Las 100 mejores canciones del cine

John Travolta fue el encargado de dar a conocer en un especial de la cadena CBS las 100 mejores canciones de la historia del cine. Elegidas entre 400 candidatas, la lista de las más votadas está encabezada por "Over the rainbow" de El mago de Oz (1939), "As time goes by" de Casablanca (1942) y "Singin' in the rain" de Cantando bajo la lluvia (1952).
Las canciones fueron seleccionadas por el Instituto Americano del Cine, cuya iniciativa tiene el fin de promocionar la historia del séptimo arte. Además de esta lista, ya han elaborado la de los 100 mejores héroes, villanos, historias de amor, historias de miedo, comedias, estrellas y largometrajes. Esto, según Jean Picker Firstenburg, el director del Instituto, sirve para que las nuevas generaciones conozcan las grandes películas que se han hecho, y que las viejas las recuerden.
La canción mas antigua de la lista es "Isn't it romantic" de Love me tonight (1932), y las más reciente "All that Jazz" de Chicago (2002). Todas las canciones son grandes composiciones conocidas por la gran mayoria de los amantes del cine. La lista completa consigue lo que se proponía, una historia musical que ningún cinéfilo puede dejar de oir.
01. "Over the Rainbow", "El mago de Oz", 1939.
02. "As Time Goes by", "Casablanca", 1942.
03. "Singin' in the Rain", "Cantando bajo la lluvia", 1952.
04. "Moon River", "Desayuno con diamantes", 1961.
05. "White Christmas", "Holiday Inn", 1942.
06. "Mrs. Robinson", "El graduado", 1967.
07. "When You Wish Upon a Star", "Pinocho", 1940.
08. "The Way We Were", "Tal como éramos", 1973.
09. "Stayin' Alive", "Fiebre del Sábado por la Noche", 1977.
10. "The Sound of Music", "Sonrisas y lágrimas", 1965.
11. "The Man That Got Away", "Ha nacido una estrella", 1954.
12. "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend", "Los caballeros las prefieren rubias", 1953.
13. "People", "Funny Girl", 1968.
14. "My Heart Will Go On", "Titanic", 1997.
15. "Cheek to Cheek", "Sombrero de copa", 1935.
16. "Evergreen", "Ha nacido una estrella", 1976.
17. "I Could Have Danced All Night", "My Fair Lady", 1964.
18. "Cabaret", "Cabaret", 1972.
19. "Some Day My Prince Will Come", "Blancanieves y los siete enanitos", 1937.
20. "Somewhere", "West Side Story", 1961.
21. "Jailhouse Rock", "Jailhouse Rock", 1957.
22. "Everybody's Talkin'", "Cowboy de medianoche", 1969.
23. "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head", "Dos hombres y un destino", 1969.
24. "Ol' Man River", "Magnolia", 1936.
25. "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin')", "Solo ante el peligro", 1952.
26. "The Trolley Song", "Cita en St. Louis", 1944.
27. "Unchained Melody", "Ghost", 1990.
28. "Some Enchanted Evening", "South Pacific", 1958.
29. "Born to Be Wild", "Easy rider. Buscando mi destino", 1969.
30. "Stormy Weather", "Stormy Weather", 1943.
31. "Theme From `New York, New York,'" "New York, New York", 1977.
32. "I Got Rhythm", "Un americano en París", 1951.
33. "Aquarius, "Hair", 1979.
34. "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off", "Ritmo loco", 1937.
35. "America", "West Side Story", 1961.
36. "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious", "Mary Poppins", 1964.
37. "Swinging on a Star", "Going my way", 1944.
38. "Theme From `Shaft,'" "Shaft", 1971.
39. "Days of Wine and Roses", "Dias de vino y rosas", 1963.
40. "Fight the Power", "Haz lo que debas", 1989.
41. "New York, New York", "Un día en Nueva York", 1949.
