Roll over Beethoven, as ‘ Rings’ theme ranks higher in classical poll

MUSIC from the hit film The Lord Of The Rings has beaten works by Holst, Grieg and Dvorak to make it into the top 10 of classical music buffs’ favourites.

Howard Shore's compositions are ranked ninth in the annual Hall of Fame, compiled from the votes of quarter of a million Classic FM listeners in Britain.

Rockers Queen are an even more unlikely entry, but a symphonic version of their music made the chart.