Comments on: The 50 Best Film Scores Of The 21st Century So Far

By: Shivani

Shivani — Mon, 09 Apr 2018 01:52:00 +0000

I loved the list and more than that your loving poetic writing. It shows so clearly your love for music and movies. I never ever post anything anywhere but your piece was particularly moving and inspired. I’m going to follow everything you write from here on. Well done and keep up the good work.

By: BrianJ

BrianJ — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 19:17:00 +0000

The fact that Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross are on this list at all tells me we’re dealing with a very specific taste. No John Williams, No Danny Elfman, No Alan Silvestri … the authors are clearly into the new wave of electronic noise that grates on me like fingernails on a chalkboard. I found Reznor and Ross to be the WORST aspect of “The Social Network”.

By: halbur

halbur — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 16:31:00 +0000

In reply to Jeremy Carrier. Thanks for this comment, you just saved me reading a worthless article. No John Williams on a top 25 scores list! Ridiculous!

By: Daniel Schulz

Daniel Schulz — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 18:43:00 +0000

Nothing from Joe Hisaishi in the list? Bit West-centered, no? Also no Yann Tiersen or Ludovico Einaudi. For me personally, the worst thing the Academy ever did was giving the Oscar to Trent Reznor for his uninspired noise on Social Network instead of the chef-d’œuvre that was John Powell’s HTTYD and continues to be…

By: John Ryder

John Ryder — Mon, 02 Oct 2017 18:15:00 +0000

I really love David Wingo’s score for ‘Take Shelter’. Yeah, Cliff Martinez could be included in the list several times… I woud add his ‘First Snow’ (2006) score too as a serious contender. Other options that I miss when we talk about ‘alternative’ (?) soundtracks:

Michael Andrews – ‘Donnie Darko’ (2001)
Antonio Pinto – ‘Lord Of War’ (2005; and his themes for ‘Collateral’)
Nathan Johnson & The Cinematic Underground – ‘Brick’ (2005)
David Holmes & The Free Asociation – ‘Code 46’ (2003)
Johan Soderqvist – ‘Let The Right One In’ (2008)

By: hi

hi — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 16:58:00 +0000

The Last Samurai score is the most moving music arrangement I have ever heard.

By: yaah

yaah — Sun, 04 Sep 2016 12:32:00 +0000

I don’t really get why this list, which is heavy on alternative sounds, paradoxically ignores the best alternative ones like Mad Max Fury Road and The Man from UNCLE. “The Social Network” was extremely weak. This doesn’t even mention the fact that you completely ignored (and you had 50 choices, so this is unexcusable) the Lord of the Rings movies which were monumental achievements. And if you knew anything about film music you would know that movies like The Force Awakens and Jupiter Ascending were amazing achievements. To not include in the top 50 at the expense of throwing in more stuff is pretty bad. And you throw in mentions of “Babel” as though Babel was a great film score. It won an Oscar but most of the music was derivative and not part of the actually original score. This list would be better entitled as, “The 50 favorite scores of someone who watches mostly indy films, loves alternative music and overrates it, and watches an occasional blockbuster”

By: Megan W

Megan W — Fri, 02 Sep 2016 19:35:00 +0000

Amelie should be up on that list! In top 10, not listed as an Honorable Mention 😉

By: Inspector Spacetime

Inspector Spacetime — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 21:52:00 +0000

In reply to cinematicsoundradio. Ah. I did miss that clear distinction in the headline. Thank you.

By: cinematicsoundradio

cinematicsoundradio — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 00:06:00 +0000

In reply to Inspector Spacetime. Conan was written in the 20th century!

By: Inspector Spacetime

Inspector Spacetime — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 16:01:00 +0000

Basil Pouledoris’ soundtrack to the original Conan the Barbarian movie not appearing on this list is beyond ridiculous.

By: Skepacabra

Skepacabra — Sun, 28 Aug 2016 05:06:00 +0000

How did Ryan Johnson’s “Brick” not make the list? Shame.

By: joeybot

joeybot — Sat, 27 Aug 2016 01:51:00 +0000

In reply to cinematicsoundradio. Tee hee hee? So what are you now, a little girl? You know I can totally not care about you, and yet take a few seconds to make fun of your loser life. But hey, for once someone's paying attention to you, right?

By: cinematicsoundradio

cinematicsoundradio — Fri, 26 Aug 2016 16:54:00 +0000

In reply to joeybot. Tee hee hee! Keep it coming! You're making my day... and my point!

By: cinematicsoundradio

cinematicsoundradio — Fri, 26 Aug 2016 16:54:00 +0000

Here’s an alternate view. http://blog.tracksounds.com/2016/08/soundcast-stereo-episode-10-21st.html

By: joeybot

joeybot — Fri, 26 Aug 2016 15:23:00 +0000

In reply to cinematicsoundradio. Wow, too bad some internet commenter gets you so excited. You must really be a loser.

By: cinematicsoundradio

cinematicsoundradio — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 19:19:00 +0000

In reply to joeybot. Oh boy. You're an entertaining little fella, aren't you? Admit it, you care about me or else you wouldn't keep replying. My heart is fluttering!

By: joeybot

joeybot — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 19:13:00 +0000

In reply to cinematicsoundradio. Me replying doesn't mean I care about you...just letting you know a fact. I like to help people out!

By: cinematicsoundradio

cinematicsoundradio — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 17:11:00 +0000

In reply to joeybot. You clearly do because you replied. Thanks. But you aren't alone. A lot of people care about me but not EVERYONE cares. Wait... maybe they do.

By: joeybot

joeybot — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 16:11:00 +0000

In reply to cinematicsoundradio. Yeah, but no one cares about you so no thanks!

By: Ralph Diaz

Ralph Diaz — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 16:08:00 +0000

I hate this list but at least you tried. No Yann Thiersen?? At least Jon Brion is on the list!

By: dsongman

dsongman — Tue, 23 Aug 2016 22:15:00 +0000

In reply to mrbellamy. > it feels weirdly limited in scope for how apparently eclectic it is on the surface. My thoughts exactly. Seems an oddly one-sided culling from a diverse medium. I'd rather they call it the "Top 50 Most Unappreciated…" or something.

By: MAL

MAL — Tue, 23 Aug 2016 16:19:00 +0000

In reply to Stephen Morton. I completely agree with everything you just said. The score for Jesse James (and the film itself) are nothing short of brilliant. For me it is a toss up for #1 between this and the score for "Under the Skin." Both are so integrally tied to the lifeblood of the films themselves that one cannot truly exist without the other.

By: Marcus Emanuel

Marcus Emanuel — Tue, 23 Aug 2016 04:05:00 +0000

As ever, a pretty spot on list. Greenwood’s “Norweigan Wood,” Cliff Martinez’s “Contagion,” and Ryuichi Sakamoto’s “The Revenant” are some of my favorites too. You can read more here: https://melkshakes.wordpress.com/2016/08/23/best-film-scores-century-to-date/

By: writR

writR — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 22:07:00 +0000

No Mark Isham? You obviously didn’t see this list…
http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/2000s-movie-scores/39195/the-25-most-underrated-film-scores-of-the-2000s