Best for soundtrack quality
Dark Matter, Season 2
4.7 attribute score
Highest scored product for this attribute based on supporting review evidence.
Best Apple TV Entertainment for soundtrack quality
soundtrack quality Decision Dashboard
Safest pick
Mayday
4.5 attribute score
Balances the attribute score, supporting reviews, and overall product strength.
Most evidence
Margo's Got Money Troubles
2 supporting reviews
Has the broadest review evidence for this attribute.
Best overall product
Small Prophets
4.5 overall score
Strongest overall product among items with scored evidence for this attribute.
Music choices are repeatedly praised, with reviewers highlighting strong needle drops and an upgraded soundtrack.
Pros: story quality, theme depth
Cons: plot clarity, season pacing
The Springsteen-heavy ’80s soundtrack is repeatedly praised for fitting the story, period setting, and themes without feeling like empty nostalgia.
Pros: entertainment value, action sequences
Cons: rewatch value, runtime
The soundtrack draws praise for its mix of modern pop, sing-alongs, and synthy classics. Music contributes heavily to the show’s color and emotional lift.
Pros: audience appeal, character development
Cons: season pacing, season length
Music choices can sharpen emotional beats, with the use of TLC’s “Unpretty” singled out as especially affecting.
Pros: humor, sports storyline quality
Cons: story quality, character development
A timeless musical approach suits the blend of ordinary life and fairytale atmosphere.
Pros: entertainment value, story quality
Music is generally treated as atmospheric and purposeful, although not every reviewer finds it especially memorable.
Pros: acting quality, story quality
Cons: season pacing, character likability
Pop-song choices provide bursts of energy, but an inferior cover and repeated needle drops detract from the mood.
Pros: action sequences, lead performance
Cons: entertainment value, faithfulness to source material