Welcome to The Sound of Cinema, the space where I share the movie soundtracks that moved me, haunted me, healed me, or just made me obsessively replay a scene for days.
Call Me By Your Name
A Summer That Lingers in Sound
There’s something about this soundtrack that feels like memory. It doesn’t just accompany the film — it is the film. Sufjan Stevens’ gentle voice, the dreamy instrumentals, the soft sadness running beneath every note. It sounds like sun-drenched afternoons, aching silences, and love that arrived too soon and left too quickly.
“Mystery of Love” and “Visions of Gideon” are pure emotional devastation in song form. I can’t hear them without thinking of peach trees, bicycles, and that final shot of Elio by the fire.
This is not just a soundtrack. It’s a goodbye you never quite got over.
Interstellar
Hans Zimmer didn’t just compose music. He composed a feeling. This soundtrack is pure emotion. From the ticking clock in “Mountains” to the devastating swell of “Stay,” this score makes the vastness of space feel heartbreakingly human.
Pulp Fiction
Cool, Chaotic, Unforgettable
Tarantino’s genius isn’t just in the dialogue. It’s in the music. Every track here is bold, iconic, and weirdly perfect. You’ll be dancing in your seat one moment, then emotionally spiraling the next.
Challengers
Tennis, Tension, and Desire
This isn’t just a film about love and rivalry. It’s a full-blown audio seduction. The score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross is intense, sexy, and so rhythmically charged it feels like foreplay and a panic attack all at once.