So as you can tell from my movies reviews, I have a section entirely dedicated to the music from that film. My reason being? It’s because music is soooooooo important in film. When done right, music can help enhance scenes. Such as how a sad scene by itself can still be sad, but with music that really helps amplify that feeling, which can really help drive that scene home. However, for today, I won’t be talking about the tracks that make audiences cry. Instead, I will be going over the best tracks that fuel audiences with sheer adrenaline. I’ve wanted to make a list about music for a long time, and now here we are. Here are my top five most thrilling movie music tracks.
5. “Where No One Goes” by Jónsi (How To Train Your Dragon 2)
Starting off this list is a track that, although it is not as exciting, still manages to invoke a sense of freedom to the audience. The track “Where No One Goes” by Jónsi is from the second film of “How To Train Your Dragon” and my personal favorite track of the entire franchise. As I said before, this track does an excellent job at making the audience feel like they’re flying free. Which is very fitting since the movie is about vikings riding domesticated dragons. The only thing that is keeping this track from being any higher on the list is because I find it to be not as thrilling as the other entries. Although this track may not get the audience completely jacked, it can still make you stand up and cheer.
4. “Derezzed” by Daft Punk (Tron Legacy)
. . . Okay before I get into the track itself I just want to say that I really miss Tron Legacy. I legitimately thought it was a very entertaining and fun sequel that I believe also did the original justice. And the music (which I will go into soon) is so amazing. Daft Punk did such a phenomenal job here and were the best people to make the soundtrack to Tron. It’s just a shame this movie didn’t do so well at the box office. Now with that out of the way, let’s get on with the track. I absolutely adore this song. It fits so well with the setting of Tron. A club/electronic beat goes great with a movie that is about living in an artificial world made within a computer program. Not only does it fit well with the movie as a whole, it of course is such an energetic tune that it makes me want to just jump around. The only thing that keeps this track from being any higher is that the scene this song is featured in isn’t all that exciting. Its just something about the fight choreography that just looks a little boring or slow, and in the midst of all this an amazing song is playing in the background. Nonetheless, I still love this track and it deserves my #4 spot.
3. “Kaneda’s Theme” by Geinoh Yamashirogumi (Akira)
For my #3 spot is a track from the 1988 Japanese animated film, Akira. This track is the theme of one of the main characters in the film, Kaneda, who is the leader of a bike gang and is seen as a punk in general. At first glance, it may seem that this song doesn’t really fit the character of a delinquent, or it does not sound all that thrilling for that matter. But what I love about this track is that it doesn’t start out that way, and instead it builds up the excitement. If you’re still not convinced, here’s a scene from the movie that features this track. (Watch from the beginning to the 2:00 mark, as a different song plays) Although it may not seem like it, the track fits very well with two bike gangs facing off. As the instruments in the background get louder, and as the vocal start to kick in, you can’t help but feel as if you’re in a dystopian Neo-Tokyo, and that’s why “Kaneda’s Theme” is my #3 spot.
2. “Pacific Rim” by Ramin Djawadi (Pacific Rim)
If there was a theme that perfectly describes giant robots fighting giant monsters, this is it. This track is simply titled “Pacific Rim” and is the main theme of the movie of the same name. The movie is about humongous creatures emerging from a giant crack in the ocean floor, and humanity having to defend from these creatures by piloting giant mechs. With a plot as awesome as it sounds, it needs an equally awesome theme song and it delivers. Just hearing it makes me so ready to see a death-match between titans, which is probably why this track is only heard during a suit-up montage. I’ll be honest, it would’ve been cool to see this theme used in an actual battle, (or maybe it does and I’m just misremembering things) but still the theme does an already terrific job at getting the audience excited for the battle that is about to come. With that said, the main theme of Pacific Rim takes my #2 spot.
1. “Brothers In Arms” by Junkie XL (Mad Max: Fury Road)
Finally, the music track that gets me pumped up the most. The awesomely named track “Brothers In Arms” from the film Mad Max: Fury Road is the song that plays in my head when I need to get something done quickly. Why? Because it gives off such a hectic and crazy air that I can’t help but to work faster while listing to it. With this said, this track, and the entire soundtrack for that matter, perfectly captures the hectic nature of the world of Mad Max. The Mad Max series takes place in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, where raiders roam the land wreaking havoc. The guitar rifts, along with the electronic drops, makes the recipe of a perfect heavy metal car chase, which is what Mad Max is all about. Not only does this track fit the movie as a whole, but also the scene it is featured in. On it’s own, the action is already great and fun. But with this supercharged piece, it amplifies the scene even more. In the end, “Brothers In Arms” easily takes the #1 spot for the movie music track that gets my blood pumping.
And that’s all of my personal favorite thrilling music tracks! There are way more tracks that also fit into this category, but I couldn’t fit them all here. Nonetheless, I hope you enjoyed this list and were also introduced to some fantastic songs from films. Before I end this post, I would also recommend for all of you to watch all of the movies featured here. But if I had to choose the movies that you HAVE to go see from this list, they would be Mad Max: Fury Road and Akira. These are all fantastic action films, and films in general, and I give them my highest recommendation.
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