Howard's Shore's work on THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RINGS is, in my opinion, the score of the year.
As for favourite film music, there's so many wonderful soundtracks I'd bore everyone to death if I listed them all. But among my very favourites would be Basil Poledouris' CONAN THE BARBARIAN, Jerry Goildsmith inspired work on THE OMEN trilogy, James Horner's COCOON and John Barry's SOMEWHERE in TIME. But there are many, many others.
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P.S. I love Goblin too!