50 best film scores, part 1

As part of my "25 best" series, I present the 50 best film scores, in two parts. Here is a list as well as clips of the scores below:

50. Danny Elfman, Beetle Juice (1988) -- 49. Andrew Powell, Ladyhawke (1985) -- 48. Henry Mancini, The Great Mouse Detective (1986) -- 47. Dimitri Tiomkin, It's a Wonderful Life (1946) -- 46. Philip Glass, The Illusionist (2006) -- 45. Michael Giacchino, The Incredibles (2004) -- 44. Mychael Danna, Being Julia (2004) -- 43. Alan Menken, The Little Mermaid (1989) -- 42. Danny Elfman, Men in Black (1997) -- 41. Gabriel Yared, Cold Mountain (2003) -- 40. Klaus Badelt, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) -- 39. Thomas Newman, Finding Nemo (2003) -- 38. John Williams, Home Alone (1990) -- 37. Max Steiner, Casablanca (1942) -- 36. Elmer Bernstein,Ghostbusters (1984) -- 35. Thomas Newman, WALL-E (2008) -- 34. Francis Lai, Love Story (1970) -- 33. Miklos Rozsa, Spellbound (1945) -- 32. Alberto Iglesias, Bad Education (2004) -- 31. John Williams, The Empire Strikes Back (1980) -- 30. John Williams, Jaws (1975) -- 29. Alan Silvestri, Back to the Future (1985) -- 28. Bruce Broughton, The Rescuers Down Under(1990) -- 27. Franz Waxman, Sunset Blvd. (1950) -- 26. Gabriel Yared, The English Patient (1996)