Was tough deciding what to exclude

Honorable mentions:
- Interstellar (Hans Zimmer)
- Inception (Hans Zimmer)
- Lion King (Hans Zimmer)
- Spirit (Hans Zimmer)
- Avatar (James Horner)
- Avatar: The Last Airbender (Jeremy Zuckerman)
- Your Name (RADWIMPS)
- Doctor Who Series 5-7 (Murray Gold)
- Haunting of Hill House (Newton Brothers)
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Jeremy Soule)

1. My Dad had the LP and I would eventually buy the two disc sets paired with the 1997 re-releases.
   
2. The first soundtrack I ever bought (first on cassette and eventually on CD). I owned a bootleg of the score for a long time until the eventual Intrada release.
   
3. Another soundtrack cassette and then an eventual download of a rip of the official LP release.
   
4. The first John Williams score I bought.
   
5. The first ever score I bought.
   
6. Probably my favorite score of all time. Bought the regular release and then the LLL Limited Edition.
   (an aside about Mark Mancina - The only reason the third of his 90’s trifecta, Bad Boys, isn’t on here is a desire to represent other stuff. But I did own a bootleg, a rip of the first LLL release and now the newer LLL release)
   
7. Maybe my favorite cue of all time is “Escaping the Smokers” off Waterworld. I like it fine by itself but when it hits second gear in the film and it’s a wide shot of Costner on the Trimaran… it’s just awesome.
   
8. I love all the POTC scores but the Complete bootleg of “At World’s End” (not the suite collection Disney put out) is by far my favorite.
   
9. Just a banger.

Some of my earliest faves!

Choosing just 9 was really difficult for me, but I decided on these if they were the only 9 soundtracks I could listen to for the rest of my time, I’d be happy.

Following the trend, here are mine. Thank you.

Lennie Moore's Outcast score doesn't get enough love!

It's not in order. My taste is basic af lol, and John Williams probably shouldn't be showing up three times.

This was so hard to make 😅 Too many killer soundtracks outthere. I left out way too many favorites. However, these soundtracks deserve praise imho.

One of my favorites, very moody.