What Are The Most Inspiring Movie Songs Of All Time?

Let the debate begin!

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ART & SCIENCE

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Imagine watching Rocky train without hearing Bill Conti’s legendary score.

Picture Lloyd Dobler trying to win over the woman he loves with a boombox that wasn’t playing Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes.”

Is there any song that could have better bonded the band in Almost Famous than Elton John’s “Tiny Dancer?”

As these examples prove, a great inspirational movie scene is often rooted in its soundtrack.

But what are the most inspiring movie songs of all time? Which music added the most to its moment in a movie?

Let’s find out together.

We’re creating a Spotify playlist to showcase inspiring movie music and want your input to help build out the playlist.

These can be songs from any genre — pop, classical, score or anything in between. But they must be a song that’s used in a particular scene in a film to capture an inspiring moment in that movie.

Below, you’ll find a few Oscar-winning songs we’ve already added to the list to give you an idea of what we’re thinking.

We’ll compile your suggestions and add them to the playlist for other movie fans to enjoy (and debate, we’re sure).

So…what do you think should make the cut?

Respond to this post and tell us what songs you think are the most inspiring movie songs of all time and why — thanks!

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