On today’s episode, we are presenting the long-awaited, final episode of our TOP 20 FAVOURITE SCORES OF 2017 program. I’ve been absent from the program for about a month now. A terrible flu ripped through my family in February, which also affected me, and only now am I starting to feel somewhat normal.
The first part of our countdown celebrated selections 20 through to 11. You can hear that program by clicking HERE!
Today’s program presents suites from selections 10 through to 1 featuring the film, TV and video game music of Alexandre Desplat, John Williams, Theodore Shapiro, Jonny Greenwood, Yoko Kanno, George Kallis, Christopher Willis, Yasunori Mitsuda and Michael Giacchino.
While I’m sure your personal best of 2017 list is very different than mine, I never expect anyone’s favourites to mirror my own, I offer you a chance to put me in my place. Please feel free to contact me or write in the comments section below with scores that I might have left off the list.
With that, enjoy the countdown!
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| Name | Artist | Album |
| Riding to Albion | Kallis, George | Albion: The Enchanted Stallion |
| The Queen | Kallis, George | Albion: The Enchanted Stallion |
| A Wonderful Place of Nature | Kallis, George | Albion: The Enchanted Stallion |
| Opening From Your Spirit | Kallis, George | Albion: The Enchanted Stallion |
| Amatora ~ Toranome (Main Theme) | Kanno, Yoko | Onna Joshu Naotora |
| Kokoh | Kanno, Yoko | Onna Joshu Naotora |
| Tachibana | Kanno, Yoko | Onna Joshu Naotora |
| Pearls on Mul | Desplat, Alexandre | Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets |
| Spaceship Chase | Desplat, Alexandre | Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets |
| Threat of the Ruzhien Empire | Mitsuda, Yasunori | Valkyria: Azure Revolution |
| War of Liberation / Jutland Kingdom | Mitsuda, Yasunori | Valkyria: Azure Revolution |
| War of Liberation /The Ruzhien Empire | Mitsuda, Yasunori | Valkyria: Azure Revolution |
| Vanargand | Mitsuda, Yasunori | Valkyria: Azure Revolution |
| War in the Name of 'Liberation' | Mitsuda, Yasunori | Valkyria: Azure Revolution |
| Holdo's Resolve | Williams, John | Star Wars: The Last Jedi (For Your Consideration) |
| The Spark | Williams, John | Star Wars: The Last Jedi |
| The Last Jedi | Williams, John | Star Wars: The Last Jedi |
| The Rebellion is Reborn | Williams, John | Star Wars: The Last Jedi |
| End Credits | Giacchino, Michael | War for the Planet of the Apes |
| The Court's Decision and End Credits | Williams, John | The Post |
| Moscow, 1953 | Willis, Christopher | The Death of Stalin |
| Staging a Coup | Willis, Christopher | The Death of Stalin |
| A Comedy of Terrors (End Titles) | Willis, Christopher | The Death of Stalin |
| End Credits | Willis, Christopher | The Death of Stalin |
| Phantom Thread I | Greenwood, Jonny | Phantom Thread |
| Sandalwood I | Greenwood, Jonny | Phantom Thread |
| House of Woodcock | Greenwood, Jonny | Phantom Thread |
| For the Hungry Boy | Greenwood, Jonny | Phantom Thread |
| A Hero Is Born | Shapiro, Theodore | Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (Score) |
| Anti-Humor Boy | Shapiro, Theodore | Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (Score) |
| Separation Anxiety | Shapiro, Theodore | Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (Score) |
| Carnival Conniptions | Shapiro, Theodore | Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (Score) |
| Comic Book Opening | Shapiro, Theodore | Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (Score) |
Some overlaps with my personal Top 10, but shocked The Post is here and that it is above The Last Jedi. Also shocked Onna jōshu Naotora is not in your Top 5. Haven’t heard Death of Stalin before but sounds really good. I agree that Last Jedi was a mess of a film. Such unnecessary stuff in film that should have been cut. I actually like Rose but felt her character was way underdeveloped and the love story element was a bit forced overall. Still like you said Rey-Renn-Luke stuff was great. And still unsure why they killed Smoke halfway through film. Seemed odd. I think Williams did a fantastic job though and I think a lot if the copy paste issues were due to his recording schedule being so early in the year before film was finished. And probably why his concert end credits piece was pretty substandard for Williams. Still I loved the score and still felt it was the best thing written this year.
Awesome 2nd part of the show! Love the selections, and very happy to see The Last Jedi in the Top 10. Jonny Greenwood continues his sterling work, and I can’t tell you how overjoyed I am to be introduced to Captain Underpants – what an entertaining and wonderful score! I’ll be binge-listening to this for months to come. Thanks Eric for everything you bring to Cinematic Sound Radio and your collaborators such as Jason and Tim (my La La Land ET CD just landed and I just had to get this after listening to Mike’s engaging interview).
my best music scores from 2017 productions :
best cinema scores :
10/10
war for the planet of the apes – michael giacchino
beauty and the beast(deluxe edition) – alan menken
darkest hour – dario marianelli
mathilde – marco beltrami
9/10
l’ ecole buissonniere – armand amar
cello – randy kerber
phantom thread – jonny greenwood
the mountain between us – ramin djawadi
viceroy’s house – a.r. rahman
sage femme – gregoire hetzel
the death of stalin – christopher willis
8/10
raffaello, il principe delle arti – matteo curallo
rebel in the rye – bear mccreary
churchill – lorne balfe
coco – michael giacchino
jane – philip glass
red de libertad – oscar martin leanizbarrutia
earth : one amazing day – alex heffes
bernabeu – antonio fernandez ruiz
the black prince – george kallis
belle et sebastien 3 : le dernier chapitre – armand amar
best television scores, video games scores & other albums :
10/10
la mascarade – lowie wolf hoeyberghs
seirei no mamoribito season 3 – naoki sato
rime(spanish edition) – david garcia diaz
9/10
so let us melt – jessica curry
the flying lotus – a.r. rahman
la sonata del silencio – cesar benito
onna joushu naotora vol. 1 – yoko kanno
three worlds : music from woolf works – max richter
kingdom – anna connelly
get even – olivier deriviere
fargo season 3 – jeff russo
valkyria : azure revolution – yasunori mistuda
between the dusk of a summer night – sebastian zawadzki
8/10
frontier – adam crystal
howards end – nico muhly
stellaris utopia – andreas waldetoft