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

: Known for her powerful vocal interpretation of the track.

: 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. 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. : Known for her powerful vocal interpretation of the track

: An instrumental version that also reached the Billboard charts. 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 haunting instrumental was composed by French artist Francis Lai for the 1970 romantic drama Love Story .