Top 10 Movie Soundtracks of 2011

1. The Artist, Ludovic Bource
Michel Hazanavicius' ode to the silent film era featured 2011's best original soundtrack. Though whether this soundtrack or Cliff Martinez's Drive soundtrack should have taken the top slot is arguable, what makes Bource's score the best of the year is because of its incprporation and purpose within Hazanavicius' film. As a result of being a silent film, the only thing that the audience hears during The Artist is Bource's soundtrack. The music not only defines the film's characters but also becomes one, featured in every scene establishing moods and fluidly progressing the film forward. It's a masterful musical composition that combines music familiar to the time in which the film takes place but also inventive for present day film scores as well. I could go on and on and on about Bource's soundtrack (if you would like me to, read my full review of the soundtrack here: http://thecelebritycafe.com/reviews/soundtrack-review-best-thing-about-artist-its-soundtrack-02-12-2012). Ludovic Bource was given the opportunity to score one of the most creative films to come out in modern times and the result was a lovely score that possesses a timeless element many soundtracks and composers wish they had. Ludovic Bource's The Artist soundtrack is the best original film score of 2011.

Also listen to: The entire soundtrack

While I'm glad that Ludovic Bource will probably win the Oscar for Best Original Score at the upcoming Academy Awards, it frustrates me that so many scores were snubbed or overlooked. In my top 5, only two were nominated and in my top 10, only three. While the Academy and I may not see eye to eye, this was a very good year for original soundtracks and I look forward to the next film that all of these composers have the opportunity to score (especially Bource and Martinez). These were my Top 10 Movie Soundtracks of 2011.