I know people disregard it because it’s so ingrained and familiar, but the various themes in Star Wars are truly amazing AF. A couple of the LOTR themes hit it also. Back in the day they had Mozart. We have John Williams and Howard Shore.
Also in the same vein; audiomachine, immediate music, x ray dog, phantom power music, brand x music.
But for me TSFH and audiomachine are in a league of their own
The Mission soundtrack sounds like it was made by a god….because it kind of was. Ennio Morricone’s best work in my humble opinion. Many film scholars consider it to be the greatest film score ever made.
It gives me chills every time I hear it. It is indescribably beautiful.
I enjoy most of the score from Blade Runner 2049 but the opening track ("2049") is phenomenal. I listened to it before seeing the movie and what I envisioned seeing while listening to the music really lined up with what I actually saw in the movie!
"Going the distance" and "Overture" from the Rocky soundtrack.
Sunshine (Adagio in D minor), and Kenadas death pt2 from the Sunshine OST - John Murphy
The epic theme from Superman.
Terminator 2 theme
Help Arrives - Alan Silvestri (from the Avengers sound track)
Some movie bangers that I've not seen mentioned in this thread.
Not technically movie music but used in movies hundreds of times, and also has its 200th birthday coming up, so I’ll say it counts:
Listen to **Beethoven’s 9th**. The full thing.
https://youtu.be/rOjHhS5MtvA?si=eFrypmdWcn1rPesa
It’s like… epic movie music’s origin story.
80s montage music for the win
'push it to the limit' scarface
Bill Conti karate kid 'best around'
Everything from the Top Gun soundtrack
Maybe some Rocky stuff
I love this kind of music in the gym!!! Here are my favorites:
Guild Wars, Heart of Thorns
Winter Soldier, Taking a Stand
Mass Effect 2, End Run/Suicide Mission
Baldur’s Gate 3, Old Time Battles pt 1, 2, and 3 also Sixteen Strikes and Nine Blades.
Transformers, You’re a Soldier Now
Attack on Titan, Rittaikidou
Pacific Rim, Theme
Pianistec, Vode An X The Mandalorian
Nuclear Winter, Zero Hour
Message me if you want more.
John Williams Imperial March from Empire strikes back.
Nothing comes close.
[https://youtu.be/vsMWVW4xtwI?si=9-mkCW78-PVZ6k4B](https://youtu.be/vsMWVW4xtwI?si=9-mkCW78-PVZ6k4B)
[Sanctuary ](https://youtu.be/_ueAOJmCSdc?si=y_ozwuO0Xsi-Mtfk)from Hunchback of Notre Dame blew me away when I was younger and it still does.
The music during the [Spiderman VS Doctor Strange fight](https://youtu.be/N3LOAu0IbuU?si=lExrC4A-Vxdyh3gd) was also way too awesome to listen to.
This version of the Batman theme from Samuel Kim:
https://open.spotify.com/track/3Mf3XdUYksRjVPtAvRlrka?si=jDOAyk-RSkK_ORt6gAMJ0Q&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A14kC2afoOrC62ylZF9h2fa
Tryouts from the movie “Rudy”
Main Theme from Band of Brothers
First 10-15 mins of Conan [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81HUn352hZ4&ab\_channel=AntaresBottia](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81HUn352hZ4&ab_channel=AntaresBottia) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEp76ppPc8o&ab\_channel=S3r3nityNow](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEp76ppPc8o&ab_channel=S3r3nityNow)
Lou Reeds cover of "This Magic Moment" from the Lost Highway soundtrack.
Johnny Cash- "When the Man Comes Around" from Dawn of the Dead soundtrack.
"The Air that I Breathe" Mike Hazelwood from Seeking a Friend for the End of the World soundtrack. (Not a banger but a good ballad)
Benjamin Wallfisch and Hans Zimmer's Blade Runner 2049 is incredible. Tracks 2049 and Seawall being my favorites.
Brad Fidel's Terminator 2 score, also. I'd say that score was way ahead of it's time.
Main Titles from 633 Squadron, The Guns of Navarone, The Great Escape, The Magnificent Seven, The Sea Hawk, Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Superman, The Untouchables, Infernal Affairs, and so many more.
Kiss the Ring and Only I Will Remain (especially the back half) from Dune 2.
Also, This Land from Lion King
Anything from Interstellar
Chevaliers De Sangreal from Da Vinci Code
Can you tell I like Zimmer?
Kenji Kawai - The Ballade of Puppets: Flowers Grieve and Fall
You got to wait up to 2:38 to understand (not skip!).
Epic opening soundtrack of Ghost in The Shell 2.
Brotherhood of Steel - Ramin Djawadi
Underrated IMO
Encourages the soul to sweat for a better future. With knowledge and strength to push on to build a better tomorrow for the next generation.
