Great movie soundtracks with awesome indie/alt music (albums, tunes)

indiegirlstar · 08-30-2004, 09:08 PM

i was just browsing my collection of albums and thought about all the great soundtracks there are, fillled with great indie/alt bands.... ie
the virgin suicides
the royal tennambaums
high fidelity
igby goes down
trainspotting

what are some of your faves?

David Frost · 08-31-2004, 04:25 PM

Lost in Translation has really good music in it. and there was this show on comedy central a long time ago... it was like a prank show from england, it always had really good tunes on it

franscar · 08-31-2004, 06:17 PM

The Comedy Central sketches were from Trigger Happy TV. A great show, and the soundtrack was made available for a while, all of it chosen by the guy who did all the sketches.

jibber · 09-10-2004, 11:10 PM

garden state has an awesoem sound track, just bought it and i've been listening to it non stop.

mercysblueeyes · 09-16-2004, 11:09 AM

I deffinitely agree with The Royal Tenenbaums, Garden State. Those kick!

Requiem For A Dream doesn't have Indie Music, but it is the most beautiful music ever written for a soundtrack. Get it.

Any Wes Anderson film has amazing music. (The Royal Tenenbaums, Rushmore)

zekethefreak · 09-01-2008, 02:38 AM

I think ANY Wes Anderson film would qualify for a good soundtrack... ah, yes... the person above agreed. And yes, Zach Braff always seems to select good songs.
But, if you delve into some truly Indie films, you will find some truly Indie music.
I just saw the Aussie film, "Look Both Ways", and it had some INCREDIBLE music...

dac · 09-02-2008, 12:00 AM

garden state was indeed the ****

spark10036 · 09-02-2008, 12:45 PM

I liked the soundtrack of 2007's "Once".It actually won the oscar for best song with "Falling Slowly", but I prefer "When your mind's made up".
All songs are by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova

Minstrel · 09-02-2008, 01:20 PM

Quentin Tarantino films tend to have a great mix of music, some mainstream, famous stuff, some lesser-known stuff.

rebkranz · 10-09-2008, 11:45 AM

I agree with Garden State and the Wes Anderson ones. I have to say, surprisingly, the OC soundtrack (tv) has some great music on it. Belle and Sebastian, Bright Eyes, Sufjan, etc. Pretty surprising. And Juno, I would add.

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zekethefreak Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah USA Posts: 122	I think ANY Wes Anderson film would qualify for a good soundtrack... ah, yes... the person above agreed. And yes, Zach Braff always seems to select good songs. But, if you delve into some truly Indie films, you will find some truly Indie music. I just saw the Aussie film, "Look Both Ways", and it had some INCREDIBLE music... __________________ http://unclezekesmusicemporium.blogspot.com http://seandahl.blogspot.com http://www.myspace.com/nomanfan

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dac MB's Biggest Fanboy Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cloud Cuckoo Land Posts: 2,852	garden state was indeed the **** __________________

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spark10036 locomotive power Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: too drunk to remember Posts: 518	I liked the soundtrack of 2007's "Once".It actually won the oscar for best song with "Falling Slowly", but I prefer "When your mind's made up". All songs are by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova __________________ ...siempre es possible

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franscar Honky Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Birmingham Posts: 665	The Comedy Central sketches were from Trigger Happy TV. A great show, and the soundtrack was made available for a while, all of it chosen by the guy who did all the sketches.

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mercysblueeyes Groupie Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 2	I deffinitely agree with The Royal Tenenbaums, Garden State. Those kick! Requiem For A Dream doesn't have Indie Music, but it is the most beautiful music ever written for a soundtrack. Get it. Any Wes Anderson film has amazing music. (The Royal Tenenbaums, Rushmore)

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Minstrel Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 436	Quentin Tarantino films tend to have a great mix of music, some mainstream, famous stuff, some lesser-known stuff. __________________ "Blow your tuneless trumpet, the choice is yours / We don't want the glamour, the pomp and the drums / The Dublin messiah scattering crumbs"

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rebkranz Groupie Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 44	I agree with Garden State and the Wes Anderson ones. I have to say, surprisingly, the OC soundtrack (tv) has some great music on it. Belle and Sebastian, Bright Eyes, Sufjan, etc. Pretty surprising. And Juno, I would add. __________________ I only listen to music that doesn't exist yet.