If You Were Asked To Create A Soundtrack For Avatar, Which Songs Would You Include?
 

My applogies if a similar thread has been made in the past, I searched for one and couldn't find one.

So if you could include some of your favorite songs in a soundtrack for Avatar, which ones do you think would be good for the movie? You can even be as specific as to name what songs you would want played during certain scenes in the movie. If you want to name why you would include each song, then feel free. You can post the actual song, or just simply list them. Both are fine.


These are the only songs that I could think of so far:



Kid Cudi - In My Dreams
Krayzie Bone - Let's Live
Litefoot - Speciality
Bone Thugs N Harmony - Days Of Our Lives (Instrumental)
Michael Jackson - Earth Song



And songs that I might "consider":



Michael Jackson - Fly Away
Black Eyed Peas - Fly Away
Black Eyed Peas - Meet Me Halfway
Krayzie Bone - Sailin (aka Paradise)
Krayzie Bone - Hard To Let Go


My only problem is lack of variety in artists, which is a coincidence. :/

So I'm really interested in hearing the rest of your lists, opinions, ideas, ect.

....If I was asked to create a soundtrack for Avatar, I'd be absolutely delighted to compose. :) Though, I would have to ask that the same time given to Horner be given me to write and record everything too. ;)


If I were asked which of my favorite songs I'd include in the film if I could... I really have no clue which ones, since I don't really care for anything besides classical and orchestral film score. So...

...maybe a song sung by Enya with mostly strings and a horn or two, with nothing electronic, and just her natural voice... in place of that... pop thing performed by Leona Lewis.

I like this thread! Good idea =] Let me see what I can find. I have a lot of cute Romance songs lol.
-The Classic Crime-Who needs air
-November Blessing-Can I keep you
-Chase Coy Cover-I will follow you into the dark
-Eyes set to kill-Gave you my all
-The Used- Smother Me

Orchestral Songs [I strongely suggest you guys check these out :P]
-Two Steps From Hell - "Infinite Legends"
-Auracle Music - "Epic Legend"
-Future World Music - "Quest for Freedom"
-Fired Earth Music - "Man of Steel"
-Immediate Music - "Believe"
-E.S. Posthumus - "Oraanu Pi"
-Yanni - "To The One Who Knows"
-Philip Wesley - "Far and Away"
-Brad White & Pierre Grill - "Lullaby"
-Audiomachine - "Gothicus"
And I can post more later when it's not so late :P

Good thread, I like it. :P

For me, it'd be a load of electronic tracks, but electronic that still has that nature/tribal feel.

Instra:mental
- Thugtronik
- Photograph
- Translucent

dBridge & Instra:mental
- Blush Response [If I had to insist one song, this would be it.]
- Rendevouz

Blu Mar Ten
- Believe Me
- By The Time My Light Reaches You, I'll Be Gone
- If I Could Tell You

Logistics
- No Words
- Slow Motion

And I think that's about it so far, without clooging up the thread too much. ;)

I would replace whoever sang I See You with Lisa Miskovsky.

Creedence Clearwater's Fortunate Son - I always tend to think of this as Jake's theme-song

anything by Two Steps From Hell or X-ray dog! :D

Coldworld - Wintereisse is about all I can come up with, to be honest.

I think it would have gone well with when Jake woke up after the destruction of hometree as he walks through the ash.

This song! THIS SONG!

YouTube - sunflower - tesla

Has some amazing flow - and i can listen to it also very very often as i can watch avatar :)

Ensiferum - Victory Song (change a few of the lyrics and it's perfect :war: ) - or possibly The New Dawn
Kotipelto - Here We Are
Coldworld - Escape
Korpiklaani - With Trees
Power Quest - Human Machine

Could probably come up with a few more but those are all I can think of right now.

MGMT - Siberian Breaks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4U_BQ5dzWM

6:00 gives me a visual of glowing mushrooms.

^ Seconds Victory Song :D

Soulfly.
Soulfly II. - Soulfly
To Holmgard and Beyond - Turisas (would be a pretty good Epic soundtrack. Used in the same way as "Gathering the Na'vi clans for battle". And maybe without the lyrics.)
Para Belum - Vader (it's short, but fits perfect with a pre-battle theme :) Would sound even better if youwere to take it together with This is the War - Vader. Wouldn't fit at all though :/ )
Vigil - Mass Effect Score (Together with a space scene... PERFECT!!!!!! :D )
The Lazarus Project - Mass Effect 2 Score
Bloodmarch - Finntroll

As same as HNM, could think of more... not right now :rolleyes:

Shiny Toy Guns - Season of Love (would sound perfect in the ending credits)
YouTube - Shiny Toy Guns- Season of Love [FULL VERSION] HQ

Mt. Eden Dubstep - Still Alive
YouTube - Mt Eden Dubstep - Still Alive

Tiesto - Ten Seconds Before Sunrise
YouTube - Tiesto - Ten Seconds Before Sunrise

Kobee - Endless Thoughts
YouTube - Kobee feat. Jade4U - Endless Thoughts

Andy Hunter - Fade
YouTube - Andy Hunter - Fade (feat. Cathy Burton)

