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[cj_iwakura]

Highly approve of It Follows and Ghost Dog.


Would have liked to see Monster's Ball, though. Very, very underrated.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS2H2z7W80Q

The film is hot garbage, but I've never heard anything like that OST.

 

[pswii60]

A Beautiful Mind should be in there, incredible score which took that movie to a whole new level. Probably my favourite of this century.

Incredible stuff from James Horner, how can you not be grabbed by this: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cDEx6tolC6w

Also Far from the Madding Crowd has a terrific score from Craig Armstrong which should easily make the Top 50: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DrNZ-lYFM48

 

[jb1234]

The list has a very clear agenda against scores of a more traditional nature. I'm honestly surprised they gave Desplat a top ten entry, given John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, James Horner, Michael Giacchino, Howard Shore, Christopher Young, etc. etc. weren't mentioned at all.

(And James Newton Howard only gets a mention in connection to his collaboration with Hans Zimmer in The Dark Knight, which was mostly written by the latter anyway.)

Edit: Yup, just the last sentence says it all. "Danny Elfman’s underrated and uncharacteristically understated music in “The End Of The Tour,” the list goes on and on." This is a list of scores that have nothing much to say, which seems to be what the authors prefer.

 

[Mifune]

There's some good stuff on here obviously, but apparently The Playlist is a place where traditional film scores don't exist. No Williams? No Giacchino? No Powell? No Horner? No Shore? At least Desplat got a mention - Birth is truly extraordinary.

 

[Skittles]

Sunshine is there, would have been exceptionally surprised if it wasn't. That OST is straight up beautiful

 

[John Kowalski]

Oh shit, number one is rightly deserved.

 

[SamualDude]

I'm probably going to get some flak for this but I think Transformers: Dark of the Moon was a really good score.

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

Little love for animated films and the more whimsical fantasy types.

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

#1 is perfect. It was so fucking good. On my second play through of Red Dead Redemption I had it playing and it fit so fucking well.

The Lord of the Rings should be on there though.

 

[Mifune]

I guess John Williams and James Horner needed to try harder than the dude from Edward Sharpe.

If Tarantino didn't use his music this site wouldn't know Morricone from Mascarpone.

 

[Triggerhappytel]

Glad to see Tron Legacy and It Follows up there. Definitely two of my favourites of the last few years.

Inception gotta be up there. To this day its still amazing.

I love the score to Inception so much. I can honestly listen to Time on repeat for hours and not get bored of it.

The Lord of the Rings is not even top 10? Trash list

Edit: Not even on the list, why in the hell would they make a list like this and leave out one of the most iconic and recognizable film scores of the 21st century???

Yeah, that's total horseshit. It definitely deserves to be up there.

This is a solid list. I don't like Hans Zimmer, but the rest is amazing. They could place number 1 in the Zimmer spot and then give the number 1 to The Following's score by Disasterpiece.

You mean It Follows by Disasterpeace?!

Edit - really glad to see Sunshine in there too. I love that score so much: especially the crescendo when Capa is leaping to the separated dish.

 

[pswii60]

The problem with It Follows is I spent the whole film thinking this music is like FEZ but not as good as FEZ.

 

[SolidChamp]

Is The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford a good movie? Never got to watch it

It is the unsung masterpiece of the last 20 years, IMO. A masterclass in acting, directing, and cinematography.

 

[lamaroo]

Upstream Colour has a phenomenal score, shame I didn't enjoy the movie much though.

 

[platakul]

The Fountain too low

 

[jett]

Did they forget about The Lord of the Rings? It's not anywhere in the top 50. Music is subjective, and there are several fine choices in this list, but this omission is just insane to me.

And not a single Giacchino score either. Ah fuck it, screw this list.

 

[Gabriel_Logan]

The last act of Jesse James was the most I've been glued to a movie in years, and the score helped with that. Well deserved number 1.

 

[HStallion]

The last act of Jesse James was the most I've been glued to a movie in years, and the score helped with that. Well deserved number 1.

A Song For Bob is a heart wrenching ode to our mistakes. I would call the music another character in the movie or perhaps acting like a second narrator in a way. One of the few movie watching experiences I would call magical.

Song for Bob

 

[Pedrito]

I'm surprised The Village isn't there. Blood Diamond also has an underrated score. Both by James Newton Howard.

