Smeagol 0 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Hello everyone,I'll be scoring a feature film later this year that starts filming in April. It's a fairly high-profile project that will star a number of well-known Argentinian actors. Part of the story involves a tragic romance between two of the main characters.It'll be a great opportunity to write a great, tragic love theme, and I was wondering if I could ask you guys to list pieces of music that you consider fall into the category. They don't have to be tragic. Hell, they don't even have to be "love themes" necessarily. I just need suggestions of what you guys really like that you feel qualifies as a love theme.I know that sounds a bit vague, but I just thought it'd be a good idea (since I don't get to write a note for that film until about June) to make a playlist of love themes and start listening to as much music as possible for inspiration, a bit of research (I'm looking to also study these "love themes" for instrumentation, things like that) and just for fun. I know there are tons of gems out there that I haven't heard yet.They can be from any era, any type of movie, any composer. You could even suggest classical music pieces.I'll update this first post with a list of the suggestions at least once a day. It'd be great if you can attach a Youtube link to your suggestions, but it's not necessary. Movie/Composer/Track Name should be enough.Thanks in advance!Updated Suggestions List- Yoda's Theme - Williams - ESB- You can't sit here - Silvestri - Forrest Gump- This is neverland - Kaczmareck - Finding Neverland- Star Trek The Motion Picture: Jerry Goldsmith: Ilia's Theme- Star Trek Shore Leave: Gerald Fried: Ruth.- Across The Stars - Williams - EP II- Han Solo and the Princess - Williams - ESB- Jake and Shirley - Goldsmith - The Sand Pebbles- A Meal and a Bath - Goldsmith - Medicine Man- The Barn/Love Theme - Rózsa - El Cid- Twilight Cellos - Kilar - Portrait of a Lady- Moment of happiness - C. Beck - Buffy- Love Theme - John Morris - Spaceballs- Michael & Stevie's Love Theme - Don Peake - Knight Rider- Love Theme - G. Revell - The Saint- Marion's Theme (Raiders)- Han solo and the Princess(TESB)- Princess Leia's Theme (Star Wars)- Daniel and Shauri (Stargate)- Colwyin and Lyssa (Krull)- Jenny (The Rocketeer)- Maid Marian (Robin hood Prince of Thieves)- Carol Ann's Theme ( Poltergeist)- End of the City (Logan's Run)- Alone at Night (Benjamen Button)- Aerith's Theme (Final Fantasy)- Tifa's Theme (Final Fantasy)- Love in the Morning (Morricone,Lolita)- Friendship and Love (Once Upon a Time in America)- Parting Sorrows (Let Me In)- Love theme from Clash of the Titans (Rosenthal)- Aerith's Theme - Final Fantasy- Tifa's Theme - Final Fantasy- Love Theme - Final Fantasy IV- Love Theme - Morricone - Cinema Paradiso- La Califfa - Morricone - La Califfa- Days of Heaven - Morricone - Days of HeavenOnce upon a time in the West - Morricone- Fateless - Morricone- Malena - Morricone - Malena- Deborah's Theme - Morricone - Once upon a time in America- Can You Read My Mind? - Williams - Superman- The Wedding Night - P. Doyle - Frankenstein- Love Theme - V. Young - Left Hand of God- Balcony Scene - C. Armstrong - Romeo+Juliet- If we were in Love - Williams - Yes, Giorgio- Whisper of a Thrill - T. Newman - Meet Joe Black- Someone Else - T. Newman - Meet Joe Black- The Diver - T.Newman - How to Make an American Quilt- Rowena - M. Kamen - Mr. Holland's Opus- Love Theme - Goldsmith - The Russia House- Tara's Theme - M. Steiner - Gone With the Wind- Love Eternal - W. Kilar - Dracula- Love Theme - Rota - Romeo and Juliet- Love Theme - E. Bernstein - Far From Heaven- Love Theme - E. Bernstein - Love With The Proper Stranger- Marian's Theme - Andy Price - BBC's Robin Hood- Love Scene - Williams - Dracula- Love Theme - Rota - The Godfather- Luke and Leia - Williams - ROTJ- Ashitaka and San - J. Hisaishi - Princes Mononoke- The Wedding Night - P. Doyle - Frankenstein- Across the Stars - Willaims - AOTC- Maria - L. Bernstein - West Side Story- Lara's Theme - H. Mancini - Dr. Zhivago - Out of Africa - J. Barry - Out of Africa- Love Theme - Williams - Jane EyreLast Updated: Sun, Feb 7, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Yoda's Theme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,349 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Star Trek The Motion Picture: Jerry Goldsmith: Ilia's ThemeStar Trek Shore Leave: Gerald Fried: Ruth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I'll come back to this thread with a long list of great love themes later. But in the meantime, let me just put down one really obvious choice!Star Wars II Attack of the Clones: John Williams: ACROSS THE STARS!One of my favourite love themes of all time...really surprised that this wasn't the first one mentioned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Han and Leia's theme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 154 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 If you want tragic yet rather romantic love themes, Jerry Goldsmith has two...