The votes have been counted and John Williams's music for the Star Wars series is officially Australia's favourite music for the screen.
Howard Shore's epic music for The Lord of the Rings trilogy took out the second spot, with Ennio Morricone’s much-loved score for The Mission, featuring "Gabriel’s Oboe," coming in third place.
With over 215,000 votes, this was the biggest countdown yet. Your top 100 soundtracks spanned beloved music for film, TV and video games across genres and generations. Choices ranged from period dramas like Sense and Sensibility (#92) to music for video games including The Legend of Zelda (#23), classics like Psycho (#84), and recent blockbusters such as 2021’s Dune (#73).
Read more about the countdown, or take a tour through some of
the fun facts your votes revealed. You can also check out the music that nearly made the countdown, with our list of
music that placed 101–200.
If you want more, read Dan Golding's deep dive into
why Star Wars is Australia’s favourite soundtrack, and listen to his
one-hour Star Wars special. You can also journey to Middle Earth with Russell Torrance and
The music from The Lord of the Rings. And take a tour through
your top 10 with Megan Burslem.
