Some people continue to enjoy their favorite movies by rewatching them from time to time. The way I keep those movies alive, by and large, is by re-listening to their soundtracks. Sometimes, I’ll just skip the movie entirely and go straight to the soundtrack. Sure, I’m probably missing out, but damn, some of these soundtracks are bangers.

Good sound design can make or break a film, and the best soundtracks go above the sweeping, generalized orchestral motifs and instead find a tone that’s unique and effective. Oftentimes, they create a decent blend between original scores and licensed music. The ones I’m going to list here are going to have at least a few original scores (or, at the very least, covers) in them, for the sake of fairness.