score
what it is
A score is the background piece of music associated with a television program, motion picture and video game. A score usually comes in during certain events, where the tone of it changes depending on the events occurring. Many scores on a soundtrack, can often use the same cue.
✦ start here: albums
✦ who's making it, level by level
level 2 · the door
big names with a sharper edge
level 3 · one step out
cult favorites and indie darlings
level 4 · further
art pop, hyperpop, and the underground
level 5 · all the way
deep experimental
✦ make score a playlist
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questions
What is score?
A score is the background piece of music associated with a television program, motion picture and video game. A score usually comes in during certain events, where the tone of it changes depending on the events occurring. Many scores on a soundtrack, can often use the same cue.
What are good score albums to start with?
Try The Social Network by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Lady Bird (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Jon Brion, Oppenheimer (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Ludwig Göransson, and Transformers: The Score by Various Artists.
Who are some women making score?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/score/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making score, from mainstream to underground.
genre notes from last.fm listeners · artists and albums from last.fm, updated 2026-10-20