Ignore Lil Wayne's angry contributions and there's a smooth RnB edge to the tunes assembled for Sofia Coppola's teeny tantrum flick, from Frank Ocean's team-up with Earl Sweatshirt to deadmau5's 'FML'.
Best Tune: “Ouroboros” by Oneohtrix Point Never.
9. Sound City
It's the soundtrack for Dave Grohl's documentary, so you already know you're in safe hands, and Grohl doesn't disappoint, offering up fresh tracks from Paul McCartney, Stevie Nicks and Trent Reznor. They're all created in tribute to the iconic Sound City studio, and fittingly fantastic.
Best Tune: McCartney's “Cut Me Some Slack”.
8. Warm Bodies
An achingly cool mix of indie hits and classic foot-stompers, with John Waite's “Missing You” providing impeccable style, while Guns N' Roses bring their own special brand of chill-out rock with “Patience”. In other words, a suitably hip mix from the ever-dependable director Jonathan Levine.
Best Tune: “Midnight City” by M83.
7. American Hustle
A collection of hits from the '70s and '80s in keeping with the film's period setting, with contributions from Elton John, Electric Light Orchestra, The Bee Gees and Tom Jones. Special shout out to America's “Horse With No Name”, just because it's brilliant. Although the film technically releases on January 1 2014, it's in the count.
Best Tune: McCartney and Wings' “Live And Let Die”.
6. Inside Llewyn Davis
A fermenting folk compilation, this is a mix of old-school tunes and new stuff as arranged by T-Bone Burnett and Marcus Mumford. Burnett, of course, worked previously with the Coen brothers on “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”
Best Tune: “Please Mr Kennedy” featuring Adam Driver.
5. Gravity
An unconventional collection of sounds and silences, Steven Price's score for Alfonso Cuaron's mega-blockbuster defies action movie music clichés. No full orchestra was used, with Price creating his sounds using small groups of musicians instead.
Best Tune: “Don't Let Go” and title track “Gravity”.
4. Frozen
Disney goes Broadway with a little help from Tony-award-winning duo Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez. While Christophe Beck provides the score, they provide the show tunes for one of Disney's strongest soundtracks in years.
Best Tune: “In Summer”, and “Let It Go” sung by Idina Menzel.
3. Django Unchained
Another masterpiece from Tarantino, who can do no wrong when it comes to releasing soundtracks for his cinematic rumblings. Twanging with Western danger and softened by a moving contribution from Italian singer Elisa, there are the expected sound bites from the film, a glorious James Brown/2Pac mash-up “Unchained” and not a single clunker.
Best Tune: The sixties 'Django; theme tune.
2. The Way Way Back
An eclectic symposium of tracks for this coming-of-ager. Edie Brickell and The Gaddabouts contribute two beautiful songs, while INXS pump up the energy levels with “New Sensation”.
Best Tune: Mr Mister's “Kyrie”.
1. Filth
Despite the dark subject matter, this soundtrack plumbs for an upbeat '60s Motown vibe that belies the serious issues at the film's heart. So we get The Shirelles crooning “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow” while Billy Ocean opines that “Love Really Hurts Without You”.
Best Tune: Composer Clint Mansell and Eliot Sumner's cover of Radiohead's “Creep”.
