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AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs is a list of the top 100 songs in American cinema of the 20th century. The list was unveiled by the American Film Institute on June 22, 2004, in a CBS television special hosted by John Travolta, who appeared in two films honored by the list, Saturday Night Fever and Grease.
2004: AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs — the top American movie songs of all time For this list, "song" was defined as "[m]usic and lyrics…that set a tone or mood, define character, advance plot and/or express the film's themes in a manner that elevates" the art of film.
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The first of the AFI 100 Years... series of cinematic milestones, AFI's 100 Years... 100 American Movies is a list of the 100 best American movies, as determined by the American Film Institute from a poll of more than 1,500 artists and leaders in the film industry who chose from a list of 400 nominated movies. The 100-best list American films ...
In 2004, the song finished at number 45 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema. [2] It was orchestrated for the film by Conrad Salinger under the musical direction of Adolph Deutsch. [3]
"The Man That Got Away" was ranked #11 by the American Film Institute on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs list. It was nominated for Best Original Song at the 27th Academy Awards but lost to "Three Coins in the Fountain". [1]
Part of the AFI 100 Years... series, AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores is a list of the top 25 film scores in American cinema. The list was unveiled by the American Film Institute in 2005. John Williams has the most scores in the top 25, with three: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Jaws, and the top choice, Star Wars.
The song was performed in the musical film Singin' in the Rain (1952) by Betty Noyes [2] (dubbing for Debbie Reynolds), Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor. [3] In 2004, the version in Singin' in the Rain was listed at #72 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of the top tunes in American cinema.