The King's Speech soundtrack struck a chord with me. And for the holidays I watched the film Wall-E last week and was taken away by the charm and nostalgia of the music.

The Hans Zimmer score for Inception was EPIC! Loved it!

The soundtrack to TRUE GRIT is great. Not only is it very american sounding, it also fit the movie perfectly. I didn't think the movie remake would be so good BUT it was a fantastic film. Another classic & classic soundtrack.

This year has been better than many give it credit for. Aside from the usual Oscar-bait, which has been well-covered here and elsewhere, overlooked scores from the (when film scores were great category) would include:

THE LAST AIRBENDER - James Newton Howard

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON - John Powell

PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS by Christophe Beck

MAO's LAST DANCER by Christopher Gordon

Inception:

As with its heavy use of CGI (which I usually hate, but which worked well in the dream world here), I thought the heavy use of music was entirely appropriate, immersing the viewer in a not-especially-pleasant, insistent reality.

As with its heavy use of CGI (which I usually hate, but which worked well in the dream world here), I thought the heavy use of music was entirely appropriate, immersing the viewer in a not-especially-pleasant, insistent reality.

Yes, while the Hans Zimmer score for Inception was heavy, dramatic and epic. I personally LOVED IT. It was one of the few soundtracks that I bought. Perhaps they laid it on a bit too thick in the movie, but the music is great. It's excellent workout music by the way.

For many of us, the use of "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms" in the score for TRUE GRIT will also hark back to NIGHT OF THE HUNTER, where the song was used to riveting effect, sung by both Robert Mitchum and Lillian Gish.