Our enjoyment of film can be as much about what we hear as what we see. For this Showdown we’d like your top ten favorite instrumental film scores, from Air’s indelible music for The Virgin Suicides to Zimmer’s soundtracks for countless summer blockbusters. Scores with vocals are fine to include, but we’re after a single composer or band’s vision rather than compiled soundtracks by various artists. Dials to eleven and let’s go…
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