Music is one of the most important aspects of a film. Motion pictures have always utilized music to help set a mood, enhance what we see, create comedic effect and engage the audience. Think about ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. It’s hard to discern a unifying theme in the best film scores of 2025. This year’s cinema certainly favored the ...

If you’ve watched a handful of Westerns and/or a decent number of movies produced in Italy before, there’s a good chance you’ve run into an Ennio Morricone score or two in your time. As far as ...

Nine Inch Nails’ music for “Tron: Ares,” Nala Sinephro’s compositions for “The Smashing Machine” and more. By Lindsay Zoladz As I was putting together my annual list of my favorite albums of the year, ...

The IndieWire Craft team picks the best film and television scores from 2025, including "Hamnet," "Sinners," and Sirât." 2025 is not a year that will be missed in many respects, but one of the few in ...

One might not expect an industrial rock star to make music for a Disney movie, but that’s exactly what Trent Reznor did with Soul. Jon Batiste worked on much of the jazz-oriented music throughout the ...