Film Soundtrack and Film Score Reviews

There are a lot of good soundtracks around and we recommend some of them in our Film Composers Section but this reviews section is here to provide more in depth recommendations and to assist visitors to find those products online.

• Lamya's Poem by Christopher Willis   NEW!
• Jon Burlingame's Music for Prime Time (book review)   NEW!
• Doctor Who Series 13: The Specials by Segun Akinola   NEW!
• Music for Film by Mark Isham   NEW!
• Forbearance by Giovanni Rotondo   NEW!
• Jurassic World: Primal Ops by Winifred Phillips   NEW!
• The Power of the Dog by Jonny Greenwood   NEW!
• Gunpowder Milkshake by Frank Ilfman   NEW!
• His Dark Materials Series 2 by Lorne Balfe   NEW!
• Cruella by Nicholas Britell   NEW!
• No Time to Die by Hans Zimmer
• News of the World by James Newton Howard
• The Secret Garden by Dario Marianelli
• Enola Holmes by Daniel Pemberton
• Airlines by Alexandre Desplat
• Pinocchio by Dario Marianelli
• Star Trek: Picard (Season 1) by Jeff Russo
• Finding Nemo by Thomas Newman
• Dracula by David Arnold and Michael Price
• Little Women by Alexandre Desplat
• Music for Film by Marco Beltrami
• The Personal History of David Copperfield by Christopher Willis
• Doctor Who Series 11 by Segun Akinola
• Two Striking Films - article reviewing Under the Silver Lake by Disasterpeace & King Charles III by Jocelyn Pook
• The Ribbon by Jonathan Galland
• Good Omens by David Arnold
• Dumbo (2019) by Danny Elfman
• God of War by Bear McCreary
• Mary Poppins Returns by Marc Shaiman
• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse by Daniel Pemberton
• Mary Queen of Scots by Max Richter
• Best Film Scores of 2018 - our top 10 film scores from 2018
• Ralph Breaks the Internet by Henry Jackman
• Scraper: First Strike by Winifred Phillips
• Humans Series 2 & 3 by Sarah Warne
• Ocean's 8 by Daniel Pemberton
• Incredibles 2 by Michael Giacchino
• Doctor Who Series 9 Boxset by Murray Gold
• Isle of Dogs by Alexandre Desplat
• Red Sparrow by James Newton Howard
• Ready Player One by Alan Silvestri
• Black Panther by Ludwig Göransson
• Phantom Thread by Jonny Greenwood
• Murder on the Orient Express by Patrick Doyle
• Best Film Scores of 2017 - our top 10 film scores from 2017
• Suburbicon by Alexandre Desplat
• The Shape of Water by Alexandre Desplat
• Breathe by Nitin Sawhney
• IT by Benjamin Wallfisch
• The Red Turtle by Laurent Perez del Mar
• War for the Planet of the Apes by Michael Giacchino
• Dunkirk by Hans Zimmer
• The Mummy by Brian Tyler
• Get Out by Michael Abels
• A Cure for Wellness by Benjamin Wallfisch
• Elle by Anne Dudley
• Jackie by Mica Levi
• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story by Michael Giacchino
• La La Land by Justin Hurwitz
• Nocturnal Animals by Abel Korzeniowski
• Best Film Scores of 2016 - our top 10 film scores from 2016
• Die Hard by Michael Kamen
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by James Newton Howard
• The Light Between Oceans by Alexandre Desplat
• Doctor Strange by Michael Giacchino
• The Witch by Mark Korven
• Pete's Dragon by Daniel Hart
• The Magnificent Seven by James Horner and Simon Franglen
• The Little Prince by Hans Zimmer and Richard Harvey
• The Neon Demon by Cliff Martinez
• The BFG by John Williams
• 10 Cloverfield Lane by Bear McCreary
• Alice Through The Looking Glass by Danny Elfman
• Apocalypto by James Horner
• Orphans & Kingdoms by Giovanni Rotondo
• The Jungle Book by John Debney
• Abulele by Frank Ilfman
• Eddie the Eagle by Matthew Margeson
• High-Rise by Clint Mansell
• Goosebumps by Danny Elfman
• The Revenant by Ryuichi Sakamoto, Alva Noto and Bryce Dessner
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens by John Williams
• The Hateful Eight by Ennio Morricone
• Bridge of Spies by Thomas Newman
• Brooklyn by Michael Brook
• Best Film Scores of 2015 - our review of the top 10 film scores from 2015
• Spectre by Thomas Newman
• The Man from U.N.C.L.E. by Daniel Pemberton
• Robocop by Basil Poledouris
• Urban Legend by Christopher Young
• It Follows by Disasterpeace (Richard Vreeland)
• Ant-Man by Christophe Beck
• Inside Out by Michael Giacchino
• Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation by Joe Kraemer
• Tomorrowland by Michael Giacchino
• Wolf Totem by James Horner
