Classic 100 Music in the Movies

In 2013, the Australian radio station ABC Classic FM held a Classic 100 Music in the Movies countdown.

The selection of works that was available in the survey was determined between 15 April and 26 April 2013 (with the public being able to add works to the list initiated by the station). Voting (by the public) for the finalised list of works was held between 3 May and 17 May 2013, and the countdown was broadcast from 7 to 10 June 2013.

Countdown results The results of the countdown are as follows:

RankComposerFilmWorkYear of film release 1Ennio MorriconeThe MissionScore 1986 2John WilliamsStar WarsScore 1977 3Howard ShoreThe Lord of the RingsScore 2001 4VangelisChariots of FireScore 1981 5Maurice JarreDoctor ZhivagoScore 1965 6Maurice JarreLawrence of ArabiaScore 1962 7Ludwig van BeethovenThe King's SpeechPiano Concerto No. 5 2010 8John BarryOut of AfricaScore 1985 9Michael NymanThe PianoScore 1993 10John WilliamsSchindler's ListScore 1993 11Tomaso AlbinoniGallipoliAdagio in G minor 1981 12Bruce SmeatonPicnic at Hanging RockScore 1975 13Richard Strauss2001: A Space OdysseyAlso sprach Zarathustra 1968 14Eric CoatesThe Dam BustersScore 1955 15John WilliamsIndiana JonesScore 1981–2008 16Ennio MorriconeCinema ParadisoScore 1988 17Wolfgang Amadeus MozartAmadeusRequiem 1984 18Mikis TheodorakisZorba the GreekScore 1964 19Scott JoplinThe StingScore 1973 20Anton KarasThe Third ManScore 1949 21Ennio MorriconeThe Good, the Bad and the UglyScore 1966 22Dmitri ShostakovichThe GadflyScore 1956 23Samuel BarberPlatoonAdagio for Strings 1986 24John Williams, William Ross, Patrick Doyle, Nicholas Hooper, Alexandre DesplatHarry PotterScore 2001 25Hans Zimmer, Klaus BadeltPirates of the CaribbeanScore 2003 26Richard WagnerApocalypse Now"Ride of the Valkyries" 1979 27Mark KnopflerLocal HeroScore 1983 28John BarryDances with WolvesScore 1990 29Ludwig van BeethovenA Clockwork OrangeSymphony No. 9 1971 30Georges BizetGallipoli"The Pearl Fishers' Duet" 1981 31Wolfgang Amadeus MozartElvira MadiganPiano Concerto No. 21 1967 32Monty NormanJames Bond films"James Bond Theme" 1962 33Richard AddinsellDangerous MoonlightWarsaw Concerto 1941 34Henry ManciniThe Pink PantherScore 1964 35Elmer BernsteinThe Magnificent SevenScore 1960 36George GershwinManhattanRhapsody in Blue 1979 37Paul DukasFantasiaThe Sorcerer's Apprentice 1940 38Max SteinerGone with the WindScore 1939 39George GershwinAn American in ParisAn American in Paris 1951 40Wolfgang Amadeus MozartOut of AfricaClarinet Concerto 1985 41Nigel WestlakeAntarcticaScore 1991 42Nino RotaThe GodfatherScore 1972 43Tan DunCrouching Tiger, Hidden DragonScore 2000 44Stanley MyersThe Deer HunterScore (inc. "Cavatina") 1978 45Gustav MahlerDeath in VeniceSymphony No. 5 1971 46Johann Sebastian BachMaster and Commander: The Far Side of the WorldCello Suite No. 1 2003 47Bernard HerrmannPsychoScore 1960 48Johann Sebastian BachFantasiaToccata and Fugue in D minor 1940 49Malcolm ArnoldThe Bridge on the River KwaiScore 1957 50Camille Saint-SaënsBabeSymphony No. 3 1995 51Henry ManciniBreakfast at Tiffany'sScore 1961 52Edward ElgarHilary and JackieCello Concerto 1998 53Giacomo PucciniA Room with a View"O mio babbino caro" from Gianni Schicchi 1985 54Hans Zimmer, Lisa GerrardGladiatorScore 2000 55Johann Sebastian BachThe English PatientGoldberg Variations 1996 56Francis LaiA Man and a Woman (Un homme et un femme)Score 1966 57Yann TiersenAmélieScore 2001 58Hans ZimmerThe Lion KingScore 1994 59Charlie ChaplinLimelightScore 1952 60Ludwig van BeethovenThe King's SpeechSymphony No. 7 2010 61Bruce RowlandThe Man from Snowy RiverScore 1982 62Johann Strauss II2001: A Space Odyssey"The Blue Danube" 1968 63Philip GlassKoyaanisqatsi, Powaqqatsi, NaqoyqatsiScore 1982, 1988, 2002 64John BarryBorn FreeScore 1966 65VangelisBlade RunnerScore 1982 66Sergei RachmaninoffBrief EncounterPiano Concerto No. 2 1945 67Hubert ParryChariots of Fire"Jerusalem" 1981 68Various (inc. Cliff Eidelman, Michael Giacchino, Jerry Goldsmith, James Horner, Dennis McCarthy and Leonard Rosenman)Star TrekScore 1979–2013 69John WilliamsSupermanScore 1978 70Sergei RachmaninoffShinePiano Concerto No. 3 1996 71Edward ElgarElizabeth"Nimrod" from Enigma Variations 1998 72Jean-Michel JarreGallipoliOxygène 1981 73Elmer BernsteinThe Great EscapeScore 1963 74Ernest GoldExodusScore 1960 75Claude DebussyOcean's Eleven"Clair de lune" from Suite bergamasque 2001 76Burt BacharachButch Cassidy and the Sundance KidScore 1969 77Larry AdlerGenevieveScore 1953 78Gabriel YaredThe English PatientScore 1996 79Ry CooderParis, TexasScore 1984 80Bernard HerrmannNorth by NorthwestScore1959 81Edward ElgarBrassed Off Pomp and Circumstance No. 1Performed by the Grimethorpe Colliery Band1996 82Patrick DoyleSense and SensibilityScore1995 83Nino RotaRomeo and JulietScore1968 84Maurice Ravel10Boléro1979 85Philip GlassThe HoursScore2002 86John BarryMidnight CowboyScore1969 87Johann Sebastian BachTruly, Madly, DeeplyBrandenburg Concerto No. 3 1990 88Howard ShoreThe Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyScore 2012 89James HornerTitanicScore 1997 90Johann Sebastian BachSchindler's ListEnglish Suite No. 2 1993 91Nigel WestlakeMiss PotterScore 2006 92Alfredo CatalaniDiva"Ebben? Ne andrò lontana" from La Wally 1981 93Bernard HerrmannVertigoScore 195894Max SteinerCasablancaScore 194295Ralph Vaughan WilliamsThe Year My Voice BrokeThe Lark Ascending 1987 96John WilliamsJurassic ParkScore1993 97Dario MarianelliPride & PrejudiceScore2005 98Luis BacalovIl Postino: The PostmanScore1994 99John WilliamsE.T. the Extra-TerrestrialScore1982100George Frideric HandelFour Weddings and a Funeral"The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba"1994

Programming For more information about the works broadcast (including performers and recording details), see ABC Classic FM's programming notes: Numbers 100 to 52 Numbers 51 to 38 Numbers 37 to 1

See also Classic 100 Countdowns

References

External links

The list of 101–200