The greatest soundtracks in movie history
Director: Randal Kleiser
Awards: nominated for the Oscars for Best Song for 'Hopelessly Devoted to You,' composed by John Farrar, and for the Golden Globe in the same category for the songs 'You're the One That I Want' by the same composer and 'Grease' by Frankie Valli.
Director: James Cameron
Composer: James Horner
Awards: In 1998 it won the Oscar in the category of Best Soundtrack. 'My Heart Will Go On,' performed by Céline Dion, also won the Oscar for Best Original Song.
The original soundtrack managed to become one of the biggest sellers in history with over 30 million copies.
Director: Sergio Leone
Composer: Ennio Morricone
Awards: At the time of its release in 1966, this film's soundtrack did not win any prizes. But over time, Morricone's "ah-ee-ah-ee-ah" composition became legendary. He got a special award for it at the Grammy Hall of Fame.
Director: Roland Joffé
Composer: Ennio Morricone
Awards: A Golden Globe and BAFTA for Best Original Score as well as an Oscar nomination.
Directors: Rob Minkoff and Roger Allers
Composers: Tim Rice and Elton John were the creators of the lyrics, while the music was provided by Hans Zimmer
Awards: two Golden Globes and two Oscars in the categories of Best Soundtrack and Best Original Song for 'Can you feel the love tonight'.
This soundtrack is the only one that has gotten a diamond certification from the Recording Industry Association of America.
Director: Steven Spielberg
Composer: John Williams
Awards: an Oscar for Best Soundtrack.
Some time after its release, the soundtrack of the film ranked sixth of the best soundtracks ever, according to the American Film Institute.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Composer: Nino Rota and Carmine Coppola
Awards: The second part 'The Godfather II' (1974) won the Oscar for Original Music
The first part of the saga was nominated for an Oscar for best soundtrack, but the Academy disqualified the composer because he had used the same music as another film: 'Fortunella'.
Director: Emilie Ardolino
Composer: John Morris
Awards: 'The Time of My Life' won a Grammy in 1988 for best duo and both the Oscar and the Golden Globe for Best Original Song.
Director: Blake Edwards
Composer: Henry Mancini
Awards: 'The Pink Panther Theme,' a universally recognizable tune, won three Grammy Awards.
Director: George Lucas
Composer: John Williams
Awards: A Grammy for Best Original Score - Motion Picture and an Oscar in the category of Best Music, Original Score.
The soundtrack of 'Episode IV - A New Hope', renamed in 1999, was recognized as the most memorable film music of all time in 2005 by the American Film Institute.
Director: Damien Chazelle.
Composer: Justin Hurwitz
Awards: two Golden Globes and two Oscars in the categories of Best Soundtrack and Best Original Song for 'City of Stars'.
Directors: David Yates, Chris Columbus, Alfonso Cuarón and Mike Newell
Composers: John Williams, Mike Newell, Nicholas Hooper and Alexandre Desplat
Awards: The first three parts, for which John Williams was the composer, were nominated for an Oscar for Best Soundtrack.
Directors: the Wachowski sisters
Composer: The soundtrack of the first film consisted of the electronic music of Don Davis and songs of rock and metal groups like Deftones, Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie and Rage Against the Machine.
Awards: It was nominated for a Grammy and a Brit Award for Best Soundtrack.
Director: Robert Zemeckis.
Composer: Its soundtrack is composed of 32 well-known pop and rock songs such as 'Hound Dog' by Elvis Presley. The exception was the original song composed by Alvan Silvestri, exclusively for the film.
Awards: The film's soundtrack was an Oscar and Golden Globe Award nominee
The soundtrack of 'Forrest Gump' reached the second place in Billboard magazine's ranking and is one of the best selling musical albums in the United States.
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Composer: The soundtrack is a selection of songs chosen by the director himself, including 'Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon' by Urge Overkill and 'Son of a Preacher Man' by Dusty Sprignfield
Awards: Brit Award for Best Soundtrack
Directors: Gore Verbinski, Espen Sandberg, Joachim Ronning and Rob Marshall
Composers: The first four parts of the saga have music by Hans Zimmer, but in the fifth part, 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales' (2017) Zimmer left the composition to one of his protegés, Geoff Zanadelli.
