The first movie that got me interested in film scores was Batman. Since then, my collection of film scores has expanded. Here are my current favorites (*****):
John Williams (42) -
Sabrina (expanded)
Stepmom
Stanley and Iris
The Book Thief
Angela's Ashes (dialogue free)
Schindler's List
Munich
Lincoln
The Terminal
War Horse
A.I.: Artifical Intelligence
E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial
The BFG
Memoirs of a Geisha
Monsignor
Heidi
Jane Eyre
The Reivers
The River
Sugarland Express
Home Alone
1941
The Patriot
Amistad
The Missouri Breaks
The Cowboys
Far and Away
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban
The Family Plot
The Witches of Eastwick
Hook
Jurassic Park
Superman
Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace
Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones
Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens
Far and Away
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
James Horner (40) -
Krull
Battle Beyond the Stars
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
The Missing
The Perfect Storm (recording session)
Troy
Something Wicked This Way Comes
The Journey of Natty Gann
Braveheart
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius
Glory
For Greater Glory
The Four Feathers
The Mask of Zorro
The Legend of Zorro
The Rocketeer
Apollo 13
Legends of the Fall
Titanic
Avatar
Black Gold
The 33
The Spiderwick Chronicles
The Amazing Spider-Man
Beyond Borders
Cocoon
Casper
The Land Before Time
An American Tail
The Karate Kid
A Beautiful Mind
Searching for Bobby Fischer
The Spitfire Grill
House of Cards
Iris
The Man Without a Face
Bicentennial Man
In Country
Dad
To Gillian On Her 37th Birthday
Joe Hisaishi (15) -
Yamato
The Sun Also Rises
Shinkai no Kyodaiseibutsu (Giant Deep Sea Creatures)
Sunny et l'Elephant
Kiseki No Ringo (Miracle of Apples)
Mari to Koinu no Monogatari (A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies)
Tenkū no Shiro Rapyuta (Castle in the Sky, Symphonic)
Hauru no Ugoku Shiro (Howl's Moving Castle)
Kaze Tachinu (The Wind Rises)
Gake no Ue no Ponyo (Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea)
Kaguya-hime no Monogatari (The Tale of the Princess Kaguya)
First Love (Hatsukoi)
I Want To Be A Shellfish (Watashi Wa Kai Ni Naritai)
Departures (Okuribito)
Chiisai Ouchi (The Little House)
Jerry Goldsmith (12) -
A Patch of Blue
The Russia House
Rudy
Explorers
Under Fire
The 'Burbs
The Wind and the Lion
Lionheart
Masada
The Ghost and the Darkness
Night Crossing
The Omen
John Barry (12) -
The Living Daylights
Black Hole
Raise the Titanic
Dances With Wolves
The Scarlet Letter
Cry, the Beloved Country
Chaplin
The Dove
Somewhere In Time
Out of Africa
Hanover Street
The Beyondness of Things
Gabriel Yared (10) -
Autumn in New York
Possession
The English Patient
The Promise
Cold Mountain (promo score)
Message in a Bottle (score)
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet
Camille Claudel
Wings of Courage
Troy (Unused)
Rachel Portman (9) -
The Legend of Bagger Vance
The Cider House Rules
Chocolat
Emma
Julia
A Dog's Purpose
Godmothered
Bel Ami
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Mark McKenzie (9) -
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
The Greatest Miracle
Max & Me
Blizzard
The Last Sin Eater
In From The Night / Silverbells
Durango
The Lost Child
Prancer
Ennio Morricone (8) -
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Once Upon A Time in the West
The Untouchables
The Mission
Once Upon A Time in America
Cinema Paradiso
What Dreams May Come (Unused)
With Love
Lee Holdridge (8) -
Love Letters
Oliver's Story
In Search of Peace
I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life and Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal
El Pueblo del Sol
Old Gringo
Call of the Wild
Heidi
James Newton Howard (7) -
Dying Young
The Prince of Tides
Dave
Restoration
Maleficent
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Danny Elfman (7) -
Music for a Darkened Theatre: Film & Television Music Vol. 1
Music for a Darkened Theatre: Film & Television Music Vol. 2
Spiderman (score)
Real Steel
Dumbo
Tulip Fever
Charlotte's Web
Alexandre Desplat (6) -
Little Women
Coco Avant Chanel
Cheri
The Queen
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Lust, Caution
George Fenton (6) -
Shadowlands
In Love and War
The Lady in the Van
Ever After
Dangerous Beauty
Anna and the King
Basil Poledouris (6) -
Conan the Barbarian
Quigley Down Under
Lonesome Dove
Farewell to the King
Free Willy
For Love of the Game
Michael Giacchino (5) -
Doctor Strange
Tomorrowland
Star Trek
Star Trek Beyond
Star Trek Into Darkness
Patrick Doyle (5) -
Hamlet
Sense and Sensibility
Great Expectations (score)
Donnie Brasco
Cinderella
Randy Newman (5) -
Awakenings
The Natural
Marriage Story
Avalon
Pleasantville
Elmer Bernstein (5) -
The Magnificent Seven (James Sedares conducts The Phoenix Symphony)
The Age of Innocence
Far From Heaven
Frankie Starlight
The Deep End of the Ocean
William Ross (5) -
My Dog Skip
Evening Star
Tuck Everlasting
Young Black Stallion
T-Rex: Back To The Cretaceous
Marc Shaiman (5) -
Simon Birch (promo score)
Patch Adams
The American President
LBJ
City Slickers 1 & II
Joel McNeely (5) -
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
Lover's Prayer
Gold Diggers
Iron Will
Tinker Bell
Franz Waxman (4) -
The Bride of Frankenstein
Rebecca (conducted by Joel McNeely)
Sunset Boulevard (conducted by Joel McNeely)
Taras Bulba
Luis Bacalov (4) -
Il Postino (The Postman)
The Love Letter
Polish Wedding
Luna Escondida
Christopher Young (4) -
Murder in the First
The Black Tulip
The Monkey King
Spiderman 3 (unreleased)
Alan Silvestri (4) -
The Parent Trap
Here
Forrest Gump
Mouse Hunt
Philippe Rombi (4) -
Angel
Un Homme Et Son Chien (A Man and His Dog)
Le Temps Des Secrets (The Time of Secrets)
Joyeux Noel (Merry Christmas)
Thomas Newman (3) -
Fried Green Tomatoes
Little Women
Saving Mr. Banks
John Powell (3) -
Solo: A Star Wars Story
The Bourne Supremacy
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Erich W. Korngold (3) -
The Adventures of Robin Hood (by Moscow Symphony Orchestra)
Previn Conducts Korngold: The Sea Hawk
Kings Row
Abel Korzeniowski (3) -
Copernicus' Star
Escape From Tomorrow
W.E.
