Holy Holy's Top 5 Movie Soundtracks
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Holy Holy's Top 5 Movie Soundtracks

Movies are pretty cool. And movies with killer soundtracks are even better. So we thought who better to judge a movie soundtrack than the talented Oscar Dawson from Holy Holy?


1. The Blues Brothers
I loved this movie as a child. My sister and I memorised big sections of the dialogue and we knew all the songs by heart. It wasn’t until I was a bit older I realised how amazing it was that the movie featured Ray Charles, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, John Lee Hooker and Cab Calloway acting and performing – so good.

2. The Godfather
Francis Ford Coppolas’ masterpiece features an incredibly moving soundtrack with a range of moods from epic open scores to dark brooding pieces. It’s cliche but if you’re cooking Italian food and drinking wine this is a great album to put on.

3. Terminator 2
Look, mainly just for the theme song which we in Holy Holy adore and actually do a cover of. It’s our dream that one of our songs will make a Terminator movie one day.

4. Drive
A brilliantly dark film really lifted by the song choices – ‘Night Call’ and ‘A Real Hero’ being the obvious standouts. This film has the best opening credits of any film I’ve seen.

5. The Good, the Band and the Ugly
All hail Ennio Morricone. If you’re making an American western film in the hills of Italy –  this is the guy you want in charge of sound. Put this on to make any everyday task feel like an epic journey of lust, blood and bullets.