Classic 100 Music in the Movies


In 2013, the Australian radio station ABC Classic FM held a Classic 100 Music in the Movies countdown.
The selection of works that was available in the survey was determined between 15 April and 26 April 2013. Voting for the finalised list of works was held between 3 May and 17 May 2013, and the countdown was broadcast from 7 June to 10 June 2013.

Countdown results

The results of the countdown are as follows:
RankComposerFilmWorkYear of film release
1Ennio MorriconeThe MissionScore1986
2John WilliamsStar WarsScore1977
3Howard ShoreThe Lord of the RingsScore2001
4VangelisChariots of FireScore1981
5Maurice JarreDoctor ZhivagoScore1965
6Maurice JarreLawrence of ArabiaScore1962
7Ludwig van BeethovenThe King's SpeechPiano Concerto No. 52010
8John BarryOut of AfricaScore1985
9Michael NymanThe PianoScore1993
10John WilliamsSchindler's ListScore1993
11Tomaso AlbinoniGallipoliAdagio in G minor1981
12Bruce SmeatonPicnic at Hanging RockScore1975
13Richard Strauss'Also sprach Zarathustra1968
14Eric CoatesThe Dam BustersScore1955
15John WilliamsIndiana JonesScore1981–2008
16Ennio MorriconeCinema ParadisoScore1988
17Wolfgang Amadeus MozartAmadeusRequiem1984
18Mikis TheodorakisZorba the GreekScore1964
19Scott JoplinThe StingScore1973
20Anton KarasThe Third ManScore1949
21Ennio MorriconeThe Good, the Bad and the UglyScore1966
22Dmitri ShostakovichThe GadflyScore1956
23Samuel BarberPlatoonAdagio for Strings1986
24John Williams, William Ross, Patrick Doyle, Nicholas Hooper, Alexandre DesplatHarry PotterScore2001
25Hans Zimmer, Klaus BadeltPirates of the CaribbeanScore2003
26Richard WagnerApocalypse Now"Ride of the Valkyries"1979
27Mark KnopflerLocal HeroScore1983
28John BarryDances with WolvesScore1990
29Ludwig van BeethovenA Clockwork OrangeSymphony No. 91971
30Georges BizetGallipoli"The Pearl Fishers' Duet"1981
31Wolfgang Amadeus MozartElvira MadiganPiano Concerto No. 211967
32Monty NormanJames Bond films"James Bond Theme"1962
33Richard AddinsellDangerous MoonlightWarsaw Concerto1941
34Henry ManciniThe Pink PantherScore1964
35Elmer BernsteinThe Magnificent SevenScore1960
36George GershwinManhattanRhapsody in Blue1979
37Paul DukasFantasiaThe Sorcerer's Apprentice1940
38Max SteinerGone with the WindScore1939
39George GershwinAn American in ParisAn American in Paris1951
40Wolfgang Amadeus MozartOut of AfricaClarinet Concerto1985
41Nigel WestlakeAntarcticaScore1991
42Nino RotaThe GodfatherScore1972
43Tan DunCrouching Tiger, Hidden DragonScore2000
44Stanley MyersThe Deer HunterScore 1978
45Gustav MahlerDeath in VeniceSymphony No. 51971
46Johann Sebastian Bach'Cello Suite No. 12003
47Bernard HerrmannPsychoScore1960
48Johann Sebastian BachFantasiaToccata and Fugue in D minor1940
49Malcolm ArnoldThe Bridge on the River KwaiScore1957
50Camille Saint-SaënsBabeSymphony No. 31995
51Henry ManciniBreakfast at Tiffany'sScore1961
52Edward ElgarHilary and JackieCello Concerto1998
53Giacomo PucciniA Room with a View"O mio babbino caro" from Gianni Schicchi1985
54Hans Zimmer, Lisa GerrardGladiatorScore2000
55Johann Sebastian BachThe English PatientGoldberg Variations1996
56Francis LaiA Man and a Woman Score1966
57Yann TiersenAmélieScore2001
58Hans ZimmerThe Lion KingScore1994
59Charlie ChaplinLimelightScore1952
60Ludwig van BeethovenThe King's SpeechSymphony No. 72010
61Bruce RowlandThe Man from Snowy RiverScore1982
62Johann Strauss II'"The Blue Danube"1968
63Philip GlassKoyaanisqatsi, Powaqqatsi, NaqoyqatsiScore1982, 1988, 2002
64John BarryBorn FreeScore1966
65VangelisBlade RunnerScore1982
66Sergei RachmaninoffBrief EncounterPiano Concerto No. 21945
67Hubert ParryChariots of Fire"Jerusalem"1981
68Various Star TrekScore1979–2013
69John WilliamsSupermanScore1978
70Sergei RachmaninoffShinePiano Concerto No. 31996
71Edward ElgarElizabeth"Nimrod" from Enigma Variations1998
72Jean-Michel JarreGallipoliOxygène1981
73Elmer BernsteinThe Great EscapeScore1963
74Ernest GoldExodusScore1960
75Claude DebussyOcean's Eleven"Clair de lune" from Suite bergamasque2001
76Burt BacharachButch Cassidy and the Sundance KidScore1969
77Larry AdlerGenevieveScore1953
78Gabriel YaredThe English PatientScore1996
79Ry CooderParis, TexasScore1984
80Bernard HerrmannNorth by NorthwestScore1959
81Edward ElgarBrassed OffPomp and Circumstance No. 11996
82Patrick DoyleSense and SensibilityScore1995
83Nino RotaRomeo and JulietScore1968
84Maurice Ravel10Boléro1979
85Philip GlassThe HoursScore2002
86John BarryMidnight CowboyScore1969
87Johann Sebastian BachTruly, Madly, DeeplyBrandenburg Concerto No. 31990
88Howard Shore'Score2012
89James HornerTitanicScore1997
90Johann Sebastian BachSchindler's ListEnglish Suite No. 21993
91Nigel WestlakeMiss PotterScore2006
92Alfredo CatalaniDiva"Ebben? Ne andrò lontana" from La Wally1981
93Bernard HerrmannVertigoScore1958
94Max SteinerCasablancaScore1942
95Ralph Vaughan WilliamsThe Year My Voice BrokeThe Lark Ascending1987
96John WilliamsJurassic ParkScore1993
97Dario MarianelliPride & PrejudiceScore2005
98Luis BacalovScore1994
99John WilliamsE.T. the Extra-TerrestrialScore1982
100George Frideric HandelFour Weddings and a Funeral"The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba"1994

Programming

For more information about the works broadcast, see ABC Classic FM's programming notes: