10 Best Movie Scores of the Last 25 Years, Ranked

Since before the birth of talkies, music has been one of the most important elements of a film. Different genres and different stories demand different kinds of music, but there are several qualities that all the best movie scores have in common. They set the pace and mood of the story, elevate the world and characters, and offer plenty of tracks that stick in audiences' minds for years after the credits roll.