Music: Golden

Ever since 2018's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Sony Pictures Animation has been on a hot streak, putting out great films even as its competitors (Pixar, DreamWorks) and its parent company (Sony Pictures) have fallen onto hard times. But while The Mitchells vs. the Machines and Across the Spider-Verse were excellent, they were also pretty easy to market.  Not so with KPop Demon Hunters, a full-blown musical about a K-pop girl group that also secretly battles demons who steal people's souls.

Naturally, such films rise and fall on the strength of their soundtracks, and KPop Demon Hunters is stuffed full of bangers, including "Golden." Performed by real Korean-American artists Ejae, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami, the track manages to capture the trappings of a traditional K-pop song while containing lyrics about the deeper themes of the film.