{"id":12142,"date":"2018-03-25T13:52:50","date_gmt":"2018-03-25T17:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/?p=12142"},"modified":"2022-01-09T12:40:58","modified_gmt":"2022-01-09T17:40:58","slug":"best-soundtracks-by-year-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/best-soundtracks-by-year-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Best soundtracks by year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s an updated version of this<\/a> list, including soundtracks I discovered in 2017. The big winner for 2017 so far is John Williams for Star Wars: The Last Jedi<\/strong>. I didn’t spent quite as much time listening to soundtracks in 2017 as I had in the previous few years.<\/p>\n

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Year<\/strong><\/td>\nWinner<\/strong><\/td>\nRunner Ups<\/strong><\/td>\nHonourable Mentions<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/td>\nStar Wars: The Last Jedi<\/td>\nJustice League<\/td>\nBlade Runner 2049<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nPitch Perfect 3<\/td>\nMurder on the Orient Express<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nSpider-man: Homecoming<\/td>\nThor: Ragnarok<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nWar for the Planet of the Apes<\/td>\nWonder Woman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/td>\nStar Trek Beyond<\/td>\nCaptain America: Civil War<\/td>\nBatman v Superman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nLa La Land<\/td>\nCaptain Fantastic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nPassengers<\/td>\nThe Light Between Oceans<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nRogue One: A Star Wars Story<\/td>\nX-Men: Apocalypse<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nZootopia<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/td>\nTomorrowland<\/td>\nThe Good Dinosaur<\/td>\nAnt-Man<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nInside Out<\/td>\nAvengers: Age of Ultron<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nJurassic World<\/td>\nMr. Holmes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nMad Max: Fury Road<\/td>\nPitch Perfect 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nThe Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel<\/td>\nSpectre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nStar Wars: The Force Awakens<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2014<\/td>\nEdge of Tomorrow<\/td>\nDawn of the Planet of the Apes<\/td>\nThe Imitation Game<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nGuardians of the Galaxy<\/td>\nInterstellar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies<\/td>\nMaleficent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nHow to Train Your Dragon 2<\/td>\nThe Penguins of Madagascar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\nX-Men: Days of Future Past<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013<\/td>\nSaving Mr. Banks<\/td>\nDespicable Me 2<\/td>\nThe Croods<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nMan of Steel<\/td>\nFrozen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nStar Trek Into Darkness<\/td>\nSnowpiercer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\nThor: The Dark World<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012<\/td>\nPrometheus<\/td>\nThe Avengers<\/td>\nCloud Atlas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nThe Best Exotic Marigold Hotel<\/td>\nMoonrise Kingdom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nBrave<\/td>\nPitch Perfect<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey<\/td>\nSherlock — Series 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nSkyfall<\/td>\nSnow White and the Huntsman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/td>\nThe Way Back<\/td>\nCaptain America<\/td>\nHugo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nMission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol<\/td>\nThe King’s Speech<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nOne Day<\/td>\nSherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nX-Men: First Class<\/td>\nThor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/td>\nHow to Train Your Dragon<\/td>\nAlice in Wonderland<\/td>\nHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nInception<\/td>\nIron Man 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nLost — The Final Season<\/td>\nRED<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nRobin Hood<\/td>\nSalt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nToy Story 3<\/td>\nTrue Grit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009<\/td>\nStar Trek<\/td>\nAvatar<\/td>\nAn Education<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\nUp<\/td>\nCoraline<\/td>\nThe Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nLost — Season 4<\/td>\nMoon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nSherlock Holmes<\/td>\nWhere the Wild Things Are<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008<\/td>\nWALL-E<\/td>\nBuffy the Vampire Slayer: The Score<\/td>\nChangeling<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nThe Dark Knight<\/td>\nHancock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nLost — Season 3<\/td>\nQuantum of Solace<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nMadagascar: Escape 2 Africa<\/td>\nThe X-Files: I Want to Believe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007<\/td>\nHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix<\/td>\nAtonement<\/td>\nThe Bourne Ultimatum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nEnchanted<\/td>\nJuno<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nStardust<\/td>\nOcean’s Thirteen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\nRatatouille<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/td>\nPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest<\/td>\nThe Illusionist<\/td>\nCasino Royale<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nThe Incredibles<\/td>\nLady in the Water<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nThe Lake House<\/td>\nWah-Wah<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nLost — Season 2<\/td>\nX-Men: The Last Stand<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005<\/td>\nInside Man<\/td>\nBatman Begins<\/td>\nHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nFirefly<\/td>\nMemoirs of a Geisha<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nMadagascar<\/td>\nMr. & Mrs. Smith<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nSerenity<\/td>\nNever Let Me Go<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nWater<\/td>\nPride & Prejudice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/td>\nA Very Long Engagement<\/td>\nEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind<\/td>\nThe Bourne Supremacy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nLemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events<\/td>\nNational Treasure<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nThe Village<\/td>\nOcean’s Twelve<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\nThe Terminal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003<\/td>\nThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King<\/td>\nFinding Nemo<\/td>\nThe Last Samurai<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nThe Italian Job<\/td>\nMatchstick Men<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nPirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl<\/td>\nSchool of Rock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nThe Triplets of Belleville<\/td>\nX-Men 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2002<\/td>\nThe Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers<\/td>\nBuffy the Vampire Slayer: Once More, With Feeling<\/td>\nThe Bourne Identity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone<\/td>\nCatch Me If You Can<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nStar Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones<\/td>\nSpider-Man<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\nStar Trek: Nemesis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2001<\/td>\nThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring<\/td>\nAmelie<\/td>\nDonnie Darko<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon<\/td>\nLegally Blonde<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nMonsoon Wedding<\/td>\nMoulin Rouge!