Lookback: my fifteen favorite songs written for films

From 2010:

Today’s episode of Fresh Air is all about the history of songs in Hollywood, and the producers invited those who follow the series on Twitter to vote for their favorite movie song. My snap response was to nominate “The Shadow of Your Smile,” but the more I thought about it, the less sure I was that I could pick a single song, or even five, to represent the richness of the field. So I thought a little bit more, and came up with this list of my fifteen favorite songs that were written for use in Hollywood films….

Read the whole thing here.