The Best Scores of the 2020s (So Far)
It’s a bit worrying to realize that we’re now over halfway through the 2020s – where has the time gone? Well, I suppose we all know one collective reason why it feels like a blur… But rather than lament the […]
The Best Film Scores of 2022
Another year, another best-of list! Though, as you might be well aware by now, I don’t pretend to actually know what the “best” scores of 2022 were. Instead, this list is really of my favorite scores from last year, presented […]
The Best Film Scores of February 2022
Although January may have gotten off to a slow start (spurred on largely by 2021 film scores that for some reason had delayed releases), February brings 2022 into high gear! Chief among these are Michael Giacchino’s The Batman, which will […]
The Best Film Scores of December 2021
December takes us to the end of the year, bringing not just the last of the awards season hopefuls but also a number of my favorite scores of 2021, like La Panthere des Neiges and The Novice. As a result, […]
Best Film Scores of November 2020
November proved to be a somewhat slower month than normal, the calm before December’s great deluge of excellent scores. This isn’t to say that November’s scores were bad, not at all – the month was still filled with plenty of […]
Best Film Scores of August 2020
An extended wait for the next entry of a series can raise anticipation, but also skepticism. I fell into the latter category upon hearing that, after nearly thirty years, a new Bill and Ted film was coming. But composer Mark […]
Best Film Scores of 2017
I’ve decided to start visiting years past, from before I actively listened to film music, and come up with retrospective best-of lists. Not only is it a good way to revisit missed classics and get a feel for the year […]
Ranking the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Film Music
Over the past decade Marvel has released 22 movies to create the “Infinity Saga” – the most ambitious overarching film story experiment. While it is impossible to analyze every score in a single article, ranking and briefly discussing the scores […]