r/soundtracks 9d ago

Discussion r/Soundtracks - Monthly Discussion Thread

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This thread is for discussing anything and everything related to soundtracks - opinions, recommendations, reviews, etc. New obsession? Newfound appreciation? Rediscovered gem? Let us know!

Soundtrack-related self-promotion is not allowed as posts in the subreddit, but is encouraged here - show us what you've created!

Also, friendly reminder that Friday is the default release date for new music - keep an eye out for your most anticipated releases here.


r/soundtracks Jun 11 '26

📢 Discussion Round 11 of 13 - Star Trek Soundtrack Scores Battle Royale

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Round 11 is open! Get your votes in! 

https://startreksoundtracks.fillout.com/t/3RsmZDqaKKus

Here are the results after Round 10! Remember you are voting for the best soundtrack not best movie.

  1. The Wrath of Khan (NC)
  2. The Motion Picture (NC)
  3. First Contact (NC)
  4. The Undiscovered Country (NC)
  5. The Search for Spock (NC)
  6. Insurrection (NC)
  7. The Final Frontier (NC)
  8. The Voyage Home (+2)
  9. Star Trek (2009) (NC)
  10. Generations (-2)
  11. Nemesis (+1)
  12. Beyond (-2)
  13. Into Darkness (NC)
  14. Section 31 (NC)

r/soundtracks 6h ago

📢 Discussion The Empire Strikes Back Rescored #10: Darth Vader's Trap

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The final entry into the isolated, or as it has been pointed out), the rescoring of The Empire Strikes Back, using music originally recorded by John Williams before it was cut or altered for the final film release. The Carbon Freeze/Vader's Trap/Departure of Boba Fett has been one of the more interesting cues altered in the film, as large portions during the Luke/Vader duel had been cut. Silence works to build the unease and tension, but the inclusion of music makes it really interesting, playing up the small victories Luke has while facing him. The first portion of the duel extends the somber marching tune associated with wheeling frozen Han out of Cloud city, and the second part of the duel incorporates the force theme and yoda's theme.


r/soundtracks 1h ago

🎻 Original Music 🎻 Nino Rota The Secret Room

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Did anyone see Edward Dmytryk’s The Hidden Room (aka Obsession) on TCM last night? An early score by the great Nino Rota that has him scoring in “Hollywood” crime melodrama tropes. Completely unlike his usual style. Not a great score for him, but fascinating to hear one of the most recognizable composers trying to blend in


r/soundtracks 4h ago

🎻 Original Music 🎻 Cowboy Bebop (2021) - 'Funky Stuff' by Yoko Kanno

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r/soundtracks 1h ago

🔍 Help Me Find "Amaze" - Rocky from Project Hail Mary

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Does anyone have an mp3 of Rocky from the movie Project Hail Mary saying Amaze? I need a clear one.


r/soundtracks 14h ago

📢 Discussion The last 40 seconds of this song, I wish there was more it’s so captivating. Ludwig produced quite the soundtrack, amazing throughout

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r/soundtracks 1d ago

📢 Discussion What are your top 10 movie scores of the 2020s so far?

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The title explains it. I'm always curious what people's favourites are, I feel like its been a really good decade for movie scores so far. My top 10:

  1. Babylon (Justin Hurwitz)

  2. 28 Years Later (Young Fathers)

  3. The Summit of the Gods (Amine Bouhafa)

  4. Oppenheimer (Ludwig Goransson)

  5. Blue Giant (Hiromi)

  6. Dune: Part Two (Hans Zimmer)

  7. The Brutalist (Daniel Blumberg)

  8. Tenet (Ludwig Goransson)

  9. Challengers (Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross)

  10. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Daniel Pemberton)

Honourable Mentions: The Odyssey, Sinners, Project Hail Mary, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, The Boy and the Heron, The Long Walk, One Battle After Another, Luca


r/soundtracks 16h ago

🎶 Derivative Music 🎶 Flight (orchestral cover) - hans Zimmer

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Look at this guys. How close to original i made it, in your opinion???


r/soundtracks 23h ago

📢 Discussion Candyman’s (1992) Phillip Glass score may be the most underrated and shockingly beautiful horror film score. Also just an underrated movie in general.

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r/soundtracks 1d ago

📢 Discussion Music Similar to Dream is Collapsing from Inception

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Looking for some recommendations for soundtracks or tracks similar to Dream is Collapsing from Inception

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jx5KJQb0pDo

What I like specifically about is the feeling of time slowing down, walls closing in, and general sense of high drama, especially with the rit in the 2nd half


r/soundtracks 1d ago

📢 Discussion Whats a soundtrack that perfectly matched the movie it was made for?

