ASTS 054: Now Playing... ”Barbie”, ”Oppenheimer”, ”Tetris”, ”The Marvels” and more!

2023-11-19

Welcome back, everyone! To close out 2023, I’m concluding with an episode of the Now Playing sub-series of the podcast to spotlight notable film scores throughout the calendar year. This year provided some surprise blockbusters, such as BARBIE and OPPENHEIMER, along with new entries from major franchises like INDIANA JONES, CREED and THE FAST & THE FURIOUS - with memorable music from many. Enjoy music from a cavalcade of composers - John Williams, Lorne Balfe, Christophe Beck and Hans Zimmer, among others! Below are the films and composers represented here, with time index for helpful reference. Title playtime index:

Below are the films and composers represented here, with time index for helpful reference.

Title playtime index:

ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA (Christophe Beck) - 00:01:37

SHAZAM: FURY OF THE GODS (Christophe Beck) - 00:06:12

CREED 3 (Joseph Shirley) - 00:10:09

TETRIS (Lorne Balfe) - 00:17:29

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOUR AMONG THIEVES (Lorne Balfe) - 00:24:06

THE SUPER MARIO BROS MOVIE (Brian Tyler/Koji Kondo) - 00:34:09

FAST X (Brian Tyler) - 00:38:24

INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY (John Williams) - 00:42:33

BARBIE (Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, "What Was I Made For?" by Billie Eilish) - 00:53:00

OPPENHEIMER (Ludwig Göransson) - 01:04:02