Greatest Movie Themes
azzy_roth There are lists for "The Greatest Film Scores of All Time” and a list of “The Greatest Movie Soundtracks” but I couldn't find one solely for movie theme songs - the song usually played during the title sequence and/or end credits and often repeated with variation throughout the movie score. For most movies or movie franchises, this is the most iconic song from the soundtrack or score and is often the most recognizable music on these albums. I'd bet that the majority of up votes on those other two list come solely from the popularity or iconic value of the opening/closing theme song.
List Criteria: We're looking at individual songs. One song per movie please. Some franchises may have more.
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1968“ Woooo!!!
What wrong use of the theme song. It doesn't matter how or who uses it this song it just cool.
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20th Century Fox Fanfare
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1979 - 11Up 27Down 11
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1989 - 50Up 6Down 8 1982“ One of the few electronic synthesizer themes that doesn't scream 1980's. It's a good sounding song that fits with the theme of the move. An orchestra just wouldn't have fit with the move, this song is a good mix of organic feel with inorganic sounds.
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- 26Up 11Down 7 1981
- 43Up 7Down 8 1982
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- 45Up 6Down 7 1981added by: DelawareGoodGuy
- 27Up 3Down 0 1982added by: MarcoSalih
- 46Up 5Down 6 1965
- 16Up 18Down 9 1984“ So, who ya gonna call?
„ - 23Up 16Down 11 2000“ Are you not entertained?
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- 19Up 16Down 9 2001
- 53Up 2Down 7 1996
- 2Up 45Down 5 1981
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James Bond
1999 - 7Up 28Down 8 1975
- 5Up 36Down 9 1993
- 29Up 11Down 9 1997“ This is the instrumental opening title theme bu Danny Elfman, but Will Smith's theme son isn't bad either.
„ - 14Up 26Down 13 1996“ Technically, this song shouldn't be on the list as it was the theme song for a TV show first, but it's just so good as a theme song. In fact, it's probably the best part of the movie franchies.
„ - 36Up 8Down 7 1995“ Another movie where the theme song is better then the movie it's in.
„ - 20Up 19Down 13 “ Despite being way overused in the last movie, this is still great adventure movie theme song.
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- 28Up 12Down 10 1991“ No matter what you think of the movie, the music is great.
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- 6Up 31Down 10 1976“ It is an iconic movie song even if it is a little dated.
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- 55Up 5Down 11 1996added by: Jabapac
- 35Up 9Down 8 2002“ Sam Raimi's Spider-Man was not only a better movie then the UnAmazing Spider-Man, the theme song's better too.
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- 34Up 9Down 8 1982
- 1Up 52Down 6 “ Even without the Fox fanfare, this song is iconic.
„ - 8Up 34Down 13 1978“ This song so fits the superhero genre and Superman in particular. That's why it is one of the greatest themes ever. It has the perfect blend of cheesy and dramatic to fit and the worlds most iconic superhero. Can anyone listen to this song and not want to puff out your chest and take a Superman pose?
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The Amazing Spider-Man
2012“ This song does what a theme song should do; it sets up the theme and feeling of the movie. It's kind of all over the place as a patch work of sound just like the movie is all over the place and is a patch work of Spider-man stories. But unlike the movie, the song ends up somewhere and works well.
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- 13Up 23Down 10 1972
- 4Up 28Down 3 1966
- 44Up 6Down 7 1963
- 32Up 9Down 7 1990
- 39Up 7Down 6 1992
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- 31Up 9Down 7 1960
- 40Up 1Down 0 1992added by: jackklugman
- 24Up 17Down 13 2004“ There's a reason why this is considered the greatest musical of all times. Andrew Lloyd Webber's adaptation of the Le Fantôme de l'Opéra is not only a great story, but the music is unforgetable and moving. „
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