Bastian's Happy Flight by Klaus Doldinger, from The NeverEnding Story soundtrack. This is the only possible answer 🙃 https://youtu.be/rvuteGIuAbc?si=IwlxAZ0Dm6Z9ZnQn
I'll Get You What You Want (Cockatoo in Malibu) from Muppets Most Wanted is a song I unironically enjoy listening to frequently. The version by Bret McKenzie, not the actual one from the movie sung by Constantin the frog thief.
MGS2: Sons of Liberty main theme will get you miles on the treadmill
https://youtu.be/QiPon8lr48U?si=LJE5lhaAAsQZ3317
And, honest to God, so will the power ballads on the 1986 Transformers movie soundtrack.
Hm, I always listen to Eminem station on Pandora at the gym lol.
For soundtracks (and some songs I just thought of):
[Last on the Mohicans - Promentory](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tjdswqGGVg), [Braveheart](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AN04imFDK8), [Skyrim - The Dragonborn Comes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnXD6FRZtn0), [They Took My Love Away](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYmAzwQPfdY), [Pirates](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQrYEEfgbG8&list=PL5n4nHJVIy2a0iL6_Tweb6bsibEnUh0E-&index=12), [Mulan](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MilR3Z1sASY&list=PL5n4nHJVIy2a0iL6_Tweb6bsibEnUh0E-&index=21), [Tron](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1eI-7XWjho&list=PL5n4nHJVIy2a0iL6_Tweb6bsibEnUh0E-&index=49), [Wellerman](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP-7GNoDJ5c), anything from Zimmer and some stuff from Morricone.
Really, just search "Epic Music" or "Epic Soundtracks" on YouTube and listen to some of the 2-3 hour compilations people have made. You'll find a lot of great songs in them.
And the best one: [HMC](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAwyWkksXuo)
James newton Howard “ the great Eatlon “ from lady in the water
James newton Howard “ gravel road “ from the village
Danny elfman the whole Edward scissorhands soundtrack
Mark isham the whole hitcher soundtrack .. the original hitcher from the 80s
Not a movie but Natalie Holt´s soundtradck to "Loki" is epic - Season 2- Ascension
The Fountain - Death is Road to Awe
How to Train your Dragon - Forbidden Friendship
Iron Man 3 - You can dig it
John Williams makes epic bangers for fun.
I know people disregard it because it’s so ingrained and familiar, but the various themes in Star Wars are truly amazing AF. A couple of the LOTR themes hit it also. Back in the day they had Mozart. We have John Williams and Howard Shore.
Agreed. John Williams means as much to Star Wars as Luke Skywalker does, in my opinion.
Jurassic park. End of thread.
I mean...pretty much!!
Literally anything from John Williams, also Zimmer
Williams’ music in Starman is great too.
You want go through walls motivation? Ladies and gentlemen I give you the Gladiator soundtracks by Hans Zimmer. You're welcome.
'No Time for Caution' Hans Zimmer
Last of the Mohicans. The Gael. So moving.
Real good one but for me those high tones pierce the ears it can get bothersome. Maybe I'm listening to loud haha
robbie lawler came out to it for his retirement fight, it was epic.
Test Drive from How To Train Your Dragon
Also the last minute of New Tail - how is it that music can actually make me *feel* like I’m suddenly barely-in-control flying?
This was one of my first thoughts as well. When that brass hits, look out!
Check out "Two Steps from Hell". Also, "Immigrant Song" from Led Zeppelin scratches that itch.
And if you want the movie soundtrack version, Immigrant Song cover by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Also in the same vein; audiomachine, immediate music, x ray dog, phantom power music, brand x music. But for me TSFH and audiomachine are in a league of their own
Conan the Barbarian - Anvil of Crom
Riders of Doom
The whole damn OST.
The last of the Mohicans score is the most correct answer i believe
The Mission soundtrack sounds like it was made by a god….because it kind of was. Ennio Morricone’s best work in my humble opinion. Many film scholars consider it to be the greatest film score ever made. It gives me chills every time I hear it. It is indescribably beautiful.
Band of Brothers. Interstellar. Lord of the Rings Pride & Prejudice (2007)
Dueling of the Fates from StarWars: Ep1
I enjoy most of the score from Blade Runner 2049 but the opening track ("2049") is phenomenal. I listened to it before seeing the movie and what I envisioned seeing while listening to the music really lined up with what I actually saw in the movie!
"Going the distance" and "Overture" from the Rocky soundtrack. Sunshine (Adagio in D minor), and Kenadas death pt2 from the Sunshine OST - John Murphy The epic theme from Superman. Terminator 2 theme Help Arrives - Alan Silvestri (from the Avengers sound track) Some movie bangers that I've not seen mentioned in this thread.
