![]() Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy’s leaden and labyrinthine sci-fi parable has folded an entire Spotify playlist of classic alt-ish rock songs into its narrative via instrumental arrangements by composer Ramin Djawadi. ![]() That’s what music does for all of us, after all - why should fictional characters be any different? Here are the ten best moments from a year of TV music that belong on everyone’s playlist.įew shows have been as guilty of music-cue abuse as Westworld. There’s more to a good music cue than syncing a great song to an important scene: Ideally, the song can put into words and music what the characters, and the world surrounding them, can’t quite express themselves. Yet the approaches they take are as varied as their styles and subject matter, and when you factor in other eras and genres, the soundscape opens up tremendously. Certainly, the sounds of the ’80s remain television’s staple crop when it comes to using preexisting pop and rock songs to complement, comment on, and enhance the action onscreen: Pose, Narcos: Mexico, The Americans, and The Assassination of Gianni Versace feature almost nothing but. And as in past years, there’s an embarrassment of riches to choose from. Photo-Illustration: Maya Robinson/Vulture and Photo by FXĭon’t cry, don’t raise your eye, it’s only the best music cues of the year.
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