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Classic FM Chart: John Williams has TEN new entries
13 May 2018, 18:55
Following the release of John Williams: A Life in Music, the world's most successful film composer has a huge eight new entries and two reentries in the chart!
John Williams dominates this week's Classic FM Chart, with John Williams: A Life in Music leaping up to No. 1 in its first week of release, and nine Star Wars tracks close behind. A Life in Music was recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra, in celebration of the film composer's extraordinary collection of music.
Despite its No. 1 position last week, Murray Gold's soundtrack to Doctor Who Series 9 has fallen 10 places to No. 11, while Alan Silvestri's soundtrack to Avengers: Infinity War has fallen from No. 2 to No. 5.
Film and TV soundtracks account for 17 of this week's top 30 albums, while the music of Ludovico Einaudi claims a further five spots. This week's highest faller was Bear McCreary's soundtrack to the video game God of War, while the highest climber was The Glorious Garden by Alan Titchmarsh and Debbie Wiseman.
| This Week | Last Week | Title & Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEW | JOHN WILLIAMS - A LIFE IN MUSIC, LSO Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 2 | 4 | ISLANDS - ESSENTIAL EINAUDI, LUDOVICO EINAUDI Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 3 | NEW | STAR WARS - A NEW HOPE - OST, JOHN WILLIAMS Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 4 | NEW | STAR WARS - THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK -OST, LSO/WILLIAMS Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 5 | 2 | AVENGERS - INFINITY WAR - OST, ALAN SILVESTRI Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 6 | NEW | STAR WARS - RETURN OF THE JEDI - OST, LSO/WILLIAMS Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 7 | NEW | STAR WARS - REVENGE OF THE SITH - OST, LSO/WILLIAMS Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 8 | 7 | STAR WARS - THE LAST JEDI - OST, JOHN WILLIAMS Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 9 | NEW | STAR WARS - THE PHANTOM MENACE - OST, LSO/WILLIAMS Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 10 | NEW | STAR WARS - ATTACK OF THE CLONES -OST, LSO/WILLIAMS Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 11 | 1 | DOCTOR WHO SERIES 9 - OST, MURRAY GOLD Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 12 | 6 | INSPIRATION, SHEKU KANNEH-MASON Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 13 | 8 | SLEEP, MAX RICHTER Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 14 | 10 | THE LORD OF THE RINGS - TRILOGY - OST, HOWARD SHORE Download from iTunes |
| 15 | 12 | THE LITTLE MERMAID - OST, ALAN MENKEN Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 16 | 13 | DIVENIRE, LUDOVICO EINAUDI Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 17 | 5 | GOD OF WAR - OST, BEAR MCCREARY Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 18 | 15 | ELEMENTS, LUDOVICO EINAUDI Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 19 | 9 | VIVALDI/LE QUATTRO STAGIONI, PODGER/BRECON BAROQUE Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 20 | 24 | THE GLORIOUS GARDEN, TITCHMARSH/NATIONAL SO/WISEMAN Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 21 | 18 | THE LORD OF THE RINGS - OST, HOWARD SHORE Download from iTunes |
| 22 | 11 | THE 50 GREATEST PIECES OF CLASSICAL, LPO/PARRY Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 23 | 22 | IN A TIME LAPSE, LUDOVICO EINAUDI Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 24 | 16 | GLADIATOR - OST, HANS ZIMMER & LISA GERRARD Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 25 | 19 | BLUE PLANET II - OST, HANS ZIMMER/SHEA/FLEMING Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 26 | 21 | THE BLUE NOTEBOOKS, MAX RICHTER Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 27 | RE | STAR WARS - THE ULTIMATE SOUNDTRACK, JOHN WILLIAMS Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 28 | 30 | SCORE, 2CELLOS Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 29 | 26 | UNA MATTINA, LUDOVICO EINAUDI Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
| 30 | RE | STAR WARS - THE FORCE AWAKENS - OST, JOHN WILLIAMS Download from iTunes - Buy from Amazon |
