Roughly an entire year before The Fantastic Four: First Steps hit theaters (and just as the film began principal photography), composer Michael Giacchino was announced to be providing the film’s score ...

“We could swing in different directions because the film does,” Son Lux's Ryan Lott tells THR. By Lily Moayeri Some of the most striking textures on the Thunderbolts* score came from an unconventional ...

It’s hard to discern a unifying theme in the best film scores of 2025. This year’s cinema certainly favored the bold and audaciously musical, in the literal sense — from the devilish fantasia of ...

Movie scores have the power to elevate the performances onscreen, enhancing the emotion of the moment, whether that be fear, sadness, or joy. Without composers, movies leave audiences with piecemeal ...

Why they matter: Epic scores heighten emotion, define atmosphere, and can turn scenes into cultural touchstones remembered for decades. Roots and evolution: Drawing on opera, Romantic symphonies, and ...

The line between cinema and concert hall is blurring in 2026, as audiences flock to see their favorite film scores performed live in sync with the original movies. From Philip Glass\u2019s haunting ...

The British music veteran also shares what Vicky Krieps sang for the Berlin-debuting movie, working on Sebastián Lelio's Oscar-winning 'A Fantastic Woman,' and the ethical questions he explored for ...

As Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross continue to spotlight film music, members of Dirty Projectors, Grizzly Bear, Interpol and Animal Collective have been joining the field. By Eric Ducker When Daniel ...

There are certain films whose scores one expects to hear scored by a symphony orchestra, like “Harry Potter,” or “Interstellar,” or perhaps “The Lord of the Rings,” if the musicians are feeling ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Illustration by Jim Cooke / Los Angeles Times) It’s hard to discern a unifying theme in the best film scores of 2025. This year’s ...