The Greatest Film Scores of All Time

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The greatest movie themes and scores ever recorded, chosen by the Ranker community. (NOTE: This list is for film SCORES, the instrumental music from movies. We also have a list of The Greatest Movie Soundtracks, designed for collections of songs taken from films.) These are the most iconic, memorable themes and collections of background music ever.

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Star Wars: A New Hope

London Symphony Orchestra, John Williams

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Raiders of the Lost Ark

John Williams

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The Lord of the Rings Trilogy

Howard Shore

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Ennio Morricone

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Superman: The Movie

John Williams

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The Godfather

Nino Rota

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Jaws

John Williams

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Rocky

Bill Conti

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Jurassic Park

John Williams

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The Indiana Jones Trilogy

John Williams

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Batman

Danny Elfman

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The Pink Panther

Henry Mancini

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Gladiator

Hans Zimmer & Lisa Gerrard

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Back to the Future

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Lawrence of Arabia

Maurice Jarre

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Forrest Gump: Original Motion Picture Score

Alan Silvestri

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The Lion King

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Inception

Hans Zimmer

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Braveheart

James Horner

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The Last of the Mohicans

Randy Edelman

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Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture

James Horner

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The Dark Knight

Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard, Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard

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Requiem for a Dream

Kronos Quartet, Clint Mansell

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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

John Williams

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Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Jerry Goldsmith

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

John Williams

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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Hans Zimmer, Klaus Badelt

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Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Brad Fiedel

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Psycho

Bernard Herrmann

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2001: A Space Odyssey

Jerry Goldsmith, Alex North, The National Philharmonic Orchestra

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Chariots of Fire

Vangelis

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The Phantom of the Opera

Andrew Lloyd Webber

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Goldfinger

John Barry

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Once Upon a Time in the West

Ennio Morricone

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Schindler's List

John Williams

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Conan the Barbarian

Basil Poledouris

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Back to the Future

Alan Silvestri

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The Matrix

Don Davis

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The Magnificent Seven

Elmer Bernstein

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Blade Runner

Vangelis, Jack Elliott

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Saving Private Ryan

John Williams

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Edward Scissorhands

Danny Elfman

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Batman Begins

Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard, Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard

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The Untouchables

Ennio Morricone

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The Darkd Knight Rises

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Star Trek: Music from the Motion Picture

Michael Giacchino

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Michael Giacchino

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Fight Club

Dust Brothers

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The Neverending Story

Nightrace

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Beetlejuice

Danny Elfman, Harry Belafonte

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Frida Darnick
The Greatest Film Scores of All Time at 8/24/2012 7:30 PM

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Fidel Pennello
The Greatest Film Scores of All Time at 8/11/2012 5:30 AM

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Darius Lamphier
The Greatest Film Scores of All Time at 7/13/2012 9:30 PM

This is an adequate page about the topic Greatest Film Scores.
LOTR?
The Greatest Film Scores of All Time at 3/05/2012 1:34 PM

WHY ISN'T LOTR 1ST???
Annoyed
The Greatest Film Scores of All Time at 2/13/2012 6:15 AM

How in the world is The Social Network on here? That score was awful. The music did not fit the theme of the film and often was distracting to what was happening on screen because it did not fit whatsoever.