Andy Hunter - Lifelight
YouTube - life light - Andy Hunter

Giuseppe Ottaviani - No More Alone
YouTube - Giuseppe Ottaviani - No More Alone (Original Mix)

Andy Blueman Feat. Eller Van Buuren - Time To Rest
YouTube - Andy Blueman - Time To Rest (HQ)

Oceanlab - Beautiful Together
YouTube - OceanLab - Beautiful Together (Original Mix)

~and last but not least, the song I relate most to Avatar by the lyrics... so beautiful and from the heart~

Gabriel & Dresden - No One On Earth (Club Mix)
YouTube - Above & Beyond - No One On Earth(Gabriel & Dresden Club Mix)

Great ones :)

Never thought of just using the instrumental part of a song, but yeah, To Holmgard And Beyond would really fit there :D

probably The Gail, it's the theme song from Last of the Mohicans

Wow, good topic!

OK here are mine.

FAR by lzn02 (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)
YouTube - Lzn02 - FAR

Last Jungle by Sub Focus
YouTube - Sub Focus - Last Jungle

Eyes on Fire (Zed Deads Remix)
YouTube - Blue Foundation - Eyes On Fire (Zeds Dead Remix)

Eppure Sentire (Un Senso de Ti) by Elisa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQCMSBhuMaU\

Fin Du Voyaje by lzn02
YouTube - lzn02-fin du voyage

Fleur de Lune by lzn02
Lzn02 - FAR_05 - Fleur de Lune - SoundCloud

Greenland by Emancipator
YouTube - Emancipator - Greenland

I just listed a bunch of great songs that are classifed as "unknown". Why? because they are made by NOT MAINSTREAM artist. They are amazing. Listen to them.

This...







For obvious reasons :')

:awesome:
Epic song.

This. Although, I like the background music in I See You - the parts that are like the soundtrack during the chorus. Anyways, I actually love Enya but I also like some electronic music. Nothing flashy, more like this during the first half or so(excluding the loud intro noise.)

YouTube - MGMT - "Love Always Remains"

Well, here's my picks:

Battle music:
Disturbed - Ten Thousand Fists
Static X - Kill Your Idols
Dragonforce - Black Fire

Space scene:
The last 1:30 of Eat Static - Abduction

Jake becoming one of the people:
Tim Catrall - Atrium

Jakes flight:
Lost Tribe - Seven Cities

Neytiri scene:
The middle of Spark7 - Vanquish starting right before the piano and ending right after the insanely awesome electric solo, before the beat starts again. I recommend listening to this, it's one of the few songs thats made me cry.

Credits:
Dragonforce - Trail of Broken Hearts

Reading back over this, some of it wouldn't really fit well...oh well. Just be glad James Horner made the soundtrack, not me. :P

This:







I heard rumors that it was originally supposed to be for an avatar pre-release trailer. Not sure if its true or not.

Very Epic :)

Hmm, that would fit for a trailer, although I'm not so sure where it would go in the actual film (maybe the sturmbeest hunt).

Great, absolutely tremendous composition, but I'm not sure where it would fit. :/

1. Lamb of God -Reclemation
2. Metallica -One
3. Buffalo Springfield -For What It's Worth
4. Jimi Hendrix -Voodoo Child
5. Soulfly -Bloodbath
6. Soulfly -Tribe
7. Metallica -Broken, Beat & Scarred
8. Slipknot -Before I Forget
9. Soulfly -Soulfly V
10. Alicia Keys -Love Is Blind
11. Slipknot -Vendetta
12. Soulfly -Soulfly VII
13. Soulfly -Living Sacrifice
14. Slipknot -Danger Keep Away
15. All Shall perish -Greyson
16. Pantera -Floods
17. Alicia Keys -Unthinkable
18. Soulfly -Blood Fire War Hate
19. All Shall Perish -The Last Relapse
20. Seether -Broken
21. Metallica -Frantic
22. Jimi Hendrix -The Wind Cries Mary
23. Metallica -Unforgiven III
24. Lamb of God -Grace
25. Metallica -For Whom the Bell Tolls
26. Lamb of God -Set To Fail
27. Soulfly -Frontline
28. Metallica -Fight Fire With Fire
29. Alicia Keys -That's How Strong My Love Is
30. Iron Maiden -When the Wild Wind Blows
31. *secret song* ;)

YouTube - Luke Richards - Farewell My Dear

Would be good for the Neytiri mating scene or when Jake first sees the floating mountains of Pandora, In fact, it would be great for a lot of the scenes actually! :D

If someone asked me to create a soundtrack to Avatar, I'd punch them in the face for thinking I (or anyone) could do a better job than James Horner :)

haha :P

Hmm, wish I could remember what I was thinking of when I posted that...maybe the scene where Jake first encounters Neytiri and the bioluminescence? Some moment when things are...well, mystic. :P

The composition has a more mystically scary feel, the scene is fascinatingly mystic. (imo) :P But I get your message ;)