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh6BUzEglsw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,302 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Esle00Apbic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tharpdevenport 4 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Already beaten to one, I might as well go the unusual route:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjgUA50CNx8"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (Season two)Cue: "Moment of happiness" (the Buffy/Angel love theme)Composer: Christophe Beck "Spaceballs"Cue: "Love Theme" (don't have which variation in front of me -- there were almost ten)Composer: John Morris "Knight Rider" (episode: "Let It Be Me")Cue: (untitled on CD; lumped into a suite. I named it: "Michael and Stevie Talk About Her Last Love"Composer: Don PeakePretty much Michael & Stevie's love theme in the episode. "The Saint" (film)Cue: "Love Theme"Composer: Graeme Revell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I'll list my favorite ones:Marion's Theme (Raiders)Han solo and the Princess(TESB)Princess Leia's Theme (Star Wars)Ilia's Theme (STTMP)Daniel and Shauri (Stargate)Colwyin and Lyssa (Krull)Jenny (The Rocketeer)Maid Marian (Robin hood Prince of Thieves)Carol Ann's Theme ( Poltergeist)End of the City (Logan's Run)El Cid Love themeAlone at Night (Benjamen Button)Aerith's Theme (Final Fantasy)Tifa's Theme (Final Fantasy)Love in the Morning (Morricone,Lolita)Friendship and Love (Once Upon a Time in America)Parting Sorrows (Let Me In)Love theme from Clash of the Titans (Rosenthal) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Aerith's Theme (Final Fantasy)Tifa's Theme (Final Fantasy)If you're looking from Final Fantasy you should check out the Love Theme from Final Fantasy IV. There's some great live orchestral concert presentations of it out there.How can this thread go so long without anyone mentioning the Love Theme from Superman? Shame on you people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Look no further than the maestro. Actually Andrea Morricone, but still beautiful none the less. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOWII02KPCY&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 154 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Just to add to Ennio Morricone: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I'll list my favorite ones:Marion's Theme (Raiders)Han solo and the Princess(TESB)Princess Leia's Theme (Star Wars)Ilia's Theme (STTMP)Daniel and Shauri (Stargate)Colwyin and Lyssa (Krull)Jenny (The Rocketeer)Maid Marian (Robin hood Prince of Thieves)Carol Ann's Theme ( Poltergeist)End of the City (Logan's Run)El Cid Love themeAlone at Night (Benjamen Button)Aerith's Theme (Final Fantasy)Tifa's Theme (Final Fantasy)Love in the Morning (Morricone,Lolita)Friendship and Love (Once Upon a Time in America)Parting Sorrows (Let Me In)Love theme from Clash of the Titans (Rosenthal)No Can You Read My Mind?Anyway, Jill's Theme and Wifeing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandor 797 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 The Wedding Night from Patrick Doyle's Frankenstein score anyone..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen II 1,235 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Victor Young's love theme from The Left Hand of God surely fits the bill. Also, Craig Armstrong's Balcony Scene music for Romeo + Juliet may well be the highlight of his career so far. The music gained an unexpected new audience when it was used as the theme music for the BBC's coverage of the Euro 2004 football tournament a few years ago.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcErVmcJPT8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 John Williams - If We Were In Love from Yes, Giorgio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 A Whisper of a Thrill and Someone Else from Meet Joe Black by Thomas Newman The Diver from How to Make an America Quilt by Thomas Newman Rowena from Mr. Holland's Opus by Michael Kamen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delorean90 42 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 If you want tragic yet rather romantic love themes, Jerry Goldsmith has two...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh6BUzEglsw Make it three: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Trilogy 39 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Yoda's ThemeLove theme?There is one theme comes to my mind when talking about love themes. "Tara's Theme" from Gone With The Wind is certainly the most beloved and most memorable love themes of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,206 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Yoda's ThemeLove theme?Oh yes. John Williams' most romantic theme ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 154 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Yoda's ThemeLove theme?Oh yes. John Williams' most romantic theme ever.I've seen girls swoon and sigh every time they hear that. And guys always get lucky with them every single time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 In the same vein Anakin's Theme is written like a love theme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 154 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 In the same vein Anakin's Theme is written like a love themePssh. If Anakin's theme is written like a love theme, then the Imperial March is written like porn music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Trilogy 39 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Yoda's ThemeLove theme?Oh yes. John Williams' most romantic theme ever.Yoda's theme is definately not a love theme. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeagol 0 Posted February 5, 2012 Author Share Posted February 5, 2012 Oh man... this is so, so great. Thank you so much everybody!I'm very excited about this, as a lot of the suggestions you've made, I had no knowledge of. Great stuff. I updated my first post with all of the suggestions so far, in case anyone wants to check what has already been suggested. Hopefully, the longer the list gets, the more obscure/rare the suggestions will be (which is kinda where I want to get at). Oh, and again, it doesn't matter if the music you suggest doesn't necessarily represent a romantic relationship on film. I just want to hear whatever you guys like that you consider a "love theme."Keep 'em coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Brausam 214 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Did no one suggest this? For shame!