The 10 most underrated movie soundtracks of the 2000s

The article argues that while 2000s film soundtracks often relied on mixtapes and underwhelming musical adaptations, several deserve more recognition. It highlights how music can give a film its own identity and remain enjoyable apart from the film itself.

Its examples include *Josie and the Pussycats*, whose deliberately satirical pop songs capture the era, and *Igby Goes Down*, which uses tracks by Coldplay, The Dandy Warhols, The Beta Band and Badly Drawn Boy. It also praises John Williams’s score for *Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones*, particularly the romantic theme “Across the Stars” and its varied musical depiction of alien cultures.