Knight of Ren

I share some of my favorites with yours, in no particular order: -Sinners -F1 -Red Sonja -Clair Obscur -Silksong -Fantastic Four -Cobra Kai And from what remains of the year I'm really looking forward to: -Now You See Me 3 -Wicked: For Good -Zootopia 2 -Hamnet -Scarlet -Avatar: Fire and Ash plus the second season of both Percy Jackson and Fallout

Not a huge fan of kensuke ushio's score for Chainsaw Man as it's a bit too grungy and processed for my taste, but just as he did with dan da dan's love theme, when he writes emotional piano and string tracks he really shines, and this went straight into my favorite tracks of the year:

Some scores I really liked from the last couple of months: I'm not the biggest Bertelmann fan, but Conclave and this have shown a side of him I really like. The main theme is quite memorable and I love his string and brass writing. If the movie had received better reviews I could see this score earning an Oscar nom but I don't think that will happen. A different score to what Djawadi is used to. It's smaller in scale, with a heavy focus on strings and folksy guitars to represent the period, and has a couple of great themes thrown in there too. It's nothing too groundbreaking but shows a more playful side from Djawadi than what his fantasy/sci-fi efforts allow him to show. A really nice little surprise. Fleming is a bit of a hit or miss for me, as I really liked his score for Damsel, but I disliked his Superman score. But this is completely different from those two, being a much more intimate and smaller score, focusing on folksy instruments, piano and a great use of vocals, with a strong main theme too. Also really different to Tyler's blockbuster bombastic scores. This one's also highly dramatic and intense, but in a different style, with a strong focus on strings, and a couple of solid themes. His album presentation with the 5 part suite really helps you appreciate the score a lot more than if it was just the actual underscore of the film. After a really great score by Ilan Eskheri for Ghost of Tsushima, I was afraid this score wouldn't be on the same level since its a different composer, but Toma Otowa deliverd something quite different but just as great as that one. It has a bunch of excellent themes and the real highlight is the awesome mix between traditional orchestra and japanese instruments all written in the style of an spaghetti western. Highly recommended for the people that say scores nowadays aren't as thematic and orchestral as they used to be!

Watched the film to get a better grasp of Desplat's intentions, and also listened to the album twice, once before watching the film and once after. It definitely helps listening it in context, and while I think it's a bit too long for repeated listenings, it's great that we basically have the whole score. I've picked up on a few themes, but I'm unsure of what they really represent at least some of them (I'll leave it in a spoiler block so it doesn't take ages to load the page) It takes a bit to fully appreciate it, but I really like what Desplat has done here. I really like his thematic writing and the gothic vibe of the whole thing, especially with some gorgeous violin solos here and there. I'll give it a couple more listens and I'll try to create a shorter playlist for better enjoyment.

Such a long album indeed! I think it might be the whole score. Really interested to hear how this one turns out as I think Guillermo del Toro films usually have great music associated with them (Pan's Labyrinth, The Shape of Water, Crimson Peak, etc.)

Probably my favorite movie this year. Admittedly I haven't been able to watch that many films but some supposedly big hits turned out to be a bit of a disappointment. But I went to see this one before the hype train went off and I absolutely loved it. Great performances, great directing and photography, and a great score by Göransson!

Haven't heard The Grinch in quite some time, but Casper is one of my favorites of his, and a perfect score and film for this time of the year! I might rewatch it soon. Casper's Lullaby is one of Horner's best themes ever.

Yeah, I don't get what's with film critics and their love for musicians turned film composers but I think it's disrespectful towards many film composers who do great scores each year. No shade against musicians turned composers, as I think some of them are great, like Jonny Greenwood, but the score for TRON: Ares is definitely not the only score in the last 15 years which has elevated the film it accompanies. It's a fine score, I like the songs, but it's nowhere in the best of the year. And Daft Punk's score for Legacy was much better imo.

Well that's... disappointing. I've enjoyed some of Romer's scores, and I think he can deliver a fine score, but what I fear is that he will completely ignore all of Djawadi's themes and style. I agree that it's such a specific sound he has crafted for this universe over the years, and it would be a shame if it was just thrown away. Let's see how this turns out, but at least we got Season 3 of House of the Dragon to look forward to in terms of new Djawadi music for this universe.

Nice picks! Particularly looking forward to Frankenstein, Wicked, Avatar 3, Now You See Me 3 and Percy Jackson S2 I would also add a couple more: -Ghost of Yotei - Toma Otowa -One Battle After Another - Jonny Greenwood -Predator: Badlands -Scarlet

It's quite close in style to his more minimalist scores from recent years like The Boy and the Heron so going in with that in mind, it was a thoroughly enjoyable listen. I love his piano-string writing and I also really liked some of the songs much to my surprise. I'm looking forward to hear it in context!

Yeah, the score is awful. I stayed through the whole thing in case there was some nice material but it wasn't the case. I love JNH but I feel these kind of scores could be done by one of his assistants or whatever because I don't think they require a lot of effort or are intellectually engaging for him in any way. I also hope he does more orchestral fantasy scores like the ones mentioned above as soon as posible!

For those interested, the conversation has been published on YouTube. It's completely dubbed in english because Desplat talked in french and Iglesias in spanish. There's also a version fully dubbed in spanish. Also, the showcase clips from their respective films had to be cut due to copyright issues.

I think I'm mixing them up hahaha! I got two more apart from the one you start the game with. I don't remember the names, but I got one in Greymoor and the other one after using the simple key near the Wormways. I think the one from the Wormways is the one that gave me the vertical pogo, but I'm liking the other two a bit more.

Wasn't aware of the Silksong talk in here! I've been enjoying the game a lot, even if it's a bit frustrating to die countless times. I won't be able to play for a couple of weeks but I did manage to advance quite a bit in this week and a half. The last bosses I completed were Moorwing, Splinter Sister and the Skull-Ant Warrior guarding the entrance to the Hunter's March. The platforming in this area is challenging but also lots of fun! It took me a bit to get used to the new diagonal pogo but I love it now. I did get the vertical pogo thanks to the Reaper's Crest but I'm sticking to the Wanderer's Crest for now. I feel the game is massive in comparison to HK. I've played like 15h or so and I feel I've only scracthed the surface of the world because I haven't even finished Act 1 yet! Whenever I can return to the game I'll try to explore Hunter's March in full and then try to investigate into Bellhart and the mystery surrounding it. As a side note, I love that Hornet talks in the game! It feels so different to HK where you where a passive listener but here it's nice to read/hear Hornet's thoughts.