Is Infinite Warfare a new lifeline for the series as a creative endeavour, or – as the choice of soundtrack for the teaser trailer suggests – just a Space Oddity?
Intensifying the nostalgia at the heart of the project was the choice of soundtrack performer: It was Aretha Franklin, with her powerful voice, not the actresses who performed the songs in the film, who was asked to record the album.
The man himself is leaving nothing to chance - even down to fine tuning the choice of music on his training soundtrack.
It's an impressively creepy scene, evoking Eyes Wide Shut and One Eyed Jack's, the brothel from Twin Peaks, with the choice of John Adams's woozy Harmonielehre as the soundtrack contributing to the lurching, dreamlike tone.
An unusual feature of the soundtrack was the choice of songs; Tarantino has said that he feels the music to be a counterpoint to the on-screen violence and action.
That said, O Brother has enormous gaiety and a terrific soundtrack, and deserves its overwhelming position as the "choice of the Croisette" - Cannes's feelgood movie.
Final Fantasy Adventure saw the release of a soundtrack album, an arranged album, a release which compiled both previous albums together, and a soundtrack album for its remake.
For musical accompaniment, the viewer is given a choice of two soundtracks: a graceful arrangement of period themes from Rodney Sauer's Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra and a rollicking piano score by Philip Carli.
Even at the ghoulish climax, when a character is trussed up in a sicko torture-basement, the mood is punctured by the villain's choice of soundtrack – Enya, for crying out loud (or was that part of the torture?).
Which is why you can now watch snakes v iguana over and over with a choice of soundtrack, thanks to the ever-inventive world of internet meme-makers.
