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The best film scores of the 21st century

The top 3 according to 28 votes from people: Gladiator (2000) · Interstellar (2014) · Atonement (2007). (Updated Feb 18, 2025.)

Requiem for a Dream, Gladiator, The Lord of the Rings, There Will Be Blood, Up, Interstellar, Joker and Dune: the finest film scores of the 21st century according to Classic FM.

Adrien Gerard · · 14 items · 28 votes · 1 comment

Automatically translated (original in Français). See the original

Top 14

  1. 1

    Gladiator (2000)

    Music by Hans Zimmer.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  2. 2

    Interstellar (2014)

    Music by Hans Zimmer.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  3. 3

    Atonement (2007)

    Music by Dario Marianelli.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  4. 4

    Up (2009)

    Music by Michael Giacchino.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  5. 5

    The Hours (2002)

    Music by Philip Glass.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  6. 6

    Joker (2019)

    Music by Hildur Guðnadóttir.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  7. 7

    Pirates of the Caribbean (2003)

    Music by Klaus Badelt & Hans Zimmer.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  8. 8

    The Hateful Eight (2015)

    Music by Ennio Morricone.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  9. 9

    Black Panther (2018)

    Music by Ludwig Göransson & Kendrick Lamar.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  10. 10

    Requiem for a Dream (2000)

    Music by Clint Mansell.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 2

    0
  11. 11

    Dune (2021)

    Music by Hans Zimmer.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 1

    0
  12. 12

    The Lord of the Rings (2001)

    Music by Howard Shore.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  13. 13

    There Will Be Blood (2007)

    Music by Jonny Greenwood.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  14. 14

    Soul (2020)

    Music by Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 2

    -1

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Camille Martinez · Français

Jonny Greenwood pour There Will Be Blood, c'est encore ce que j'écoute pour travailler. Génial.

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