Jon Broxton

Yeah, it just didn't click with me that much. It was fine, but I liked others more.

Movie Music UK Awards 2025 2025 was an excellent year for film music, if you were prepared to go and look for it. While very few of the year’s most acclaimed films had scores to match (I actively disliked the music a lot of …

Presenting the 2025 Movie Music UK Awards!

Here are my choices for the best scores of 2025.

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WONDLA – Joy Ngiaw Original Review by Jonathan Broxton WondLa is an animated science-fiction adventure TV series produced by Skydance Animation which aired on Apple TV+ for 20 episodes across three seasons between 20…

My latest film music review is of the score for Apple TV+ animated sci-fi adventure series WONDLA, with music by Joy Ngiaw.

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER – Jonny Greenwood Original Review by Jonathan Broxton One of the most popular and critically acclaimed movies of 2025, One Battle After Another is a black comedy action-thriller written and directed by Paul Thomas A…

My latest film music review is of the Oscar-nominated score for one of 2025's most critically acclaimed films, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER. Music by Jonny Greenwood.

FACKHAM HALL – Oli Julian Original Review by Jonathan Broxton The lives of the British aristocracy, and those who serve them, have been an endless source of fascination for decades, through films and books and television. T…

My latest film music review is of the score for the British parody comedy FACKHAM HALL, with music by Oli Julian.

37-year-old US citizen shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis Shooting of Alex Pretti comes less than three weeks after Renee Nicole Good was killed by immigration agents in city

Context for people who need it:

Today's events in Minneapolis. Furious. Appalled. Disgusted. I just don't know what we're supposed to do about all this. Democrat lawmakers need to step up and be counted. We can't let this continue. People are literally being executed in the street.

A maximalist Daniel Pemberton fantasy sci-fi action epic? This is what I signed up for.

ANACONDA – David Fleming Original Review by Jonathan Broxton Despite being a reasonable box office success when it was first released, the 1997 film Anaconda has become something of a cult classic in the almost 30 interven…

My latest film music review is of the score for the comedy adventure ANACONDA, with music by David Fleming.

K-POP DEMON HUNTERS – Marcelo Zarvos Original Review by Jonathan Broxton One of the most fascinating trends to emerge in recent years has been the emergence of Korean popular entertainment into the western mainstream. When I was a kid…

My latest film music review is of the score and songs for the smash-hit animated action musical K-POP DEMON HUNTERS. Score by Marcelo Zarvos. Songs produced by Mark Sonnenblick, Eun-Jae Kim, and Ian Eisendrath.

HEAT – Elliot Goldenthal THROWBACK THIRTY Original Review by Jonathan Broxton Widely considered one of the best action thrillers of the 1990s, and notable for marking the first time that legendary actors Robert De Niro and…

My latest review in the Throwback Thirty series - the final review of music from 1995 before I move on to 1996 - is of the score for the acclaimed action-thriller HEAT, with music by Elliot Goldenthal.

RESTORATION – James Newton Howard THROWBACK THIRTY Original Review by Jonathan Broxton Restoration is a period drama film directed by Michael Hoffman, adapted from the 1989 novel of the same name by Rose Tremain. The film is set du…

My latest review in the Throwback Thirty series - delayed a day to avoid New Year - is of the score for the lush period drama RESTORATION, with music by James Newton Howard.

AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH – Simon Franglen Original Review by Jonathan Broxton WARNING: THIS REVIEW CONTAINS PLOT SPOILERS. IF YOU HAVE NOT YET SEEN THE FILM, YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER WAITING UNTIL AFTER YOU HAVE DONE SO TO READ IT. The w…

My latest film music review is of the score for the blockbuster sci-fi sequel AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH, with music by Simon Franglen.

BALTO – James Horner THROWBACK THIRTY Original Review by Jonathan Broxton Balto is an animated adventure film very loosely inspired by true events that happened in Nome, Alaska, in 1925, during an especially harsh wint…

My latest review in the Throwback Thirty series - a day early for Christmas! - is of the score for the animated adventure film BALTO, with music by James Horner.

ELLA MCCAY – Hans Zimmer Original Review by Jonathan Broxton Ella McCay is the first new film from director James L. Brooks in 15 years (since How Do You Know in 2010), and as such is a landmark event considering that he i…

My latest film music review is of the score for the new James L. Brooks comedy drama ELLA MCCAY, with music by Hans Zimmer.

MR. HOLLAND’S OPUS – Michael Kamen THROWBACK THIRTY Original Review by Jonathan Broxton I have always had a soft spot for films about inspirational teachers – Dead Poet’s Society is one of my all-time favorite films – and 1995’s Mr.…

My latest review in the Throwback Thirty series is of the score for the inspirational drama MR. HOLLAND'S OPUS, with music by Michael Kamen.

