In honor of the Oscars, a poll: The best music score ever?

[Faygo Kid]

Poll question: In honor of the Oscars, a poll: The best music score ever?

Music makes the movie. Of course, Amadeus would win hands down, but that's not fair. What are the best scores? I have my favorites, of course, but we report. You decide. And this time, that's true.

[Moondog]

1. Other than Amadeus, of course, "Lawrence of Arabia" or "Fiddler on the Roof". n/t

[Faygo Kid]

2. I should have put "Lawrence of Arabia" in there, but "Fiddler" was Broadway first.

Therefore not a contender. Doctor Zhivago could be here, though.

[WinkyDink]

3. "West Side Story." (OP doesn't say anything about non-B'way.) OR: Zeffirelli's "Romeo and Juliet"

[Faygo Kid]

6. I actually meant to include Zeffirelli's "Romeo and Juliet"! Great choice!

I still have a crush on Olivia Hussey.

[WinkyDink]

11. For me: Leonard Whiting. :-) Most beautiful young man in movies EVER.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBpB2TBIiPY
http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/3631215/a/Franco+Zeffirelli's+Romeo+%26+Juliet.htm

[OmahaBlueDog]

4. I love all of the Korngold scores. Captain Blood would be my favorite

Casablanna also has to go down as one of the all time great scores.

[Turbineguy]

7. Korngold also wrote

a fantastic Violin Concerto.

[Brigid]

5. "O Brother Where Art Thou?"

Great bluegrass -- so good the soundtrack became a huge hit in its own right.

[IcyPeas]

8. trent reznor did music score for Social Network

I was impressed. didn't know he did movie soundtracks.

edit: just realized this said best soundtrack ever....

[MichiganVote]

9. Psycho, To Kill A Mockingbird, The Godfather, Jaws, The Pianist....n/t

[NuclearDem]

10. Damn near anything by John Williams

[ohiosmith]

12. The Sting. Scott Joplin as ripped off by Marvin Hamlisch.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

13. Last of the Mohicans

a little bit of it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWGRnHOhGiE

:hi:

[MichiganVote]

14. Ohhhh that is a good one. I still love hearing that score.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

15. Sorcerer

music by Tangerine Dream

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ_KXK3eNdI

:hi:

[pokerfan]

16. Lawrence of Arabia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nwC5F5Ofw0

[givemebackmycountry]

17. Pat Metheny

"Falcon and the Snowman"

[givemebackmycountry]

18. Ry Cooder

"Southern Comfort" and "Paris, Texas"

[givemebackmycountry]

19. Entire Soundtrack

"Until the End of the World"

[The Backlash Cometh]

20. Harry Potter!

[TorchTheWitch]

21. Dances with Wolves, Gladiator

The Virgin Queen (though that was a BBC miniseries the score is awesome). Off the top of my head I can't think of others.

[RichGirl]

22. Harold and Maude - Cat Stevens

[nolabear]

23. I liked Dances With Wolves. Beautiful score and it gets stuck in my head for days.

[JohnnyLib2]

24. Dr. Zhivago

in the top group, anyway

[Enthusiast]

28. I agree. nt

[jmowreader]

25. Believe it or not...

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut. Seriously.

If you won't accept that one, "Fiddler on the Roof" is excellent.

[begin_within]

26. Mary Poppins, Psycho and Immortal Beloved

[Archae]

27. James Horner

Star Trek II : The Wrath of Khan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJTi7KJPx_E

[Graybeard]

29. Nino Rota - 8 1/2

I know that Nino Rota won his Oscar for "The Godfather: Part II"
and that he has written other lush and beautiful scores (Romeo and Juliet) but his "8 1/2" is haunting and unforgettable.

[Phentex]

30. The Muppet Movie. Hello? Is this thing on?...

A frog sings fer god's sake!

[kentauros]

31. Koyaanisqatsi by Philip Glass

Listening to it right now, in fact :D

full movie on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sps6C9u7ras

[MicaelS]

32. Miklos Rozsa's score for "Ben Hur" (1959)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben-Hur_%281959_film%29

The film score was composed and conducted by Miklós Rózsa, who scored most of MGM's epics. Rózsa won his third Academy Award for his work on the film. The soundtrack is one of the most popular motion picture scores ever written, and is listed on the AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores. The entire two-and-a-half hour score has been issued on a 2-CD Rhino Entertainment set.

I have it, and I love it. Listen to it frequently.

[DoBotherMe]

33. Nino Rota "Romeo & Juliet" 1968 and

Constant Lambert "Anna Karenina" 1948. Dana ; )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d5suh6dMgA&feature=fvst

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frpxYo-_ghc