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John Williams has been voted ‘most popular living composer’ in new poll
Star Wars, Indiana Jones and Jurassic Park, had a total nine entries in the latest Classic FM ‘Hall of Fame’ poll, from a total of 300 entries.Williams’ nine entities in the poll were Close Encounters of the Third Kind at 273, Saving Private Ryan at 242, Jaws at 239, E.T. The Extra Terrestrial at 189, Indiana Jones – Raiders of the Lost Arc at 105, Jurassic Park at 66, Harry Potter at 47, Star Wars at 38 and Schindler’s List at 16.It’s the fourth consecutive year that Williams’ has received the highest placed film score in the poll, with Schindler’s List, Steven Spielberg’s 1993 Holocaust drama, being named the nation’s favourite piece of film music.