Looking to Score: A Movie Score Podcast

Brett and Breanne break down about their favorite scores of 2025.

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Breanne's Best of '25 playlist

We cap off Season 4 with a deep dive into the 2 (count 'em 2!) scores to Ridley Scott's epic fantasy, LEGEND.

Scores mentioned in the episode:

TOMBSTONE (Bruce Broughton)

AND WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE FATHER? (Barrington Phelong)

LEGEND (Jerry Goldsmith)

LEGEND (Tangerine Dream)

We can't leave John Williams alone! Join Brett and Breanne as they chat about some underrated Williams scores and cues.

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Scores mentioned in this episode:

BLACK BAG (David Holmes)

PLAN B (Brian Tyler)

FITZWILLY

THE EIGER SANCTION

FAMILY PLOT

JAWS 2

SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE (1978)

DRACULA (1979)

INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM

THE 1988 SUMMER OLYMPICS

HOOK

WAR HORSE

VALLEY OF THE DOLLS

HEIDI (1968)

THE REIVERS

JANE EYRE (1970)

BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY

SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET

SAVING PRIVATE RYAN

A.I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN

MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA

Brett and Breanne discuss Alexandre Desplat's ability to be adaptable when composing throughout various genres while still maintaining elegance and depth.

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Scores mentioned on this episode:

LICENSE TO KILL (Michael Kamen)
THE CROWN (Season 3, Martin Phipps)

HOSTAGE
FIREWALL
THE OUTFIT
GODZILLA
THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS
THE PAINTED VEIL
THE SHAPE OF WATER
LUST, CAUTION
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
FANTASTIC MR FOX
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
THE GHOST WRITER
THE IDES OF MARCH
THE BRIDGE OF THE RIVER KWAI (Malcolm Arnold)
THE LONGEST DAY (Maurice Jarre)
THE GREAT ESCAPE (Elmer Bernstein)
THE MONUMENTS MEN
THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS
SUBURBICON
J'ACCUSE
LITTLE WOMEN
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PARTS 1 & 2

This week, Brett and Breanne discuss Christopher Young and his versatility to compose across different film genres.

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NOSFERATU: A SYMPHONY OF HORROR

Scores mentioned on this episode:

BEETLEJUICE (Danny Elfman)
THE KNICK (Cliff Martinez)

HELLRAISER
DRAG ME TO HELL
A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2: FREDDY'S REVENGE
CREATION
THE SHIPPING NEWS
THE GIFT
THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO LITTLE
THE RUM DIARY
GHOST RIDER
SPIDER-MAN 3
FLOWERS IN THE ATTIC
HELLBOUND: HELLRAISER II
THE FLY II
INVADERS FROM MARS

Brett and Breanne chat about their favorite scores from 2024.

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Breanne's "Best Scores of 2024" playlist

Scores mentioned on this episode:

• STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KAHN (James Horner)
• THE PATRIOT (Intrada Expanded Score - John Williams) 
• BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE (Danny Elfman)
• BEVERLY HILLS COP: AXEL F (Lorne Balfe, Tim Capello, Sunglasses Kid, after Harold Faltermeyer)
• GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE (Dario Marianelli)
• NOSFERATU: A SYMPHONY OF HORROR (Christopher Young)
• FRIEREN: BEYOND JOURNEY’S END (Evan Call)
• THE BRUTALIST (Daniel Blumberg)
• HORIZON - AN AMERICAN SAGA: CHAPTER ONE (John Debney)
• HERE (Alan Silvestri)
• KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (John Paesano)
• THE WILD ROBOT (Kris Bowers)
• DUNE: PART TWO (Hans Zimmer)
• A DIFFERENT MAN (Umberto Smerilli)
• FLY ME TO THE MOON (Daniel Pemberton)
• NOSFERATU (Robin Carolan)
• PALM ROYALE (Jeff Toyne) 

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Brett and Breanne chat about their favorite scores from 2023.

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Michael Giacchino talks about the Society of the Snow score


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Brett and Breanne share their picks for the best scores of 2022!

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Brett's List:
Honorable Mentions

• DEATH ON THE NILE (Patrick Doyle)
• DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS (Danny Elfman)
• JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION (Michael Giacchino)
• HALLOWEEN ENDS (John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter, Daniel Davies)
• WEREWOLF BY NIGHT (Michael Giacchino)

5. CRIMES OF THE FUTURE (Howard Shore)
4. PEARL (Tyler Bates and Tim Williams)
3. NOPE (Michael Abels)
2. AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER (Simon Franglen / original themes by James Horner)
1. THE BATMAN (Michael Giacchino) 

Breanne's List:
Breanne's Best Film Scores of 2022 Playlist

10. THE NORTHMAN (Robin Carolan and Sebastian Gainsborough)
9.  THE DUKE (George Fenton)
8.  ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (Volker Bertelmann)
7. LIVING (Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch)
6. RAYMOND AND RAY (Jeff Beal)
5. BABYLON (Justin Hurwitz)
4. THE SEA BEAST (Mark Mancina)
3. PEARL (Tyler Bates and Tim Williams)
2. GLASS ONION (Nathan Johnson)
1. THE BATMAN (Michael Giacchino)

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This week, Brett and Breanne are joined by special guest Brenton Thom to discuss John Williams' JURASSIC PARK and THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK scores!

Thom's National Trails

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"Notes on a Score" interview comments

What Sondheim taught Newman


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