Best Soundtrack of 2025?

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  1. Bert Midler Biddy Fiddler

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    My Vote is Marty Supreme's by Oneohtrix Point Never. The film already has an awesome selection of 80's needle drops but Daniel Lopatin manages to brilliantly create a series of complimentary 80's pop inspired instrumentals that are highly emotive and genuinely pretty. I can hear Tangerine Dream, Carlos, late Morricone, Vangelis and Moroder in it, and it sits comfortably with those heavyweights.

    Been listening to it for last two days and its making me yearn for melody to return to modern soundtracks.

    He was snubbed by the Oscars which is embarrassing, because its probably the most memorable soundtrack of the year, its so good it elevates a pretty messy film.

     
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    Might not be your cup of tea but production and songwriting took years and you can tell. Song structure alone is mind blowing for modern day pop music. This is the crack equivalent of hooky, melodic music.

     
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    Heard a few of the tracks over last few months, Technically fun and super polished modern dance pop.

    Unfortunately, as a middle aged man I really struggle with the pop song writing K pop explores. They just don't speak to me emotionally at all.

    Not that they need my demographic anyway :D

    The producers are clearly having fun because its a musical. The switching of elements through the tracks is definitely to be applauded.

    I've seen the directors talking about developing the film and definitely admire their persistence and passion. Pretty wholesome story, good work all round. I'm just too old for it :D
     
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    Jerskin Fendrix's Bugonia


    Ludwig Göransson's
    Sinners


    Jonny Greenwood's One Battle After Another


    Daniel Lopatin's Marty Supreme


    Tomaz Alves Souza Mateus Alves' The Secret Agent


    m83's resurrection


    Ryan Holladay–Hays Holladay–Zach Cregger's Weapons


    Kangding Ray's Sirāt



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    Nice! im going to have a listen to Bugonia and Weapons soundtracks today. I remember liking Weapons.
     
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    Weapons' score it’s the kind of music that has an incredible impact, especially when you see it paired with the film... I remember that when I watched it, it struck me deeply (It doesn’t operate in the manner of a traditionally and beautifully composed John Williams theme; instead, it achieves its power through surprise, impact and atmosphere, remaining profoundly unsettling, in a provocative way...
     
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    MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - THE FINAL RECKONING 2025 - Soundtrack Suite | Max Aruj & Alfie Godfrey


    Highlights from soundtrack album of the newest installment of the Mission: Impossible series

    0:00 We Live and Die in the Shadows
    0:22 Main Titles
    1:20 Come Home Ethan
    2:00 Martial Law (pt. 1)
    3:10 Martial Law (pt. 2)
    3:44 It's Only Pain
    3:31 Mt Weather (pt. 1)
    5:36 Mt Weather (pt. 2)
    5:56 The Entity's Future
    8:08 I'll Be Waiting (pt. 1)
    8:56 I'll Be Waiting (pt. 2)
    9:50 Eye of the Storm
    10:42 Nothing Is Certain (pt. 1)
    11:10 Nothing Is Certain (pt. 2)
    11:36 Fireflight
    13:56 The Icecap
    16:12 Ascending
    18:04 Cons
    18:52 We'll Figure It Out
    20:02 Your Final Reckoning
    20:24 Liftoff
    21:44 Decisions
    23:00 This Is Not Good
    24:02 Problems
    25:26 Ten Seconds... Maybe
    26:14 Good Luck
    27:00 A Light We Cannot See
    30:38 Encore
    31:26 The Arctic
    32:36 This Is My Mission
    35:46 Final Reckoning
    37:34 For Those We Never Meet
    39:22 Curtain Call
     
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    I totally forgot to mention this one... such a solid score. Great reminder!
     
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    I remember it being more atmosphere.


    Sirat is sitting there ready to be watched at some point, I already know Rays techno work, so i'm intrigued.


    Recently I've needed more than moody atmospherics in a soundtrack to make me really LOVE them. Marty is very nostalgic but I feel its emotions are more naked and optimistic. It steps outside of current/common soundtrack emotions and trends. It also defines and drives the scene instead of being another pedestrian supporting bed.
     
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    Marty Supreme is more colorful, expansive (positive), and hybrid, with a strong presence of synthesizers and pop references. It ultimately amplifies the humor and competitive intensity, creating an almost retro-futuristic aesthetic for the character. Bugonia, on the other hand, is darker (dense!), minimalist, and atmospheric, generating unease and tension as an extension of the film’s paranoia and social critique (conspiracy theories, denialism, predatory capitalism, class warfare, the opioid crisis, and ecology: all of which expose a damn humanity that never learns anything as a society). They serve different functions. Stylistically, I prefer the music of Bugonia, but I acknowledge that Marty Supreme might be the one capable of rivaling Sinners and One Battle After Another... but that remains to be seen!
     
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    Interesting you mention Bugonias narrative. Ill always lean towards what stimulates me purely emotionally. I don't judge a soundtrack on the underlying story themes of the film ever, and Ill disagree, I think all soundtracks have only one job regardless of style or story - support and amplify the story telling by effecting the viewer emotionally.

    No soundtrack is more 'worthy' or 'interesting' because of the films topics? It cant reflect the dense complexity of a story, its a wordless medium, it explores emotion that arises from the story.

    To be honest i don't think Marty or Bugonia are great films when it comes to the script/story, but all the other departments really delivered, elevating both films.

    Constant unease and ambient tension is maybe losing its specialness/novelty after almost 30 years of dark ambience heavy horror and thriller soundtracks? its getting samey? If someone went all Jerry Goldsmith it would be a blast of fresh air at the moment :D

    I know its not a cool thing to say but i don't always 'enjoy' Greenwoods soundtracks with Anderson. It is so 'nervous' feeling and still One battle is easily one of my movies of the year. I would never listen to it on its own though. If it won i would understand why, even if its not my taste at all.

    Sinners - Don't like the film OR the soundtrack for many, many reasons.
     
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