I’VE been writing this column for six months now and look what’s happened — the whole country is divided and falling to pieces... fantastic.

If recent events have left you feeling a little glum and despondent like myself then a solid dose of musical cinematic escapism is Dr Wormhole’s order of the day.

This isn’t a list of the best films of recent times or the best movie soundtracks of recent times; I haven’t seen them all so it just wouldn’t be fair.

What I’ve done is just take the first three films that came to mind, starting with Tarantino’s latest epic, The Hateful Eight.

Ennio Morricone got the Best Original Score Oscar for this piece of work. It only took him 500 feature films to get there. It’s also the first time Tarantino has used an original score for a film and it definitely makes it. The soundscape is bleak and familiar, perfectly harmonised with the OG aesthetic and frozen vista.

The next musical movie moment that sprang to mind is just a single scene from the 2014 remake of Godzilla.

The third act opens with a group of soldiers preparing to jump out of a plane from high altitude and descend into the depths of hell – aka San Francisco turned giant monster MMA octagon.

A rising choral chill courtesy of Gyorgy Ligeti ups the sense of dread to 11 as the troops fall into place among giant angry monsters. It’s an amazing and dramatic piece of cinema.

My final pick is another film from 2014, the French clubbing biography of a DJ’s rise and demise, Eden.

I’ve never actually been to one of those West End shows where the cast play all the greats from a 60s band or singer and everyone gets out of their seats and sways and claps but I imagine this is the cinematic equivalent for people who spent long nights in chemically induced fervours in dark rooms during the late 90s.

Opening with Jaydee’s Plastic Dreams and proceeding to drop pretty much every French Garage groove in the oeuvre along the way, I can’t recommend this film highly enough.

Next week: The Infamous Mobb Deep