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Hey guys,

So for our tenth episode, TG and myself are putting together our lists of the TEN BEST VINYL OSTs OF THE 2000s. We're also going to do a sub list of non-vinyl/unreleased mentions.

If anyone wants to throw up their own, here's the thread to do it in or you can tweet out to us at @thedamnfinecast.

I'll post our lists on here when the episode goes out, cheers!

For Movies that were released in 2000-09 or actual soundtracks that were released in those years regardless of when the movie came out?

Good question, @monster. Also wanted to make sure it was 2000-2009 and not 2000-2015. You know, the naught'ys.

Nope, the 2000s guys - so, we're ranking our favourite soundtracks to a film released since 2000 until now, that are on vinyl.

We're definitely finding this a challenge, since so many more OSTs are getting a wax release in recent years, but that's why we're throwing in a separate sub-list of 10 best soundtracks on any format/unreleased.

Okay my top 10 scores for films made since 2000 available on Vinyl. Here they are in no particular order:

Gladiator
Maniac
Under The Skin
Beyond The Black Rainbow
Pan’s Labyrinth (maybe number 1 if i did put them in order)
Inception
Interstellar
Solaris
Drive
The Book of Eli (I might be the odd man out but I prefer this to any of the scores Ross has done with Reznor)

(copied this from the DFP thread when you asked the question on twitter a while back)

Again....a great list @Static. Thanks for (re)kicking things off in style!

I like that you don't have a problem with having multiple scores by composers....I personally struggle, feeling like I should try and share the love

@disco when I originally made the list I was surprised that I had so many Zimmer scores on there. A big part of it is absolutely the lack of scores from 2000 and on that were released on vinyl.

Not to take anything away from Zimmer

True, true.....I can safely say that TG and myself are having to do some deep digging/soul searching for this "fun" feature. We thought the Carpenter-Ranking was tough!! :O

Fun stuff! I imagine there will probably be a bit of crossover in replies. Here is mine...

And I just realized the vinyl stipulation... Oops. That knocks the Requiem and The Fountain Clint Mansell off the list. Re-edit time!

The Virgin Suicides - Air (2000)
Irreversible - Thomas Bangalter (2002)
Solaris - Cliff Martinez (2002)
Zidane - A 21st Century Potrait - Mogwai (2006)
Inception - Hans Zimmer (2010)
Beyond the Black Rainbow - Sinoia Caves (2010)
Drive - Cliff Martinez (2011)
Under The Skin - Mica Levi (2013)
Interstellar - Hans Zimmer (2014)
It Follows - Disasterpiece (2014)

I've already mentally made this list too many times to mention & every time it gets longer....

Damn you @disco!

I only just realised Discosucks was Scott...

Okay, here goes.

1. STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS - MICHAEL GIACCHINO
2. INTERSTELLAR - HANS ZIMMER
3. UNDER THE SKIN - MICA LEVI
4. BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW - SINOIA CAVES
5. SOLARIS - CLIFF MARTINEZ
6. GRAVITY - STEVEN PRICE
7. GODZILLA - ALEXANDRE DESPLAT
8. MANIAC - ROB
9. TRON LEGACY - DAFT PUNK
10. ONLY GOD FORGIVES - CLIFF MARTINEZ

Here are mine with no particular order:

Daft Punk - Tron Legacy (Walt Disney)
Cliff Martinez - Arbitrage (Milan)
Cliff Martinez - Drive (Invada)
Hans Zimmer - Man of Steel (Watertower)
M83 - Oblivion (Mondo)
Ramin Djawadi - Game of Thrones (Varese Sarabande)
Steven Price - Gravity (Mondo)
Hans Zimmer - Inception (Reprise)
Hans Zimmer - Interstellar (MOV)
Alexandre Desplat - The Imitation Game (MOV)

@filmsonwax and @Tron - great stuff! I love how we're already getting plenty of different picks....and yet some constant ones cropping up. Keep em coming! :]

In no particular order:

