What’s everyone’s TOP MUSIC SCORES of 2018?

I’m not sure I’ve formed an opinion yet.

My top music scores of 2018:
(In no order)

Film:
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald – James Newton Howard
Avengers: Infinity War – Alan Silvestri
Unbroken: Path to Redemption – Brandon Roberts
They Shall Not Grow Old – David Donaldson, Steve Roche, and Janet Roddick

Anime:
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Part 2: Transgression – Kōtarō Nakagawa & Hitomi Kuroishi
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Part 3: Glorification – Kōtarō Nakagawa & Hitomi Kuroishi
A Certain Magical Index III – Maiko Iuchi

Game:
Valkyria Chronicles 4 – Hitoshi Sakimoto
Battlefield 1: Apocalypse – Patrik Andr�n & Johan S�derqvist
Battlefield V – Patrik Andr�n & Johan S�derqvist

My top 10 scores of 2018:

1.Incredibles 2 by Michael Giacchino
2.Mission Impossible: Fallout by Lorne Balfe
3.Black Panther by Ludwig Goransson
4.Isle of Dogs by Alexandre Desplat
5.Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom by Michael Giacchino
6.Ant Man & the Wasp by Christophe Beck
7.Solo: a Star Wars Story by John Powell
8.The Grinch by Danny Elfman
9.Ready Player One by Alan Silvestri
10.The Cloverfield Paradox by Bear McCreary
Honorable Mentions:
•Game Night by Cliff Martinez
•Avengers: Infinity War by Alan Silvestri
•Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween by Dominic Lewis
•Ralph Breaks the Internet by Henry Jackman
•Show Dogs by Heitor Pereira
•Crazy Rich Asians by Brian Tyler
•Pacific Rim Uprising by Lorne Balfe
•Deadpool 2 by Tyler Bates
•Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle by Nitin Sawhney
•The Meg by Harry Gregson Williams

I’m ready to take a crack at it:

31. Tom Holkenborg ——————– "TOMB RAIDER"
30. Rupert Gregson-Williams ———– "AQUAMAN"
29. Dario Marianelli ——————— "BUMBLEBEE"
28. Alan Silvestri ———————— "WELCOME TO MARWEN"
27. James Newton-Howard ————- "THE NUTCRACKER AND THE FOUR REALMS"
26. Daniel Pemberton ——————- "SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE"
25. Ludwig G�ransson —————— "VENOM"
24. Michael Giacchino ——————- "THE INCREDIBLES 2"
23. Max Richter ————————- "MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS"
22. Christophe Beck ——————– "ANT-MAN & THE WASP"
21. Henry Jackman ——————— "RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET"
20. "Hans Zimmer ———————- "WINDOWS"
19. Daniel Pemberton —————— "OCEAN’S EIGHT"
18. Bear McCreary ——————— "THE CLOVERFIELD PARADOX"
17. Dario Marianelli ——————– "PADDINGTON 2"
16. Clint Mansell ———————– "MUTE"
15. Jed Kurzel ————————– "OVERLORD"
14. John Powell ————————- "SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY"
13. Alan Silvestri ———————– "READY PLAYER ONE"
12. Ludwig G�ransson —————– "CREED II"
11. James Newton Howard ———— "RED SPARROW"
10. Thom York ————————- "SUSPERIA"
09. Carter Burwell ——————— "THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS"
08. Alexandre Desplat —————– "ISLE OF DOGS"
07. Alan Silvestri ———————– "AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR"
06. Terence Blanchard —————– "BLACKKKLANSMAN"
05. Ludwig G�ransson —————— "BLACK PANTHER"
04. Nicholas Britell ———————- "VICE"
03. James Newton Howard ————- "FANTASTIC BEAST: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD"
02. Lorne Balfe ————————– "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT"
01. Tom Holkenborg ——————– "MORTAL ENGINES"

In no particular order…

"Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse" – D. Pemberton (that theme is just incredible – much like the Batman Begins theme, so much is conveyed in two [or just one] notes)
"Mission: Impossible – Fallout" – L. Balfe (not a masterpiece in a traditional sense, but a lot of over the top, bombastic fun)
"Isle Of Dogs" – A.. Desplat (very memorable, and unique in approach – a nice hybrid of Japanese music and Western approaches to composition)
"Black Panther" – L. G�ransson (just a perfect balance- the music is an outstanding component of an otherwise entertaining however by-the-numbers film)
"Avengers: Infinity War" – A. Silvestri (exciting, and very satisfying – a rewarding listen for those who have followed the MCU’s music)
"Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald" – J. N. Howard (lots of rich melodies, and textures – that theme for Dumbledore is gorgeous)
"Solo – A Star Wars Story" – J. Williams/J. Powell (nice themes by Williams in a very nice hybrid of old and new by Powell)
"Bohemian Rhapsody" – Queen (I know this is not an ORIGINAL SCORE, but Queen are my favourite band)
"Incredibles 2" – M. Giacchino (a nice extension of the original)
"First Man" – J. Hurwitz (very moving, and reminiscent of 2001: A Space Odyssey’s music)
"Crazy Rich Asians" – B. Tyler (a nice big band score)
"Johnny English Strikes Again" – H. Goodall (a very memorable and impressive score, which flew under most people’s radar)

Based on playlist running times:
1. Ocean’s 8
2. Black Panther
3. Spider-Man: into the Spider-Verse
4. Spider-Man (PS4)
5. Ralph Breaks the Internet
6. Aquaman
7. Incredibles 2
8. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
9. The Grinch
10. Solo: A Star Wars Story

Honorable Mentioned for Mortal Engines, although most it is a single track..

I’ll have to get familiar with Johnny English Strikes Again. Thanks WhatTheFudgeCakes101 – appreciate reading your brief impressions too!

In no particular order:
Avengers: Infinity War by Alan Silvestri
Ready Player One by Alan Silvestri
Love, Simon by Rob Simonsen
Mary Poppins Returns by Marc Shaiman
Black Panther by Ludwig G�ransson
First Man by Justin Hurwitz
Ralph Breaks the Internet by Henry Jackman
Spider Man Into The Spider Verse by Daniel Pemberton
Ant Man and The Wasp by Christophe Beck
Isle of Dogs by Alexandre Desplat

(In no particular order)
Alan Silvestri – Avengers: Infinity War
RGW – Aquaman
Michael Giacchino – Incredibles 2
Junkie XL – Mortal Engines
NIN – Bird Box

I haven’t the time to follow many television or steaming platform series anymore, but Christopher Lennertz "Lost In Space" for Netflix was pretty exceptional.

Max Richter’s FX series "Taboo" was good too.

I think Rupert Gregson-Williams did some nice work for "The Crown" and "The Alienist".

I assume any tv from Blake Neely, Jeff Russo, Trevor Morris, or Bear McCreary remain superb as well.

what do you guys think?

While the soundtrack is from 2017, the movie didn’t come to America until 2018 so that was the year many people heard of it.

Chinese Anime epic Big Fish & Begonia (Thread 227354)

Awesome atmosphere in the soundtrack (and the movie is great too).

While the soundtrack is from 2017, the movie didn’t come to America until 2018 so that was the year many people heard of it.

Chinese Anime epic Big Fish & Begonia (Thread 227354)

Awesome atmosphere in the soundtrack (and the movie is great too).

I’ll check out this recommendation, thanks!