Your Top 10 Movie Themes Of All Time

[Omega Supreme]

What are your own personal top 10 themes??

Here's mine:

01. Brad Fiedel - Terminator 2: Main Title From Terminator 2
02. Klaus Badelt - Ned Kelly: Ned Kelly
03. Howard Shore - Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship Theme
04. Hans Zimmer - Gladiator: The Battle
05. Craig Safan - The Last Starfighter: Main Title
06. Michael Kamen - Robin Hood Prince of Thieves: Overture
07. Klaus Badelt - The Time Machine: Eloi
08. Nick GS, Harry GW & Hans Zimmer - The Rock: Hummell gets the Rockets
09. Hans Zimmer - Crimson Tide: Mutiny
10. Nick Glennie Smith - Highlander Endgame: Killing An Old Friend

[TyRoss]

Star Wars
Superman
Jaws
Godfather
E.T.
LOTR
Shaft
Batman
Dick Tracy
X-Men and or Spiderman

[Hitman]

I only have 5 so exuse me...

1. Gladiator - Am I Not Merciful?
2. Unbreakable - Train Station
3. The Thin Red Line - Silence
4. Shaft - Isaac Hayes
5. Batman - Danny Elfman

[JimmyDean]

Requiem for a Dream
Jaws
Vertigo
Psycho
American Beauty
Raider's of the Lost Ark
Fargo
Being John Malcovich
Miller's Crossing
Close Encounters of the Third Kind

[sphericthor]

1. Terminator 2 Theme - Brad Fiedel
2. ET: The Extra Terrestrial Theme - John Williams
3. Halloween Theme - John Carpenter
4. Batman Theme - Danny Elfman
5. Theme From Superman - John Williams
6. Theme From Jurassic Park - John Williams
7. Spiderman Theme - Danny Elfman
8. Jaws Theme - John Williams

That's all I can think of at the moment

[FrankTheBunny]

Star Wars - Main Theme
Indiana Jones
Terminator 2
Batman
Star Wars - Imperial March
E.T.
Jurassic Park


I can't name any others beyond that, but I have a major thing for John Williams themes.

[Omega Supreme]

I just picked up the Pirates of the Caribbean score today and it is AWESOME!!! Ok, so there's some obvious 'The Rock' influences, but this is one ballzy, bold and powerful piece of work.

I love Klaus Badelt!! :heart: :)

[QUINNtheESKIMO]

Kubrick usually has some pretty GREAT music in his movies

[QUINNtheESKIMO]

Especially 2001

[Omega Supreme]

The 2001 theme is of course a true classic.

On another note - does anyone else find John Williams' music to be incredibly boring? He's capable of pulling out a few good themes here and there (The Imperial March, Indiana Jones Main Theme, Dual of the Fates) but I find the rest of his music to be sooooooooo dull!!! I don't think he's all he's cracked up to be :(

Does anyone else think that??

[Dogbert0228]

Top Gun with 'Eye of the Tiger'

[thebtskink]

Out of shear recognizability

2001
Star Wars
Jaws
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Last of the Mohicans
Gremlins
Rocky
Jurassic Park
FOTR
Halloween

[que_SuertE777]

In no specific order:

Pirates of the Caribbean (extremely good)
LOTR
Jurassic Park
Gladiator

[Mat]

Top Gun with 'Eye of the Tiger'

Top Gun had The Danger Zone. Rocky 3 was "The Eye of the Tiger"

Raiders of the Lost Ark
Psycho (all Hitchcock movies have great music)
2001 (I would've loved to see it if Stan chose Pink Floyd instead of the classics, but the classics are still great)
The Empire Strikes Back (gotta love the imperial march)
Jurassic Park (can't get the damn thing out of my head most of the time)
Jaws
Batman (another one that can get stuck in your head for weeks)
The Phantom Menace (It's hard to beat the Duel of Fates)
The Magnificent Seven
Star Wars (love the Force Theme)

[Omega Supreme]

Dual of the Fates is awesome. Bout the only Williams peice that doesn't have any cheesy elements to it (in my eyes of course :) )

[flukeman]

In no particular other than the one in my head...

Star Wars "Force theme" - John Williams
Star Wars "Main titles" - John Williams
E.T. "Flying theme" - John Williams
Black Beauty "Theme" - Danny Elfman
Indiana Jones "Raiders March" - John Williams
Moulin Rouge "Ascension"
Schindler's List "Theme" - John Williams
Jaws "Theme" and "Barrel Chase" - John Williams
Harry Potter "Hedwig's theme" - John Williams
The American President "Theme"

I've seen John Williams in concert with the Boston Pops many many times, and it always a thrill to hear the composer himself conduct his wonderful music. On several occasions film has been shown, such as the ending of E.T. or a Star Wars montage, with the score removed, and the orchestra provides it live - such a treat. He has done wonderful work.

[Optimus Magnus]

Never Ending Story - Limahl - Never Ending Story

A Kind Of Magic/Who Wants To Live Forever - Queen - Highlander

Ride Of The Valkyries - Robert Wagner - Apocolypse Now

Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & The Comets - Blackboard Jungle

A Love Before Time - Coco Lee - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

What A Feeling - Irene Cara - Flashdance

The Pink Panther - Henry Mancini -The Pink Panther films

The Moment Of Truth - Survivor - Karate Kid 1

Suicide Is Painless - Unknown - MASH the Movie

For Just A Moment - David Foster - St. Elmo's Fire

Don't You (Foget About Me) - Simple Minds - The Breakfast Club

[React24]

I liked da music for Rocky And Lord of the Rings but i also loved lose yourself by eminem for 8 mile, it just fit so well with the movie it made me go and see it

[jordansnyder]

i made an account on this website just to post an answer to this question...

1. The Exorcist
2. Saw
3. The Godfather
4. Halloween
5. Phantom Of The Opera

Thats all i got

[jordansnyder]

Top Gun had The Danger Zone. Rocky 3 was "The Eye of the Tiger"

Top Gun had great balls of fire

[jordansnyder]

The 2001 theme is of course a true classic.

On another note - does anyone else find John Williams' music to be incredibly boring? He's capable of pulling out a few good themes here and there (The Imperial March, Indiana Jones Main Theme, Dual of the Fates) but I find the rest of his music to be sooooooooo dull!!! I don't think he's all he's cracked up to be :(

Does anyone else think that??

i do, but he's generic, his music works with any movie, you could take the soundtrack from jurassic park and switch it with star wars and it would still work.

[thebtskink]

Without question, the best movie theme of all time is The Ecstasy of Gold from "The Good the Bad and the Ugly" -- it's the scene where Tuco's blindly stumbling in the cemetary to find the grave with the gold in it.