Sing Along With These Classic Movie Soundtracks

For the soundtrack to “Gladiator” (2000), composer Hans Zimmer teamed up with musician Lisa Gerrard, who had previously achieved fame with the Australian band Dead Can Dance.

In “Casablanca” (1942), Dooley Wilson performs Herman Hupfeld’s jazz standard “As Time Goes By” while portraying Sam, the piano player at Rick's Café Américain.

In addition to “Psycho” (1960), Bernard Hermann wrote the scores for such iconic films as “Citizen Kane” (1941) and “Taxi Driver” (1976).

Ennio Morricone’s score for “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” (1966) is considered by some critics to be one of the greatest film scores of all time.

The songs Elton John and Tim Rice co-wrote for Disney’s “The Lion King” soundtrack include “The Circle of Life” and the hit single “Can You Feel the Love Tonight.”

The success of the Goo Goo Dolls’ single “Iris” helped propel the “City of Angels” soundtrack to the top of the album charts in the late 1990s.

“You’re the One That I Want” was written for “Grease” (1978) by John Farrar and was performed by Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta in the film’s final scene.

The soundtrack to “The Big Chill” (1983) is legendary for its classic rock songs, such as “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” by the Rolling Stones, as well as its R&B classics, including Marvin Gaye’s “I Heard It Through the Grapevine.”

Prince wrote “When Doves Cry” for his semi-autobiographical film “Purple Rain” (1984).

In addition to those of “Jaws” (1975), “The Empire Strikes Back” (1980), and “Raiders of the Lost Ark” (1981), other notable John Williams film scores include “E.T.” (1982), “Schindler’s List” (1993), and the “Harry Potter” franchise. The score for “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968), however, is made up of several classical music pieces.

“My Heart Will Go On” was performed by Celine Dion and earned “Titanic” (1997) one of its 11 Oscars.

The von Trapps are the central family portrayed in “The Sound of Music” (1965), which features such enduring Rodgers and Hammerstein classics as “My Favorite Things,” “Do-Re-Mi,” and “So Long, Farewell.”

The soundtrack to “Saturday Night Fever” (1977) featured original disco songs written by the Bee Gees. It remains one of the bestselling albums of all time.

“(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” was written for the film “Dirty Dancing” (1987) by Franke Previte, John DeNicola, and Donald Markowitz, and was performed by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes.

“Danger Zone” was written by Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock and was performed by Kenny Loggins for the 1986 movie “Top Gun”.