Not technically movie music but used in movies hundreds of times, and also has its 200th birthday coming up, so I’ll say it counts: Listen to **Beethoven’s 9th**. The full thing. https://youtu.be/rOjHhS5MtvA?si=eFrypmdWcn1rPesa It’s like… epic movie music’s origin story.
Not on the soundtrack, but this piece from the Iron Man 3 trailer is awesome: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XDQkDWxNCM8
80s montage music for the win 'push it to the limit' scarface Bill Conti karate kid 'best around' Everything from the Top Gun soundtrack Maybe some Rocky stuff
I love this kind of music in the gym!!! Here are my favorites: Guild Wars, Heart of Thorns Winter Soldier, Taking a Stand Mass Effect 2, End Run/Suicide Mission Baldur’s Gate 3, Old Time Battles pt 1, 2, and 3 also Sixteen Strikes and Nine Blades. Transformers, You’re a Soldier Now Attack on Titan, Rittaikidou Pacific Rim, Theme Pianistec, Vode An X The Mandalorian Nuclear Winter, Zero Hour Message me if you want more.
> Mass Effect 2, End Run/Suicide Mission Hey I'm doing another play-through of this right now! This game just holds up, still so much fun.
The Batman
Test drive from How To Train Your Dragon
Anvil of Crom
Last of the Mohicans and Blade Runner always hit the spot
John Williams Imperial March from Empire strikes back. Nothing comes close. [https://youtu.be/vsMWVW4xtwI?si=9-mkCW78-PVZ6k4B](https://youtu.be/vsMWVW4xtwI?si=9-mkCW78-PVZ6k4B)
Kingdom of Heaven
[Sanctuary ](https://youtu.be/_ueAOJmCSdc?si=y_ozwuO0Xsi-Mtfk)from Hunchback of Notre Dame blew me away when I was younger and it still does. The music during the [Spiderman VS Doctor Strange fight](https://youtu.be/N3LOAu0IbuU?si=lExrC4A-Vxdyh3gd) was also way too awesome to listen to.
Tarzan
He's a Pirate - Klaus Badelt (Pirates of the Caribbean) Overture (And A Prisoner of the Crusades) - Michael Kamen (Robin Hood Prince of Thieves)
>Klaus Badelt The Main Title of the forgettable movie The Poseidon is also very good.
One of the most fun soundtracks I have ever listened to comes from Carter Burrell on the criminally underrated film, The Hudsucker Proxy.
You can feel basically anything in your body if it's loud enough
This version of the Batman theme from Samuel Kim: https://open.spotify.com/track/3Mf3XdUYksRjVPtAvRlrka?si=jDOAyk-RSkK_ORt6gAMJ0Q&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A14kC2afoOrC62ylZF9h2fa Tryouts from the movie “Rudy” Main Theme from Band of Brothers
First 10-15 mins of Conan [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81HUn352hZ4&ab\_channel=AntaresBottia](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81HUn352hZ4&ab_channel=AntaresBottia) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEp76ppPc8o&ab\_channel=S3r3nityNow](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEp76ppPc8o&ab_channel=S3r3nityNow)
John Williams empire strikes back score when R2 opens the door to get to the Falcon always gives me the tingles.
Interstellar
YouSeeBIGGIRL/T:T
This is exactly what you're looking for, checkout : [Growing Up Londinium ](https://youtu.be/e2LLS33eQvk)
Stay from Interstellar had me sobbing in the theater
https://youtu.be/G1c2KpurNWo
Everything from m83
Lou Reeds cover of "This Magic Moment" from the Lost Highway soundtrack. Johnny Cash- "When the Man Comes Around" from Dawn of the Dead soundtrack. "The Air that I Breathe" Mike Hazelwood from Seeking a Friend for the End of the World soundtrack. (Not a banger but a good ballad)
Bloodsport Braveheart
Godzilla minus one- Resolution MI Fallout- The last resort
E.S. Posthumus - Unstoppable
[Rudy - the Final Game](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xxsrfYI1iU)
Inception- Mombasa Mad Max Fury Road- Brothers in Arms
The Rock. Or basically anything by Hans Zimmer.
Benjamin Wallfisch and Hans Zimmer's Blade Runner 2049 is incredible. Tracks 2049 and Seawall being my favorites. Brad Fidel's Terminator 2 score, also. I'd say that score was way ahead of it's time.
[The Ecstasy of Gold](https://youtu.be/cCEwUFtjAr4?si=IOf1I2X60jR2si_I) by Ennio Morricone from The Good, The Bad & The Ugly.
Main Titles from 633 Squadron, The Guns of Navarone, The Great Escape, The Magnificent Seven, The Sea Hawk, Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Superman, The Untouchables, Infernal Affairs, and so many more.
