I was listening to favorites this evening at dinner and I have several, but I think the most beautiful piece ever composed for a movie has to be Gabriel's Oboe from The Mission. If heaven has a sound, it has to be that.
Other favorites are the themes from Legends of the Fall and Out of Africa.
What do you think is the most beautiful or stirring movie theme?
2001: A Space Odyssey: Also Sprach Zarathustra - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-QFj59PON4
Jurassic Park theme immediately comes to mind.
shareRequiem for a Dream (2000)
https://youtu.be/yVIRcnlRKF8
Ashokan Farewell (Civil War)
Cavatina (The Deer Hunter)
Gabriel's Oboe (The Mission)
Over the Rainbow (Wizard of Oz)
The Shadow of Your Smile (The Sandpiper)
Somewhere, My Love (Dr. Zhivago)
Speak Softly, Love (The Godfather)
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio)
Where Do I Begin (Love Story)
Shirley Bassey cover - Where Do I Begin (Love Story)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kBiVLmDZoc
Shirley Bassey - What a voice!
shareClaude Debussy's Clair de Lune (1890), frequently used in films.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGOUnB4o1kQ
Scenes shown in YouTube video:
Frankie and Johnny (1991),
Fantasia (1940, deleted scene on 2000 DVD),
Tokyo Sonata (2008),
Ocean's 11 (2001),
Atonement (2007),
Seven Years in Tibet (1997),
Wakefield (2017),
The Right Stuff (1983).
Also used in many other films, including:
The Purge (2013)
Twilight (2008)
The Aftermath (2019)
Man on Fire (2004)
Ghost in the Shell (2017)
The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
The Game (1997)
Castaway (1986)
And in TV:
The Simpsons (TV) “Donnie Fatso”
HBOs (TV) Watchmen
And non-English films:
Your Lie in April (四月は君の嘘) ("Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso") (2016)
A Man Called Ove (2016)
Detective Conan: The Fist of Blue Sapphire (2019)
Starman - Jack Nitzsche ⤵️
https://youtu.be/nip7k0m08PM