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Source: 103CIR - 103.7FM Introduction As one of the forefront composers of the 1980s, Alan Silvestri is a unique gem of a composer with his ability to craft memorable and everlasting movie scores. He is a composer who has a distinctive musical voice and style that is unlike anything of his peers and is known to frequently collaborate with certain directors such as Robert Zemeckis. This article will look at my top 5 Alan Silvestri songs (in reverse order) and explore my thoughts on some of his most memorable songs. 5. 'Cast Away Theme' - Cast Away (2000) For a movie that had a minimal score, Alan Silvestri had a tough assignment on his hands when trying to develop the music for Cast Away (2000). As a result, Alan Silvestri delivered an emotional theme for the movie's protagonist Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks), which begins as Chuck is leaving the island for the first time. As the violins kick in during the full statement of the theme, it extenuates Chuck's love for his volleyball friend Wilson as we see the latter floating away in the sea. Alan Silvestri furthered the movie's themes of loneliness and isolation in the creation of this wonderful theme. 4. 'You Can't Sit Here' - Forrest Gump (1994) For all of the praise and awards that Forrest Gump (1994) received, perhaps an aspect of the movie that often gets overlooked is Alan Silvestri's brilliant score. The song 'You Can't Sit Here' is a great example of his ability to reinforce the images and ideas captured on-screen, in this case, capturing the innocence of a young Forrest Gump as he struggles to find a sit a seat on the school bus. As Jenny tells him that he can sit next to her if he wants, the use of violins is incorporated into the song that sells the love at first sight that Forrest experiences at that moment. The title theme recurs throughout the movie and serves as a reminder of the love and compassion that lies within Forrest Gump. 3. 'Howling Commando's Montage' - Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) In the MCU's first period-set movie, Alan Silvestri was more than up for the task of providing a score that felt appropriately patriotic and militaristic. The song 'Howling Commando's Montage' appears around the halfway mark of the movie as it contains Alan Silvestri's trademark fast-paced instrumentation to accompany the action. The song ends with 'Captain America's Theme' that perfectly sums up the montage of Cap and his Howling Commando's fighting off Hydra. The legacy and impact of Alan Silvestri's soundtrack in the MCU cannot be underestimated. 2. 'He Was the Best of Us' - Beowulf (2007) In the second of his motion-capture-animation collaborations with director Robert Zemeckis, the darker and moodier story of Beowulf (2007) allowed Alan Silvestri to go into full fantasy mode when crafting the movie's soundtrack. The song 'He Was the Best of Us' is a great summation of the various themes presented in the movie. The use of 'Beowulf's Theme' in this song is conveyed with much more sincerity than in the previous times we hear it in the movie. This approach to the song allows us to empathise with Beowulf, who has grown from a young, arrogant warrior to a humbled king concluding his fairy tale story. The use of a choir towards the end of the song brings home the epic fantasy tone of the movie and is one of Alan Silvestri's most underrated soundtracks in his vast composing filmography. 1. 'Back to the Future' - Back to the Future (1985) Was the number one choice going to be anything else? One of the most iconic movie themes not only of the 1980s but of all-time, Back to the Future's title theme is bold, inventive and grandiose to the max (in all the right ways). When Alan Silvestri was tasked with crafting the score for Back to the Future (1985), Robert Zemeckis made a key suggestion to the composer. That was to make the music as big as possible so that the movie felt big in scope. And boy did Alan Silvestri deliver with the movie's title theme that begins with a series of drums and the inclusion of brass before we hear the theme in all of its glory. It's Alan Silvestri's theme that gives Back to the Future the push needed to propel the movie into the stratosphere of classic status. Bravo Alan Silvestri for delivering big time on this score. Your Thoughts What are your thoughts on my top 5 list of Alan Silvestri songs? Do you agree with them and if not, what would be your top 5 songs? Comment below as I'd love to hear your thoughts. Copyright for the above songs belongs to Varèse Sarabande, Sony Music Entertainment Inc, Buena Vista, Marvel Music, Warner Music, Intrada and any other respective owners. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Source: Comicbook.com
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