Best movies that are oscar winners or nominees in music (music score of a dramatic or comedy picture) category

Breakfast at Tiffany's(1961)

Combined Rating:
75
Combined Critics Rating: 65

A young New York socialite becomes interested in a young man who has moved into her apartment building, but her past threatens to get in the way.



Spartacus(1960)

Combined Rating:
60
Combined Critics Rating: 44

The slave Spartacus leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic.



The Guns of Navarone(1961)

Combined Rating:
39
Combined Critics Rating: 16

A British team is sent to cross occupied Greek territory and destroy the massive German gun emplacement that commands a key sea channel.



The Magnificent Seven(1960)

Combined Rating:
31
Combined Critics Rating: 0

An oppressed Mexican peasant village hires seven gunfighters to help defend their homes.



Elmer Gantry(1960)

Combined Rating:
31
Combined Critics Rating: 19

A fast-talking traveling salesman with a charming, loquacious manner convinces a sincere evangelist that he can be an effective preacher for her cause.



El Cid(1961)

Combined Rating:
26
Combined Critics Rating: 9

The fabled Spanish hero Rodrigo Diaz (a.k.a. El Cid) overcomes a family vendetta and court intrigue to defend Christian Spain against the Moors.



The Alamo(1960)

Combined Rating:
21
Combined Critics Rating: 0

In 1836, a small band of soldiers sacrifice their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new Republic of Texas.



Exodus(1960)

Combined Rating:
18
Combined Critics Rating: 0

The state of Israel is created in 1948, resulting in war with its Arab neighbors.



Fanny(1961)

Combined Rating:
6
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A love triangle between a young woman, a rich 60-something man and an aspiring sailor set in early 20th century Marseilles.



Summer and Smoke(1961)

Combined Rating:
6
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Plain, repressed spinster falls for a dashing young medical student, but he prefers the wilder life, until it's too late.