AOTY 2023

2021 Western Classical Music Album Releases

2021

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Mar 19

Arcade Fire and Owen Pallett - Her

Arcade Fire and Owen Pallett

80

critic score

(3)

78

user score

(229)

Sep 17

Hans Zimmer - Dune

80

critic score

(1)

78

user score

(137)

Feb 26

A Winged Victory for the Sullen - Invisible Cities

A Winged Victory for the Sullen

Invisible Cities

78

critic score

(11)

70

user score

(98)

Nov 19

Lin-Manuel Miranda & Germaine Franco - Encanto

Lin-Manuel Miranda & Germaine Franco

70

critic score

(1)

68

user score

(85)

Nov 12

Jonny Greenwood - Spencer

Jonny Greenwood

73

critic score

(1)

82

user score

(82)

Jun 18

Wild Up & Christopher Rountree - Julius Eastman, Vol. 1: Femenine

Wild Up & Christopher Rountree

Julius Eastman, Vol. 1: Femenine

81

critic score

(1)

78

user score

(81)

Dec 24

The Alchemist - Cycles

67

user score

(70)

Feb 12

Emile Mosseri - Minari (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Minari (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

82

user score

(67)

Jan 15

Evgeni Koroliov - Partitas Part 1: BWV 825, 826, 830

Evgeni Koroliov

Partitas Part 1: BWV 825, 826, 830

67

user score

(67)

May

WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln / Münchener Kammerorchester / Klangforum Wien / L' Instant Donné / Michael Wendeberg / Clemens Schuldt / Enno Poppe / Aurélien Azan Zielinski / Wilhem Latchoumia - Clara Iannotta: Moult

WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln / Münchener Kammerorchester / Klangforum Wien / L' Instant Donné / Michael Wendeberg / Clemens Schuldt / Enno Poppe / Aurélien Azan Zielinski / Wilhem Latchoumia

Clara Iannotta: Moult

74

user score

(42)

Jul 2

Sparks - Annette (Cannes Edition - Selections from the Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Annette (Cannes Edition - Selections from the Motion Picture Soundtrack)

80

critic score

(1)

78

user score

(37)

Apr 21

岡部啓一 [Keiichi Okabe] - NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... Original Soundtrack

岡部啓一 [Keiichi Okabe]

NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... Original Soundtrack

93

user score

(36)

Jan 28

LOREM IPSUM - Vivre Encore

70

user score

(36)

Mar 5

Irena and Vojtěch Havlovi - Melodies in the Sand

Irena and Vojtěch Havlovi

Melodies in the Sand

80

critic score

(1)

72

user score

(33)

Apr 9

Balmorhea - The Wind

76

critic score

(5)

66

user score

(30)

Mar 17

Shiro Sagisu - Music From "Shin Evangelion"

Music From "Shin Evangelion"

85

user score

(25)

Jun 23

Kohta Yamamoto & Hiroyuki Sawano - Attack On Titan The Final Season Original Soundtrack

Kohta Yamamoto & Hiroyuki Sawano

Attack On Titan The Final Season Original Soundtrack

84

user score

(18)

Dec 3

Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim - West Side Story (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim

West Side Story (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

82

user score

(18)

Sep 2

Hans Zimmer - The Dune Sketchbook

The Dune Sketchbook

90

user score

(17)

Sep 17

Jung Jaeil - 오징어 게임 (Squid Game)

오징어 게임 (Squid Game)

73

user score

(17)

Apr 2

Bryce Dessner, Australian String Quartet & Sydney Dance Company - Impermanence/Disintegration

Bryce Dessner, Australian String Quartet & Sydney Dance Company

Impermanence/Disintegration

70

critic score

(2)

68

user score

(17)

May 21

Alexandre Desplat - The French Dispatch (Original Score)

Alexandre Desplat

The French Dispatch (Original Score)

70

critic score

(1)

80

user score

(16)

Oct 1

Hans Zimmer - No Time To Die

78

user score

(16)

Jan 15

Ricercar Consort / Collegium Vocale Gent / Philippe Pierlot - Soli Deo Gloria

Ricercar Consort / Collegium Vocale Gent / Philippe Pierlot

Soli Deo Gloria

90

critic score

(1)

73

user score

(13)

Oct 15

John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter & Daniel Davies - Halloween Kills (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter & Daniel Davies

Halloween Kills (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

72

critic score

(4)

74

user score

(13)

Jan 6

Eiko Ishibashi - Contentless Dream

Contentless Dream

63

user score

(13)

Jan 21

Simon Farintosh - Aphex Twin for Guitar

Simon Farintosh

Aphex Twin for Guitar

61

user score

(12)

Aug 31

Sonic The Hedgehog - Sonic 30th Anniversary Symphony

Sonic The Hedgehog

Sonic 30th Anniversary Symphony

92

user score

(12)

Dec 17

Michael Giacchino - Spiderman: No Way Home

Michael Giacchino

Spiderman: No Way Home

54

user score

(12)

Jul 30

Daniel Hart - The Green Knight

The Green Knight

74

user score

(10)

