My favorite movie scores:Amadeus (although I agree that it really shouldn't count since it's almost all Mozart)
In the words of David Cassidy: "I think I love you!"
Well, points to the fact that they used the music like it was the 3rd lead in the film. The film wouldn't be half of what it was without Mozart's music. And it's my favorite movie of all time.
But yeah, it's definitely cheating when it comes to greatest film scores. All other scores don't stand a chance.
This sums up why Amadeus has the greatest score:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wwfb_fbdCiw
Well, I readily admit my bias on this one. I've been to Salzburg twice plus Vienna and have a little collection of Mozart statuary that I pick up each time (a porcelain figurine of him on a forte piano music box that plays Eine Kleine Nachtmusik and a 250 Jahre birthday statuette with him playing violin). Not to mention my Die Zauberflöte Salzburg marionette theater video, having seen Le Nozze di Figaro, the 14.8 GB of Mozart on my computer, etc...