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nMonsters, Inc.<\/td>\nOcean’s Eleven<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nShrek<\/td>\nPlanet of the Apes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000<\/td>\nChicken Run<\/td>\nO Brother, Where Art Thou?<\/td>\nCast Away<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nRequiem for a Dream<\/td>\nChocolat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999<\/td>\nStar Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace<\/td>\nAmerican Beauty<\/td>\nInstinct<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nStar Trek: Insurrection<\/td>\nThe Matrix<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nToy Story 2<\/td>\nThe World is Not Enough<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1998<\/td>\nDark City<\/td>\nAntz<\/td>\nCircle of Friends<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nA Bug’s Life<\/td>\nCrusoe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nLife is Beautiful<\/td>\nHighlander<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nPleasantville<\/td>\nThe Mask of Zorro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nThe Truman Show<\/td>\nShakespeare in Love<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\nThe X-Files<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1997<\/td>\nThe Sweet Hereafter<\/td>\nThe Fifth Element<\/td>\nAlien Resurrection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nThe Lost World: Jurassic Park<\/td>\nAir Force One<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nMen in Black<\/td>\nContact<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nTitanic<\/td>\nTomorrow Never Dies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\nThe Winter Guest<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1996<\/td>\nStar Trek: First Contact<\/td>\nThe Rock<\/td>\nMission: Impossible<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1995<\/td>\nApollo 13<\/td>\nGoldenEye<\/td>\nBabe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nToy Story<\/td>\nBatman Forever<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\nMr. Holland’s Opus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1994<\/td>\nStar Trek Generations<\/td>\nDon Juan DeMarco<\/td>\nBlack Beauty<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nForrest Gump<\/td>\nIt Could Happen to You<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nMaverick<\/td>\nLegends of the Fall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nStargate<\/td>\nThe Shawshank Redemption<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1993<\/td>\nJurassic Park<\/td>\nThe Nightmare Before Christmas<\/td>\nBenny & Joon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nSommersby<\/td>\nDave<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\nGroundhog Day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1992<\/td>\nMedicine Man<\/td>\nBatman Returns<\/td>\nAlien3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nStrictly Ballroom<\/td>\nScent of a Woman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1991<\/td>\nStar Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country<\/td>\nBackdraft<\/td>\nAwakenings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nRobin Hood: Prince of Thieves<\/td>\nBill & Ted’s Bogus Journey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\nHook<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1990<\/td>\nDances With Wolves<\/td>\nBack to the Future Part III<\/td>\nDick Tracy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nEdward Scissorhands<\/td>\nGremlins 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nQuigley Down Under<\/td>\nThe Russia House<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1989<\/td>\nBatman<\/td>\nBack to the Future Part II<\/td>\nThe Abyss<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\nStar Trek V: The Final Frontier<\/td>\nField of Dreams<\/td>\nDead Poets Society<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nHenry V<\/td>\nDriving Miss Daisy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nThe Mission<\/td>\nLicence to Kill<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1988<\/td>\nWillow<\/td>\nBeetlejuice<\/td>\nHot to Trot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nPowaqqatsi<\/td>\nScrooged<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\nWorking Girl<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1987<\/td>\nCrocodile Dundee<\/td>\nLa Bamba<\/td>\nThe Untouchables<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nThe Living Daylights<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1986<\/td>\nStar Trek IV: The Voyage Home<\/td>\nAliens<\/td>\nThe Delta Force<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nLabyrinth<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1985<\/td>\nBrazil<\/td>\nBack to the Future<\/td>\nA Chorus Line<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nPee Wee’s Big Adventure<\/td>\nCocoon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nA View to a Kill<\/td>\nThe Goonies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nWitness<\/td>\nOut of Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1984<\/td>\nStar Trek III: The Search for Spock<\/td>\nGhostbusters<\/td>\nFootloose<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nGremlins<\/td>\nSupergirl<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1983<\/td>\nStar Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi<\/td>\nOctopussy<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1982<\/td>\nStar Trek II: The Wrath of Khan<\/td>\nBlade Runner<\/td>\nAnnie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1981<\/td>\nRaiders of the Lost Ark<\/td>\nFor Your Eyes Only<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1980<\/td>\nStar Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1979<\/td>\nStar Trek: The Motion Picture<\/td>\nAlien<\/td>\n1941<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\nThe Great Train Robbery<\/td>\nMoonraker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1978<\/td>\nSuperman: The Movie<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1977<\/td>\nStar Wars Episode IV: A New Hope<\/td>\nThe Spy Who Loved Me<\/td>\nSaturday Night Fever<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here’s an updated version of this list, including soundtracks I discovered in 2017. The big winner for 2017 so far is John Williams for Star Wars: The Last Jedi. I didn’t spent quite as much time listening to soundtracks in 2017 as I had in the previous few years. Year Winner Runner Ups Honourable Mentions […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[42,13,72],"class_list":["post-12142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-my-thoughts","tag-lists","tag-music","tag-soundtracks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12142"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12142\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18427,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12142\/revisions\/18427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}