# Are movie theme songs dead? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 1, 2012, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-movie-theme-songs-dead/623730 "2012-06-01T02:42:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Reno\_Nevada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Reno\_Nevada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reno_Nevada)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2012, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-movie-theme-songs-dead/623730/21 "2012-06-01T23:25:22Z")
It is a long way from the most recent example, but I cannot stop myself from mentioning the theme song to the motion picture version of **Oedipus Rex** …now there was a title song you could _hum_. > [@](#): > > From the Bible to the popular song, > There’s one theme that we find right along. > Of all ideals they hail as good, > The most sublime is motherhood. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-movie-theme-songs-dead/623730/22 "2012-06-02T01:15:26Z")
> [@Derleth](#): > > Seriously, though, when was the last time you saw, well, _anything_ that started with something you could sing along to using actual words? “Who’s that girl? (Who’s that girl) It’s Jess!” from _The New Girl_. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2012, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-movie-theme-songs-dead/623730/23 "2012-06-02T01:19:47Z")
Hans Zimmer has put out some great memorable stuff like the Pirates of the Carribean movies, the Batman reboots, and Sherlock Holmes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-movie-theme-songs-dead/623730.md?page=1)