It’s another Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by The Broke and the Bookish
This week’s theme is books we’d give theme songs to or songs we wish were books. Well, I’m stretching it a bit and going with my favorite instrumental music from book adaptations. If music with no words is not usually your thing, I get it. I really do. But, trust me here, you might just be captivated by the emotion and beauty in some of these themes.
Top Instrumental Music from Book Adaptations
1. Poldark by Winston Graham – “Theme from Poldark” composed by Anne Dudley (BBC series)
2. Emma by Jane Austen – “Knightley’s Walk” composed by Samuel Sim (2009 BBC series)
3. North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell – “Northbound Train” composed by Martin Phipps (2004 BBC series)
4. & 5. Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen – “Mrs. Darcy” and “Leaving Netherfield” composed by Dario Marianelli (2005 Focus Features film)
6. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott – “Orchard House” composed by Thomas Newman (1994 Columbia film)
7. The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper – “Main Title” composed by Trevor Jones and Randy Edelman (1992 Fox film)
8. Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell – “Tara’s Theme” composed by Max Steiner (1939 MGM film)
9. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen – “My Father’s Favorite” composed by Patrick Doyle (1995 Sony Film)
10. The Horse Whisperer by Nicholas Evans – “The Rhythm of the Horse” composed by Thomas Newman (1998 Buena Vista film)
What are some of your favorite series/film themes or scores? Have you seen any of these? What do you think? I’d love to hear your thoughts!
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