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWxWTvms424 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 154 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Oh yeah who can forget this... And two from Maestro Elmer Bernstein: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hjof5rsRTpQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 154 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Oh yeah who can forget this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Yoda's theme is certainly composed in a romantic style. I haven't heard anything quite as lovely from the maestro. That second minute of the Boston Pops recording. We're talking maximum spinetinglage.If you want to get technical, it is a love theme for Yoda and the force. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 154 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Yoda's theme is certainly composed in a romantic style. I haven't heard anything quite as lovely from the maestro. That second minute of the Boston Pops recording. We're talking maximum spinetinglage.If you want to get technical, it is a love theme for Yoda and the force. Yeah, but not a romantic one. Unless you're into that thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTu4eRXNJWY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p0llux 398 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Luke and Leia - John WilliamsAshitaka and San - Joe Hisaishihttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU2865D3-Os Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 The Wedding Night from Patrick Doyle's Frankenstein score anyone..?! That! One of the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hlao-roo 389 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 The Wedding Night from Patrick Doyle's Frankenstein score anyone..?! That! One of the best.I was waiting for Marian to chime in accordingly.The thing is, I'm a huge '90s Doyle fan, and I still don't get the fuss over this particular love theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Wow, no one else mentioned Across the Stars?! But great love themes have been pointed out here, I will chime in my own list soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hlao-roo 389 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Wow, no one else mentioned Across the Stars?! It's not a great love theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Wow, no one else mentioned Across the Stars?! It's not a great love theme.Define great... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hlao-roo 389 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Wow, no one else mentioned Across the Stars?! It's not a great love theme.Define great...No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 154 Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 No one posted this? Wow... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dWDarPc1kY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tharpdevenport 4 Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 I'd have to re-chec, but isn't there a love theme for "Somewhere In Time" (Barry), or is that just a general theme for the film? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeagol 0 Posted February 7, 2012 Author Share Posted February 7, 2012 So many good things I hadn't head before! Thank you!I've updated the list and I remembered one more that nobody mentioned yet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 154 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Dude, I saw your updated list and notice one mistake: Lara's theme wasn't composed by Henry Mancini but by Maurice Jarre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Alan is right.AtS is nice, in a vulgar sort of way, but it ain't a classic. It suits the film too perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krang 1 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Just thinking of themes not mentioned yet...How about the love theme from Spartacus by Alex North? Almost brings a tear to my eye at the end of the film.I suppose someone should mention Love Story's love theme by Francis Lai and James Horner's love theme for Titanic.Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing by Alfred Newman?The Way We Were by Marvin Hamlisch and company?Moon River by Henry Mancini from Breakfast At Tiffanys?An Affair To Remember by Hugo Friedhofer has a classic love theme.Now, Voyager by Max Steiner has another classic tune. Not to mention A Summer Place.Summer of 42 by Michel Legrand.The love theme from the Sea Hawk by Erich Wolfgang KorngoldHow about "Thee I love" from Friendly Persuasion by Dimitri Tiomkin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Alan is right.AtS is nice, in a vulgar sort of way, but it ain't a classic. It suits the film too perfectly.Hmm, I don't recall the requirements of this post, but Across the Stars in my opinion is one Williams' most beautiful themes and I think its a great love theme (if you can get the film out of your head) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,302 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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