: The theme won the Academy Award for Best Original Score and the Golden Globe for Best Original Score.
: Use the visual of Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal ice skating in Central Park—a scene famously accompanied by Lai's piano-driven theme.
: No post about Love Story is complete without its most famous line: "Love means never having to say you're sorry" . Theme From Love Story (Love Story/Soundtrack Version)
: Originally an instrumental, Paramount later requested lyrics to capitalize on the song's popularity. Lyricist Carl Sigman wrote the words for what became "(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story" after being moved by a synopsis of the script. Memorable Elements for Your Post
While the Soundtrack Version by Francis Lai is the original, several other renditions helped make it a 70s phenomenon: : The theme won the Academy Award for
: Composer Francis Lai was reportedly inspired by his own previous work for a film called Love Is a Funny Thing . Paramount executives asked him to use a similar style but "slow it down" to match the film's tragic tone.
: Set the mood with the film's opening narration: "What can you say about a twenty-five-year-old girl who died? That she was beautiful and brilliant? That she loved Mozart and Bach, the Beatles, and me?" . Famous Versions to Mention Paramount executives asked him to use a similar
: Known for her powerful vocal interpretation of the track.