Today we start with a special goodbye to an incredible and prolific composer, Ennio Morricone. He died July 6 2020 at the age of 91 and scored over 400 movies and TV series over the course of his career, leaving behind an impressive legacy.
His score to The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) is considered one of the most influential soundtracks in history & was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. His filmography includes over 70 award-winning films, all Sergio Leone's films since A Fistful of Dollars, all Giuseppe Tornatore's films since Cinema Paradiso, The Battle of Algiers, Dario Argento's Animal Trilogy, 1900, Exorcist II, Days of Heaven, the comedy trilogy La Cage aux Folles, Le Professionnel, as well as The Thing, Once Upon a Time in America, The Mission, The Untouchables, Mission to Mars, Bugsy, Disclosure, In the Line of Fire, Bulworth, Ripley's Game and The Hateful Eight. Morricone is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential film composers of all time. He was nominated for 5 Academy Awards before receiving an honourary Oscar in 2007. He went on to win a competitive Oscar in 2016 for his score of The Hateful Eight.
John Williams is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. Regarded by many as the greatest film composer of all time, he has composed some of the most popular, recognizable & critically acclaimed film scores in cinematic history in a career spanning over 6 decades. Williams has won 25 Grammy Awards, 7 British Academy Film Awards, 5 Oscars & 4 Golden Globes. With 52 Academy Award nominations, he is the second most-nominated individual, after Walt Disney. The American Film Institute selected Williams's score to 1977's Star Wars as the greatest film score of all time. The Library of Congress also entered the Star Wars soundtrack into the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". He also scored Schindler's List, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Superman, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, the Indiana Jones series, the first 2 Home Alone films, the first 2 Jaws films, the first 2 Jurassic Park films, Hook, and the first 3 Harry Potter films.
AFI's top songs in American cinema of the 20th century
1. Over the Rainbow The Wizard of Oz Judy Garland Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg
2 As Time Goes By Casablanca Dooley Wilson Herman Hupfeld
3 Singin' in the Rain Gene Kelly Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed
4 Moon River Breakfast at Tiffany's 1961 Audrey Hepburn Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
5 White Christmas Holiday Inn 1942 Bing Crosby Irving Berlin
6 "Mrs. Robinson" The Graduate 1967 Simon & Garfunkel Paul Simon
7 When You Wish Upon a Star Pinocchio 1940 Cliff Edwards Leigh Harline, Ned Washington
8 The Way We Were Barbra Streisand Marvin Hamlisch, Alan and Marilyn Bergman
9 Stayin' Alive Saturday Night Fever 1977 The Bee Gees Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb
10 The Sound of Music The Sound of Music 1965 Julie Andrews Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
But what about Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend, My Heart Will Go On, Unchained Melody, Born To Be Wild, Fight The Power, I Will Always Love You, Old Time Rock and Roll?
What are YOUR favourite movie songs?
Some of the best soundtracks from the 21st century include: Garden State, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, High Fidelity, Almost Famous, Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Baby Driver
1. THE BODYGUARD (1992)
Certified units: 18 million
Elvis Presley originally wanted to record Dolly Parton’s I Will Always Love You but his people wanted half the publishing rights. Parton refused and later commented that “when Whitney's came out, I made enough money to buy Graceland."
2. SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (1977)
Certified units: 16 million
3. PURPLE RAIN (1984)
Certified units: 13 million
Prince wrote around 100 songs for the movie—and "Purple Rain" wasn’t even in that original group.
4. FORREST GUMP (1994)
Certified units: 12 million
everything from Jefferson Airplane to Lynyrd Skynyrd featured in Robert Zemeckis's Oscar-winning hit.
5. DIRTY DANCING (1987)
Copies sold: 11 million
Notable songs: “(I've Had) The Time of My Life,” “She's Like The Wind”
6. Titanic (1997) — James Horner & Celine Dion
Copies sold: 11 million
Notable song: My Heart Will Go On
7. GREASE (1978)
Certified units: 8 million
John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
notable songs: You're the One That I Want, Hopelessly Devoted to You
8. Waiting to Exhale — Whitney Houston/Various Artists
Copies sold: 7 million
Notable songs: Exhale/Shoop Shoop, Why Does It Hurt So Bad
9. Space Jam
Copies sold: 6 million
Notable songs: I Believe I Can Fly, Fly Like an Eagle, Hit 'Em High (The Monstars' Anthem) by B-Real, Coolio, Method Man, LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes
10. Flashdance
Copies sold: 6 million
Notable songs: “Flashdance... What a Feeling, Maniac
11. The Big Chill (1983)
Copies sold: 6 million
Notable songs: I Heard It Through the Grapevine, My Girl
Frozen
Copies sold: 4 million
Notable song: Let It Go
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