The Lord Of The Rings soundtrack has been voted the nation's favorite movie music.

Howard Shore's rating beat the music from Schindler's List, which was runner-up, and Star Wars, which got here third, within the Classic FM Movie Music Hall of Fame 2023.

More than 10,000 votes had been solid in a ballot to seek out the nation's hottest piece of movie music.

The high 100 had been performed on Classic FM earlier than the primary was revealed by chat present host and radio presenter Jonathan Ross simply earlier than 7pm on Monday.

He stated: "I'm so thrilled to see The Lord Of The Rings make it to primary on this unbelievable celebration of historical past's biggest movie scores within the Classic FM Movie Music Hall of Fame.

"JRR Tolkien's adventures are beautiful, spectacular films, but the experience is so enhanced by the incredible score that I'm delighted to see Howard Shore's music getting this much love."

Reacting to the news, Shore stated: "Many thanks to all the Classic FM listeners. I'm very happy that I was able to bring you a little closer to JRR Tolkien's Middle-earth."

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Other music within the high 20 included the soundtracks of Gladiator, Chariots Of Fire, Titanic, Pirates Of The Caribbean, and Interstellar.

John Williams was the nation's favorite composer, with 5 entries within the high 20 alone, together with Schindler's List, Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Jurassic Park, and Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone.

The first Lord Of The Rings movie within the trilogy premiered in 2001 and gained Oscars for visible results, make-up, cinematography, and music for its authentic rating.

Here is the highest 20 of the Classic FM Movie Music Hall of Fame 2023:

1. The Lord Of The Rings - Howard Shore

2. Schindler's List - John Williams

3. Star Wars - John Williams

4. Out Of Africa - John Barry

5. Gladiator - Hans Zimmer

6. Wilde - Debbie Wiseman

7. Dances With Wolves - John Barry

8. Jurassic Park - John Williams

9. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly - Ennio Morricone

10. The Mission - Ennio Morricone

11. Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone - John Williams

12. Chariots Of Fire - Vangelis

13. Indiana Jones - John Williams

14. Ladies In Lavender - Nigel Hess

15. Doctor Zhivago - Maurice Jarre

16. The Magnificent Seven - Elmer Bernstein

17. Interstellar - Hans Zimmer

18. The Godfather - Nino Rota

19: Titanic - James Horner

20. Pirates Of The Caribbean - Klaus Bedelt