Guess the movie soundtrack
D | Wednesday, October 05, 2005

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AFI has recently released the Top 25 Movie Scores (hat tip: Alex). The list is pretty solid with Star Wars, Gone with the Wind, and Lawrence of Arabia topping the list. In honor of this list (and actually this has been something I have wanted to do for a long time now), I have created a little competition.

Guess the Movie Soundtrack
The file below is 3:30 seconds long and contains snippets of 23 separate movie scores. Download the MP3 file (3.3MB) and either email your answers or post a comment with your answers. The person who gets the most correct (or all correct) will win a prize (most likely some beer of your choosing).

Guess the Movie Soundtrack Mix MP3

Hint - Of the 23 soundtracks included, 6 are on AFI list above. Good luck.

D | 10/05/2005 01:50:00 PM |   Post your comment

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Comments:

Alex - 19 correct , 1 incorrect, 3 unknown... and he is still working on it.

Who will be next? (I think no one else will be playing, so Well done Al, I knew you would throw out some guesses - lets see if I can get my brother to take a stab at it)
D | October 05, 2005 10:46 PM | permalink
 

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I think you actually already owe me beer...

but this was too good of a challenge to pass up. Check your email for my list. It's still a work in progress, though...
Alex | October 05, 2005 10:46 PM | permalink
 

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Just so everyone knows, Kate and her roommate Christy are also working hard on this and so far have 14 confirmed correct with 9 still unknown.

Some of these films I knew would be pretty dificult, so little later, I will post the 3 hints I have given Alex and Kate for 3 of the more difficult pieces.
D | October 05, 2005 11:07 PM | permalink
 

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Well, this definitely killed an hour of my evening, and I had a blast doing it. Couldn't name the soundtrack from one of my favorite films of all time, (even with a clue!) but was bouncing on the couch when I landed one with hardly any score at all. Great fun, D. :)
Kate | October 05, 2005 11:56 PM | permalink
 

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Kate and Christy wrapped up with:
18-1-4

As a side note, there is at least one piece of music which has been used in multiple films. I will accept any film which uses this piece as a correct answer.
D | October 06, 2005 12:12 AM | permalink
 

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I'm playing, too. My list will come to you via aho.
nugatory | October 06, 2005 1:11 AM | permalink
 

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Kreutz 15-4-4

So you know, you missed #3,8,11, and 15. Ask Al what he got on those.
D | October 06, 2005 11:21 PM | permalink
 

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Ash 14-1-8

And, I am accepting that at least one piece was used in at least three seperate films. I will give credit for any of the three films for that selection.
D | October 06, 2005 11:23 PM | permalink
 

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Damn, I can only name four definitively. I suck. Of course, my pre-1990, post-2001 movie knowledge pretty much sucks. Boo for me. I have failed, D.
IrishBrooke | October 09, 2005 12:12 AM | permalink
 

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Sorry Brooke. What can I say? So everyone knows, version two may be coming later this week.
D | October 10, 2005 12:03 AM | permalink
 

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