Artist	Song
A.R. Rahman	Mausam & Escape
from Slumdog Millionaire (Music from the Motion Picture) (2008)
Dario Marianelli	Atonement
from Atonement (Music from the Motion Picture) (2007)
Gustavo Santaolalla	Deportation / Iguazu
from Babel (Music from and Inspired By the Motion Picture) (2006)
John Williams	Medley: Main Title / Rebel Blockade Runner
from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2004)
James Horner	Hymn to the Sea
from Titanic (Music from the Motion Picture) (1997)
Maurice Jarre	Overture
from Lawrence of Arabia (1995)
Howard Shore	Concerning Hobbits
from The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2004)
Henry Mancini and His Orchestra	Moon River
from Breakfast At Tiffany's (Music from the Motion Picture) [Remastered] (2004)
Burt Bacharach	Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head (Instrumental)
from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1987)
Marvin Hamlisch	The Entertainer (The Sting Soundtrack Version - Orchestra Version)
from The Sting (25th Anniversary Edition) [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] (1998)
Barbra Streisand	The Way We Were
from Memories (1986)
Maria	Prelude and the Sound of Music
from The Sound of Music (The Collector's Edition) [Original Soundtrack] (2000)
John Williams	Main Title and First Victim
from Jaws (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) [Collector's Edition] (2000)
Orchestra - Mary Poppins	Overture: Mary Poppins
from Mary Poppins (Original Soundtrack) (2006)
Brad Kane & Lea Salonga	A Whole New World
from Aladdin (Original Soundtrack) (2006)
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra & Erich Kunzel	Theme from Love Story
from The Ultimate Movie Music Collection (2005)
101 Strings Orchestra	Love Is a Many Splendored Thing
from Love Songs from the Movies (2004)
BBC Concert Orchestra	Around the World In 80 Days
from Choice Film Soundtracks Cuts, Vol. 1: BBC Concert Orchestra (2005)
John Barry	The John Dunbar Theme (Film Version)
from Dances With Wolves (2004)
United We Stand	You're a Grand Old Flag/Yankee Doodle Dandy
from Songs for America (2007)
BBC Concert Orchestra	The Bridge Over the River Kwai
from Choice Film Soundtracks Cuts, Vol. 1: BBC Concert Orchestra (2005)
John Barry	Born Free
from Moviola (Film Score Re-Recording Compilation) (1992)
The City of Prague Philharmonic	Chariots of Fire
from 100 Greatest Film Themes (2007)
John Williams and the Boston Pops Orchestra	Flying Theme from E.T.
from Encore!: Best of the Boston Pops (2004)
Various Artists	Life Is Beautiful
from Academy Awards Best Songs: Oscars 1999 (2007)
Jerry Goldsmith	Ave Satani
from The Omen (2001)
Gustavo Santaolalla	The Wings
from Brokeback Mountain (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Bonus Track] (2006)
Michel Legrand & The Flemish Radio Orchestra	Summer of '42 (Theme)
from Reader's Digest Music: Tears for Hollywood: The Essential Tearjerker Film Music Collection (2006)
Hello, Dolly! (Original Broadway Cast)	Hello, Dolly! (From "Hello, Dolly!")
from Hello, Dolly! (The Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Deluxe Edition] (2008)
Giorgio Moroder & Chris Bennett	(Theme From) Midnight Express
from Midnight Express (1985)
The Ghost Rider Orchestra	High Noon
from The Greatest Western Themes (2004)
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra & Erich Kunzel	Main Title from Shakespeare In Love
from The Ultimate Movie Music Collection (2005)
Hans Zimmer	Under the Stars
from The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2006)
John Barry	I Had a Farm in Africa (Main Title from Out of Africa)
from Out of Africa (1986)
John Williams	Theme (From "Schindler's List")
from John Williams - Greatest Hits (1969-1999) (1999)
Howard Shore & Annie Lennox	Into the West
from The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King (2003)
Various Artists	The High and the Mighty - Prelude
from Cinema Century: A Musical Celebration of 100 Years of Cinema (2005)
BBC Concert Orchestra	Gigi
from Choice Film Soundtracks Cuts, Vol. 3: BBC Concert Orchestra (2005)
BBC Concert Orchestra	Spellbound
from Choice Film Soundtracks Cuts, Vol. 2: BBC Concert Orchestra (2005)
Ryuichi Sakamoto	The Last Emperor (Theme)
from The Last Emperor (Original Soundtrack) (2008)
Mike Curb Congregation	When You Wish Upon a Star
from Walt Disney's Greatest Hits (1995)
John Barry & The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra	The Lion In Winter
from The Lion In Winter (New Digital Recording of the Complete Score) (2001)
BBC Concert Orchestra	Stagecoach
from Choice Film Soundtracks Cuts, Vol. 1: BBC Concert Orchestra (2005)
Alan Menken	Transformation
from Beauty and the Beast (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2006)
Franz Waxman	Suite from "A Place In the Sun"
from Music from Hollywood (1995)
Joshua Bell & Philharmonia Orchestra	Main Title
from The Red Violin (1998)
Elmer Bernstein	The Devil's Concerto (From the Movie "The Devil and Daniel Webster")
from Bernard Hermann Film Scores: From Citizen Kane to Taxi Driver (2005)
Georges Delerue	Main Title
from A Little Romance (1992)
Tan Dun & Yo-Yo Ma	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2000)
Various Artists	A Passage to India - Adela's Theme
from Cinema Century: A Musical Celebration of 100 Years of Cinema (2005)
Bill Conti	The Right Stuff - Yeager's Triumph
from The Right Stuff / North and South (1988)
Nino Rota	The Godfather Part II - the End Title
from The Godfather - Trilogy I, II, III (2001)
The City of Prague Philharmonic	Il Postino
from 100 Greatest Film Themes (2007)
Dave Grusin	Suite from the Milagro Beanfield War: Coyote Angel
from The Orchestral Album (1994)
Herbie Hancock	'Round Midnight
from The Essential Herbie Hancock (2006)
Alan Menken	Farewell
from Pocahontas (2006)
BBC Concert Orchestra	Limelight
from Choice Film Soundtracks Cuts, Vol. 2: BBC Concert Orchestra (2005)
Michel Legrand & Stéphane Grappelli	Irma la Douce
from Michel Legrand and Stephane Grappelli (1993)
Max Steiner	The Informer
from Silver Screen Magic (2009)
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra	Thoroughly Modern Millie - (Sky-Hi)
from The Essential Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection (2005)
The Arthur Murray Orchestra	Anniversary Song
from More Fabulous Ballroom (1999)
Jan A.P. Kaczmarek	Forgotten Overture
from Finding Neverland (2004)
Alice Faye	Moonlight Bay (From "Tin Pan Alley")
from Alice Faye Sings Her Famous Movie Hits (2005)
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra	As Far As Florence / Rupert Bear (From "The English Patient")
from Reel Love - The Cinematic Romance Album (2005)

Comment:

It’s tricky: a great film score must never intrude on the action, yet should make such an impression on an audience that any time it’s heard it will bring the images it accompanied back to mind, whether marching Imperial star troopers, a flying nanny, a farm in Africa or a posse of hobbits. In both orchestral works and songs, composers from Erich Wolfgang Korngold (a classical heavyweight in his own right) to John Barry (who died in January, 2011) and modern master John Williams, have defined and redefined the form. Year after year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences® has honored the masters whose work appears among these award-winning Essentials. Close your eyes, and let the music transport you back to space, or the vast ocean, or first love. You can almost smell the popcorn.

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