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Favorite cinematic build up with music

chris.karageorgiou said:
For me, it would have to be the scene in The Fountain when the star Xibalba dies.
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Oh hell yes.
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Another vote for Star Wars death star approach.

The epic musical buildup during the legendary "Journey to the Line" scene in "The Thin Red Line" has to be up there. The scene begins with the fixing of bayonets onto the ends of rifles and takes us through an entire battle, mostly on Steadicam, as the American soldiers tear their way through the Japanese, all set to possibly the best piece of music recorded in the last 100 years.
 
I'm totally with Dave Mullen:

Empire of the Sun.... halfway through the movie where Jim approaches the Japanese Zero fighter and the Japanese pilots all stand to attention and salute him... Spielberg and Williams at their heart-tugging best. A perfect match of visuals and score. I saw this when I was about 16 and it is permanently etched into my cinematic DNA.
 
I didn't check to see if anybody has already mentioned this, but the extended beach scene at Dunkirk from "Atonement" is another marvellous match of visuals and scoring.... I thought the way the army choir on the bandstand blends in with the soundtrack was quite stunning... they must have played the score over loudspeakers whilst filming to match this up as well.
 
I also have to put in a vote for E.T. - The chase sequence until the bicycles soar.

The entire score is one of William's best, along with the additional classical themes present.
 
Gladiator - "Barbarian Horde"
Goodfellas - Entering the Copacabana Club / That long take in that one gangster movie
There Will Be Blood - Oil Tower Fire
 
Anything John Williams has written will give me goosebumps; and worthy of mention, the London Symphony Orchestra performing the score with Maurice Murphy on 1st trumpet. Talk about a thrilling sound; believe me, the man is a living legend who has literally made the sound. John Williams himself has said Maurice has "created the voice of a hero". All 6 Star Wars? Maurice. Superman? Maurice. Indiana Jones? Maurice. Harry Potter? Maurice. Batman? Maurice.

Remember the ending of the 89' Burton Batman when we ride up that huge tower and see Batman standing alone over Gotham City with the Bat Signal shimmering? When I was a kid, I had to stand on the couch every time. That moment made me feel so larger than life.
 
Tom L said:
The epic musical buildup during the legendary "Journey to the Line" scene in "The Thin Red Line" has to be up there. The scene begins with the fixing of bayonets onto the ends of rifles and takes us through an entire battle, mostly on Steadicam, as the American soldiers tear their way through the Japanese, all set to possibly the best piece of music recorded in the last 100 years.
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Tom beat me to it... I'd say that the scoring throughout most of TTRL makes a great contribution to the imagery, heightening the experience, though "Journey to the Line" is especially powerful.
 
I think the music cues in David Cronenberg's remake of "The Fly" are excellent. The ending works quite well with the music. The movie is a real performance piece; I think there are only about nine cast members credited. Genna Davis and Jeff Goldblum are on screen for the vast majority of the film.
 
Julian Gerretsen said:
I didn't check to see if anybody has already mentioned this, but the extended beach scene at Dunkirk from "Atonement" is another marvellous match of visuals and scoring.... I thought the way the army choir on the bandstand blends in with the soundtrack was quite stunning... they must have played the score over loudspeakers whilst filming to match this up as well.
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Totally!

Adding another one to the list... Sequence in "Hotel Rwanda" when the group of children run out to the bus in the rain.
 
Boogie Nights - Towards the end when they try to make the fake the drug deal with sister christian playing.
 
Opening scene of Avatar, where the shuttle is landing on the planet and Jake's brother is getting cremated.

Listening to the soundtrack, you can really visualize what's going on, even without the movie playing. Granted I've seen Avatar 6 times, but still, I love the opening to it.
 
I always liked the opening titles of "Much ado about nothing" by Branagh.

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