This topic has been nagging at me for the last little while, so here goes...
As the title suggests, what are some good examples of films scores you thought were greater than the film? Any films you enjoy particularly for the original music, or merely as a vehicle for the music alone? Or, perhaps, any films you haven't seen yet (or probably never will) with a score you know note for note?
1) Cutthroat Island (John Debney), GREAT score. I own the magnificent 2 disc set and I can't listen to it enough. Unfortunately, the film is mediocre at best.
2) The Quick and the Dead (Alan Silvestri), pretty dull film, full of cliches. Very neat soundtrack.
3) Black Beauty (Danny Elfman) Great music, I would venture to say one of Elfman's 5 best scores. However, I couldn't sit though the movie for more than half an hour.
4) To Die For (Elfman) Pretty strange movie, the music fits well but has a slighter edge in my opinion. (In all fairness, I'll stick to only 2 Elfman examples in this list.)
5) Far and Away (John Williams), not as bad as the other 4 films, but, as previously, the score has it.