John Williams' best film scores
The top 3 according to 49 votes from people: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) · Saving Private Ryan (1998) · Star Wars (1977). (Updated Feb 13, 2024.)
Star Wars, Schindler's List, E.T., Jurassic Park, Superman, Saving Private Ryan, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Jaws: the ten greatest scores by John Williams, as ranked by Classic FM.
Top 10
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1
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Steven Spielberg.
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2
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Steven Spielberg.
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3
Star Wars (1977)
George Lucas.
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4
Schindler's List (1993)
Steven Spielberg.
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5
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
Chris Columbus.
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6
Superman (1978)
Richard Donner.
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7
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Steven Spielberg.
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8
Jaws (1975)
Steven Spielberg.
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9
Jurassic Park (1993)
Steven Spielberg.
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10
Hook (1991)
Steven Spielberg.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (1)
Jaws at only 8th when two notes made the whole planet scared of the sea. Still, fair list.