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Hmm, not sure if we've had this topic all ready...but name your Top 10 favorite scores.

Mine are in no particular order.

Revenge Of The Sith

Independence Day

Empire Strikes Back

Air Force One

The Matrix

The Matrix Reloaded

The Matrix Revolutions

Star Trek First Contact

Star Trek Nemesis

Star Trek The Motion Picture

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Good list.

But what are The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Star Trek First Contact, Star Trek Nemesis and Revenge Of The Sith doing there?

LOL LOL LOL

Stefan you never fail :)

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In no particular order:

The Empire Strikes Back

Braveheart

Tomorrow Never Dies

CutThroat Island

Air Force One

Jurassic Park

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Back to the Future part III

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

This list tends to change from time to time, though.

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These are my favourites (but not the ones I think are the best), if by favourite you mean the ones I enjoy listening to the most...

ah well...

The Phantom Menace

E.T.

Batman

Beetlejuice

The Terminal

Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade

You Only Live Twice

Edward Scissorhands

Jaws

The Matrix Reloaded

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1. Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope (John Williams)

2. Schindler's List (John Williams)

3. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (John Williams)

4. Raiders Of The Lost Ark (John Williams)

5. Superman The Movie (John Williams)

6. Star Wars Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (John Williams)

7. The Mission (Ennio Morricone)

8. Braveheart (James Horner)

9. Star Trek The Motion Picture (Jerry Goldsmith)

10. Jurassic Park (John Williams)

Leaving out many, many great scores, but these are the 10 best.

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E.T. The Extraterrestrial

Edward Scissorhands

Superman

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Beauty and the Beast

Revenge of the Sith this needs to be confirmed with time, though

Jaws

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Hamlet (Patrick Doyle)

Empire of the Sun

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At the moment:

AI - Williams

ESB - Williams

TPM - Williams

Schindler's List - Williams

Hook - Williams

HP:PS - Williams

HP:POA - Williams

The Mission - Morricone

Edward Scissorhands - Elfman

Stargate - Arnold

Changes often though.

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I'll play along.

E.T. the Extra Terrestrial, John Williams

Home Alone, John Williams

Far and Away, John Williams

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, John Williams

Edward Scissorhands, Danny Elfman

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, John Williams

The Land Before Time, James Horner

Peter Pan, James Newton Howard

Raiders of the Lost Ark, John Williams

The Man in the Moon, James Newton Howard

Ray Barnsbury - who had a hard time deciding

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1) Star Trek The Motion Picture

2) The Empire Strikes Back

3) The Undiscovered Country

4) Fellowship of the Ring

5) Return of the Jedi

6) HP And the Sorcerers Stone

7) The Wrath of Khan

8) Prisoner of Azkaban

9) Glory

10) Rudy

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E.T.

Jaws

Superman

Star Wars

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Star Trek the Motion Picture

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

The Towering Inferno

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- Schindler's List (Williams)

- E.T (Williams)

- Raiders of the Lost Ark (Williams)

- Return of the Jedi (Williams)

- Close Encounters in the 3rd Kind (Williams)

- Seven Years in Tibet (Williams)

- A.I (Williams)

- Batman (Elfman)

- Vertigo (Herrmann)

- Conan the Barbarian (Poledouris)

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1. Star Wars - John Williams

2. King Kong (1933) - Max Steiner

3. CE3K - John Williams

4. Ben Hur - Miklos Rosza

5. Star Trek The Motion Picture - Jerry Goldsmith

6. Poltergeist - Jerry Goldsmith

7. North By Northwest - Bernard Herrmann

8. Gojira (1954) - Akira Ifukube

9. The Magnificent Seven - Elmer Bernstein

10. Dances With Wolves - John Barry

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I could not choose 10 from the top of my head. There are too many great ones. Hard to choose. Perhaps I will one day sit down and really try to make Top 10 scores list but it is not this day.

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1. PSYCHO - Herrmann

2. VERTIGO - Herrmann

3. NORTH BY NORTHWEST - Herrmann

4. TORN CURTAIN - Herrmann

5. THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY - Herrmann

6. MARNIE - Herrmann

7. THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH - Herrmann

8. THE WRONG MAN - Herrmann

9. THE BIRDS - Herrmann

10. (Intentionally left blank)

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1. PSYCHO - Herrmann

2. VERTIGO - Herrmann

3. NORTH BY NORTHWEST - Herrmann

4. TORN CURTAIN - Herrmann

5. THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY - Herrmann

6. MARNIE - Herrmann

7. THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH - Herrmann

8. THE WRONG MAN - Herrmann

9. THE BIRDS - Herrmann

10.  (Intentionally left blank)

Figures. ;)

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I don't listen to anyone else. Bennie's career took a nosedive after Citizen Kane but I rejuvenated him with a dose of trouble from Harry. It ended with some curtains being torn on recording stage moon base alpha but he returned spectacularly with some very basic instincts.

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In no particular order...

Star Wars - John Williams

The Empire Strikes Back - John Williams

Superman: The Movie - John Williams

Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Jerry Goldsmith

The Final Conflict - Jerry Goldsmith

Twilight Zone: The Movie - Jerry Goldsmith

Supergirl - Jerry Goldsmith

Batman Returns - Danny Elfman

Independence Day - David Arnold

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - James Horner

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Please Sir! Please Sir! Let me try Sir!

In no particular order:

Star Wars

ET

War of the Worlds

Krull

Star Trek: Nemesis

Ben-Hur (Rosza)

The Sea Hawk (Korgold)

Supergirl

Deep Impact

The Empire Strikes Back

.....and I will also list "Dune" as a guilty pleasure.....

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In no particular order.....

