# Greatest opening/closing numbers on film **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 11, 2006, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-opening-closing-numbers-on-film/376005 "2006-10-11T01:21:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2006, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-opening-closing-numbers-on-film/376005/41 "2006-10-12T16:31:17Z")
[QUOTE=Robot Arm] > [@glee](#): > > Cole Porter’s ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ from Woody Allen’s ‘Manhattan’ George Gershwin [/QUOTE] No, I’m pretty sure that was Woody Allen. ---
**Author:** ![kingpengvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9dc877/32.png) [@kingpengvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kingpengvin)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2006, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-opening-closing-numbers-on-film/376005/42 "2006-10-12T16:39:51Z")
[QUOTE=ZebraShaSha] Does Strangelove count? [/QUOTE] Are you kidding?!?! Vera Lynn’s We’ll meet again is a classic ender for that film!!! Come to think of it the romantic music played as the refuling plane “coppulates” with the Bomber is great too! ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2006, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-opening-closing-numbers-on-film/376005/43 "2006-10-12T16:40:26Z")
**Zabali\_Clawbane** –You mentioned the opening to Jesus Christ Superstar, but not the closing. That’s a good wraparound. And let’s not forget Sunset Boulevard for both opening and closing. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2006, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-opening-closing-numbers-on-film/376005/44 "2006-10-12T16:47:42Z")
[QUOTE=Annie-Xmas] **Zabali\_Clawbane** –You mentioned the opening to Jesus Christ Superstar, but not the closing. That’s a good wraparound. And let’s not forget Sunset Boulevard for both opening and closing. [/QUOTE] Apparently, I have. What was playing? ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2006, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-opening-closing-numbers-on-film/376005/45 "2006-10-12T16:49:37Z")
It’s all instrumental and dancing, but the opening to the first Austin Powers movie had me impressed as hell and giggling out loud, all at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2006, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-opening-closing-numbers-on-film/376005/46 "2006-10-12T17:01:30Z")
[QUOTE=Trunk] Apparently, I have. What was playing? [/QUOTE] John 19:41. I was thinking about the opening bus and closing bus scenes. They are great. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2006, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-opening-closing-numbers-on-film/376005/47 "2006-10-12T17:30:13Z")
[QUOTE=Annie-Xmas] John 19:41. I was thinking about the opening bus and closing bus scenes. They are great. [/QUOTE] John 19:41 is the name of a song? Are you talking about the 1950 Billy Wilder movie? ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2006, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-opening-closing-numbers-on-film/376005/48 "2006-10-12T17:50:52Z")
[QUOTE=Trunk] John 19:41 is the name of a song? [/QUOTE] [Yeap](http://www.geocities.com/televisioncity/studio/8849/Moviemusicals/Superstar/JCS.htm#songs). The last track on Jesus Christ Superstar The Sunset Blvd film has a nice wraparound with Joe Gillis floating in the pool in the beginning and the end. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-opening-closing-numbers-on-film/376005/49 "2006-10-13T09:26:36Z")
[QUOTE=Trunk] Not just musical numbers IN films, or opening and closing scenes? [/QUOTE] Not sure - it would seem so. RE: Bond openings, for me it’s gotta be the Jamaican cover of Three Blind Mice From **Dr. No**. Three Blind Mice [sub]in a row[/sub] Three Blind Mice [sub]der dey go[/sub] Preview a soundclip at Amazon for “Kingston Calypso” from the Dr. No soundtrack if you want to hear it - I can’t right now, I’m on my unnamed, dogfooded Alpha copmany proprietary PDA device that I can’t talk about and must stuff in my pants lest anyone see it. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-opening-closing-numbers-on-film/376005/50 "2006-10-13T10:03:16Z")
I’ll second Belle from Beauty and the Beast. Cry Freedom ended with a long, long list of people who died from accidents or trying to escape. The national anthem of South Africa is played over this. Extremly powerful. The Grouch National Anthem from Follow that bird is great as well. And of course the opening and closing song by Touluse in Moulin Rouge. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-opening-closing-numbers-on-film/376005/51 "2006-10-13T13:58:31Z")
[QUOTE=glee] Cole Porter’s ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ from Woody Allen’s ‘Manhattan’ [/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Robot Arm] George Gershwin [/QUOTE] Ooops! :o But it’s still a wonderful piece if music. 🆒 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-opening-closing-numbers-on-film/376005.md?page=2)