another of Hans Zimmer's best-composed soundtracks" par example) I am more than sure that 24 Hour Party People isn't the highest selling soundtrack album ("sold loads"). Please amend. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.30.172.164 (talk) 01:08, 3 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Agreed. Article is being tagged. --FuriousFreddy (talk) 03:56, 14 January 2008 (UTC)