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Part of the AFI 100 Years... series, AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores is a list of the top 25 film scores in American cinema. The list was unveiled by the American Film Institute in 2005.
John Williams has the most scores in the top 25, with three: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Jaws, and the top choice, Star Wars. Elmer Bernstein, Jerry Goldsmith, Bernard Herrmann, and Max Steiner each have two scores listed.
The most scores by one composer nominated for the top 25 was 11; seven composers accomplished this: Max Steiner, Elmer Bernstein, Alfred Newman, Jerry Goldsmith, Franz Waxman, Miklós Rózsa, and John Williams.
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AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA