Vote: Top 25 Film Scores of all-time

[Accursed Arachnid!™]

Hard to choose just 25.

1. Star Wars -John Williams

2. E.T. -John Williams

3. Batman -Danny Elfman

4. Titanic -James Horner

5. The Two Towers -Howard Shore

6. Inception -Hans Zimmer

7. Empire Strikes Back -John Williams

8. Casino Royale -David Arnold

9. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan -James Horner

10. Dances with Wolves -John Barry

11. Spider-Man -Danny Elfman

12. Fellowship of the Ring -Howard Shore

13. Return of the Jedi -John Williams

14. Braveheart -James Horner

15. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly -Ennio Morricone

16. Cape Fear -Bernard Hermann

17. Raiders of the Lost Ark -John Williams

18. Jurassic Park -John Williams

19. Star Trek The Motion Picture -Jerry Goldsmith

20. Superman -John Williams

21. Independence Day -David Arnold

22. Chaplin -John Barry

23. Batman Begins -Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard

24. Back to the Future -Alan Silvestri

25. The Fugitive -James Newton Howard

Finally got around to editing mine.

[Walt Disney]

We could use 1 or 2 more voters because we have a few ties. However, if we don't get any, then we will just go to the tie breaker round.You have until wednesday night at 11:59 pm eastern to get your votes in. There are some movie Scores that desperately need your votes.Also, I just want to make sure that everyone knows that animated Scores ARE Allowed to be voted on. If some of the Scores that you want to vote for are for animated movies, then that is allowed.

Edited December 1, 2012 by Walt Disney

[baumer]

There are ties? Really? With this many film scores to choose from it surprises me.

[Walt Disney]

There are ties? Really? With this many film scores to choose from it surprises me.

There are a few ties at the moment (I believe 4 two-way ties). It's amazing because this is not like the film song list. All of the Scores on the list receieved multiple votes. But everything is so close in points that there are ties. There are some popular Scores that have broken out from the pack, but most of the Scores are bunched up.

[Jake Gittes]

I'll weigh in in a couple of days

[Walt Disney]

Bump.Only 4 days left to vote.

[chasmmi]

So if I created 16 sock puppet accounts and had them all vote for Cannibal the Musical would that befrowned upon?

[baumer]

Chances are you might get banned because of it, but yes, technically, they would all count.

[chasmmi]

Chances are you might get banned because of it, but yes, technically, they would all count.

That's a sacrifice I'm willing to take

[Punishment]

Man, I think this list was harder than ranking my top 100 movies.

Here is my list:

Rank Movie

1 The Last of the Mohicans (1992)

2 Gladiator (2000)

3 Star Wars “A New Hope”

4 The Fellowship of the Ring

5 Saving Private Ryan

6 The Two Towers

7 The Empire Strikes Back

8 Raiders of the Lost Ark

9 The Dark Knight Rises

10 The Prince of Egypt

11 Field of Dreams

12 Glory (1989)

13 Harry Potter “The Prisoner of Azkaban”

14 The Untouchables

15 The Lion King

16 Dances with Wolves

17 Jurassic Park

18 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

19 Mulan

20 The Last Samurai

21 Batman (1989)

22 The Curse of the Black Pearl

23 Planet of the Apes (1968)

24 Superman (1978)

25 The Good the Bad and the Ugly Gettysburg

Forgot about Gettysburg so The Good the Bad and the Ugly falls off my list

The Kingdom of Heaven is my alternate in case one of these movies doesn't qualify

Edited December 4, 2012 by Punishment

[Jake Gittes]

Here goes1. Once Upon a Time in the West (Ennio Morricone)2. Blade Runner (Vangelis)3. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Howard Shore)4. Once Upon a Time in America (Ennio Morricone)5. Chinatown (Jerry Goldsmith)6. Schindler's List (John Williams)7. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Howard Shore)8. Star Wars (John Williams)9. Days of Heaven (Ennio Morricone)10. The Social Network (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross)11. Dead Man (Neil Young)12. 1492: Conquest of Paradise (Vangelis)13. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Alexandre Desplat)14. Raiders of the Lost Ark (John Williams)15. Inception (Hans Zimmer)16. The Godfather: Part II (Nino Rota & Carmine Coppola)17. Lawrence of Arabia (Maurice Jarre)18. Gladiator (Hans Zimmer & Lisa Gerrard)19. The Third Man (Anton Karas)20. The Empire Strikes Back (John Williams)21. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross)22. Irréversible (Thomas Bangalter)23. Angel Heart (Trevor Jones)24. The Matrix Reloaded (Don Davis & Juno Reactor)25. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Alberto Iglesias)

[redfirebird2008]

My favorite is Danny Elfman's Batman score.

[Walt Disney]

My favorite is Danny Elfman's Batman score.

You still have time to vote. You can vote for as many Scores up to 25 as you want to. If you don't want to vote for 25, then you can vote for as few as you want to as well.The deadline is tonight at midnight. Edited December 5, 2012 by Walt Disney

[lab276]

You still have time to vote. You can vote for as many Scores up to 25 as you want to. If you don't want to vote for 25, then you can vote for as few as you want to as well.The deadline is tonight at midnight.

How many lists do you have so far?

[Walt Disney]

How many lists do you have so far?

I believe about 12 people voted. It's more voters than the amount that voted in the top 100 movie songs vote. And the voting is very close.

[Walt Disney]

Voting is now closed.Please look for the tie breaker threads to break the ties that we have. I believe there are two ties.

[Walt Disney]

Bump for Goffe to be able to find and include in his master list.

[baumer]

Working on this today.

[Jack Nevada]

I honestly dont understand why the score from Dead Man is so highly lauded. All I heard was the same "TWANG.. TWANG TWANG TWANG" over and over again.

Edited November 19, 2013 by Jack Nevada

[Jake Gittes]

Personally I find it incredibly atmospheric. It fits the movie perfectly and works on its own, too. But I guess you either get absorbed into the mood or you don't.