Sunday, September 13, 2009

50 best film scores, part 2

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:




25. Bernard Herrmann, Vertigo (1958) -- 24. Nino Rota, Romeo and Juliet (1968) -- 23. Dimitri Tiomkin, Strangers on a Train (1951) -- 22. Edward Plumb, Bambi (1942) -- 21. John Williams, Star Wars (1977) -- 20. John Williams, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) -- 19. Alan Menken, Beauty and the Beast (1991) -- 18. Nicola Piovani, Life is Beautiful (1998) -- 17. Joe Hisaishi, Spirited Away (2002) -- 16. Miklos Rozsa, Double Indemnity (1944) -- 15. Bernard Herrmann, Psycho (1960) -- 14. James Horner, Titanic (1997) -- 13. John Williams, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) -- 12. John Barry, Out of Africa (1985) -- 11. John Williams, Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) -- 10. Alex North, A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) -- 9. Gustavo Santaolalla, Brokeback Mountain (2005) -- 8. John Williams, Schindler's List (1993) -- 7. Tan Dun, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) -- 6. Nino Rota, The Godfather (1972) -- 5. Max Steiner, Gone with the Wind (1939) -- 4. Randy Newman, Toy Story (1995) -- 3. Howard Shore, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) -- 2. John Williams, E.T.- The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) -- 1. John Williams, Jurassic Park (1993)

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