: The theme won the Academy Award for Best Original Score and the Golden Globe for Best Original Score.

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

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

: Known for her powerful vocal interpretation of the track.

: 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.

: An instrumental version that also reached the Billboard charts.

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