Children’s Hall of Fame
Classic FM (UK) Has Announced its Children’s Hall of Fame
Radio listeners in the UK have selected Hedwig’s Theme by John Williams as the all time favorite in a new poll of children’s classics for station Classic FM.
The PA reports the iconic main theme song for the Harry Potter films was the winner, “with youngsters choosing it ahead of other movie scores such as Jurassic Park, Pirates of the Caribbean and E.T. But more traditional classical tunes by Pachelbel and Tchaikovsky figure highly in the list unveiled on the station.”
Classic FM has almost half a million listeners under the age of 18 and is releasing an album of Children’s Classics to tie in with the countdown on November 23.
Darren Henley, Classic FM managing director, said:
“This poll shows that age is no barrier to enjoying the world’s greatest music. Classical music is as relevant a part of people’s lives in the 21st century, whether they’re aged eight or 88.”
Children’s Hall of Fame Nos. 1-20
1. John Williams: Harry Potter
2. Howard Blake: Walking in the Air (The Snowman)
3. Sergei Prokofiev: Peter’s Theme (Peter and the Wolf)
4. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (Nutcracker)
5. Sergei Prokofiev: The Duck Scene (Peter and the Wolf)
6. Paul Dukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (Fantasia)
7. Edward Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance Op. 39, No. 4 (Fantasia)
8. Johann Pachelbel: Canon
9. Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet
10. Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee
11. Leroy Anderson: The Typewriter
12. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Dance of the Cygnets (Swan Lake)
13. Giacomo Puccini: ‘O Mio Babbino Caro’, Gianni Schicchi
14. John Williams: Flying Theme (E.T.)
15. Ludwig van Beethoven: Für Elise
16. John Williams: The Duck Scene (Peter and the Wolf)
17. Camille Saint-Saëns: Aquarium (Carnival of the Animals)
18. Johannes Brahms: Lullaby
19. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Scène from Act II (Swan Lake)
20. Aram Khachaturian: Sabre Dance
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