# Favorite themes from movie soundtracks

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**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")\
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**Author:** ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-themes-from-movie-soundtracks/190665/41 "2003-07-29T11:40:27Z")

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**James Bond** (I watched a documentary on movie themesongs and it mentioned the James Bond theme music was derived from a middle-eastern melody. If anyone knows more about this, please let me know)  
**The Godfather**  
**Gladiatior**  
\*\*Beverly Hills Cop[/n]

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**Author:** ![80sHairMetalMaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/ed655f/32.png) [@80sHairMetalMaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/80sHairMetalMaven)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-themes-from-movie-soundtracks/190665/42 "2003-07-29T12:25:32Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by HDS \*  
> \*\*Theme from A Nightmare Before Christmas.
> 
> Oh somewhere deep, inside of these bones… \*\*

You stole my theme…heh heh heh.😉

Theme from NBC  
Theme from Labyrinth  
Theme from The Dark Crystal  
Theme from Legend (Loved by the Sun on the American Version, not sure on the European version)  
Theme from The Muppet Movie (Movin’ Right Along, I think is the name of it)

IDBB

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**Author:** ![AmericanMaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@AmericanMaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AmericanMaid)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-themes-from-movie-soundtracks/190665/43 "2003-07-29T14:34:08Z")

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“Journey to the Line” by Hans Zimmer from **The Thin, Red, Line**  
“The Bridge of Khazadum” and “Gollum’s Song” by Howard Shore from **The Fellowship of the Ring** and \*\* The Two Towers\*\*  
The Last of the Mohicans theme by ???  
“Duel of the Fates” by John Williams from **The Phantom Menace**. The only thing that didn’t suck from that movie. Sigh…  
Danny Elfman always kicks ass.

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