Good concept, poorly executed.

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Maybe it is too much to cover the whole history of film music in one film. The golden age of cinema is overlooked and the silver age is touched on in this film. They started talking about Jerry Goldsmith then quickly cut over to John Williams. John Williams is a great composer, I think his best work is Superman (1979) that whole score is great. But we know Williams because he scored Lucas and Spielberg. All the other composers didn't have that exposure. What about Basil Poledouris Conan? Or James Horner's earlier work like Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan? And going back to Goldsmith. The guy has the greatest library as a whole such creativity, experimentation. The film does show composers fiddling with instruments to get a certain sound. Guess who started that? Goldsmith. Who experimented with moog and electronics? Goldsmith. Guess who wrote the creepiest song ever for the anti christ? Goldsmith! I guess I would say to anyone that is a slightest of a fan of this music, just start listening there is so much great stuff out there. And a lot of it is on Youtube, which I hope stays up there so people can learn and enjoy these people's work.

Score is the sort of documentary that anyone with more than a passing interest in film can enjoy - financed partially by 1,870 backers it explores in real depth the process, the creation, the orchestration, engineering and history of the past 30 years in film.Score starts ambitiously, looking at movie scoring in the 30s, 40s, and 50s, before turning to the great composers of the 70s Jerry Goldsmith and John Williams. It then turns to look at more recent favourites. There are plenty of interviews and plenty of scores.However, the film is restricted by studio choices to only being able to use certain scores, and some of the really great film scores that one would love to know more about just aren't there. In particular, with the tragic death of James Horner, having only a two minute piece (a very good piece though) in the end credits is a real shame. I sat through the whole film waiting for the section on James Horner that simply isn't there.Again, it is a well-made and interesting insight to the world of film scoring and deserves viewing, but for this viewer by not being able to get all the studios to release their soundtracks at a minimal cost the film ends up focusing on only some of the great scores.

I just watched Score: A Film Music Documentary. It was AMAZING. It reminds me that music is the language of the soul. I'm so glad that I, myself, write music. Because words really don't describe the feeling you get when you write music. I loved this movie. It's inspiration at its best; it's educational; it's joyous; it's mind-expanding. I can watch this movie over and over again, and I think I will have to purchase the DVD because I just want to own it.

I had the opportunity to see this in theaters, and loved every second of it. As a fan of film music, I went into the documentary expecting a kind of "fly on the wall" approach as the viewer learned about the writing processes of the featured composers. While we did get a bit of that, there was also a nice focus on the past -- a retrospective look at the history of film music throughout the first half.The interviews are split in such a way where there's a little something for everyone. Film critics, historians, and film composers all have interesting tidbits to share. When we're not seeing an interview, we're watching the creative and recording process of various film scores. I'd recommend this documentary to anyone interested in music, film, and any combination thereof. If you don't know anything about film music other than "Hey, John Williams is pretty good!" this is a great way to learn about the incredible amount of work that goes into crafting a good film score.