Movie Music

I thoroughly enjoy the music of movies. Here I'm talking about background soundtrack music. A great movie score can add so much to a film. Here is a list of my 25 favorite such songs; no surprise that the list is dominated by music from Star Wars (8) and Lord of the Rings (7). I've included links to YouTube videos of each song. This may, of course, be updated as I watch (and rewatch) movies.

1. Duel of the Fates (Star Wars). I struggled with putting this song ahead of the Imperial March. But this song is just an amazing piece of music, both instrumentally and vocally. This song actually gives me the chills.
2. Imperial March (Star Wars). Classic.
3. Battle of the Heroes (Star Wars). Music during the duel between Anakin and Obi-Wan in Episode III. More great vocals and instrumentation.
4. The Black Riders (Lord of the Rings).
5. Swords Crossed (Pirates of the Caribbean).
6. The Battle (Gladiator).
7. Emperor's Theme (Star Wars). Shares a bit with the Imperial March, but used more when the Emperor is on screen; dark and ominous. It's great.
8. Highway Chase Theme (The Matrix: Reloaded).
9. The Bridge of Khazad-dum (Lord of the Rings).
10. The Destruction of the Ring (Lord of the Rings). Good short tune with good vocals.
11. Lobby Shooting Spree Theme (The Matrix).
12. He's a Pirate (Pirates of the Caribbean).
13. Star Wars Main Theme (Star Wars). Includes lots of great music, including the opening crawl theme and the music during the most suspenseful parts of the attack in the Death Star in A New Hope.
14. Isengard (Lord of the Rings).
15. The Fellowship (Lord of the Rings).
16. Driving With the Top Down (Iron Man).
    
17. The Lighting of the Beacons (Lord of the Rings). From Return of the King.
18. Funeral Theme (Star Wars). Great little ominous tune from the prequels with a hint of the original trilogy.
19. Jaws Theme (Jaws).
20. Professor Umbridge (Harry Potter).
21. The Dark Knight Theme (The Dark Knight).
22. Smeagol's Theme (Lord of the Rings).
23. Hedwig's Theme (Harry Potter).
24. Yoda's Theme (Star Wars). Soft and slow music, very good.
25. General Grievous' Theme (Star Wars). A nice piece of music from Episode III.