Saleem’s Top Favorite Original Soundtracks (Movies)

I've created this list as a forever updating (as long as I am alive) archive of my top favorite movie scores. These are pieces of music within the world of cinema that caught my attention for various reasons such as a particular scene being musically enhanced, a trailer standing out due to its song choice, or simply just being an amazing track to listen to off of the soundtrack. Keep in mind that these are my personal top favorite pieces of music and not necessarily what I would consider as being the "best of all time" (that's a separate list). What are some of you guys’ favorite original music from films?

[2020s]

-Science-Fiction|Fantasy

1. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts 

Honorable Mention

• Unicron, Sourge

-Horror

1. Halloween Kills

Honorable Mention:

• Rampage

2. Halloween Ends 

Honorable Mention:

• The Fight

-Comic Book

1. Zack Snyder's Justice League Soundtrack

• At the Speed of Force

2. The Batman

• Can’t Fight City Halloween

3.  Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness 

Honorable Mention:

• A Cup of Tea

[2010s]

-Action|Adventure

1. Sicario

• Soccer Game

Honorable Mention:

• The Beast

-Science-Fiction|Fantasy

1. Sucker Punch 

Honorable Mention:

• Where Is My Mind?

2. Tron Legacy

• Recognizer
• The Game Has Changed

3. Monsters 

Honorable Mention:

• Monsters Theme

4. Inception

• Time

5. Interstellar

• Day One

Honorable Mention

• No Time For Caution

6. Gravity

• Gravity

7. Transformers: Age of Extinction

• Lockdown

8. Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens

• Untitled Original Official Trailer Music

9. Blade Runner 2049

• Sea Wall

10. Annihilation 

Honorable Mention:

• The Alien

11. Upgrade

Honorable Mention:

• A Better Place

-Horror

1. It Follows

• Heels

2. Suspiria (2018)

• Suspirium

Honorable Mention:

• Volk

3. Under The Skin 

Honorable Mention:

• Lipstick To Void
• Death

-Comic Book

1. The Dark Knight Rises

• Gotham’s Reckoning
• Why Do We Fall
• The Fire Rises
• Untitled Original Trailer 3 Music
• Untitled Nokia Trailer Music

2. Man of Steel

• Look to the Stars
• Flight

3. Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice

• The Photograph
• Is She With You?

4. Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Honorable Mention:

• The Winter Soldier

5. The Wolverine

• The Wolverine

6.  Logan 

Honorable Mentions

• X Marks The Plot (Film Version)

7. Black Panther

• Wakanda
• Warrior Falls

8. Avengers Infinity War

• Trailer 1 Music
• I Feel You

Honorable Mentions:

• Travel Delays
• Even For You

[2000s]

-Science-Fiction|Fantasy

1. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

• Battle of the Heroes
• Padme’s Funeral

2. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest 

 

Honorable Mention:

• Jack Sparrow

-Horror

1. 28 Days Later

• In the House, In A Heartbeat

2. The Hills Have Eyes (2006)

• Beast Finds Beauty

3. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 

 

Honorable Mention:

• Epiphany

-Comic Book

1. The Dark Knight

• Why So Serious?

2.  Watchmen

• You Quit!

-Animation

1. Fantastic Mr. Fox

• Boggis Bunce And Bean (Reprise)

[1990s]

-Science-Fiction|Fantasy

1. Mortal Kombat (1995)

• Techno Syndrome (7" Mix)

2. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

• Duel of the Fates

3. Dark City

• Sleep Now

-Drama|Romance

1. The Truman Show

• Truman Sleeps

-War

1. The Thin Red Line

• Journey to the Line

[1980s]

-Mystery|Crime|Thriller

1. The Hitcher (1986) 

Honorable Mention:

• The Hitcher - End Credits

-Science-Fiction|Fantasy

1. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

• Main Title
• Binary Sunset

2. Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

• A Jedi’s Fury

3. Terminator

• The Terminator (Main Title)

-Horror

1. Halloween II (1981)

• Halloween II Theme
• Laurie’s Theme

Honorable Mention:

• Flats In The Parking Lot
• The Shape Stalks Again

2. The Thing (1982)

• Desolation

3. Killer Klowns From Outer Space

• Killer Klowns From Outer Space
• Killer Klown March

Honorable Mention:

• Amusement Park/Death Pies
• Tell Me What Is Real

4. Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives

• He’s Back (The Man Behind the Mask)

5. Child’s Play (1988)

• Goodbye Chucky / Child's Play End Credits

6. Tenebre 

Honorable Mention:

• Flashing

7. The Lost Boys

• Untitled Music In The Opening (Alternate Version of "Cry Little Sister")

8. Just Before Dawn

Honorable Mention:

• Untitled Opening/Closing Theme

[1970s]

-Horror

1. Halloween (1978)

• Halloween Theme (Main Title)
• The Shape Lurks
• The Shape Stalks
• Shape Escapes

Honorable Mention:

• Michael Kills Judith

2. Suspiria (1977)

• Suspiria
• Suspiria (Alternate Take)

3. Alice, Sweet Alice

• Prelude

4. Deep Red 

Honorable Mention:

• Profondo Rosso

5. Alien

• Untitled Original Teaser Trailer Music

6. The Red Queen Kills Seven Times

Honorable Mention:

• Terzo delitto

[1960s]

-Horror

1. Psycho (1960)

• The Murder

[1950s]

-Science-Fiction|Fantasy

1. Godzilla (1954)

• Main Title

[Bonus: Licensed Trailer Music]

-These were tracks not originally composed for the movie trailers, but instead licensed from somewhere else

-Action|Adventure

1.  Max Payne 

Trailer

• Marilyn Manson - If I Was Your Vampire

2. Pearl Harbor 

Trailer

• Steve Jablonsky - Goliath

-Science-Fiction|Fantasy

1. Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon 

Trailer 2

• Pusher Music - Prelude

2. The Jungle Book 

TV Spot "Trust"

• Weekend Revolution - Save Me (feat. Avena Savage)

-Comic Book

1. Watchmen 

Trailer 1

• Smashing Pumpkins -The Beginning Is the End Is the Beginning

2. Captain America: The Winter Soldier 

Trailer 3

• Immediate Music - Time To Die

3. The Wolverine 

Domestic Trailer

• Blazer - It Rains Black