 

[robotrock]

The Master should be on this list

 

[Hasphat'sAnts]

lol. terrible list.

If we're really doing the whole "modern" and "synth"-y scores, Her should be top 5

 

[BigJonsson]

No Lord of the Rings, what

 

[TDLink]

Terrible list. Not that the films listed are bad but...

No Star Wars?
No Lord of the Rings?
No Harry Potter?
Avatar missing?
Interstellar missing?
No Michael Giacchino at all?
No John Williams at all?

 

[Rentahamster]

Interstellar or Inception's soundtrack was better than The Dark Knight, in my opinion.

 

[Lys Skygge]

I agree with #1 and #2. Those are phenomenal soundtracks.

 

[Jigorath]

The Social Network's soundtrack is so good.

And the list definitely needs LOTR.

 

[Nibel]

It's a modern classic IMO. Some people say it's too slow, I call it brooding and contemplative. Amazing movie with an amazing soundtrack.

It's a low key great movie. Did not expect to like it as much as I did.

It is the unsung masterpiece of the last 20 years, IMO. A masterclass in acting, directing, and cinematography.

Thanks guys, will check it out when I have the time. I always liked what I've seen in still images I've came across

 

[Dan]

I'd put John Williams up there with his AI score.

 

[Transistor]

Interstellar or Inception's soundtrack was better than The Dark Knight, in my opinion.

You're definitely not wrong.

 

[jb1234]

I'd put John Williams up there with his AI score.

And his Prisoner of Azkaban score. And Memoirs of a Geisha.

 

[wenis]

Dark Knight but no Interstellar?

It's best. Not boring.

 

[fr0st]

It's best. Not boring.

If the docking scene score was boring then I want everything to be boring.

 

[Window]

I'd put John Williams up there with his AI score.

Yeah I was thinking of that too. The score in AI is wonderful.

And since I'm an Angelo Badalamenti fan, I would also add the Mulholland Dr. score. It contributes a lot in establishing the film's atmosphere. And if I were cheating, The Best of Youth would be near the top.

 

[wenis]

If the docking scene score was boring then I want everything to be boring.

🤔 I suppose you do.

 

[WillyFive]

Interesting list, not a single one of those are movies I would consider to have a score worth mentioning, let alone praising.

 

[Digital-Hero]

Interesting list, not a single one of those are movies I would consider to have a score worth mentioning, let alone praising.

 

[Mifune]

I'd put John Williams up there with his AI score.

He wrote so much interesting music this century. At least one of those scores deserves to be up there.

 

[Desparadina]

The girl with a dragon tattoo was robbed should have been way way higher

 

[Digital-Hero]

Interstellar or Inception's soundtrack was better than The Dark Knight, in my opinion.

I can agree with that. Zimmer went Philip Glass on the Interstellar Soundtrack and it worked in the movie and as a seperate listening experience.

Inception was great, if not better than Interstellar. Old Souls is such a perfect track.

 

[Takyon]

I would get Drive in there somewhere.

 

[thestopsign]

Everyone should go watch The Assassination of Jesse James. Man that movie. The acting, the cinematography, the score. Like the performance by Casey Affleck is up there with the best of this century with probably Daniel Day Lewis in a bunch of movies.

 

[| Praxis |]

Everyone should go watch The Assassination of Jesse James. Man that movie. The acting, the cinematography, the score. Like the performance by Casey Affleck is up there with the best of this century with probably Daniel Day Lewis in a bunch of movies.

Yeah, brilliant film.

 

[Window]

I would get Drive in there somewhere.

It's in the best soundtracks list. The Playlist compiles many lists.

 

[Takyon]

It's in the best soundtracks list. The Playlist compiles many lists.

My B

 

[Digital-Hero]

I'd put John Williams up there with his AI score.

I'm a big Williams fan but I can't get on the, "No Williams, this list sucks!" train.

 

[DukeBobby]

Glad to see Take Shelter in the list. Such an underrated score.

 

[FreshCakes]

Besides #1, I don't agree with this list

 

[saturnine]

No Old Boy? Get out of here.

 

[Triggerhappytel]

Interesting list, not a single one of those are movies I would consider to have a score worth mentioning, let alone praising.

Okay then; could you list your top 50 and we'll see how it compares?

 

[Discotheque]

Glad to see Take Shelter in the list. Such an underrated score.

underrated movie too tbh. Shannon might be the best current American actor right now.