Superman - The Movie

Star Trek - The Motion Picture

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Marnie

Total Recall

You Only Live Twice

Star Wars

Star Trek II - The Wrath of Khan

Jaws

The Bride of Frankenstein

Neil

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"Favorite" doesn't always mean "best," so my list does not include some of the "best" scores. Just the ones I like to listen to and pop in the DVD/VHS to watch the film.

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

The Empire Strikes Back

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Jaws

The Mission

The Omen

Road to Perdition

Schindler's List

Star Wars

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Here are my top ten scores of all time.

1. Indiana Jones Trilogy (John Williams)

2. Star Wars Trilogy (John Williams)

3. CutThroat Island (John Debney)

4. Back To The Future (Alan Silvestri)

5. Medal of Honor Series (Michael Giacchino)

6. Dances With Wolves (John Barry)

7. Braveheart (James Horner)

8. Mutiny on the Bounty (Bronislau Kaper)

9. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Howard Shore)

10. Prince Valiant (Franz Waxman)

other favorites

Lost Horizon (Dimitri Tiomkin)

The Adventures of Robin Hood (Erich Wolfgang Korngold)

The Cider House Rules (Rachel Portman)

Kings Row (Erich Wolfgang Korngold)

King of Kings (Miklos Rozsa)

The Mummy Returns (Alan Silvestri)

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Jerry Goldsmith)

The Rocketeer (James Horner)

The Final Conflict (Jerry Goldsmith)

Another Dawn (Erich Wolfgang Korngold)

Jurassic Park (John Williams)

Schindler's List (John Williams)

Vertigo (Bernard Herrmann)

Conan: The Barbarian (Basil Poledouris)

Zion Canyon: Treasure of the Gods (Sam Cardon)

Signs (James Newton Howard)

-Erik-

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In no particular order:

The Guns of Navarone

The X-Files Movie

The Nightmare before Christmas

Mission: Impossible

Raiders of the Lost Ark

The Empire Strikes Back

Star Wars

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Tomorrow Never Dies

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In no particular order:

2001: A Space Odyssey - Alex North

Star Wars - John Williams

Empire Of The Sun - John Williams

The Last Emperor - Ryuichi Sakamoto's part of the score

Jaws - John Williams

Close Encounters Of The Third Kind - John Williams

E.T. - John Williams

JFK - John Williams

Maurice - Richard Robbins

Blade Runner - as heard in the movie and not that poor excuse of a CD - Vangelis

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Alex Cremers

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Since Erik included entire trilogies I would like to correct my Top 10 (normally I do the same thing actually).

This was my top 10 based on single scores:

1. Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope (John Williams)

2. Schindler's List (John Williams)

3. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (John Williams)

4. Raiders Of The Lost Ark (John Williams)

5. Superman The Movie (John Williams)

6. Star Wars Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (John Williams)

7. The Mission (Ennio Morricone)

8. Braveheart (James Horner)

9. Star Trek The Motion Picture (Jerry Goldsmith)

10. Jurassic Park (John Williams)

This is mine complete series/trilogies included:

1. The Star Wars Series (Episodes I-VI) (John Williams)

2. Schindler's List (John Williams)

3. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (John Williams)

4. The Indiana Jones Series (John Williams)

5. Superman The Movie (John Williams)

6. The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy (Howard Shore)

7. The Mission (Ennio Morricone)

8. Braveheart (James Horner)

9. Jerry Goldsmith's Star Trek Scores (Jerry Goldsmith)

10. The Harry Potter Series (John Williams)

11. Jurassic Park (John Williams)

12. Conan The Barbarian/Conan The Destroyer (Basil Poledouris)

13. The Lion King (Hans Zimmer)

14. Hook (John Williams)

15. Edward Scissorhands (Danny Elfman)

(Sorry I just had to include 5 more scores. They're TOO good!)

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No cheating Roald! Cut the extra scores from your message this instant. If you can't play by the rules then don't play at all :|

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1. The Star Wars Series (Episodes I-VI) (John Williams)  

2. Schindler's List (John Williams)  

3. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (John Williams)  

4. The Indiana Jones Series (John Williams)  

5. Superman The Movie (John Williams)  

6. The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy (Howard Shore)

7. The Mission (Ennio Morricone)  

8. Braveheart (James Horner)  

9. Jerry Goldsmith's Star Trek Scores (Jerry Goldsmith)  

10. The Harry Potter Series (John Williams)  

11. Jurassic Park (John Williams)

12. Conan The Barbarian/Conan The Destroyer (Basil Poledouris)

13. The Lion King (Hans Zimmer)

14. Hook (John Williams)

15. Edward Scissorhands (Danny Elfman)

Here are my top ten.

1. The Complete Works of John Williams

2. Everything Else.

No seriously here ya go. :|

01. Raiders of The Lost Ark

02. Star Trek: The Motion Picture

03. The Empire Strikes Back

04. Star Wars

05. The Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of The Ring

06. The Final Conflict

07. Patton

08. Close Encounters of The Third Kind

09. Back To The Future

10. Star Trek II - The Wrath Of Kahn

Justin

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I found everything from Dances With Wolves to Star Trek with John Williams labeled as composer on Shareaza (superior to Kazaa I might add)

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I found everything from Dances With Wolves to Star Trek with John Williams labeled as composer on Shareaza (superior to Kazaa I might add)

John Williams has come to represent the film music in general for the ignorant masses. Few more decades and we all call film music just "John Williams' music" :|

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Great by then he will also have scored Pirates of the Carribean! I forgot that one in my Top 10 by the way!

I did not say it was a good thing Roald.

Pirates of the Carribean *shudders*

Leave it at that Roald. No need to give us any more uncomfortable scenarios.

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