We follow up on last week’s Best Score Oscar nominee show by highlighting some of the films of 2021 that were not nominated for their music—but which make for some good listening nonetheless. The iconography of Great Britain has a weirdly strong showing here, from movies about Princess Diana (Spencer) and James Bond (No Time […]

This week we listen to the five soundtracks nominated for Best Original Score for movies released in 2021 (the Academy Awards will be handed out March 27, 2022). It’s a varied, accomplished bunch: Hans Zimmer’s ethereal soundscapes for Dune; Jonny Greenwood’s modern yet timeless twang for The Power of the Dog; Alberto Iglesias’s sweeping romantic […]