Here are 'The Greatest Soundtracks Ever' as voted by 52,000 Classic FM listeners.
1)Lord of the Rings - Howard Shore
2)Star Wars - John Williams
3)Schindler's List - John Williams
4)The Empire Strikes Back - John Williams
5)Gladiator - Hans Zimmer
6)ET - John Williams
7)Out of Africa - John Barry
8)Lawrence of Arabia - Maurice Jarre
9)Dances With Wolves - John Barry
10)Titanic - James Horner
11)Doctor Zhivago - Maurice Jarre
12)Raiders of the Lost Ark - John Williams
13)The Mission - Ennio Morricone
14)Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - John Williams
15)The Magnificent Seven - Elmer Bernstein
16)Saving Private Ryan - John Williams
17)Jurassic Park - John Williams
18)Brief Encounter - Rachmaninov
19)2001 A Space Odyssey - Richard Strauss
20)Henry V (1945) - William Walton
21)Braveheart - James Horner
22)The Piano - Michael Nyman
23)Chariots of Fire - Vangelis
24)The Big Country - Jerome Moross
25)Superman The Movie - John Williams
26)Blade Runner - Vangelis
27)Gone With The Wind - Max Steiner
28)The Lion in Winter - John Barry
29)The English Patient - Gabriel Yared
30)The Mask of Zorro - James Horner
Many favorites here, John Williams easily has the most votes, a lot of great oldies missing, including Ben-Hur, The Ten Commandments and The Great Escape.
But the biggest miss must be John Williams superb 'Jaws' score which should have been in the top 10 IMO.
1)Lord of the Rings - Howard Shore
2)Star Wars - John Williams
3)Schindler's List - John Williams
4)The Empire Strikes Back - John Williams
5)Gladiator - Hans Zimmer
6)ET - John Williams
7)Out of Africa - John Barry
8)Lawrence of Arabia - Maurice Jarre
9)Dances With Wolves - John Barry
10)Titanic - James Horner
11)Doctor Zhivago - Maurice Jarre
12)Raiders of the Lost Ark - John Williams
13)The Mission - Ennio Morricone
14)Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - John Williams
15)The Magnificent Seven - Elmer Bernstein
16)Saving Private Ryan - John Williams
17)Jurassic Park - John Williams
18)Brief Encounter - Rachmaninov
19)2001 A Space Odyssey - Richard Strauss
20)Henry V (1945) - William Walton
21)Braveheart - James Horner
22)The Piano - Michael Nyman
23)Chariots of Fire - Vangelis
24)The Big Country - Jerome Moross
25)Superman The Movie - John Williams
26)Blade Runner - Vangelis
27)Gone With The Wind - Max Steiner
28)The Lion in Winter - John Barry
29)The English Patient - Gabriel Yared
30)The Mask of Zorro - James Horner
Many favorites here, John Williams easily has the most votes, a lot of great oldies missing, including Ben-Hur, The Ten Commandments and The Great Escape.
But the biggest miss must be John Williams superb 'Jaws' score which should have been in the top 10 IMO.