New Plays, Soundtracks

I've been on a bit of a playwrighting kick lately, and I'm excited to see where that leads.  I just finished my first new full-length in a while, a weird comedy about love and housing.  I wrote it based on a bunch of stories people told me about strange things they'd witnessed or been part of at night in the city.  That, and a dream one of my fb friends had.

Anyway, I think an out-loud reading would be super helpful right now, so I might try and get a few friends together and see what it sounds like.

I've been thinking about soundtracks lately, namely that a great soundtrack is rare, and a great original soundtrack is even rarer.  By that I mean a soundtrack written for a film, rather than a soundtrack made by putting together some previously released songs.

I can't help thinking its because either composers haven't historically taken soundtracks very seriously, or movie producers haven't been interested in really developing that part of the film to a truly artistic level.  Granted, evidence suggests there isn't any part of most movies where the producers are interested in making something truly artistic, so there's that.

It seems like most original soundtracks are in the 'classical' line - think Lord of the Rings, or Star Wars, or even the Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary (one of my all time favorites!)

However, there have been some that really break the mold.  These soundtracks can stand alone as great albums, but also bring the film they're paired with to a new level.

Suspira, an Italian horror film by Dario Argento, is one such film/soundtrack. A band called Goblin does the soundtrack, and it is AWESOME.

What are some of your favorite OSTs?