6. ABOMINABLE (2006) by Lalo Schifrin – This score is one of the best horror scores I've heard in a decade, one of the best Lalo Schifrin scores I've heard in two decades, and one of the seminal masterpieces of 2006.

Being a loyal disciple of horror film music, it is so refreshing to hear two endangered species, melody and harmony, return with such vigor to the horror score. By retreading the past, Schifrin has actually forged ahead toward the future by creating something classically new that I hope will fire new trends for the genre. The ear-splitting bang-filled clichés of modern horror scoring has long grown trite and Schifrin has responded with a rejuvenating injection of imagination that I hope will cure the mundane and inspire invention.

AICN Best Scores of 2006