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It’s hard to discern a unifying theme in the best film scores of 2025. This year’s cinema certainly favored the bold and audaciously musical, in the literal sense — from the devilish fantasia of “Sinners,” composed by Ludwig Göransson, to the heavenly devotion of “The Testament of Ann Lee,” with score and songs by Daniel Blumberg.

Jonny Greenwood returned, roaring, with his music for swarming strings and neurotic piano in “One Battle After Another.” Also swarming: Jerskin Fendrix’s bee-inspired soundtrack for “Bugonia.” Boldest yet, perhaps, was “Tron: Ares” — as a neon thrill ride that doubled as a music video for one of the most kick-ass, ’80s-coded Nine Inch Nails sound

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