01/30/2020
Here is a complete list: The 100 Most Beautiful Cues in Film Music (Not listed in order of preference)
Deal W. Hudson -- January 2020
1 Miklos Rozsa, Young Bess, 1953.
2 Erich Korngold, King’s Row, Randy and Drake, 1941.
3 Bernard Herrman, Fahrenheit 451, The Road & Finale, 1966.
4 Patrick Doyle, Hamlet, Sweet to the Sweets, 1989.
5 Elmer Bernstein, To Kill a Mockingbird, 1962.
6 John Barry, Last Valley, Death of the Captain, 1971.
7 Stanley Myers, Deer Hunter, Cavatina, 1978.
8 Richard Rodney Bennett, Four Weddings and a Funeral, 1994.
9 John Williams, Born on the 4th of July, 1989.
10 Sir William Walton, Henry V, Touch Her Soft Lips and Part, 1944.
11 Georges Delerue, Summer Story, 1988.
12 Richard Rodney Bennett, David Copperfield, 1969.
13 Alfred Newman, Wuthering Heights, Cathy’s theme, 1939.
14 Ralph Vaughan Williams, 49th Parallel, Prelude, 1941.
15 Nino Rota, Romeo and Juliet, Love theme, 1968.
16 Lee Holdridge, Splash, 1973.
17 Miklos Rozsa, Lust for Life, Sunflowers, 1956.
18 Franz Waxman, Peyton Place, 1957.
19 Ennio Morricone, Fat Boy and Little Man, We Must Not Forget, 1989.
20 Randy Edelman, Gettysburg, 1993.
21 Patrick Cassidy, Kingdoms of Heaven, Vide Cor Meum, 2005.
22 James Horner, Zorro, Zoro’s theme, 1998.
23 Michel Legrand, Brian’s Song, 1971.
24 Henry, Mancini, Hatari, Elephant Walk, 1962,
25 Howard Shore, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Concerning Hobbits, 2001-2003.
26 Miklos Rozsa, Spellbound, 1945.
27 Vangelis, Chariots of Fire, 1981.
28 John Barry, Body Heat, 1981.
29 Ennio Morricone, Casualties of War, Elegy for Brown, 1989.
30 Leonard Bernstein, On the Waterfront, Love theme, 195.
31 Richard Rodney Bennett, Far From the Madding Crowd, Prelude 1967.
32 Ennio Morricone, Time of Destiny, Love and Dreams, 1988.
33 Erich Korngold, Juarez, Carlotta, 1939.
34 Jerry Goldsmith, Sand Pebbles, Love theme, 1978.
35 John Williams, Superman, Love theme, 1978.
36 John Barry, Somewhere in Time. 1980.
37 Ennio Morricone, Hamlet, All That Lives Must Die, 1996.
38 Bernard Herrmann, Vertigo, Scene D’Amour, 1958.
39 Ennio Morricone, The Untouchables Four Friends, 1987.
40 Victor Young, The Quiet Man, Isle of Innisfree, 1952.
41 Alex North, Unchained, Unchained Melody, 1955.
42 Dimitri Tiomkin, High Noon, 1952.
43 Henry Mancini, Two for the Road, 1967.
44 Marvin Hamlisch, Sophie’s Theme, Love theme, 1982.
45 Hans Zimmer, Pearl Harbor, Tennessee, 2001.
46 Jerome Moross, The Big Country, 1958.
47 Franz Waxman, A Place in the Sun, 1951.
48 Elmer Bernstein, Hollywood and Stars. s
49 Max Steiner, Now Voyager, 1942.
50 Henry Mancini, Moon River, 1961.
51 Henry Mancini, Days of Wine and Roses, 1962.
52 Herbert Stothard, Wizard of Oz, 1939.
53 Ennio Morricone, The Mission, Gabriel’s Oboe, 1986.
54 Miklos Rozsa, El Cid, Love Theme, 1961.
55 James Horner, Titanic, Rose, 1997.
56 Gabriel Yared, The Lives of Others, 2006.
57 Miklos Rozsa, Lady Hamilton, Love theme, 1941.
58 Ennio Morricone, Once Upon a Time in America, Deborah’s Theme, 1984.
59 John Barry, Lion in Winter, Eleanor’s Arrival, 1968.
60 John Williams, Schindler’s List, 1993.
61 Bernard Herrmann, Ghost and Mrs. Muir, 1947.
62 John Barry, Dances with Wolves, John Dunbar theme, 1990.
63 Dimitri Tiomkin, The Alamo, Main Title & Entre’ Acte, 1960.
64 Alfred Newman, Song of Bernadette, I Saw a Lady, 1943.
65 Richard Robbins, Room With a View, Return to Florence, 1985.
66 Georges Delerue, Le Mepris, Camille, 1963.
67 Georges Delerue, Rich and Famous, 1981.
68 John Williams, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Reunion, 2001.
69 Bruce Broughton, Homeward Bound, 1993.
70 Johnny Green, Raintree County, 1957.
71 David Raskin, Laura, 1944.
72 Trevor Jones and Randy Edelman, Last of the Mohicans, The Kiss, 1992.
73 Miklos Rozsa, Lost Weekend, Love scene and finale, 1945.
74 Ennio Morricone, Malena, 2000.
75 Michael Kamen, Robin Hood, 1991.
76 Maurice Jarre, Doctor Zhivago, Lara’s Theme, 1965
77 Franz Waxman, Sayonara, Love theme, 1957.
78 Nino Rota, La Strada, Gelsomina, 1954.
79 Aaron Copland, The Red Pony, Happy Ending, 1949.
80 Ennio Morricone, Cinema Paradiso, Love theme, 1988.
81 Erich Korngold, Between Two Worlds, Mother and Son, 1944.
82 Nino Rota, Amarcord, 1973.
83 John Barry, Out of Africa, 1985.
84 John Williams, Jurassic Park, 1993.
85 Richard Rodney Bennett, Lady Caroline Lamb, Caroline’s theme, 1972.
86 Maurice Jarre, Lawrence Of Arabia, 1962.
87 Miklos Rozsa, Ben-Hur, Love theme, 1959.
88 Francis Lai, A Man and a Woman, 1966.
89 Ennio Morricone, The Mission, On Earth As It Is In Heaven, 1986.
90 George Delurue, 'Tours du monde, tours du ciel,’ 1991.
91 Michel Legrand, Summer of ’42, 1971.
92 Bill Conti, Rocky, 1976.
93 Serge Prokofiev, Alexander Nevsky, Field of the Dead, 1938.
94 Miklos Rozsa, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, Gabrielle, 1970.
95 Miklos Rozsa, The Thief of Bagdad, The Love of the Princess, 1940.
96 Howard Shore, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Evenstar, 2001-2003.
97 Rachel Portman, The Lake House, Il Mare, 2004.
98 Ernest Gold, Exodus, 1960.
99 Charlie Chaplin, Smile, 1936.
100 Max Steiner, Gone With the Wind, 1939.
