Top Scifi / Fantasy Movie Soundtracks

Hmm. Tough category, if you ask me. Agree that James Horner's work on KHAN deserves the love. Also, Williams work on the original STAR WARS trilogy is phenomenal up until JEDI, which I thought was a disappointing film, overall. Personally, I think John Williams best work was in SUPERMAN - THE MOVIE, but E.T. is a very close second. And Howard Shore's work on the RING films definitely clocks in toward the top. The rest? Meh. I loved much of John Barry's score on THE BLACK HOLE, and how can you leave out Jerry Goldsmith's STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE? Some of the other choices on your list -- FLASH GORDON, THE CROW, THE MATRIX -- deserve nods mostly for their clever 'use' of music, but I wouldn't say that they have greatness in them. I'd also be remiss if I didn't throw out some love for John Carpenter's synthesizer stylings on much of ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK as deserving a nod, and the title track from BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS is great but everything else on that album was passable.