Recommended recording: John Barry: Dances With Wolves (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) His music, and songs, for many of the original James Bond films are probably good enough reason alone to include him in this list, though he enjoyed a rich and varied career beyond 007 and won five Oscars to boot. Perhaps Britain’s most famous film music export, John Barry enjoyed a high profile career throughout the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s. Recommended recording: Lawrence of Arabia (World Premiere Recording of the Complete Score)Įighth is the British film composer John Barry.

His keen sense of melody was matched by an experimental streak, which often saw him integrate ethnic instrumentation and electronic sounds into his music. The first French composer to win an Oscar (for 1962’s Lawrence of Arabia), Maurice Jarre enjoyed a high profile career in his native France, the UK and Hollywood. Recommended recording: Chocolat (Music from the Miramax Motion Picture) Her painterly scores have graced award-winning films in all genres and she remains one of the UK’s most respected and highly sought-after film composers.

While she was by no means the first woman to compose film music, Portman did make history in 1997 when she won an Oscar for Emma (1996). In 10th place we have film composer Rachel Portman.

All the Oscar winners and nominees for Best Original Score, since 1935.

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