[Thor Joachim Haga]

OK, so in another thread recently, Malte shared the German Rolling Stone’s top 60 soundtracks — a list that was predictable as hell, but at least contained so many evergreens that I decided to try something: Put their selections into my 3-category system from the first post. Interestingly, the selections seemed to be evenly distributed. But a LOT of classic scores here that I either don’t like (as a listening experience) or am lukewarm to:

Category 1: ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST, BULLIT, A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, SHAFT, SUPERFLY, THE OMEN, MIDNIGHT EXPRESS, THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, DAS BOOT, CONAN THE BARBARIAN, BLADE RUNNER, DUNE, LEGEND, RAIN MAN, TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME, THE VIRGIN SUICIDES, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, DRIVE

Category 2: ASCENSEUR POUR L’ÉCHAFAUD, BEN HUR, A BOUT DE SOUFFLE, THE PINK PANTHER, IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT, BLOW UP, JAWS, TAXI DRIVER, THREE DAYS OF CONDOR, ROCKY, SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER, DRESSED TO KILL, KRULL, BACK TO THE FUTURE, THE TRUMAN SHOW

Category 3: GONE WITH THE WIND, PSYCHO, WEST SIDE STORY, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, THE SOUND OF MUSIC, ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE, MIDNIGHT COWBOY, THE FRENCH CONNECTION, AGUIRRE, THE GODFATHER, THE STING, THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, HALLOWEEN, APOCALYPSE NOW, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE, BATMAN (it lists the Prince, not the Elfman), BIRTH, UNDER THE SKIN

Not that familiar with them: A HARD DAY’S NIGHT, THE FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS, LA PISCINE, EVERY NIGGER IS A STAR, DAWN OF THE DEAD, JUDGEMENT NIGHT, MILLION DOLLAR BABY