: His vocal version, "(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story," became a massive hit single.
The haunting instrumental was composed by French artist Francis Lai for the 1970 romantic drama Love Story .
: 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. Theme From Love Story (Love Story/Soundtrack Version)
: The theme won the Academy Award for Best Original Score and the Golden Globe for Best Original Score.
While the Soundtrack Version by Francis Lai is the original, several other renditions helped make it a 70s phenomenon: : His vocal version, "(Where Do I Begin
: An instrumental version that also reached the Billboard charts.
: 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. : The theme won the Academy Award for
