It’s a case of 1 rating to rule all of them, as Howard Shore’s stirring epic soundtrack for The Lord of the Rings trilogy was voted the U.Okay.’s favourite film music.
Shore’s rating for the Rings movie, which has received three Academy Awards, three Golden Globes and 4 Grammys, got here out forward of a number of the biggest and most recognizable soundtracks of all time, together with John Williams’ music for Schindler’s Listing and Star Wars, which got here second and third respectively.
The listing of the highest 100 movie scores was compiled by widespread U.Okay. radio station Traditional FM, as a part of their annual Film Music Corridor of Fame. Greater than 10,000 individuals voted for this yr’s version and the winner was revealed on Sunday by Jonathan Ross, the previous presenter of the BBC’s Movie program.
“Many because of all of the Traditional FM listeners,” Shore informed Traditional FM on being informed of his win. “I’m very pleased that I used to be in a position to convey you somewhat nearer to J.R.R. Tolkien’s Center-earth.”
Shore’s rating for The Hobbit trilogy got here in eightieth place.
Regardless of not topping the listing, Williams can console himself with the information that he’s the U.Okay.’s hottest composer. Williams boasts 5 entries within the high 20, and 11 within the high 100 total, together with Schindler’s Listing (2); Star Wars franchise (3); Jurassic Park franchise (8); Harry Potter and the Thinker’s Stone (11); Indiana Jones franchise (13); Saving Non-public Ryan (21); E.T. the Additional-Terrestrial (30); Jaws (39); Superman (47); Shut Encounters of the Third Form (58); and Conflict Horse (87).
Hans Zimmer was the second hottest movie composer total, with ten entries within the high 100, together with Gladiator (5); Interstellar (17); The Lion King (23); Inception (29); Pirates of the Caribbean franchise (31); The Vacation (52); The Darkish Knight trilogy (61); Dunkirk (70); No Time to Die (77); and The Da Vinci Code (85).
Brit composer John Barry had six of his movie scores make the highest 100, together with Out of Africa (4); Dances With Wolves (7); Someplace in Time (56); Born Free (69); On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (72); and Goldfinger (76).
The late nice Ennio Morricone additionally had a major presence within the high 100, with 5 of his scores making the listing, together with The Good, the Dangerous and the Ugly (9); The Mission (10); Cinema Paradiso (26); As soon as Upon a Time within the West (49); As soon as Upon a Time in America (82).
The total listing is dominated by males, with the very best putting movie rating by a girl reaching quantity six (Debbie Wiseman’s music for Wilde). The opposite girls to make the listing embody Angela Morley for Watership Down (55); Germaine Franco for Encanto (59); Hildur Guðnadóttir for Joker (83); and Rachel Portman for Chocolat (92).
The highest 20 from the Traditional FM Film Music Corridor of Fame 2023:
- The Lord of the Rings – Howard Shore
- Schindler’s Listing – John Williams
- Star Wars – John Williams
- Out of Africa – John Barry
- Gladiator – Hans Zimmer
- Wilde – Debbie Wiseman
- Dances with Wolves – John Barry
- Jurassic Park – John Williams
- The Good, the Dangerous and the Ugly – Ennio Morricone
- The Mission – Ennio Morricone
- Harry Potter and the Thinker’s Stone – John Williams
- Chariots of Hearth – Vangelis
- Indiana Jones – John Williams
- Women in Lavender – Nigel Hess
- Physician Zhivago – Maurice Jarre
- The Magnificent Seven – Elmer Bernstein
- Interstellar – Hans Zimmer
- The Godfather – Nino Rota
- Titanic – James Horner
- Pirates of the Caribbean – Klaus Badelt
