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Song of the Day #6,161: ‘Main Theme’ – Danny Elfman

The eighth and (presumably) final installment of Tom Cruise’s excellent Mission: Impossible series comes to theaters next week, capping off a 30-year run of breathtaking action, shrewd spycraft, and rubber face masks.

Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning will find a now 62-year-old Cruise still hanging off of airplanes and running faster than Usain Bolt. For three decades, he has defied time and the limitations of the human body to bring big-screen entertainment to the masses — he’s the lead ambassador of Movie Magic.

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Song of the Day #4,673: ‘Main Theme’ – Ludovico Einaudi

Continuing my personal list of Oscar nominations with a look at the Best Actor race.

Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal

I enjoyed Ahmed’s work in Nightcrawler, Rogue One, and especially The Night Of, but I wasn’t prepared for the tour de force he delivers here. As a heavy metal drummer who loses his hearing, Ahmed portrays the rage simmering just below the surface, but also the impulsive need to fix himself and those around him.

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