42. "Luck Be a Lady", "Ellos y ellas", 1955.
43. "The Way You Look Tonight", "En alas de la danza", 1936.
44. "Wind Beneath My Wings", "Eternamente amigas", 1988.
45. "That's Entertainment", "Melodías de Brodway", 1953.
46. "Don't Rain on My Parade", "Funny Girl", 1968.
47. "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah", "Song of the South", 1947.
48. "Qué Será, Será", "Intriga en Marruecos", 1956.
49. "Make 'Em Laugh", "Cantando bajo la lluvia", 1952.
50. "Rock Around the Clock", "Semilla de maldad", 1955.
51. "Fame", "Fama", 1980.
52. "Summertime", "Porgy and Bess", 1959.
53. "Goldfinger", "James Bond contra Goldfinger", 1964.
54. "Shall We Dance", "El rey y yo", 1956.
55. "Flashdance... What a Feeling", "Flashdance", 1983.
56. "Thank Heaven for Little Girls", "Gigi", 1958.
57. "The Windmills of Your Mind", "El caso de Thomas Crown", 1968.
58. "Gonna Fly Now", "Rocky", 1976.
59. "Tonight", "West Side Story", 1961.
60. "It Had to Be You", "Cuando Harry encontró a Sally", 1989.
61. "Get Happy", "Repertorio de verano", 1950.
62. "Beauty and the Beast", "La bella y la bestia", 1991.
63. "Thanks for the Memory", "The Big Broadcast of 1938", 1938.
64. "My Favorite Things", "Sonrisas y lágrimas", 1965.
65. "I Will Always Love You", "El guardaespaldas", 1992.
66. "Suicide Is Painless", "M.A.S.H.", 1970.
67. "Nobody Does It Better", "La espía que me amó", 1977.
68. "Streets of Philadelphia", "Philadelphia", 1993.
69. "On the Good Ship Lollipop", "Ojos cariñosos", 1934.
70. "Summer Nights", "Grease", 1978.
71. "The Yankee Doodle Boy", "Yanqui Dandy", 1942.
72. "Good Morning", "Cantando bajo la lluvia", 1952.
73. "Isn't It Romantic?" "Ámame esta noche", 1932.
74. "Rainbow Connection", "The Muppet Movie", 1979.
75. "Up Where We Belong", "Oficial y caballero", 1982.
76. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", "Meet Me in St. Louis", 1944.
77. "The Shadow of Your Smile", "Castillos de arena", 1965.
78. "9 to 5", "Como eliminar a su jefe", 1980.
79. "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)", "Arthur, el soltero de oro", 1981.
80. "Springtime for Hitler", "Los productores", 1968.
81. "I'm Easy", "Nashville", 1975.
82. "Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead", "El mago de Oz", 1939.
83. "The Rose", "La rosa", 1979.
84. "Put the Blame on Mame", "Gilda", 1946.
85. "Come What May", "Moulin Rouge!" 2001.
86. "(I've Had) the Time of My Life", "Dirty Dancing", 1987.
87. "Buttons and Bows", "Rostro pálido", 1948.
88. "Do Re Mi", "Sonrisas y lágrimas", 1965.
89. "Puttin' on the Ritz", "El jovencito Frankenstein", 1974.
90. "Seems Like Old Times", "Annie Hall", 1977.
91. "Let the River Run", "Armas de mujer", 1988.
92. "Long Ago and Far Away", "Las modelos", 1944.
93. "Lose Yourself", "8 Milas", 2002.
94. "Ain't Too Proud to Beg", "Reencuentro", 1983.
95. "(We're Off on the) Road to Morocco", "Ruta de Marruecos", 1942.
96. "Footloose", "Footloose", 1984.
97. "42nd Street", "La calle 42", 1933.
98. "All That Jazz", "Chicago", 2002.
99. "Hakuna Matata", "El Rey León", 1994.
100. "Old Time Rock and Roll", "Risky Business", 1983.