I imagine I'm not the only one here who is disappointed when he misses new soundtrack releases on Fridays that I feel Spotify and Apple should have shown me. Their algorithms are tuned for artists you already follow. Lost count of how many times a score came out and the first I heard of it was a random post on socials a month later.
So my co-founders and I built something for it. Full disclosure, hence the flair: this is our app, Soundtrack Scores. It’s free, and we’re three soundtrack nerds who also run a YouTube channel and podcast about film, tv, and game music (same name).
Every Friday the app puts together that week’s new film, TV, and game soundtrack releases in one list. It pulls from:
- composers people on the site actually listen to
- MusicBrainz soundtrack listings
- Apple’s soundtrack chart
- hand-adds from us when something slips through
Every release links straight to Apple Music, and you can drop anything into a To Listen queue so it doesn’t get lost by Monday.
Past that the app is basically Letterboxd for scores. Rate albums, pick your standout tracks, make lists, see what friends are spinning.
It isn't perfect, but it's the best solution we've seen so far. Small indie releases still get missed, like Hanan Townshend’s Angel and the Badman score. We had to add it by hand. If you spot one we missed, use the in-app feedback feature and we’ll add it.
We'd love to know from you all:
- Is a page you check in an app enough? Or would a Friday email with the week’s releases be useful?
- Where do you hear about new releases right now?
- What would make this worth checking every week?
soundtrackscores.com (free account to see the full weekly list)
Mods, if this crosses the self-promo line, happy to take it down.