{"id":10351,"date":"2010-12-27T17:03:52","date_gmt":"2010-12-27T17:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=10351"},"modified":"2010-12-27T18:17:20","modified_gmt":"2010-12-27T18:17:20","slug":"the-best-film-music-of-2010-soundtracks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2010\/12\/27\/the-best-film-music-of-2010-soundtracks\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Film Music of 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

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My favourite film music of the year included albums by Trent Reznor, Hans Zimmer and Daft Punk, whilst tracks by various artists including Zack Hemsey and Grizzly Bear also stood out.<\/p>\n

BEST SOUNDTRACKS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tron Legacy<\/a><\/strong> (EMI): The sequel to Tron was a mixed bag (great visuals, mediocre script) but the score by Daft Punk was unbeliveably epic, fusing their trademark electronica with an orchestra. [Amazon<\/a> \/ YouTube<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Inception<\/a><\/strong> (Reprise): Hans Zimmer’s score for Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi blockbuster mixed electronic elements, strings and the guitar of Johnny Marr to brilliant effect. [Amazon<\/a> \/ YouTube<\/a>]<\/p>\n

The Social Network<\/a><\/strong> (Pid): Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross gave David Fincher’s film about the origins of Facebook a dazzling electronic flavour, at turns pulsating and atmospheric. [Official site<\/a> \/ Amazon<\/a> \/ YouTube<\/a>]<\/p>\n

The Kids Are Alright<\/a><\/strong> (Lakeshore Records): A traditional, but shrewdly assembled collection of traditional and modern songs (featuring the likes of MGMT and David Bowie) which fitted the themes of Lisa Colodenko’s film perfectly. [Amazon<\/a> \/ YouTube<\/a> \/ The Playlist<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Greenberg<\/a><\/strong> (Parlophone): A solid collection of songs from James Murphy alongside tracks by The Steve Miller Band, Duran Duran, Nite Jewel and Galaxie 500. [Amazon<\/a> \/ YouTube<\/a>]<\/p>\n

127 Hours<\/a><\/strong> (Polydor): Danny Boyle films usually have a memorable soundtrack and this is no exception, featuring music from A.R. Rahman and tracks by various artists including Free Blood, Bill Withers and Sigur Ros. [Amazon<\/a> \/ YouTube<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Black Swan<\/a><\/strong> (Sony): For Darren Aronofsky’s reworking of Swan Lake, Clint Mansell reworked elements of Tchaikovsky’s original music to spectacular effect. [Amazon<\/a> \/ YouTube<\/a>]<\/p>\n

N.B. The soundtracks for Somewhere<\/a> and Blue Valentine<\/a> would have easily made the list if they were available to purchase in the UK.<\/p>\n

PLAYLIST<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The following tracks are not all directly from soundtracks, but may also have featured on trailers and TV spots for various films.<\/p>\n

You can download most of these tracks as a Spotify playlist here<\/a> or just click on the relevant links to listen to them.<\/p>\n