![]() ![]() This is music that swings violently between safety and danger, just like the film’s tragic subject. Jazz notes light up ‘Arrival’ and ‘Calling the Whipper In’, which both convey Princess Diana’s free spirit, while the strained saxophone cries and piercing Bernard Hermann-esque strings on ‘Frozen Three’ evoke psychological horror. But his work on Pablo Larraín’s Spencer felt particularly special, the composer nailing what it feels like to be caught somewhere between a dream and a nightmare. It was another vintage year for Jonny Greenwood, with the Radiohead guitarist at the musical helm of Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog and Paul Thomas Anderson’s Liquorice Pizza. By replicating a deep brass sound through electric cello and combining ethereal chanting and dark synths with Scottish bagpipes and niche woodwind instruments like the Armenian duduk, Zimmer’s music becomes an extension of a story that’s all about disrupting tradition and taking a step into the unknown. “There’s no orchestra anywhere in Dune,” Zimmer told Variety, “most sounds are from specially commissioned instruments and new synthesiser modules”. Dune (Hans Zimmer)Ĭrucial to the success of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune is Hans Zimmer’s ambitious music, which has the scope of an orchestral score, yet is executed through dread-inducing touches of electronica. The sweet melancholy of ‘That’s the Dream’ and the blissful adventure of ‘Vespa è Libertà’ are a great mix of traditional European sounds and Legend of Zelda-esque magic. There’s beauty in every direction, with focused doses of accordion, mandolin and pizzicato strings capturing the gorgeousness (and slight eccentricity) of a small coastal Italian town that pins all its hopes and dreams with the mysteries washed up by the waves. Luca (Dan Romer)Ĭapturing the sound of 20th century Italy is a huge task, but one composer Dan Romer manages with Disney’s coming-of-age fantasy Luca. It’s likely the Dessners’ work on upcoming musical Cyrano will steal the headlines and be seen as the nucleus for bigger and brighter things, but this intimate score deserves just as much attention. These ambient songs are stripped back and minimalist, but they carry an undeniable tenderness and there’s a smart control of pacing that makes you feel like you’re in the middle of a euphoric lucid dream. The score for this touching film about a troubled journalist (Joaquin Phoenix) going on an impromptu road trip with his little nephew (Woody Normon) is a lovely thing. C’mon C’mon (Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner) Although this isn’t an original score, the music that The Roots’ drummer curates throughout the documentary consistently hits the right notes, providing a snapshot of artists like Sly Stone, Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder and BB King when they all were shifting the consciousness of Black America and taking soul music to new heights. ![]() Questlove’s Summer of Soul is the year’s best music documentary, examining the legacy of the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, a legendary event that provided joy and hope at a time when America was unraveling. Here are 10 of the very best, which not only elevated their respective films but provided rich listening experiences in their own right. As the usual flurry of ‘film of the year’ listicles flood our timelines, we’re turning our attentions and tuning our ears to some of the amazing scores and soundtracks that accompanied our favourite releases of 2021. ![]()
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