Music buffs... please tell me your favorite film scores or instumental music!

My favorites are

"Last of the Mohicans" and "Braveheart"

I also think there are some nice songs on the "Twilight" score (not the soundtrack Disc, but the Score)

Canon in D & Hymne both by the O'Neill Brothers are beautiful

Love Theme from Romeo & Juliet always makes me tear up

Highland Cathedral by The Royal Irish Regiment is nice is you like bagpipes

Im using Colonna Sonora (Braveheart Theme Song) to walk down the aisle, but it also has bagpipes

thats all ive found so far...

Pardon the random youtube videos.

Legends of the Fall:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxVaQUn7L4Y

Pride and Prejudice:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMDkMSyfl00&feature=related

Emma:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUp3s4sXVrQ

Twilight:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od-3oxpFWB0&feature=related

Brokeback Mountain:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjSTiUgsEpU

A Beautiful Mind:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw4cQBko7do&feature=related

Sense & Sensibility (I have a thing for Jane Austen):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5xV0sf5HAk

Big Fish - or anything else by Danny Elfman:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwpJ4uCB10M

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Ooh and there's always Vitamin String Quartet. I think their songs start to sound alike after a while but if there's a pop/rock song you love, chances are they've done it or something similar to it. I'm obsessed with their Coldplay covers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aesk2MmeE_M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkilJbXdpqE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2AeASzYsU8&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp0hQa-wQ9U&feature=related

And I love the UP soundtrack too. It's a little quirkier though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaLegF2hAxI

I don't know if you have Spotify, but that's the best way I can share this playlist with you, my FH made it:

Ultimate Epic Movie Scores: http://spoti.fi/JgGhXS

I've really been into VSQ lately They have everything instrumental and I LOVE them

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJKwItdBUCo

I am thinking the instrumental part of Eric Clapton's "Lala" in the movie, "Good Fellas".

Phantom of the Opera or Les Miserables!

I love Rachel Portman. She did Chocolat, the Cider House Rules, etc. You could IMDB her. She also wrote a beautiful opera that sounds like film scores! It's The Little Prince and, yes, it's based on the book.

You could also try some of the more modern string quartet music. Check out turtle island quartet as they often have stuff that might be good.

I guess my definition of serious classical music might be different from yours, but I think you might be into some of the lighter actual classical style music. Such as Haydn or Mozart (since they tend to have a more transparent sound that could definitely be background music). Their slower movements could really easily blend into the background, in my opinion.

Haley I'm with you we're actually playing that in our wedding, along with music from Harry Potter. the deathly hollows has amazing music. Star Wars Our last song is from Moulin Rouge " come what may" the words are beautiful when we walk down the aisle as husband and wife, nicole kidman and ewan mc gregor

The Fifth Element. The song is Il Dolce Suono from Lucia di Lammermoor. It's actual opera though so I don't know if it's what you're looking for but it's so pretty. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdAZxeIHqJ0

Not from a movie, but I love Schubert's "Serenade"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyHpG8tHAVg

Both are easily found as only instrumental.

There's also the August Rush soundtrack. It's a movie about music, and it does have some wonderful music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTG_r49Gwho

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=RbafIbcO7m8

If you like the music in Amelie, check out the movie "The Illusionist". The animated film directed by Sylvain Chomet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iwvs-Mswxyg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndhsHMvTlvE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGnbgueYW5M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dp53Uxk5yI

Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean, Phantom of the Opera, Brave also had some AMAZING music. Elizabethtown had a few really good instrumentals as well.

And there are SO many others. I have a TON of movie soundtracks.

Pirates is my absolute favorite score. But I agree anything by Danny Elfman is fabulous..and don't forget the good ole Forest Gump main theme. I'm a sucker for that song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GFgwJiWaJE

Oooooh, VSQ has covered "We are Young" by Fun.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z66DbrOj5fw&feature=relmfu

I think I'm getting my parents and aunts/uncles VSQ albums for Christmas this year, they'll be listening to rock music and not even knowing it.