• Jurassic World by Michael Giacchino
• Five Sax at the Movies performed by Five Sax
• Far from the Madding Crowd by Craig Armstrong
• Avengers: Age of Ultron by Brian Tyler and Danny Elfman
• Still Alice by Ilan Eshkeri
• Cinderella by Patrick Doyle
• The Duke of Burgundy by Cat'sEyes
• Paper Planes by Nigel Westlake
• Kingsman: The Secret Service by Henry Jackman and Matthew Margeson
• Jupiter Ascending by Michael Giacchino
• Inherent Vice by Jonny Greenwood
• The Theory of Everything by Johann Johannsson
• The Imitation Game by Alexandre Desplat
• Best Film Scores of 2014 - our review of the top 10 film scores from 2014
• The Giver by Marco Beltrami
• The Homesman by Marco Beltrami
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by Brian Tyler
• The Witches of Eastwick by John Williams
• Mimic by Marco Beltrami
• Far From Heaven by Elmer Bernstein
• How to Train Your Dragon 2 by John Powell
• Chinatown by Jerry Goldsmith
• A Million Ways to Die in the West by Joel McNeely
• Maleficent by James Newton Howard
• Transcendence by Mychael Danna
• Godzilla by Alexandre Desplat
• Basic Instinct by Jerry Goldsmith
• The Grand Budapest Hotel by Alexandre Desplat
• Noah by Clint Mansell
• The Book Thief by John Williams
• Hamlet by Patrick Doyle
• Much Ado About Nothing by Patrick Doyle
• Only God Forgives by Cliff Martinez
• Philomena by Alexandre Desplat
• Saving Mr. Banks by Thomas Newman
• Best Film Scores of 2013 - a survey of the 2013's best film music
• Gravity by Steven Price
• Thor: The Dark World by Brian Tyler
• Rush by Hans Zimmer
• The Straight Story by Angelo Badalamenti
• The Wolverine by Marco Beltrami
• The Secret of N.I.M.H. by Jerry Goldsmith
• Hannibal by Hans Zimmer
• Iron Man 3 by Brian Tyler
• Star Trek: Into Darkness by Michael Giacchino
• Durango by Mark McKenzie
• Jack the Giant Slayer by John Ottman
• Tron: Legacy by Daft Punk
• A Good Day to Die Hard by Marco Beltrami
• The Master by Jonny Greenwood
• Lincoln by John Williams
• The Ghost and the Darkness by Jerry Goldsmith
• Best Film Scores of 2012 - a survey of the year's best film music
• Anna Karenina by Dario Marianelli
• Skyfall by Thomas Newman
• Mama Dracula by Roy Budd
• Musique Fantastique (Book 1) by Randall D. Larson (book review)
• Tomorrow Never Dies by David Arnold and Other Artists
• A Symphony of British Music (2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony) by David Arnold and Other Artists
• The Lost Child by Mark McKenzie
• Brave by Patrick Doyle
• Dimitri Tiomkin: The Greatest Film Scores by Dimitri Tiomkin
• Poltergeist by Jerry Goldsmith
• Le Juge & Le Transfuge by Luis Bacalov
• The Innkeepers by Jeff Grace
• Mousehunt by Alan Silvestri
• Avengers Assemble by Alan Silvestri
• Apollo 13 by James Horner
• Titanic by James Horner
• The Muppets (original soundtrack) - songs by various artists
• The Right to Love: An American Family by Edwin Wendler
• The Hunger Games by James Newton Howard
• Gremlins (double CD) by Jerry Goldsmith
• Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom by John Williams
• Raiders of the Lost Ark by John Williams
• War Horse by John Williams
• Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol by Michael Giacchino
• Best Film Scores of 2011 - a survey of the top 10
• A Streetcar Named Desire by Alex North
• The Rum Diary by Christopher Young
• Titus by Elliot Goldenthal
• The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn by John Williams
• Psycho by Bernard Herrmann
• The Thing by Ennio Morricone
• The Great Miracle by Mark McKenzie
• Rise of the Planet of the Apes by Patrick Doyle
• Haunted by Debbie Wiseman
• Water for Elephants by James Newton Howard
• Captain America: The First Avenger by Alan Silvestri
• The Tree of Life by Alexandre Desplat
• Giallo by Marco Werba
• Predator by Alan Silvestri
• Rambo First Blood Part II by Jerry Goldsmith
• Ni No Kuni Shikkoku No Madoush (video game) by Joe Hisaishi
• The Wicker Man by Paul Giovanni
• The Bourne Supremacy by John Powell
• Forbidden Planet by Louis and Bebe Barron
• The Promise by Debbie Wiseman
• True Grit (2010) by Carter Burwell
• Moonraker by John Barry
• Out of Africa by John Barry
• Gulliver's Travels by Henry Jackman
• 127 Hours by A. R. Rahman
• The King's Speech by Alexandre Desplat
• Black Swan by Clint Mansell
