Harry Potter theme tops list for children’s favorite orchestra piece
November 4, 2009 by Wendy Boswell
In a poll for radio station Classic FM (UK), children voted for the John Williams’ penned Harry Potter theme as their favorite orchestral theme. Here are the rest of the picks:
Classic FM’s Children’s Hall Of Fame top 20:
1. Harry Potter theme by Williams
2. Walking in the Air from The Snowman by Blake
3. Peter and the Wolf (main theme) by Prokofiev
4. Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy from The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky
5. Peter and the Wolf (The Duck Scene) by Prokofiev
6. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice from Fantasia by Dukas
7. Canon by Pachelbel
8. Pomp And Circumstance from Fantasia by Elgar
9. Romeo & Juliet by Prokofiev
10. The Flight of the Bumble-bee by Rimsky-Korsakov
11. The Typewriter by Anderson
12. Dance of the Swans from Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky
13. O Mio Babbino Caro by Puccini
14. E.T. by Williams
15. Fur Elise by Beethoven
16. Jurassic Park by Williams
17. Aquarium (from Carnival of the Animals) by Saint-Saens
18. Lullaby by Brahms
19. Scene from Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky
20. Sabre Dance by Khachaturian
A CD of these great pieces will be released on November 22.
