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2018 Classical Album Releases

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Jan 26

Nils Frahm - All Melody

80

critic score

(21)

75

user score

(358)

Jan 12

Jonny Greenwood - Phantom Thread

Jonny Greenwood

80

critic score

(9)

83

user score

(206)

Aug 24

Ólafur Arnalds - re:member

Ólafur Arnalds

76

critic score

(8)

75

user score

(84)

Mar 9

Jonny Greenwood - You Were Never Really Here

Jonny Greenwood

You Were Never Really Here

89

critic score

(3)

79

user score

(80)

Feb 16

Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet - Landfall

Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet

81

critic score

(10)

73

user score

(75)

Aug 23

Christopher Larkin - Hollow Knight: Gods & Nightmares

Christopher Larkin

Hollow Knight: Gods & Nightmares

86

user score

(70)

Apr 25

Various Artists - The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild

Various Artists

The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild

88

user score

(61)

Feb 28

Naoto Kubo, Shiho Fujii, & Koji Kondo - Super Mario Odyssey Original Soundtrack

Naoto Kubo, Shiho Fujii, & Koji Kondo

Super Mario Odyssey Original Soundtrack

87

user score

(60)

Nov 28

Nicholas Britell - If Beale Street Could Talk

Nicholas Britell

If Beale Street Could Talk

87

user score

(40)

Sep 14

Jóhann Jóhannsson - Mandy

Jóhann Jóhannsson

80

critic score

(4)

80

user score

(40)

May 25

Actress x London Contemporary Orchestra - LAGEOS

Actress x London Contemporary Orchestra

75

critic score

(3)

65

user score

(39)

Mar 23

Alexandre Desplat - Isle of Dogs (Original Soundtrack)

Alexandre Desplat

Isle of Dogs (Original Soundtrack)

72

critic score

(2)

78

user score

(37)

Dec 17

Daniel Pemberton - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Original Score)

Daniel Pemberton

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Original Score)

84

user score

(36)

Oct 12

Justin Hurwitz - First Man

84

user score

(35)

Feb 16

Ludwig Göransson - Black Panther

Ludwig Göransson

78

critic score

(2)

70

user score

(33)

Jun 1

Nils Frahm - Encores 1

75

user score

(32)

Feb 2

Poppy Ackroyd - Resolve

75

critic score

(8)

71

user score

(31)

Dec 19

Yugo Kanno - JOJO's Bizarre Adventure Golden Wind O.S.T vol.1 Overture

JOJO's Bizarre Adventure Golden Wind O.S.T vol.1 Overture

84

user score

(31)

May 11

Jean-Michel Blais - Dans ma main

Jean-Michel Blais

80

critic score

(2)

76

user score

(28)

Dec 7

Lubomyr Melnyk - Fallen Trees

80

critic score

(7)

73

user score

(28)

Apr 6

Jeremy Dutcher - Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa

Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa

83

critic score

(3)

78

user score

(25)

Sep 21

Toby Driver - They Are The Shield

They Are The Shield

90

critic score

(1)

74

user score

(24)

Aug 17

Anna Meredith & Scottish Ensemble - ANNO: Four Seasons by Anna Meredith & Antonio Vivaldi

Anna Meredith & Scottish Ensemble

ANNO: Four Seasons by Anna Meredith & Antonio Vivaldi

69

critic score

(3)

62

user score

(23)

May 18

Alan Silvestri - Avengers: Infinity War

Avengers: Infinity War

70

critic score

(1)

75

user score

(22)

Feb 2

Steve Reich - Steve Reich: Pulse / Quartet

Steve Reich: Pulse / Quartet

76

critic score

(10)

59

user score

(22)

Apr 20

Bear McCreary - God of War

85

user score

(22)

Oct 5

Alexandra Stréliski - Inscape

Alexandra Stréliski

80

critic score

(1)

78

user score

(19)

Mar 30

deadmau5 - where's the drop?

where's the drop?

