# Favorite themes from movie soundtracks **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 24, 2003, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-themes-from-movie-soundtracks/190665 "2003-07-24T17:50:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![maleinblack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e5b9ba/32.png) [@maleinblack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maleinblack)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-themes-from-movie-soundtracks/190665/1 "2003-07-24T17:50:44Z")
Which are your favorite themes from movie soundtracks?Please feel free to list your top 5. Mine are : Theme from Top Gun Theme from Mission Impossible (the one by Adam Clayton and Larry Mulen Jr.) Theme from Indiana Jones Theme from Rainman Theme from Terminator ---
**Author:** ![jellen92](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@jellen92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jellen92)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-themes-from-movie-soundtracks/190665/2 "2003-07-24T18:36:57Z")
My favorite one of all thime is the Theme from Arthur. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-themes-from-movie-soundtracks/190665/3 "2003-07-24T18:41:56Z")
> [@](#): > > Theme from Mission Impossible (the one by Adam Clayton and Larry Mulen Jr.) Uh, you mean the one by Lalo Schifrin that they covered, right? And what exactly is the “Theme” to _Top Gun_ and _Rain Man_? They both have tons of songs as well as original scores. Which ones are you referring to? ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-themes-from-movie-soundtracks/190665/4 "2003-07-24T18:46:30Z")
I guess I’ll go: Theme from The Rock Theme from Last of the Mohicans Theme from Gladiator Theme from Crimson Tide Imperial Theme from Empire Strike Back ---
**Author:** ![maleinblack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e5b9ba/32.png) [@maleinblack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maleinblack)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-themes-from-movie-soundtracks/190665/5 "2003-07-24T18:52:10Z")
**Archiveguy** Yes I was referrin to the theme which was covered by Adam Clayton and Larry Mulen Jr. and was again covered/modified by Limp Bizkit for the second part of the movie. And by “theme” I was referring to the main music played in the movie(usually during the climax and other important scenes) and **not** the songs from the soundtrack. ---
**Author:** ![ElwoodCuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/edb3f5/32.png) [@ElwoodCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElwoodCuse)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-themes-from-movie-soundtracks/190665/6 "2003-07-24T19:25:18Z")
The _Top Gun_ theme song is that guitar solo, I think it’s by Harold Faltermeyer. One of my favorites is that Russian song at the beginning of _The Hunt for Red October_. ---
**Author:** ![BlackLabel1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e5b9ba/32.png) [@BlackLabel1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackLabel1)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-themes-from-movie-soundtracks/190665/7 "2003-07-24T20:31:29Z")
Ill go with… James Bond Theme Top Gun Theme Star Wars Theme (Imperial March) Lord Of The Rings Theme Braveheart Theme ---
**Author:** ![Delly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Delly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delly)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-themes-from-movie-soundtracks/190665/8 "2003-07-24T22:12:49Z")
Gladiator Theme Last of the Mohicans Theme Stand by Me theme ---
**Author:** ![Declan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2003, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-themes-from-movie-soundtracks/190665/9 "2003-07-25T02:31:42Z")
Top gun Red October 1492 Iron eagle 1 most of the starwars soundtracks Indiana jones Bablylon5, cant remember which season Declan ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2003, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-themes-from-movie-soundtracks/190665/10 "2003-07-25T02:31:50Z")
I’m going to go ahead and say any theame composed by Hans Zimmer. ---
**Author:** ![Second\_Star\_to\_the\_Right](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3bc359/32.png) [@Second\_Star\_to\_the\_Right](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Second_Star_to_the_Right)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2003, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-themes-from-movie-soundtracks/190665/11 "2003-07-25T02:41:57Z")
Top Gun Terminator Star Wars Batman Spiderman ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2003, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-themes-from-movie-soundtracks/190665/12 "2003-07-25T02:46:34Z")
Hands down #1! Gold Fingah! He’s the man, the man with the Midas touch! ---
**Author:** ![NoGoodNamesLeft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8797f3/32.png) [@NoGoodNamesLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoGoodNamesLeft)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2003, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-themes-from-movie-soundtracks/190665/13 "2003-07-25T03:02:03Z")
I’ll put another vote in for Star Wars (Trilogy). Second, check out the theme from Richard Attenborough’s ‘Chaplin’. A sorrowful piano number. ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2003, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-themes-from-movie-soundtracks/190665/14 "2003-07-25T03:43:46Z")
_A Man and a Woman_ (French version) - The Godfather Godfather II Doctor Zhivago Frida\* All choices are subject to change with my next mood swing… ---
**Author:** ![yosemite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3ab097/32.png) [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2003, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-themes-from-movie-soundtracks/190665/15 "2003-07-25T06:21:20Z")
_Patton_ theme, by Jerry Goldsmith _Star Wars_ theme, by John Williams _Marco Polo_ theme (TV series) by Ennio Morricone _Under Fire_ theme by Jerry Goldsmith _The Mission_ theme by Ennio Morricone _The Shadow_ theme by Jerry Goldsmith _The River_ theme by John Williams _Black Robe_ theme (I think it’s the theme) by Georges Delerue _The Missouri Breaks_ theme by John William _Star Trek: The Motion Picture_ theme by Jerry Goldsmith _The Final Conflict_ and _The Omen_ themes, both by Jerry Goldsmith _The Untouchables_ theme by Ennio Morricone _Psycho_ theme by Bernard Herrmann _Taxi Driver_ theme by Bernard Herrmann _LA Confidential_ theme by Jerry Goldsmith And I could go on, and on… ---
**Author:** ![Carnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Carnick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnick)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2003, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-themes-from-movie-soundtracks/190665/16 "2003-07-25T10:24:32Z")
Five of my favorites, one per composer: Braveheart - James Horner Star Wars trilogy - John Williams Back to the Future trilogy - Alan Silvestri Terminator 1 & 2 - Brad Fiedel Beetlejuice - Danny Elfman ---
**Author:** ![HDS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/bb73d2/32.png) [@HDS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HDS)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2003, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-themes-from-movie-soundtracks/190665/17 "2003-07-25T10:40:28Z")
Theme from A Nightmare Before Christmas. Oh somewhere deep, inside of these bones… ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2003, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-themes-from-movie-soundtracks/190665/18 "2003-07-25T10:44:28Z")
_Dragonheart_. Sentimental, yes, but so dreamy… ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-themes-from-movie-soundtracks/190665/19 "2003-07-27T23:02:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Priceguy \* > _Dragonheart_. Sentimental, yes, but so dreamy… \*\* If you want to get all sentimental, then you might want to kick it “Legend of Bagger Vance” style. ---
**Author:** ![konspiration](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7993a0/32.png) [@konspiration](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/konspiration)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-themes-from-movie-soundtracks/190665/20 "2003-07-27T23:29:00Z")
I’ve always liked the theme from the Adams Family. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-themes-from-movie-soundtracks/190665.md?page=2)