HAMNET – Max Richter Original Review by Jonathan Broxton Director Chloe Zhao’s film Hamnet, which is based on the 2020 novel by Maggie O’Farrell, is a lyrical reimagining of the brief life and death of Hamnet Shakespea…

My latest film music review is of the score for the Shakespeare-era drama HAMNET, with music by Max Richter.

SABRINA – John Williams THROWBACK THIRTY Original Review by Jonathan Broxton Sabrina is a modern remake of Billy Wilder’s 1954 romantic comedy which starred Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, and William Holden, and which w…

My latest review in the Throwback Thirty series is of the Oscar-nominated score for the romantic drama SABRINA, with music by John Williams.

WICKED, PART TWO: FOR GOOD – John Powell and Stephen Schwartz Original Review by Jonathan Broxton I don’t expect that even the most ardent fans of the original stage musical could have anticipated the impact and acclaim received by Wicked, Part One, following…

My latest film music review is of the score for smash hit musical sequel WICKED: FOR GOOD, with music by John Powell and Stephen Schwartz.

NIXON – John Williams THROWBACK THIRTY Original Review by Jonathan Broxton I am not a crook! — Richard Nixon, November 17, 1973 I shall resign the Presidency effective at noon tomorrow — Richard Nixon, Augus…

My latest review in the Throwback Thirty series is of the Oscar-nominated score for the political biopic NIXON, with music by John Williams.

JAY KELLY – Nicholas Britell Original Review by Jonathan Broxton If there’s one thing Hollywood loves, it’s movies about Hollywood. From Singin’ in the Rain to The Artist, Sunset Boulevard to La-La Land, to recent TV shows lik…

My latest film music review is of the score for the satirical Hollywood-centric comedy/drama JAY KELLY, with music by Nicholas Britell.

SENSE AND SENSIBILITY – Patrick Doyle THROWBACK THIRTY Original Review by Jonathan Broxton “I come here with no expectations, only to profess, now that I am at liberty to do so, that my heart is and always will be… yours.” Althou…

My latest review in the Throwback Thirty series is of the Oscar-nominated score for the classic Jane Austen adaptation SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, with music by Patrick Doyle.

FRANKIE STARLIGHT – Elmer Bernstein THROWBACK THIRTY Original Review by Jonathan Broxton An adaptation of the best-selling semi-autobiographical novel ‘The Dork of Cork’ by Chet Raymo, Frankie Starlight is a nostalgic comedy-drama fi…

My latest review in the Throwback Thirty series is of the score for the family drama FRANKIE STARLIGHT, with music by Elmer Bernstein.

NUREMBERG – Brian Tyler Original Review by Jonathan Broxton The Nuremberg War Trials, held in the eponymous city from 1945 to 1946, were a series of military tribunals convened by the Allied powers to prosecute leading fi…

My latest film music review is of the score for WWII-era legal drama NUREMBERG, with music by Brian Tyler.

TOY STORY – Randy Newman THROWBACK THIRTY Original Review by Jonathan Broxton To infinity and beyond! There are only a few films that you can point to as marking a genuine turning point in the history of cinema, but 1995’s…

My latest review in the Throwback Thirty series is of the music for the groundbreaking animated film TOY STORY, songs and score by Randy Newman.

FRANKENSTEIN – Alexandre Desplat Original Review by Jonathan Broxton It’s astonishing to think that there have been more than 50 cinematic adaptations of the story of Frankenstein since it was first penned, one haunted summer in 1…

My latest film music review is of the score for director Guillermo del Toro's new take on the classic horror story FRANKENSTEIN, with music by Alexandre Desplat.

Some maybe obscure ones: North Sea Hijack (Michael J Lewis), Leviathan (Goldsmith), Curly Sue (Delerue), Toy Soldiers (Folk), Radio Flyer (Zimmer), Heaven & Earth (Kitaro), Congo (Goldsmith), Dr Jekyll and Ms Hyde (Mark McKenzie), Operation Dumbo Drop (D Newman)... I have a ton of these :)

Silvestri's ratio was shockingly bad in terms of great scores for bad movies. The Quick and the Dead too, maybe?

... Beastmaster 2 (Robert Folk), The 1998 Avengers (McNeely), The New World (Horner). Megalopolis from last year.

Oh, so, so many. Superman 4 (Sandy Courage), all the Police Acaemies, Mac and Me (Silvestri), Super Mario Bros (Silvestri), We're Back (Horner), Exit to Eden (Doyle), Jungle Book (Poledouris), Batman & Robin (Goldenthal), Portrait of a Lady (Kilar), Warriors of Virtue (Don Davis)...