The 100 Best [Primarily] Original Scores Of The 2010s

[Under-Terrestrial 51]

COMPOSERS WITH ONE PICK EACH:

 

• '127 Hours' - A.R. Rahman
• 'The Artist' - Ludovic Bource
• 'Brooklyn' - Michael Brook
• 'Cloud Atlas' - Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil
• 'Escape From Tomorrow' - Abel Korzeniowski
• 'A Fantastic Woman' - Matthew Herbert
• 'Frankenweenie' - Danny Elfman
• 'The Hateful Eight' - Ennio Morricone
• 'Her' - Will Butler And Owen Pallett
• 'Hotel Transylvania' - Mark Mothersbaugh
• 'How To Train Your Dragon' - John Powell
• 'Hugo' - Howard Shore
• 'The Illusionist' - Sylvain Chomet
• 'Insidious' - Joseph Bishara
• 'Jack Reacher' - Joe Kraemer
• 'Joker' - Hildur Guonadottir
• 'Knives Out' - Nathan Johnson
• 'The Last Black Man In San Francisco' - Emile Mosseri
• 'The Little Prince' - Hans Zimmer And Richard Harvey
• 'Loving Vincent' - Clint Mansell
• 'Marriage Story' - Randy Newman
• 'Mudbound' - Tamar-kali
• 'The Red Turtle' - Laurent Perez Del Mar
• 'Song Of The Sea' - Bruno Coulais
• 'Suspiria' - Thom Yorke
• 'Wolf Totem' - James Horner

 

COMPOSERS WITH TWO PICKS EACH:

 

• 'Lady Bird' - Jon Brion
• 'ParaNorman' - Jon Brion
• 'The Tale Of Princess Kaguya' - Joe Hisaishi
• 'The Wind Rises' - Joe Hisaishi
• '12 Years A Slave' - Hans Zimmer
• 'Interstellar' - Hans Zimmer
• 'The Childhood Of A Leader' - Scott Walker
• 'Vox Lux' - Scott Walker
• 'The Croods' - Alan Silvestri
• 'Welcome To Marwen' - Alan Silvestri
• 'Fast Color' - Rob Simonsen
• 'The Spectacular Now' - Rob Simonsen
• 'Get Out' - Michael Abels
• 'Us' - Michael Abels
• 'Vice' - Nicholas Britell
• 'If Beale Street Could Talk' - Nicholas Britell
• 'The Boxtrolls' - Dario Marianelli
• 'Kubo And The Two Strings' - Dario Marianelli
• 'Bridge Of Spies' - Thomas Newman
• 'Saving Mr. Banks' - Thomas Newman
• 'Arrival' - Johann Johannsson
• 'The Theory Of Everything' - Johann Johannsson
• 'A Hidden Life' - James Newton Howard
• 'The Last Airbender' - James Newton Howard
• 'Gone Girl' - Trent Reznor And Atticus Ross
• 'The Social Network' - Trent Reznor And Atticus Ross

 

COMPOSERS WITH THREE PICKS EACH:

 

• 'Jackie' - Mica Levi
• 'Monos' - Mica Levi
• 'Under The Skin' - Mica Levi
• 'Ain't Them Bodies Saints' - Daniel Hart
• 'A Ghost Story' - Daniel Hart
• 'The Old Man And The Gun' - Daniel Hart
• 'First Man' - Justin Hurwitz
• 'Guy And Madeline On A Park Bench' - Justin Hurwitz
• 'La La Land' - Justin Hurwitz
• 'Anomalisa' - Carter Burwell
• 'Carol' - Carter Burwell
• 'Wonderstruck' - Carter Burwell
• 'Inherent Vice' - Jonny Greenwood
• 'The Master' - Jonny Greenwood
• 'Phantom Thread' - Jonny Greenwood

 

COMPOSERS WITH FOUR-OR-MORE PICKS EACH:

 

• '10 Cloverfield Lane' - Bear McCreary
• 'The Cloverfield Paradox' - Bear McCreary
• 'Colossal' - Bear McCreary
• 'Happy Death Day' - Bear McCreary
• 'The Adventures Of Tintin' - John Williams
• 'The BFG' - John Williams
• 'The Book Thief' - John Williams
• 'Lincoln' - John Williams
• 'The Post' - John Williams
• 'War Horse' - John Williams
• 'The Danish Girl' - Alexandre Desplat
• 'Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close' - Alexandre Desplat
• 'Godzilla' - Alexandre Desplat
• 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' - Alexandre Desplat
• 'Isle Of Dogs' - Alexandre Desplat
• 'The King's Speech' - Alexandre Desplat
• 'Little Women' - Alexandre Desplat
• 'Moonrise Kingdom' - Alexandre Desplat
• 'Rise Of The Guardians' - Alexandre Desplat
• 'The Shape Of Water' - Alexandre Desplat
• 'The Tree Of Life' - Alexandre Desplat
• 'Bad Times At The El Royale' - Michael Giacchino
• 'Coco' - Michael Giacchino
• 'Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes' - Michael Giacchino
• 'Doctor Strange' - Michael Giacchino
• 'Inside Out' - Michael Giacchino
• 'John Carter' - Michael Giacchino
• 'Jojo Rabbit' - Michael Giacchino
• 'Jupiter Ascending' - Michael Giacchino
• 'Let Me In' - Michael Giacchino
• 'Super 8' - Michael Giacchino
• 'Tomorrowland' - Michael Giacchino
• 'Zootopia' - Michael Giacchino

 

Discuss and/or cast your picks!!!

[TheUlyssesian 2,477]

Are these your own picks?

[Under-Terrestrial 51]

Hell yeah! Lots of guilt with what I left out (I've also seen a lot more movies from the second half of the decade than the first).

[Bayesian 1,361]

Doesn’t it start getting meaningless to talk about “best” when one uses the word to describe 100 different things equally?