Rank The Score Albums

[TheBang]

Since this was posted in the other thread

Posts moved to this thread. Thanks for resurrecting it.

[Erneuert]

1. The Social Network
2. Mank
3. Watchmen 1-3
4. TGWTDT
5. Mid 90's
6. Soul
7. The Vietnam War
8. Waves
9. Gone Girl
10. Before The Flood
11. Patriot's Day
12. Bird Box
(I haven't listened to Quake yet)

These guys are astounding at approaching music not with a pre set formula, but with a unique wavelength for every story. The more I listen, the more I discover different thought patterns hidden in the musical nuances.
That's why I love their work.

Have you listened to Quake yet?

Quake > all

[simonn]

The Social Network
Dragon Tattoo
Gone Girl
Patriots Day
Waves
Watchmen
Bird Box
Before The Flood
Vietnam War
Empire of Light
Mid 90's
TNMT
Bones n All
Mank
The Killer
Soul

[Mister Squishy]

Right now, somewhat haphazardly...

Each one of these in the first batch is to me a world unto itself, totally self-contained and detachable from their associated films. For me, these ones don't need the film to convey a whole story, atmosphere, mood, etc. I feel like I lived with each one of these for a period and they kind of seeped into my life at the time, some (TGWTDT, Mank) more than others (Birdbox, Empire of Light).

Side note: I just realized I haven't seen Birdbox or Empire of Light, but whatever:

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Social Network
Mank
Birdbox
Empire of Light
Gone Girl
The Watchmen
Vietnam War

These are ones I've definitely enjoyed at different times, but always kinda conscious of the fact that they're film scores, and so always kind of with the movie in mind (The Killer I'm on the fence about, cause aside from The Brute, I could see it becoming something more immersive / independent and more like the first group):

The Killer
Bones and All
TMNT: Mutant Mayhem
Waves
Soul

Never got into for some reason (especially Patriot's Day, which I listened to once and never revisited; will definitely do after seeing it so high on some of your lists):

Before the Flood
Mid-90s
Patriot's Day

[trollmanen]

I think TGWTDT is my favorite out of all of them. There is a cohesive feeling to that soundtrack that really just takes me into that world of Sweden and the snow and darkness. The Social Network is definitely up there, as is Gone Girl. It seems like a lot of folks here agree those first three are the best of them. I think after those I'd choose Watchmen as a whole. There's a song on Volume 3 called "Which Came First" that is my favorite, but there is another arrangement of it that isn't on the soundtrack but is featured in the show. It's in the last scene where Angela and Will Reeves are sitting in the movie theater, and it's same melodies as a choral arrangement behind it that is just amazing. I ripped the audio of that scene and put it in my digital album calling it "Wounds Need Air".

[Toadflax]

Oh, this is mean. And to make it harder, I'm including (full length) Atticus scores, since they're some of my favorite:


The Social Network
The Book of Eli
Before the Flood
Watchmen
Dragon Tattoo
The Defiant Ones
Quake
TMNT
Gone Girl
The Vietnam War
Mank
Earthquake Bird
Soul
Bones and All
Almost Holy
Mid90s
Dispatches from Elsewhere
The Killer
Bird Box
Waves
Dr. Death
Triple 9
Empire of Light
Patriots Day

[Zimbo]

1) The Social Network
2) Watchmen Score (specifically, my attempt to create a NIN album of the three albums)
3) The Vietnam War
4) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
5) Dispatched From Elsewhere - Jejune Institute (orange cover)
6) Patriots Day
7) The Defiant Ones
8) Juno - Single
9) Gone Girl
10) Bird Box (extended)
11) TMNT
12) Quake
13) Before the Flood
14) Mank
15) Soul
16) Mid90's
17) The Killer
18) Dr. Death
19) Bones and All
20) Waves
21) Empire of Light