The first of several samplings of the notable soundtracks of 2023, beginning with Robbie Robertson’s (above) Killers of the Flower Moon....

Palestinian and Persian lullabies, music of Cy Coleman, Thomas Newman, Bill Frisell, Jane Siberry, and Violet Orlandi (above)....

Tangos of James Crabb and Susanna Moncayo. Also Alberto Iglesias, James Horner, and a tribute to the courage of Martin Luther King Jr....

Music to “weight [your] eyelids down and steep [your] senses in forgetfullness.”...

A 2000-year-old prayer to head us out in the right direction, a few words about coherence, and an hour of right good music....