The Film Score Trivia Questions

John Williams recorded the original 1977 score with the London Symphony Orchestra, a now-famous collaboration.

Bernard Herrmann used only strings to create the tense, iconic sound, famously rejecting a full orchestra.

It used Strauss's 'Also sprach Zarathustra' but also featured music by Ligeti, Khachaturian, and others.

The score was actually composed by Nino Rota, not Ennio Morricone, though many confuse the two Italian composers.

Howard Shore's scores for 'The Fellowship of the Ring' and 'The Return of the King' won Best Original Score, but 'The Two Towers' was only nominated and did not win.

Anton Karas played the zither for the entire score, a unique and iconic choice that defined the film's atmosphere.

At the 7th Academy Awards in 1935, the category for Best Scoring was introduced, and the score for 'One Night of Love' won.

The film used pre-existing music and was not nominated for an Oscar; no original score category win occurred.