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…
Most mentioned
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A̶ʀɪᴇʟ 189 films
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Harry Ridgway 50 films
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Adryon Thomas 100 films
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JonTheMantis 45 films
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David Pousak 373 films
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Juan 57 films
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Simon 9 films
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Ethan Williams 20 films
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grag 25 films
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Nick James 178 films
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Gregory 21 films
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Anders Hammer 10 films
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Lars Hansen 29 films
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Yuruaní Lovera 38 films
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Leif 50 films
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rahulsud 18 films
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Alma 100 films
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S V 63 films
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Kash Hammer 9 films
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Zane 10 films
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libby 99 films
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hunterjames 70 films
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Jazli Jamil 29 films
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elvisisking 19 films
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James Curtiss 10 films
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Buboven 9 films
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Sondos 20 films
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quadrophenia17 78 films
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Noah Mulder 16 films
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jimmymarkum 12 films
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Patrick Russell 21 films
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Shannon 15 films
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Conor Wade 7 films
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isabella rosete 52 films
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Ivan 10 films
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Julps2 10 films
![Miguel Martins](https://a.ltrbxd.com/resized/avatar/twitter/7/3/1/0/1/9/shard/http___pbs.twimg.com_profile_images_998233056824647683_uYLUhAMl-0-32-0-32-crop.jpg?v=db5300f6b3)
Miguel Martins 10 films
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Slammy Hoboken 9 films
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Daniel Simpson 25 films
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Alice 10 films
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John Barlow 35 films
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Ian W. Hill 10 films
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george_kaplan 10 films
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Kyle 29 films
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preisman 10 films
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kd539 10 films
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Ruth Scouller 10 films
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Boston Skinner 6 films
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george 26 films
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Kyle 8 films
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Jacob 13 films
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Wilson Carter 10 films
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Ryan Terry 26 films
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Kurosawa 16 films
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Luis_989 36 films
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Erik Vorhes 10 films
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Kyle Bailey 10 films
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Or 🎬🏴☠️✨ 10 films
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John Delany 10 films
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kierstonwoodley 60 films
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lurk_moar 10 films
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Adel_Ramen 19 films
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dadgumblah 10 films
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POOHEAD189 10 films
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Theolini 43 films
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Davormkd 10 films
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VladimirVader 8 films
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Caj Svensson 10 films
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Albie Hay 163 films
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tessaclare 10 films
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Forrest With2Rs 10 films
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franzi annasophie 11 films
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Will 10 films
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Richard Garrett 25 films
![Matthew Noble](https://a.ltrbxd.com/resized/avatar/twitter/1/9/5/7/9/7/shard/http___pbs.twimg.com_profile_images_1289953475112165379_20zVTDrS-0-32-0-32-crop.jpg?v=5e15b405fd)
Matthew Noble 10 films
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Emiftng 20 films
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James 10 films
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timkujawa 20 films
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ari 💫 10 films
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Eduardo Ramírez 39 films
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DisposableMiffy 10 films
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The String Bean Slinger 10 films
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Justus Burmann 10 films
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Tim 13 films
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Nichtsbesondern 68 films
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Rue Lumbroso 10 films
![Annikin](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/44e5fc3f980395736f83c778b8257ff6?rating=PG&size=32&border=&default=https%3A%2F%2Fs.ltrbxd.com%2Fstatic%2Fimg%2Favatar32.09445e73.png)
Annikin 10 films
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🇵🇸 Asif Khan 🍉 10 films
![Simen Westgaard](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/246fcde204213a53d043f7e6173ece65?rating=PG&size=32&border=&default=https%3A%2F%2Fs.ltrbxd.com%2Fstatic%2Fimg%2Favatar32.09445e73.png)
Simen Westgaard 10 films
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John Quinn 10 films