Theme From Love Story (love Story/soundtrack Version) -

While the Soundtrack Version by Francis Lai is the original, several other renditions helped make it a 70s phenomenon:

: No post about Love Story is complete without its most famous line: "Love means never having to say you're sorry" .

: His vocal version, "(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story," became a massive hit single. Theme From Love Story (Love Story/Soundtrack Version)

: 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.

: 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 haunting instrumental was composed by French artist Francis Lai for the 1970 romantic drama Love Story .

: 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 : The theme won the Academy Award for

: Known for her powerful vocal interpretation of the track.