AllMusic's Favorite Soundtracks of 2008
Dec. 17, 2008
From the 8th through the 19th, the AllMusic Blog will be publishing our editors' favorite albums of 2008. We'll be covering well over a dozen genres and styles, from rap to reggae, R&B to electronic, country to Latin, blues to metal, folk to soundtracks, and several points in-between. Right now, on the AllMusic Blog, we take a look at our favorite new film, television, and Broadway recordings of 2008.
Carter Burwell - In Bruges
The Flaming Lips - Christmas on Mars
Michael Giacchino - Speed Racer (Score)
Thomas Newman - WALL·E (Original Score)
The Rolling Stones - Shine a Light: Original Soundtrack
Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard - The Dark Knight (Original Soundtrack)
Original Soundtrack - American Teen
Original Soundtrack - Black Magic: Music from the Dan Klores Film
Various Artists - Black Orpheus (2008 Verve Bonus Tracks)
Original Soundtrack - Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo
Original Cast Recording - Forbidden Broadway: Rude Awakening
Original Soundtrack - Gonzo: Music from the Film
Original Soundtrack - Mister Foe
Original Broadway Cast - Passing Strange (Original Broadway Cast)
Theodore Shapiro - Tropic Thunder (Score)
Original Soundtrack - Synecdoche, New York (Soundtrack)
Original Soundtrack - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Original Soundtrack - The Wackness
Original Soundtrack - The Wire: And All the Pieces Matter -- Five Years of Music from The Wire
Carter Burwell - In BrugesThe Flaming Lips - Christmas on MarsMichael Giacchino - Speed Racer (Score)Thomas Newman - WALL·E (Original Score)The Rolling Stones - Shine a Light: Original SoundtrackHans Zimmer & James Newton Howard - The Dark Knight (Original Soundtrack)Original Soundtrack - American TeenOriginal Soundtrack - Black Magic: Music from the Dan Klores FilmVarious Artists - Black Orpheus (2008 Verve Bonus Tracks)Original Soundtrack - Electric Apricot: Quest for FesterooOriginal Cast Recording - Forbidden Broadway: Rude AwakeningOriginal Soundtrack - Gonzo: Music from the FilmOriginal Soundtrack - Mister FoeOriginal Broadway Cast - Passing Strange (Original Broadway Cast)Theodore Shapiro - Tropic Thunder (Score)Original Soundtrack - Synecdoche, New York (Soundtrack)Original Soundtrack - Vicky Cristina BarcelonaOriginal Soundtrack - The WacknessOriginal Soundtrack - The Wire: And All the Pieces Matter -- Five Years of Music from The Wire