Top Film Scores: 74-60.

74. Superman (1978), John Williams. I thought a lot of people might hate me if I excluded this classic from the list. I’ll be honest and say it is not one of my favorites from Williams; but it is certainly one of his first mega-hits and if he wasn’t already on the map, this film put him there for good. This is–I believe–one of the first collaborative efforts of Williams and director Steven Spielberg (the most dynamic duo in director/composer history), and there are plenty more on this list. The main theme is a distinctively heroic fanfare played by the trumpet. When I think of the motif, I imagine myself waiting in line for the Adventure Express at King’s Island (since that’s where I’ve heard it played the most). The fanfare is probably the prime inspiration for the title track of the spoof “Spaceballs”.