The Best Movie Soundtracks On Vinyl

Bond themes have long been lauded for their lusciously ornate and bombastic spirit. Since 1992, collections of the best title themes have been collected into best-of compilations, and the latest 2021 release has 26 songs over three LPs. The tracklist includes Shirley Bassey, Tom Jones, Duran Duran, Adele and Billie Eilish.

Celebrating 20 years of Edgar Wright's Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, this is the first-ever vinyl release of Nigel Godrich's iconic score, and it's the bob-omb. It's time to relive the tunes, the battles and the awkward romantic encounters.

Drive is a movie where the music does the talking - especially given the reticence of Ryan Gosling's titular protagonist. The effortlessly cool soundtrack comes to coloured vinyl celebrating the movie's tenth anniversary.

Composed by Joe Hisaishi, the My Neighbor Totoro Sound Book features a re-recorded score, using new instrumentation to inject a folk-like warmth into what was already a charming OST.

If you sense foul play and have eliminated no suspects, give Nathan Johnson's score a spin. This OST to murder-mystery Knives Out is a masterwork of string-laden suspense, intrigue and drama.

Dance around your warehouse to Stealers Wheel with the Reservoir Dogs OST. More than just a series of songs, this OST is interspersed with dialogue from the movie.

Vangelis created a soundtrack that was at once deeply brooding, bold, soft and gentle. It creates tension, it creates atmosphere and it creates memories – what more could you want? This particular edition sees the music be overlaid in places with dialogue from the Blade Runner film. Zimmer's atmospheric and moody soundscape from Blade Runner 2049 is also worthy of a turn on the deck.

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver is a movie written and filmed around music. Over two 12-inch LPs, this collection celebrates its success by providing over 25 hip hop, rock and soul tracks.

That's right - Baby Driver has so much music it can justify two separate vinyl releases. In Volume 2, listeners are treated to additional tracks and remixes and some previously unreleased OST scores from composer Steven Price.

Everyone knows that Peter Jackson's Lord Of The Rings trilogy has a beautiful soundtrack. Here, the Philharmonic Prague Orchestra has rerecorded 19 standout scores from Howard Shore's remarkable score.

John Carpenter's return to the Halloween franchise in 2018 saw the legendary director act as producer and composer for the movie. Paying homage to his 1978 original, Carpenter injects new synth and electronic tones to provide some eerie overtures.

Trainspotting cannot be separated from its eclectic and energetic soundtrack. This record features tracks from Iggy Pop, New Order, Leftfield and Underworld.

Empire said it best: "As far as iconic film music goes, John Williams' Star Wars scores are rivalled only by… well, John Williams' non-Star Wars scores." He's a master, and with this set, you can give the original trilogy and prequel scores a turn on the platter.

Giovanni "Nino" Rota forged a score with so much power and emotion that it really is a pleasure to behold. The chance to give it the vinyl treatment is an elegant offer you can't refuse.

Is this what an evil Brian Eno would sound like? Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross of Nine Inch Nails fame produced a most unsettling electronic ambient soundtrack, perfectly accompanying Fincher's thriller; a film Empire described as "dark, smart and dangerous."

Science Fiction soundtracks are often epic, huge, delicate, spacious and moving – a strange mix of components which, when done well, blow audiences away. Well, it's fair to say Han Zimmer delivered on all fronts when he scored Interstellar.

Tom Holkenborg, aka Junkie XL, brings the chaos with this soundtrack. Somehow Junkie XL manages to make comprehensible and thoroughly enjoyable music that sounds like it has been passed through a V12 engine. It's a riotous pleasure to behold.

John Williams and the London Symphony Orchestra bring you one of the most recognisable cinematic scores of all time. Line up "Raiders March" and grab your hat and whip: it's time to rescue some artefacts.

Empire described Flash Gordon as a "campy extravaganza (which) has it all", with Queen's soundtrack ratcheting "the flamboyance levels up a couple of notches." It's a real romper of a record - play it when you're sad to pick you up, play it when you're happy to keep it rolling.

Brad Fidel's score doesn't make for the most relaxing listen, but by gosh if it isn't great. Swipe on those sunglasses and leather jacket, it's time to party like it's the apocalypse.

Okay, three, two, one - let's jam. The original Cowboy Bebop is one of the most stylish animes with a jazz-noir-space-cowboy atmosphere that is, in large part, created by the soundtrack. The work of composer Yoko Kanno and the band SEATBELTS has made its way onto vinyl.

From Dusty Springfield to Kool and The Gang, the Pulp Fiction soundtrack is an eclectic mix of timeless hits. There are added soundbites from the movie to give context and atmosphere.