Table Of Content100 Greatest Film Scores
100 Greatest Film Scores
Matt Lawson
Laurence E. MacDonald
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Title: 100 greatest film scores / Matt Lawson, Laurence MacDonald.
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To my wife, Nichola, my son, Harry, and my
parents and in-laws for their invaluable support, patience, and understanding
during the writing process.
—Matt
To my wife, Carolyn, for being patient, kind, and
understanding throughout the many months of planning, writing,
and editing. She’s a SAINT!!
—Larry
Contents
Introduction xi
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) 1
Alexander Nevsky (1938) 4
Around the World in 80 Days (1956) 6
Avalon (1990) 10
Back to the Future (1985) 14
Batman (1989) 16
A Beautiful Mind (2001) 19
Becket (1964) 21
Ben-Hur (1959) 24
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) 27
The Big Country (1958) 30
Blade Runner (1982) 33
Born Free (1966) 35
Braveheart (1995) 38
Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) 40
The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) 43
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) 46
Casablanca (1943) 49
Chariots of Fire (1981) 52
Chinatown (1974) 54
Cinema Paradiso (1988) 57
Citizen Kane (1941) 60
City Lights (1931) 63
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) 65
Conan the Barbarian (1982) 68
Dances with Wolves (1990) 72
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) 75
Doctor Zhivago (1965) 77
East of Eden (1955) 81
Edward Scissorhands (1990) 84
Empire of the Sun (1987) 87
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) 90
Fargo (1996) 93
Forrest Gump (1994) 96
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) 99
Giant (1956) 102
Gladiator (2000) 104
The Godfather and The Godfather Part II (1972, 1974) 107
Gone with the Wind (1939) 110
The Great Escape (1963) 113
The Green Mile (1999) 116
Henry V (1944) 119
High Noon (1952) 122
How the West Was Won (1962) 125
Interstellar (2014) 128
Jaws (1975) 131
Jurassic Park (1993) 134
King Kong (1933) 137
King of Kings (1961) 140
Kings Row (1942) 143
The Last of the Mohicans (1992) 146
Laura (1944) 149
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 152
The Lion in Winter (1968) 154
Contents ix
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) 157
Lost Horizon (1937) 160
The Magnificent Seven (1960) 163
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) 166
The Mission (1986) 169
The Natural (1984) 172
North by Northwest (1959) 175
Now, Voyager (1942) 177
The Omen (1976) 181
On Golden Pond (1981) 184
On the Waterfront (1954) 187
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) 189
Out of Africa (1985) 192
The Piano (1993) 195
The Pink Panther (1963) 198
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) 201
Planet of the Apes (1968) 203
The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) 206
Psycho (1960) 209
Quo Vadis (1951) 212
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 216
The Red Pony (1949) 219
The Red Violin (1999) 221
The Robe (1953) 225
Schindler’s List (1993) 228
Scott of the Antarctic (1948) 231
The Sea Hawk (1940) 234
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) 236
The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 239
Somewhere in Time (1980) 242
The Song of Bernadette (1943) 245
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