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by David Arnold
• The Shadow by Jerry Goldsmith
• Doctor Who Series 5 by Murray Gold
• Doctor Who Series 4 The Specials by Murray Gold
• Doctor Who Series 4 by Murray Gold
• Q On Producing by Quincy Jones and Bill Gibson (book review)
• The Holiday by Hans Zimmer
• A Christmas Carol by Alan Silvestri
• Jurassic Park by John Williams
• Drag Me To Hell by Christopher Young
• The Nightmare Before Christmas by Danny Elfman
• The Missing by James Horner
• Lawrence of Arabia (complete score) by Maurice Jarre
• How to Train Your Dragon by John Powell
• The Village by James Newton Howard
• The Secret Garden by Zbigniew Preisner
• Knight and Day by John Powell
• Inception by Hans Zimmer
• Meet Joe Black by Thomas Newman
• Toy Story 3 by Randy Newman
• The Abyss by Alan Silvestri
• Cutthroat Island by John Debney
• Azureus Rising by Edwin Wendler
• War of the Worlds by John Williams
• Hellboy by Marco Beltrami
• The Edge by Jerry Goldsmith
• Two Mules for Sister Sara & Days of Heaven by Ennio Morricone
• Batman by Danny Elfman
• Hellbound: Hellraiser II by Christopher Young
• Dances with Wolves (extended version) by John Barry
• Alien (complete) by Jerry Goldsmith
• Escapade Velocity by The SG Sound
• Goldfinger by John Barry
• Angels in America by Thomas Newman
• Sherlock Holmes by Hans Zimmer
• Road to Perdition by Thomas Newman
• Murder in the First by Christopher Young
• Around The World in 80 Days by Victor Young
• Field of Dreams by James Horner
• Scott Joplin & the Age of Ragtime (book review) by Ray Argyle
• Home Alone by John Williams
• Young Sherlock Holmes by Bruce Broughton
• Conan The Barbarian by Basil Poledouris
• Restoration by James Newton Howard with music by Henry Purcell
• Hellraiser The Chronicles - Collector's Special Edition Box Set, music by Christopher Young and Randy Miller
• Cinema - an album of cinematic tracks played by Violinist Laurent Korcia
• Waltz with Bashir by Max Richter
• The Reel World (book preview) by Jeff Rona
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by Alexandre Desplat
• The New Avengers, 3rd triple-album volume of "50 Years of the music of Laurie Johnson"
• Dance of the Dead by Kristopher Carter
• Indiana Jones: The Soundtracks Collection by John Williams
• Humboldt County by iZLER
• Requiem for a Dream by Clint Mansell
• Songs of the Sea: The Regatta Suite by Jeff Rona
• The Best of Bond - music by John Barry, David Arnold and others, conducted by Carl Davis
• James Bond: The Gold Edition - even more Bond music by John Barry, David Arnold and others
• Torchwood by Ben Foster and Murray Gold
• Pan's Labyrinth by Javier Navarrete
• Revisiting Taxi Driver by Bernard Herrmann
• Planet Twist from The SG Sound
• Doctor Who Series 3 by Murray Gold
• Doctor Who Series 1 and 2 by Murray Gold
• The Kite Runner by Alberto Iglesias
• Brick Lane by Jocelyn Pook
• Ratatouille by Michael Giacchino
• The Golden Compass by Alexandre Desplat
• The Blob (and other Creepy Sounds) by Ralph Carmichael, with Burt Bacharach and others
• Airwolf Themes by Sylvester Levay and Udi Harpaz, recreated by Mark J Cairns
• Blade Runner 25th Anniversary (Trilogy) by Vangelis
• Beowulf by Alan Silvestri
• Silence, Night & Dreams by Zbigniew Preisner
• Atonement by Dario Marianelli
• Music by Gabriel Yared (film review) about Gabriel Yared
• The Simpsons Movie by Hans Zimmer
• The Queen by Alexandre Desplat
• The Sea Hawk & Deception by Erich Wolfgang Korngold
• Notes on a Scandal by Philip Glass
• Next by Mark Isham
• Doom by Clint Mansell
• The Illusionist by Philip Glass
• The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes by Miklos Rozsa
• Blood Diamond by James Newton Howard
• The Fountain by Clint Mansell
• Van Morrison: At The Movies - a collection of Van Morrison songs used on film soundtracks
• A Composer's Notes: Remembering Miklos Rozsa (book review) by Jeffrey Dane
• Casino Royale by David Arnold
• Miss Potter by Nigel Westlake plus Interview with the composer
• Live and Let Die by George Martin
• The Elephant Man by John Morris
• The Hunt for Red October by Basil Poledouris
• Total Recall by Jerry Goldsmith
• Jaws by John Williams
• The Black Dahlia by Mark Isham
• Schindler's List by John Williams
• Naqoyqatsi by Philip Glass
• Powaqqatsi by Philip Glass
• Koyaanisqatsi by Philip Glass
• Brokeback Mountain by Gustavo Santaolalla
• Munich by John Williams
• Great Film Fantasies featuring music by John Williams and Howard Shore
• The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada by Marco Beltrami
• Match Point with songs from operas by Giuseppe Verdi and others
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by Harry Gregson-Williams
• King Kong by James Newton Howard
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by Patrick Doyle
• March of the Penguins by Alex Wurman
• The Brothers Grimm by Dario Marianelli
• Corpse Bride by Danny Elfman
• Pride and Prejudice by Dario Marianelli
• Crash by Mark Isham
• The War of the Worlds musical by Jeff Wayne
• Three Choral Suites by Miklos Rozsa
• Finding Neverland by Jan A. P. Kaczmarek
• The Incredibles by Michael Giacchino
• Alexander by Vangelis
• The Phantom of the Opera movie soundtrack by Andrew Lloyd Webber
• The Producers (Original Cast Recording) by Mel Brooks
• Star Wars Trilogy by John Williams
• Piano Works by Craig Armstrong
• Deep Blue by George Fenton
• Hidalgo by James Newton Howard
• Open Range by Michael Kamen
• The Very Best of Henry Mancini - Midnight, Moonlight & Magic by Henry Mancini
• The Ultimate Pink Panther Collection by Henry Mancini
• The Passion of the Christ by John Debney
• The Return of the King by Howard Shore
• The Matrix Revolutions by Don Davis
• The Matrix Reloaded by Don Davis
• The Matrix by Don Davis
• The Alamo by Dimitri Tiomkin
• The Day the Earth Stood Still by Bernard Herrmann
• Alexander Nevsky (in film and concert versions) by Sergei Prokofiev
• Man with a Movie Camera a 1929 film with new music by Michael Nyman
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - by Howard Shore
• Midnight Cowboy - the classic soundtrack by John Barry
• Man of Galilee - a double album of film music by Alfred Newman
• Alex North's 2001: A Space Odyssey - the original unused music by Alex North
• 2001: A Space Odyssey by Richard Strauss, Johann Strauss, Aram Khachaturian and Gyorgy Ligeti
• Damien: Omen II - Deluxe Edition by Jerry Goldsmith
• The Omen - Deluxe Edition by Jerry Goldsmith
• Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones by John Williams
• Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace by John Williams
• Great Composers: Elmer Bernstein a fine collection of music by Elmer Bernstein
• The Magnificent Seven the classic original soundtrack by Elmer Bernstein
• The Essential Miklos Rozsa: Ben-Hur collection by Miklos Rozsa
• Ben-Hur the epic by Miklos Rozsa
• A.I. Artificial Intelligence by John Williams
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - by Howard Shore
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (or Sorcerer's Stone) - by John Williams
• Amelie - the unique soundtrack by French composer Yann Tiersen
• Moulin Rouge - the extravaganza with songs by Various Artists, additional music by Craig Armstrong
• West Side Story - the film version of the stage musical by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim
• The Piano - an intense moving score from Michael Nyman
• The Mission - an inspiring soundtrack by Ennio Morricone
• Gone with the Wind Collection - a double album of music by Max Steiner
• Swashbucklers - various composers headed by Erich Wolfgang Korngold
• The Sting - by Marvin Hamlisch using music by Scott Joplin
• Wings of a Film - a live recording of a concert of film music by Hans Zimmer
• John Barry, the Collection - 4 CDs with 40 years of soundtracks from John Barry
• The Omen (collection) - Double album featuring film music by Jerry Goldsmith
• Frontiers (collection) - Jerry Goldsmith Sci-Fi Classics conducted by the composer himself
• Jerry Goldsmith's modernistic score for Planet of the Apes
• Fahrenheit 451 - CD of film music by Bernard Herrmann conducted by Joel McNeely
• Torn Curtain - a superb collection of classical film tracks by Bernard Herrmann
• Music for a Darkened Theatre - a compilation album by Danny Elfman
• Music for a Darkened Theatre volume 2 - a 2nd compilation on 2 CDs from Danny Elfman
• Cinema Century boxed set - a great value collection to tie in with our Film Music History
• Cinema Century 2000 set - an equally good companion set of the key movie soundtracks