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    The 20 best animated film scores

    Lord of the Rings Bakshi Leonard Rosenman

    2. The Lord of the Rings (1978)

    The full-length animated version of Tolkien's epic has largely been overshadowed now by Peter Jackson's spectacular live action trilogy but one great thing did come out of this attempt - Leonard Rosenman's truly epic and inspiring score.

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