Apropos of nothing political…
When it comes to music that carries and enhances the emotions of a movie, the best I ever heard was Thomas Newman\’s score for “The Shawshank Redemption”.
End of blog.
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UPDATE:
Since there is clearly controversy about this, I thought I would put up the American Film Institute\’s ratings of the top 25 movie scores (through 2005) – which, obviously, I and every commenter disagrees with.
Here they are:
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# |
Film Title |
Year |
Studio |
Composer |
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1 |
Williams, JohnJohn Williams |
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2 |
Steiner, MaxMax Steiner |
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3 |
Jarre, MauriceMaurice Jarre |
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4 |
Herrmann, BernardBernard Herrmann |
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5 |
Godfather !The Godfather |
Rota, NinoNino Rota |
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6 |
Williams, JohnJohn Williams |
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7 |
Raksin, DavidDavid Raksin |
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8 |
Magnificent Seven !The Magnificent Seven |
Bernstein, ElmerElmer Bernstein |
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9 |
Goldsmith, JerryJerry Goldsmith |
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10 |
Tiomkin, DimitriDimitri Tiomkin |
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11 |
Adventures of Robin Hood !The Adventures of Robin Hood |
Korngold, Erich WolfgangErich Wolfgang Korngold |
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12 |
Herrmann, BernardBernard Herrmann |
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13 |
Steiner, MaxMax Steiner |
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14 |
Williams, JohnJohn Williams |
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15 |
Barry, JohnJohn Barry |
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16 |
Waxman, FranzFranz Waxman |
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17 |
Bernstein, ElmerElmer Bernstein |
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18 |
Goldsmith, JerryJerry Goldsmith |
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19 |
Streetcar Named Desire !A Streetcar Named Desire |
North, AlexAlex North |
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20 |
Pink Panther !The Pink Panther |
Mancini, HenryHenry Mancini |
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21 |
Rózsa, MiklósMiklós Rózsa |
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22 |
Bernstein, LeonardLeonard Bernstein |
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23 |
Mission !The Mission |
Morricone, EnnioEnnio Morricone |
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24 |
Grusin, DaveDave Grusin |
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25 |
Newman, AlfredAlfred Newman, Ken Darby |