70

user score

(18)

Jun 21

Joan Of The Stockyards - ST

Joan Of The Stockyards

82

user score

(16)

Apr 20

Andrew Horowitz - Etudes

Andrew Horowitz

38

user score

(16)

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Jun 25

Ramin Djawadi - Westworld: Season 2

Westworld: Season 2

81

user score

(16)

Oct 17

Julia Holter - Words I Heard

87

user score

(16)

May 1

Respire - Dénouement

71

user score

(15)

Jul 20

Nicholas Britell - Succession (Main Title Theme)

Nicholas Britell

Succession (Main Title Theme)

97

user score

(15)

Sep 7

Chilly Gonzales - Solo Piano III

Chilly Gonzales

80

critic score

(10)

75

user score

(13)

Jul 27

Masayoshi Fujita - Book of Life

Masayoshi Fujita

74

critic score

(4)

70

user score

(12)

Aug 10

Terence Blanchard - BlacKkKlansman

Terence Blanchard

70

critic score

(1)

70

user score

(11)

Feb 16

Ensemble Orchestral Contemporain / Daniel Kawka / Ondřej Adámek / Roméo Monteiro - Sinuous Voices

Ensemble Orchestral Contemporain / Daniel Kawka / Ondřej Adámek / Roméo Monteiro

80

user score

(11)

May 25

Various Artists - Detroit Become Human Original Soundtrack

Various Artists

Detroit Become Human Original Soundtrack

79

user score

(11)

Feb 16

Tigran Hamasyan - For Gyumri

Tigran Hamasyan

70

critic score

(2)

67

user score

(10)

Jul 22

TheFatRat - Warrior Songs

50

user score

(10)

Nov 16

Carter Burwell - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

82

user score

(10)

Apr 13

Gurrumul - Djarimirri: Child of the Rainbow

Djarimirri: Child of the Rainbow

80

critic score

(1)

82

user score

(10)

May 25

John Williams & John Powell - Solo: A Star Wars Story

John Williams & John Powell

Solo: A Star Wars Story

80

critic score

(1)

59

user score

(10)

Jul 24

Capcom Sound Team - Mega Man X Sound Collection

Capcom Sound Team

Mega Man X Sound Collection

86

user score

(9)

Jun 22

Disasterpeace - Under the Silver Lake

Under the Silver Lake

70

critic score

(3)

72

user score

(9)

Jun 15

Michael Giacchino - Incredibles 2 [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

Michael Giacchino

Incredibles 2 [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

70

user score

(8)

Jul 13

Lorne Balfe - Mission: Impossible – Fallout

Mission: Impossible – Fallout

88

user score

(8)

Feb

SWR Experimentalstudio / WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne / Peter Rundel / Léo Warinsky / Claudia Bar - Luigi Nono: Como una ola de fuerza y luz; .....sofferte onde serene...; Paulo de Assis: unfolding waves... con luigi nono

SWR Experimentalstudio / WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne / Peter Rundel / Léo Warinsky / Claudia Bar

Luigi Nono: Como una ola de fuerza y luz; .....sofferte onde serene...; Paulo de Assis: unfolding waves... con luigi nono

80

user score

(8)

Feb 14

Kevin Penkin - Florence (Original Soundtrack)

Florence (Original Soundtrack)

81

user score

(8)

May 25

Agnes Obel - Late Night Tales

Late Night Tales

78

critic score

(2)

75

user score

(7)

Apr 6

The Family Crest - The War: Act I

The Family Crest

71

user score

(7)

Nov 9

James Newton Howard - Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald OST

James Newton Howard

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald OST

50

user score

(7)

Dec 14

Rupert Gregson-Williams - Aquaman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Rupert Gregson-Williams

Aquaman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

36

user score

(7)

Sep 7

Víkingur Ólafsson - Johann Sebastian Bach

Víkingur Ólafsson

Johann Sebastian Bach

80

critic score

(1)

66

user score

(7)

Jan 5

Smetana, Jiří Bělohlávek & Czech Philharmonic - Smetana: Má Vlast

Smetana, Jiří Bělohlávek & Czech Philharmonic

Smetana: Má Vlast

100

critic score

(1)

69

user score

(6)

Mar 17

Brian Tyler - Formula 1 Theme

Formula 1 Theme

92

user score

(6)

Apr 5

Ashley Paul - Lost in Shadows

Lost in Shadows

90

critic score

(1)

73

user score

(6)

Nov 30

Max Richter - My Brilliant Friend

My Brilliant Friend

91

user score

(5)

May 23

Yasunori Mitsuda / ACE / Kenji Hiramatsu / Manami Kiyota - Xenoblade2 Original Soundtrack

Yasunori Mitsuda / ACE / Kenji Hiramatsu / Manami Kiyota

Xenoblade2 Original Soundtrack

93

user score

(5)

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