I recently acquired the sublime soundtrack to "Taxi Driver," scored by the late great Bernard Herrmann, and it got me to thinking about some of my favorite film scores. And that got me to thinking...

What are some of YOUR favorite film scores?

Please, no compilation soundtracks (à la "Forrest Gump"). And preferably no soundtracks of all-original pop music (like "Purple Rain" or "Superfly"). Scores only, please.



I'll get things started with some of my favorites...

"The Last Temptation of Christ" by Peter Gabriel
"Rabbit Proof Fence" by Peter Gabriel
"House of Sand and Fog" by James Horner
"Once Upon a Time in the West" by Ennio Morricone
"The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" by Ennio Morricone
"The Mission" by Ennio Morricone
"Taxi Driver" by Bernard Herrmann
"The Illusionist" by Philip Glass
"Koyaanisqatsi" by Philip Glass
"The Quiet American" by Craig Armstrong
"The Red Violin" by John Corigliano

EDIT: If someone else has already made a topic like this in the past on this board, I apologize. I did a quick search, and didn't see anything right away.

Some of my favorites:

Blade Runner - Vangelis
Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo - Ennio Morricone
C'era una Volta il West - Ennio Morricone
Le Fabueleux Destin d'Amelie Poulain - Yann Tiersen
Requiem for a Dream - Clint Mansell
The Fountain - Clint Mansell
Koyaanisqatsi - Philip Glass
La belle et la Bete - Philip Glass
The Godfather - Nino Rota
The New World - James Horner

Not a film, but Twin Peaks is a classic.

I'm mad at the Paris, Texas soundtrack for having plot spoilers.

The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
Damnation
Dancer In The Dark


TV series:
Twin Peaks
Sopranos

I second Taxi Driver and add There Will Be Blood.