What is the best Michael Giacchino film score?

Pixar tear-jerkers, galaxy-far-away hurry-ups and one very loud monster movie share a single composer. Some of these cues you can hum; others you only notice on the second watch.

1. 1
   The Incredibles

   Brassy, jazz-spy 2004 score that set the sound of Pixar's superhero family.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Up

   Oscar-winning 2009 Pixar score built around the tender waltz 'Married Life'.
   915pts
3. 3
   Mission: Impossible III

   High-energy 2006 score that carried the franchise's Lalo Schifrin theme into the J.J. Abrams era.
   611pts
4. 4
   Star Trek Into Darkness

   Bombastic 2013 sequel score that builds on the 2009 themes with heavier brass.
   611pts
5. 5
   Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

   Primal, percussive 2014 score for the sequel that pits apes against surviving humans.
   611pts
6. 6
   Zootopia

   Bouncy, jazzy 2016 Disney score for the animal-metropolis detective story.
   611pts
7. 7
   Inside Out

   Emotional 2015 Pixar score that musically maps a young girl's feelings.
   611pts
8. 8
   Spider-Man: No Way Home

   2021 multiverse score that revisits themes from earlier Spider-Man composers.
   611pts
9. 9
   Spider-Man: Homecoming

   Playful 2017 score that reworks the 1960s cartoon theme for the MCU's Peter Parker.
   517pts
10. 10
    Coco

    Warm 2017 Pixar score weaving mariachi and Mexican folk textures with orchestra.
    517pts
11. 11
    Super 8

    Nostalgic 2011 Spielberg-style orchestral score for J.J. Abrams' small-town sci-fi adventure.
    517pts
12. 12
    Star Trek Beyond

    Adventurous 2016 score that closes the reboot trilogy with new themes for the Enterprise crew.
    517pts
13. 13
    War for the Planet of the Apes

    Elegiac 2017 finale score that gives the trilogy's last chapter its emotional weight.
    517pts
14. 14
    The Batman

    Dark, brooding 2022 score anchored by a menacing four-note theme for Gotham's detective.
    402pts
15. 15
    Cloverfield

    The 2008 monster-movie score, famous for the end-credits piece 'Roar!'.
    402pts
16. 16
    Ratatouille

    Playful Parisian score for the 2007 Pixar film about a rat who cooks.
    402pts
17. 17
    Rogue One

    Written in just weeks, this 2016 Star Wars score blends new themes with John Williams' legacy.
    402pts
18. 18
    John Carter

    Sweeping 2012 adventure score for Disney's Barsoom epic.
    402pts
19. 19
    Star Trek

    Giacchino's 2009 reboot score with a soaring main theme for the new Enterprise crew.
    402pts
20. 20
    Monsters University

    Collegiate, marching-band flavoured 2013 Pixar score for Mike and Sulley's student days.
    402pts
21. 21
    Incredibles 2

    Big-band sequel score from 2018 that expands the original's jazzy spy sound.
    402pts
22. 22
    Jurassic World

    2015 score that revisits John Williams' dinosaur themes alongside new material.
    0pts
23. 23
    Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

    Pulse-pounding 2011 score that powered Tom Cruise's Burj Khalifa climb.
    0pts
24. 24
    Speed Racer

    Candy-coloured 2008 score that matches the Wachowskis' hyperactive racing film.
    0pts
25. 25
    Doctor Strange

    Mystical 2016 score with a swirling, organ-heavy sound for Marvel's sorcerer.
    0pts
26. 26
    Tomorrowland

    Wide-eyed 2015 orchestral score for Brad Bird's optimistic sci-fi adventure.
    0pts

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