That's the whole point of those gift codes! To do that exact thing!

Having Max Richter write HAMNET’s score then trotting out ye olde "On the Nature of Daylight" for the most emotionally obliterative scene is dramatic malpractice.

It didn't matter how hard they worked, the moves they made for new jobs, the skills they learned, the experience they had or gained, great traffic stats, or even awards they won. Someone decided they weren't essential, meetings were scheduled with HR, and the computers were shut off soon after.

Also good:

- Materialists (Daniel Pemberton)
- Sorry, Baby (Lia Ouyang Rusli)

I would love to put Elon in a Time Machine so he could be gone for functionally forever

One of the best scores of the year does not have a physical or digital release, but is worth mentioning for how incredible it is:

Rob Mazurek's score for The Mastermind

- Roofman (Christopher Bear)
- Pavements
- Train Dreams (Bryce Dessner)
- One Battle After Another (Jonny Greenwood)

Also, since the origins of the human species, Christmas movies have always been about vibes and happening in the vicinity of the holiday, and that’s it. Any other metric is foolish and useless.

Tron: Ares worst movie of the year?

12. Boris, PINK: Boris could release 10,0000 more albums (and at the rate they're going, they just might), but I'm not sure Japan's most prolific noisemakers will ever top this peerless set of squealing, swaggering heaters. Rock so cool, you have to spell it "RAWK!" youtu.be/Tz-dXHZeuB4?...

Did you make this?

Wearing a tuxedo while I bend into the fetal position to fit into the new Xtra-Economy Class seats

Everything they do seems intent on making every miserable aspect of American life somehow more miserable.

I am fiercely nostalgic the days of working on 1,000-word blurbs for a Top 50 list that had the latest Frog Eyes record at #1

damn bitch you live like this?

Idea behind this one? (two movies I love, btw)

My favorite scores of 2025, unranked, likely to change:
- Bugonia, Jerskin Fendrix
- Den of Thieves 2, Kevin Matley
- One Battle After Another, Jonny Greenwood
- The Smashing Machine, Nala Sinephro
- Train Dreams, Bryce Dessner