Michael Kamen (3) -
Band of Brothers
Don Juan DeMarco
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Debbie Wiseman (3) -
Wilde
Haunted
The Music of Kings and Queens
Randy Edelman (3) -
Dragonheart
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Leap Year
Howard Shore (2) -
Mrs. Doubtfire
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Wojciech Kilar (2) -
Pan Tadeusz
Portrait of a Lady
Stephen Warbeck (2) -
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Love's Brother
Bill Conti (2) -
The Right Stuff / North and South
Rocky
Hans Zimmer (2) -
As Good As It Gets
Crimson Tide
Carlo Siliotto (2)-
Nomad the Warrior
No Se Aceptan Devoluciones (Instructions Not Included)
Bernard Herrmann (2) -
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver
The Magnificent Ambersons
Georges Delerue (2) -
Great Composers
Joe versus the Volcano
Panu Aaltio (2) -
Tale of a Forest
Tale of a Lake
Nigel Westlake (2) -
Paper Planes
Ali's Wedding
Christopher Wong (2) -
Mat Biec
Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass
Taro Iwashiro (2) -
The Crossing
Fukushima 50
Jan A.P. Kaczmarek (2) -
Finding Neverland
Guerra e Pace
John Debney (2) -
Lair
Luck
Bear McCreary -
Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
God of War Ragnarök
Ludovic Bource -
The Artist
Yuri Poteyenko -
Fort Ross
Simon Franglen -
Avatar The Way of Water (expanded)
David Arnold -
Independence Day
Richard Harvey -
Animal Farm
Miklos Rozsa -
The Thief of Bagdad / The Jungle Book (by Nurnburger Symphoniker)
John Frizzell / Randy Edelman -
Gods and Generals
Trevor Jones / Randy Edelman -
The Last of the Mohicans
Trevor Jones -
Cleopatra
A.R. Rahman -
Muhammad The Messenger of God
Harry Gregson-Williams -
Kingdom of Heaven
Etienne Perruchon -
Dogora: Ouvrons Les Yeux
Marco Beltrami -
Soul Surfer
Philip Glass -
The Illusionist
Johnny Greenwood -
Phantom Thread
Randy Kerber -
Cello
Philipp Noll -
Traumfabrik
Evanthia Reboutsika -
A Touch of Spice (Politiki Kouzina)
Amelia Warner -
Mr. Malcolm’s List
Nino Rota -
The Essential Nino Rota Film Music Collection
Klaus Badelt -
The Promise
Conrad Pope -
Pavilion of Women
Shigeru Umebayashi -
Curse of the Golden Flower
Ryuichi Sakamoto -
The Last Emperor
Christopher Gordon -
Mao's Last Dance
Chen QiGang -
The Flowers of War
Yoko Kanno -
Onna Joushu Naotora
Kitaro -
Heaven & Earth
Terence Blanchard -
25th Hour
Quincy Jones -
The Color Purple
Ilan Eshkeri -
Swallows and Amazons
Olivier Deriviere -
11.11 Memories Retold
Mark Isham -
A River Runs Through It
Henry Mancini -
In the Pink (with James Galway)
Pino Donaggio -
Sissi
Benjamin Wallfisch -
Summer in February
Pascal Gaigne -
El Faro de Las Orcas
Nuno Malo -
Amalia
Mychael Danna -
The Nativity Story
Johann Johannsson -
The Theory of Everything
Cesar Benito -
El Tiempo Entre Costuras (The Time In Between)
Maurice Jarre -
Sunshine
Craig Armstrong -
The One and Only Ivan
David Michael Frank -
Cosmic Voyage
David Newman -
Paradise
Marvin Hamlisch -
Sophie's Choice
Laurent Eyquem -
Copperhead
Arturo Cardelus -
Bunuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles
Chad Cannon -
CyberWork and the American Dream
Michael Nyman -
The Piano
Andrew Lockington -
The Kindness of Strangers
Sergey Yevtushenko -
The Last Station
Evan Call -
Violet Evergarden: Automemories
John Lunn -
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Roh Hyoung Woo -
옷소매 붉은 끝동 (The Red Sleeve)
There are also other compilations CDs that I enjoy tremendously:
Paul Bateman and the City of Prague Philharmonic - Psycho: The Essential Alfred Hitchcock
Itzhak Perlman and John Williams - Cinema Serenade 2: The Golden Age