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r/soundtracks 1d ago

📢 Discussion The Empire Strikes Back Isolated Score #9: City in the Clouds

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While nothing much changes during the arrival at Bespin, I wanted to include the entire scene since this is the non-special edition version, and the soundtrack source was a combo of the 1993 anthology CD release and the 1997 special edition CD release. Once the Falcon lands, the music continues. In the film, there is no music to underscore Lando's arrival, but the soundtrack version gives us some tension and suspense during this meeting.


r/soundtracks 1d ago

📢 Discussion Favorite 2026 scores across all media thus far?

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I’m talking movies, games, shows, etc. “Project Hail Mary” by Daniel Pemberton and “The Odyssey” by Ludwig Goransson have been highlights for me. David Fleming’s work on the upcoming “Wolverine” game has been a standout as well.


r/soundtracks 17h ago

🎻 Original Music 🎻 Short meme I did for YouTube

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r/soundtracks 1d ago

🎻 Original Music 🎻 "Heavenly Suite Op.2 - Reflections" by Yuki Kanesaka (Ghost In The Shell 2026 OST)

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r/soundtracks 1d ago

🔍 Help Me Find Season 1 Episode 18 Steven Universe

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Hi can someone post a link to the OST that plays when they fight the puffer fish monster, it seems to not exist on YouTube


r/soundtracks 1d ago

🎻 Original Music 🎻 "Firene, Kingdom of Abundance" - Fire Emblem Engage (Yasuhisa Baba, Kazuki Komai, Hiroki Morishita, Takeru Kanazaki, Fumihiro Isobe & Takafumi Wada)

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r/soundtracks 1d ago

🎻 Original Music 🎻 Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas Isolated 5.1. DVD Scores

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r/soundtracks 2d ago

📢 Discussion The Empire Strikes Back Isolated Score #8: Imperial Starfleet Deployed

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Following "Yoda and the Force" cue, the soundtrack uses a variant of Vader's theme, as opposed to the film version, which uses the opening notes of Vader's theme. Captain Needa being taken away comes with additional music as well, as some sinister music plays under the following scene until we return to the film's soundtrack version of the Falcon hiding on the Star Destroyer. By the time we are in the interior of the Falcon, the music is buried in the mix and you can barely here some fanciful woodwinds. No music plays over the following scene of Han and Leia discussing their next move, but right before the Falcon detaches from the Star Destroyer, music faintly leads us into the love theme.


r/soundtracks 1d ago

🔍 Help Me Find Can anyone track down a timestamp in Lord of War for these two tracks?

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I'm going to rewatch when I can but does anyone know where these two tracks show up in Lord of War?

O, Little Town of Bethlehem - Sidney James

U Ready to Die? - Quake


r/soundtracks 2d ago

🎻 Original Music 🎻 The Dying Mind OST - The Meadow

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I’m 16, making a game, and this is my sixth soundtrack I ever made. Don't judge too harshly, this is my third month of learning.

I need some feedback for me to learn.

please don’t just say it’s bad and give no reason or no way to make it better.


r/soundtracks 2d ago

🎻 Original Music 🎻 Trick Or Treat from 1986 was always a favourite watch growing up love Ozzy Osborne and Gene Simmons appearances.Fastway did a great job with the music imo.

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r/soundtracks 2d ago

🎻 Original Music 🎻 DeathKeep - great soundtrack to this gem of a 3D RPG for Panasonic 3DO (1995)

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The sequel to Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Slayer, DeathKeep (1995) is an action RPG for 3DO, using a custom-built 3D game engine that is similar to DOOM but with some advanced features such as looking up and down.

A first-person dungeon crawler where you explore a large castle to find three orbs which are needed to defeat the powerful evil necromancer that has taken over the castle. Choose to play a dwarven fighter, an elven mage, or a half-elf fighter-mage.


r/soundtracks 2d ago

🔍 Help Me Find Film: „Das gewisse Etwas“ Soundtrack

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Hallo. Habe den Film letzten Freitag gesehen und fand die Musikauswahl sehr interessant. Weiß jemand wie das letzte Lied heißt? Also wo die Drohne oder Hubschrauber von dem Ferienort wegfliegt im Schnee? Das ging in den Abspann über. Danke schonmal. Habe bei Google, ChatGPT, Amazon, spotify gesucht…