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    The 2015 Classic Fm Movie Music Hall of Fame: the facts and figures behind the chart

    So Howard Shore's The Lord of the Rings has been voted the nation's favourite piece of movie music once more – but which piece came top among female votes? And what would the chart look like if it was up to the under-18s? We've been looking into the stats in some more detail…

    1. Movie Music Hall of Fame stats gallery

      1. John Williams

      John Williams has the most pieces in this year's chart.

    2. Movie Music Hall of Fame stats gallery

      2. Star Wars

      Lord of the Rings may have been Number 1 – but among men, Star Wars came out on top.

    3. Movie Music Hall of Fame stats gallery

      3. Lord of the Rings

      While among women… 

    4. Movie Music Hall of Fame stats gallery

      4. The top 10 according to people over 45s

      This is how the chart would look if it were just up to voters over 45

    5. Movie Music Hall of Fame stats gallery

      5. The top 10 according to people under 18

      And this is how the top ten would look if we only counted the votes from people under the age of 18.

    6. Movie Music Hall of Fame stats gallery

      6. Gravity

      Where's Gravity this year?

    7. Movie Music Hall of Fame stats gallery

      7. Midnight Cowboy

      This year's highest climber is a John Barry score

    8. Movie Music Hall of Fame stats gallery

      8. Schindler's List

      Schindler's List comes top among the over-45s

    9. Movie Music Hall of Fame stats gallery

      9. Interstellar

      This year's highest new entry is a John Barry score.

    10. Movie Music Hall of Fame stats gallery

      10. Back to the Future

      Alan Silvestri's score takes a tumble

    11. Movie Music Hall of Fame stats gallery

      11. John Barry

      John Barry comes top among one age group…

    12. Movie Music Hall of Fame stats gallery

      12. Exodus

      A classic score returns to the chart

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