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Aug 27

Eliane Radigue - Occam Ocean 3

66

user score

(10)

Sep 9

Hildur Guðnadóttir & Sam Slater - Battlefield 2042 (Official Soundtrack)

Hildur Guðnadóttir & Sam Slater

Battlefield 2042 (Official Soundtrack)

49

user score

(10)

Jul 2

Mica Levi - Zola (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Zola (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

80

critic score

(1)

74

user score

(10)

Nov 3

Ramin Djawadi - Eternals

76

user score

(9)

Dec 10

Nicholas Britell - Don't Look Up

Nicholas Britell

66

user score

(9)

Feb 19

SWR Experimentalstudio / Arditti String Quartet / Sophie-Mayuko Vetter - Georg Friedrich Haas: Ein Schattenspiel; String Quartets No. 4 & No. 7

SWR Experimentalstudio / Arditti String Quartet / Sophie-Mayuko Vetter

Georg Friedrich Haas: Ein Schattenspiel; String Quartets No. 4 & No. 7

75

user score

(9)

Nov 12

Aaron Dessner & Bryce Dessner - C'mon C'mon (Original Motion Picture Score)

Aaron Dessner & Bryce Dessner

C'mon C'mon (Original Motion Picture Score)

79

user score

(9)

Aug 27

Various Artists - Borderline Forever: Original Soundtrack

Various Artists

Borderline Forever: Original Soundtrack

76

user score

(9)

Aug 20

Alora Crucible - Thymiamatascension

Thymiamatascension

84

critic score

(1)

76

user score

(8)

Jul 2

Natalie Holt - Loki: Vol. 1 (Episodes 1-3) [Original Soundtrack]

Loki: Vol. 1 (Episodes 1-3) [Original Soundtrack]

78

user score

(8)

Aug 6

John Murphy - The Suicide Squad (Score From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

The Suicide Squad (Score From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

81

user score

(8)

Aug 13

Jan Lisiecki - Complete Nocturnes

Complete Nocturnes

90

critic score

(1)

61

user score

(8)

Jan 15

Benjamin Alard - The Complete Works for Keyboard 4: Alla Veneziana

The Complete Works for Keyboard 4: Alla Veneziana

90

critic score

(1)

70

user score

(8)

Feb 5

Contrapunctus / Owen Rees - The Sweetest Songs: Music from the Baldwin Partbooks III

Contrapunctus / Owen Rees

The Sweetest Songs: Music from the Baldwin Partbooks III

90

critic score

(1)

74

user score

(7)

Dec

JACK Quartet - Catherine Lamb: Aggregate Forms

Catherine Lamb: Aggregate Forms

68

user score

(7)

Jun 18

Dan Romer - Luca (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Luca (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

71

user score

(7)

Mar 26

Ensemble Resonanz / Riccardo Minasi / Giulia Semenzato / Lucile Richardot - Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Rossell: Salve Regina

Ensemble Resonanz / Riccardo Minasi / Giulia Semenzato / Lucile Richardot

Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Rossell: Salve Regina

90

critic score

(1)

72

user score

(7)

Jan 27

Akira Yamaoka & Arkadiusz Reikowski - The Medium

Akira Yamaoka & Arkadiusz Reikowski

56

user score

(6)

Mar 1

Lucas Pope - Return of the Obra Dinn (Original Game Soundtrack)

Return of the Obra Dinn (Original Game Soundtrack)

75

user score

(6)

Aug 13

Apartment House - Number Pieces

Apartment House

80

critic score

(1)

78

user score

(6)

Oct 22

Hans Zimmer - The Art and Soul of Dune

The Art and Soul of Dune

71

user score

(6)

Jun 25

Various Artists - Longing for the Shadow: Ryūkōka Recordings, 1921-1939

Various Artists

Longing for the Shadow: Ryūkōka Recordings, 1921-1939

74

user score

(6)

Apr 9

Patricia Kopatchinskaja - Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire

Patricia Kopatchinskaja

Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire

75

critic score

(2)

59

user score

(5)

Dec 8

Gareth Coker, Curtis Schweitzer & Joel Corelitz - Halo Infinite (Original Soundtrack)

Gareth Coker, Curtis Schweitzer & Joel Corelitz

Halo Infinite (Original Soundtrack)

88

user score

(5)

Sep 1

Joel P. West - Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

79

user score

(5)

Jan 15

Ensemble Clément Janequin / Dominique Visse - Septiesme Livre de Chansons

Ensemble Clément Janequin / Dominique Visse

Septiesme Livre de Chansons

65

user score

(5)

Jun 10

Lena Raine - Chicory: A Colorful Tale

Chicory: A Colorful Tale

81

user score

(5)

Jul 12

Cristobal Tapia De Veer - The White Lotus

Cristobal Tapia De Veer

The White Lotus

72

user score

(5)

Feb 11

Anna Vinnitskaya - Chopin: 4 Ballades; 4 Impromptus

Anna Vinnitskaya

Chopin: 4 Ballades; 4 Impromptus

57

user score

(5)

Apr 16

Clint Mansell - In the Earth

100

critic score

(1)

65

user score

(4)

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