Morning all,
I remember Doug Fake doing several column entries regarding this topic, and I thought I'd list my top ten favorite melodies or so as well. Another list, I know, but I'm not fully awake yet...
Unchained Melody from Unchained by Alex North (#7 on Ghost)
Main Theme from The Final Countdown by John Scott (#1 on the OST)
The Last Valley Theme from The Last Valley by John Barry (end of #15 on the Intrada CD)
The Nature Theme from The Lord of the Rings by Howard Shore (mid of #17 on the OST of The Two Towers)
The Trees from Medicine Man by Jerry Goldsmith (#4 on the OST)
Love Theme from War and Peace by Nino Rota (#2 on the 1992 compilation conducted by G. Gelmetti)
Quigley's Theme from Quigley Down Under by Basil Poledouris (#1 on the Intrada CD)
Ashitaka and San from Princess Mononoke by Joe Hisaishi (#8 on the Symphonic Suite CD)
Main Theme from Babylon 5 by Christopher Franke (#7 on Babylon 5 - Volume 2)
Harry's Theme from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by Patrick Doyle (#12 on the OST)
Almost included in the Top Ten: In Rosa Vernat Lilium from The Nativity Story by Mychael Danna (track #22 on the OST)
And unsurpassed: The Force Theme from The Star Wars Hexalogy by John Williams (pick one...)
And there are so many, many more...but the ones listed above are very close to the top of the list.
CK