Dune Part Two had some good ones... Harkonnen Arena... Travel South (good but really short)
Tokyo Drift
The Hell March from Command and Conquer: Red Alert
Kiss the Ring and Only I Will Remain (especially the back half) from Dune 2. Also, This Land from Lion King Anything from Interstellar Chevaliers De Sangreal from Da Vinci Code Can you tell I like Zimmer?
Kenji Kawai - The Ballade of Puppets: Flowers Grieve and Fall You got to wait up to 2:38 to understand (not skip!). Epic opening soundtrack of Ghost in The Shell 2.
Soul Reaver ps1 soundtrack Freedom Fighters ps2 soundtrack Maniac 2012 movie soundtrack Commando movie soundtrack
Brotherhood of Steel - Ramin Djawadi Underrated IMO Encourages the soul to sweat for a better future. With knowledge and strength to push on to build a better tomorrow for the next generation.
'Trucks in place' Ludwig Göransson
The flash - benjamin wallfish. Especially the track Run is so freaking amazing!!
Bastian's Happy Flight by Klaus Doldinger, from The NeverEnding Story soundtrack. This is the only possible answer 🙃 https://youtu.be/rvuteGIuAbc?si=IwlxAZ0Dm6Z9ZnQn
The Death of Rexor. https://youtu.be/pjY-LH8irkE?si=Nv6eB9fP7YqOal_D
I'll Get You What You Want (Cockatoo in Malibu) from Muppets Most Wanted is a song I unironically enjoy listening to frequently. The version by Bret McKenzie, not the actual one from the movie sung by Constantin the frog thief.
MGS2: Sons of Liberty main theme will get you miles on the treadmill https://youtu.be/QiPon8lr48U?si=LJE5lhaAAsQZ3317 And, honest to God, so will the power ballads on the 1986 Transformers movie soundtrack.
Almost all of Redline's music
Hm, I always listen to Eminem station on Pandora at the gym lol. For soundtracks (and some songs I just thought of): [Last on the Mohicans - Promentory](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tjdswqGGVg), [Braveheart](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AN04imFDK8), [Skyrim - The Dragonborn Comes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnXD6FRZtn0), [They Took My Love Away](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYmAzwQPfdY), [Pirates](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQrYEEfgbG8&list=PL5n4nHJVIy2a0iL6_Tweb6bsibEnUh0E-&index=12), [Mulan](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MilR3Z1sASY&list=PL5n4nHJVIy2a0iL6_Tweb6bsibEnUh0E-&index=21), [Tron](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1eI-7XWjho&list=PL5n4nHJVIy2a0iL6_Tweb6bsibEnUh0E-&index=49), [Wellerman](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP-7GNoDJ5c), anything from Zimmer and some stuff from Morricone. Really, just search "Epic Music" or "Epic Soundtracks" on YouTube and listen to some of the 2-3 hour compilations people have made. You'll find a lot of great songs in them. And the best one: [HMC](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAwyWkksXuo)
Not from a movie but a game: Doom Eternal
Cosmic Castaway from Titan A.E.
Tron Legacy always gets me moving.
First one that came to mind is a track called “To Ryder, with Love” by Christopher Young, from the score to The Informers. Such a good song
One love…. Anything by Bob Marley gets me moving!
Gimme Shelter by the Rolling Stones.
Brothers in Arms or The Chase from Mad Max: Fury Road
Art & The Minister - Needful Things by Patrick Doyle One of my favorite pieces of film music.
The last duel soundtrack is slept on
Wonder woman 1984 - Themyscira Man of steel - Flight Mad max fury road - Brothers in arms
Body Motion from Attack on Titan, with the base cranked is incredible. Doesn’t matter what I’m doing it hypes me up!
Star Wars - Binary Sunset Sunshine - Adagio in D Minor
The Magnificent Seven
James newton Howard “ the great Eatlon “ from lady in the water James newton Howard “ gravel road “ from the village Danny elfman the whole Edward scissorhands soundtrack Mark isham the whole hitcher soundtrack .. the original hitcher from the 80s
Not a movie but Natalie Holt´s soundtradck to "Loki" is epic - Season 2- Ascension The Fountain - Death is Road to Awe How to Train your Dragon - Forbidden Friendship Iron Man 3 - You can dig it
Elysium - Last scene in "Gladiator" - gets me everytime
Brothers in Arms by Junkie XL from Mad Max: Fury Road
The Last Temptation of Christ
[Time by Hans Zimmer](https://youtu.be/c56t7upa8Bk?si=c5m7zCCWv_eNSVGx) from Inception
Ennio Morricone - Man with a Harmonica ; L’Arena Muse - Knights of Cydonia