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Song of the Day: Conclave (“Postlude of Conclave”) [YouTube link], composed by Volker Bertelmann, provides a glimmer of hope in a soundtrack that often magnifies the anxiety, fear, and suspense in this 2024 political thriller about the selection of a new Pope. Based on the 2016 Robert Harris novel, the…

Song of the Day: KPop Demon Hunters (“Golden”), composed by Ejae and Mark Sonnenblick, among others, is a soundtrack highlight from this 2025 film, directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans. Performed by the fictional girl group Huntrix in the Academy Award-nominated animated feature, this #1 Billboard Hot 100 hit…

Song of the Day: Queer (“Pure Love”) [YouTube link], composed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, is a poignant cue from this 2024 film that stars Daniel Craig. It is based on a 1985 novella written by William S. Burroughs. Reznor and Ross of Nine Inch Nails have carved out…

Song of the Day: Hook (“Soundtrack Suite”) [YouTube link], composed by John Williams, is one of the maestro’s lesser-known scores. But this suite captures some of the exquisite orchestral themes from this 1991 Steven Spielberg-directed film, starring Robin Williams and Dustin Hoffman. Today, the legendary Williams turns 94, and he…

Song of the Day: Sinners (“Travelin’”), composed by Alvin Youngblood Hart, can be heard in two key scenes of this 2025 film, directed by Ryan Coogler. The first scene features actor and musician Miles Caton [YouTube link]. But if you didn’t stick around through the credits of the film, you…

Song of the Day: Sinners (“I Lied to You”), words and music by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Gorannson, is one of several blues tunes that permeate this 2025 horror film. Starring the Oscar-nominated Michael B. Jordan in a dual role, the film features many interwoven subtexts that deal with the…

Song of the Day: Emerald, Texas (“Main Theme”) [Soundcloud link], composed by Michael Gordon Shapiro, accompanies this 2014 film, which was inspired by the L. Frank Baum fantasy novel, “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz“. (“Wicked” isn’t the only work to do a little reimagining!) This story is set in the…