The movies with the best soundtracks

Published on

26 May 2025

It’s official! The Lion King has been announced as the movie with the greatest soundtrack of all time. That’s according to Dolby Laboratories who commissioned the research to highlight the vital role music plays in the enjoyment of a film.

Music and movies go together like Han Solo & Chewbacca; Betty Rizzo & Danny Zuko; Vetkoek & Paleis…you get the idea. According to the research conducted by Dolby, here are the top movie soundtracks:

The Lion King

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2. Saturday Night Fever

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3. Titanic

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4. The Greatest Showman

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5. The Sound of Music

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Phil de Lange

Phil de Lange is the producer of the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast show and has been with Smile 90.4FM since it's inception in 2013. Through his work on the breakfast show he has won two national radio awards. He has been in broadcasting for 15 years and has honed his talent at 6 different radio stations. Outside of radio he is also a podcast producer and award winning stand-up comedian.