From Bluey and Lord of the Rings to Jurassic Park and West Side Story, music for the screen dominated the ABC Classic 100 countdown, where we asked for your favourite pieces that make you feel good.
In 2024, the ABC's Classic 100 poll asked Australians to vote for the classical music that makes them feel good, building a playlist of music to make you feel on top of the world.
The screen music theme continued for young adult voters aged 18-34. For this age group, Howard Shore's The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit soundtracks came out on top. Overall Beethoven was the most-voted-for composer in the 2024 countdown, which is consistent with the results of 2019, whereA total of seven works by Beethoven were voted into the Feel Good top 100 in 2024, followed by Mozart with five works and John Williams with four.
There were 26 works by 25 living composers included in this year's top 100; of these, Karl Jenkins's The Armed Man ranked highest, making the top 10 at number seven. Music for the screen also had an impressive representation in 2024 with a whopping 25 soundtracks you told us you listen to in order to feel good included in the top 100.the highest number of inclusions of music for the screen outside of the dedicated screen countdowns. Near the top of the countdown was The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit soundtracks at number 12, and at the other end we heard Yann Tiersen's 2001 music for Amélie at number 97.
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