Maniac (2012) Deathwaltz
The Darjeeling Limited (2007) ABCKO
Bronson (2008) Milan
A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night (2014) Deathwaltz
The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012) Music Mania
La French aka The Connection (2015) Gaumont
Interstellar (2014) MOV
The Congress (2013) Milan
Battle Royale (2000) Coming up
Jodorowsky's Dune (2013) Coming up

I'm going to game the system and remind you all that OSTs don't just have to be from films ... so, in no particular order:

Cliff Martinez/Various – Drive (Invada)
Hans Zimmer - Interstellar (Music On Vinyl/At the Movies)
Various - A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night (Death Waltz)
David Arnold & Michael Price - Sherlock (Silva Screen)
Disasterpeace - It Follows (Milan)
Sinoia Caves - Beyond the Black Rainbow (Death Waltz/Jagjaguwar)
Jonathan Snipes & William Hutson - Room 237 (Death Waltz)
Cristobal Tapia de Veer - Utopia (Silva Screen)
Hans Zimmer - Inception (Reprise)
Jonathan Snipes - Starry Eyes (Waxwork)

Honorable mention: Nick Thorburn - Music from Serial (Manqué Music)

Off the top of my head right now -

maniac
Pan's Labyrinth
Beyond the Black Rainbow
the social network
Hanna
irreversible
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Inception
girl with the dragon tattoo
Interstellar

When wanting to put down other favorites on the list, I realized they haven't been released on vinyl, damn! Black Swan, The Ghost Writer, etc...

Not a full list, but Session 9 and Requiem for Dream are worth a mention.

I'm not sure we would have Under the Skin without RfaD's inspiring blend of electronics and orchestral work.

So many of my favorites haven't been released on vinyl (yet), but here goes nothing!

Under the Skin
It Follows
Inception
Moonrise Kingdom
The Lego Movie
Drive
Mulholland Drive
Bronson
Watchmen
Tron Legacy

Aaargh, hard! I too thought it was just 2000–09, which would have been much easier due to the paucity of releases, but here goes:

The Virgin Suicides (1999)*
Donnie Darko (2001)
Solaris (2002)
Good Bye Lenin! (2003)
Moon (2009)
Meek's Cutoff (2010)
Inception (2010)
TRON: Legacy (2010)
Oblivion (2013)
Upstream Color (2013)

(* The Virgin Suicides premiered at Cannes in 1999, but wasn't actually released in cinemas until 2000. If this doesn't count I'll have Interstellar instead.)

Virgin Suicides - Virgin
Lost In Translation - Emperor norton records
Donnie Darko - Everlasting records/ DWRC
The Assassination of jesse james by the coward robert ford - mute records
Drive - invada / mondo
Blue Valentine - lakeshore
The Place Beyond The Pines - Milan
Irreversible - Roule records
Beyond the black Rainbow - Secretly Canadian -Death Waltz
Maniac - Mondo - Hamburger - DWRC
Moon - Black records
Upstream Colour - erupt

@Spencer is The Assassination of Jesse James on vinyl? If it is I need to hunt that down.

No it isn't
I got a little carried away !
I did the same with Greenberg but caught myself in time !

I know it isn't an OST but I hope John Carpenter's Lost Themes gets an honorable mention.

Keep them coming, this is most instructive!

I like that @Spencer's list is now "redacted"

In no particular order.....

Kiss of the Damned - Steven Hufsteter
Let the right one in - Johan Soderqvist
Irreversible - Thomas Bangalter
Maniac - Rob
TRON:Legacy - Daft Punk
Beyond the Black Rainbow - Sinoia Caves
Far Cry 3 - Power Glove
Berberbian Sound Studio - Broadcast
Inglourious Basterds - Quentin Tarantino
Only God Forgives - Cliff Martinez

Honourable mentions:
Room 237 - Jonathan Snipes
Django Unchained - Quentin Tarantino
Drive - Cliff Martinez

It's amazing how many great soundtracks out there yet to have vinyl releases
Cheers ears!