So this past weekend was ABC's Classic 100: Music for the Screen. I missed a chunk of it on Saturday morning because I was at work, but listened to the rest of it. Fortunately I didn't miss too much Saturday morning.
Of note: Hans Zimmer definitely had more entries.
But.
John Williams well and truly got the top scores. He had FIVE in the top eleven!! Amazing!!
He had Jaws at 57, Superman at 55, ET at 42, Indiana Jones at 11, Jurassic Park at 8, Schindler's List at 5, Harry Potter at 4, and Star Wars came in at number 1. The Mission dropped down to third this year, and Lord of the Rings was second.
Titanic was 45. I actually thought I'd voted for this, but apparently I hadn't - whoops!! I'm glad other people did! Love Actually was 53. I didn't even think to vote for this, but was so excited when it came up. Babe was 24. I love the music from Babe, but the main thing I like is actually written by Saint Saens, not Nigel Westlake, so I didn't count it. It feels like cheating :) Zorba the Greek, another piece I like, was 20. I didn't think to vote for Shakespeare in Love, but sadly that didn't make it.
These were my votes. Eight of them came up! Proving that I like popular music haha. I strategically *didn't* vote for Star Wars (I had to drop *some* John Williams to get a few other things in!!) knowing that other people would.
Harry Potter (John Williams) #4
Jurassic Park (John Williams) #8
Jaws (John Williams) #57
Indiana Jones (John Williams) #11
Superman (John Williams) #55
Star Trek (Jerry Goldsmith) didn't place
Gladiator (Hans Zimmer/Lisa Gerrard) #19
The Man from Snowy River (Bruce Rowland) #33
The Princess Bride (Mark Knopfler) #59
The Hunt for Red October (Basil Poledouris) didn't place
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