Director: Steven Spielberg
Composer: John Williams
Awards: Oscar for Best Original Soundtrack
Director: James Cameron
Composer: James Horner
Awards: Nominations for the Golden Globe and Oscar for Best Soundtrack.
Director: Robert Wise
Composer: Irwin Kostal
Awards: Oscar for Best Soundtrack
Director: Ridley Scott
Composers: Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard
Awards: Nominated for the Oscar and winner of the Golden Globe for Best Original Soundtrack
Director: Todd Phillips
Composer: Hildur Guðnadóttir
Awards: Golden Globe and Oscar in the category for Best Original Soundtrack
One of the songs in the film's trailer is 'Smile', composed by Charles Chaplin for the film 'Modern Times'.
Director: Peter Jackson
Composer: Howard Shore
Awards: Oscars for 'The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring' (2001) and 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King' (2003)
Director: Victor Fleming
Composer: Max Steiner
Awards: An Oscar nomination for Best Sound Recording
Director: Blake Edwards
Composers: Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer
Awards: the film won two Oscars in the categories of Best Music and Original Song, the latter for the well-known ballad 'Moon River'.
Director: Rob Marshall
Composers: John Kander, Fred Ebb and Danny Elfman
Awards: 'I move on' was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Original Song
Director: Roberto Benigni
Composer: Nicola Piovani
Awards: Oscar for Best Original Soundtrack
Director: Roman Polanski
Composers: a compilation of songs by Frédéric Chopin and the theme number is by Wojciech Kilar
Awards: The film won a César Award in the category of Best Music Written for a Film.
Original title: 'Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain'
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Composer: Tann Tiersen
Awards: A César Award in the category of Best Music
Director: Robert Zemeckis.
Composer: Alan Silvestri
Awards: nominated for Best Soundtrack at the Grammy Awards and for Best Music, Original Song, and Best Soundtrack at the Oscars.
Director: Henry Selick
Composer: Danny Elfman
Awards: Winner in the category Best Music by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films.
Director: Jane Campion
Composer: Michael Nyman
Awards: Best Original Soundtrack at the Australian Film Institute Awards and at the Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
Director: Christophe Barratier
Composer: Nicolas Porte
Awards: The song 'Vois sur ton chemin' composed by Bruno Coulais was nominated for the Oscar in the category of Best Original Song and the music won the César Award.
Director: Bob Fosse
Composer: Ralph Burns
Awards: An Oscar in the category of Best Music, Original Song, Score and/or Adaptation and Best Sound. It also won a BAFTA Film Award in the category of Best Soundtrack.
Director: Edward Zwick
Composer: James Horner
Awards: Nominated for a Golden Globe Award and an Oscar for Best Soundtrack
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Composer: Craig Armstrong
Awards: This musical won the BAFTA Award for Best Original Music and the Golden Globe in the category of Best Soundtrack
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Composer: Bernard Herrmann
The violence of the violins, simulating a stabbing sound in the legendary shower scene of the film, have become cinema history.
Director: Christopher Nolan
Composer: The entire soundtrack was composed by Hans Zimmer, except for the song 'Do not go gentle into that good night', written by the British poet and writer Dylan Thomas.
Awards: nominated for Best Soundtrack at the Oscars and Golden Globe Awards. It won the Saturn Award for Best Soundtrack.
Director: Steven Spielberg
Composer: John Williams
Awards: It won Oscars in the categories of Best Music, Original Score and Best Sound.
Director: Christopher Nolan
Composers: Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard, the composers of 'Batman Begins,' returned to provide the sequel with its soundtrac.
Awards: A Grammy Award for Best Soundtrack Album. It was also nominted for a BAFTA Award and Hans Zimmer for the Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music.
Director: Steven Spielberg
Composer: John Williams
Awards: The film was a Grammy Award nominee for Best Soundtrack.
Director: Michael Curtiz
Composer: Max Steiner
Awards: This legendary film was an Oscar nominee for Best Music and Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture. Play it (again), Sam!
Filmaker: Sydney Pollack
Composer: John Barry
Awards: This film won and Oscar in the category of Best Music, Original Score, and a Golden Globe in the category of Best Original Score for a Motion Picture.