The 25 Best Movie Soundtracks of the 21st Century

For music and cinema lovers, what’s better than seeing a great movie with an excellent soundtrack?

The following features the best movie soundtracks from this new century, in some cases as good as the movies that accompany them (Drive, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Kill Bill …), but in other cases far superior to the movies (Marie Antoinette, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The Royal Tenenbaums).  See then our list below:

• 24 Hour Party People (2002) : Sex Pistols; Joy Division; The Clash; New Order; Happy Mondays.

• 500 Days Of Summer (2009) : The Smiths; Doves; Temper Trap; Feist; Simon & Garfunkel.

• Amelie (2001) : Yann Tiersen.

• Dancer In The Dark (2000) : Björk ( Lyrics by Björk, Lars von Trier and Sjón )

• Drive (2011) : Kavinsky (featuring Lovefoxxx); Cliff Martinez; Chromatics; College; Desire.

• Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (2004) : Jon Brion; The Polyphonic Spree, The Willowz; Beck

• Garden State (2004) : Coldplay; The Shins; Zero 7; Nick Drake; Simon & Garfunkel; Iron & Wine.

• Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) : Oscar Isaac; Justin Timberlake; Bob Dylan

• Into The Wild (2007) : Eddie Vedder.

• Kill Bill (2003) : Nancy Sinatra; The RZA; Quincy Jones; Isaac Hayes;

• Lost in Translation (2003) : Kevin Shields; Phoenix; Bryan Ferry;

• Marie Antoinette (2006) : Siouxsie and the Banshees; The Strokes; Radio Dept.; New Order; The Cure.

• Moulin Rouge! (2001) : David Bowie; Beck; Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mýa and Pink.

• Nick And Norah’s Infinite Playlist (2008) : Devendra Banhart; Vampire Weekend; We Are Scientists.

• O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) : Ralph Stanley; John Hartford; Norman Blake; Alison Krauss.

• Once (2007) : Glen Hansard.

• The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) : Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.

• The Great Gatsby (2013) : Jay Z; Amy Winehouse; Lana Del Rey; Jack White; The XX.

• The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) : David Bowie; Seu Jorge; Devo; The Stooges; Scott Walker.

• The Perks Of Being A Wallflower (2012) : David Bowie; Sonic Youth; The Smiths; Dexys Midnight Runners.

• The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) : Nico; Bob Dylan; The Clash; Ramones; Elliot Smith; VU; Nick Drake.

• The Social Network (2010) : Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.

• The Virgin Suicides (2000) : Air.

• Tron (2010) : Daft Punk.

• Where The Wild Things Are (2009) : Karen O; Daniel Johnston.