# Post your favorite "non-musical" movie themes **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies, music\ **Created:** [March 19, 2023, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376 "2023-03-19T20:57:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2023, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376/21 "2023-03-19T22:33:49Z")
_All About Eve_’s theme is extremely jaunty, matching the tone of the movie perfectly: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/JH6TQ0_PNtI/hqdefault.jpg "All About Eve 1950 title sequence") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH6TQ0_PNtI) ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2023, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376/22 "2023-03-19T22:42:05Z")
I love this song! Thank you! ❤ ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2023, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376/23 "2023-03-19T22:44:02Z")
Great one! 👍 ---
**Author:** ![Pavelb1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2023, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376/24 "2023-03-19T22:49:23Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5VtsjthNkJI/hqdefault.jpg "Capricorn One • Main Theme • Jerry Goldsmith") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VtsjthNkJI) [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qOXD_g0cSpw/hqdefault.jpg "David Shire - The Taking of Pelham 123 - Main Title") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOXD_g0cSpw) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/uk5G4Yhq3tU/maxresdefault.jpg "11 - Ripley's Rescue - James Horner - Aliens") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk5G4Yhq3tU) ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2023, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376/25 "2023-03-19T22:53:51Z")
This has got to be one of the most beautiful movie themes ever, though it was **not** written for the film. The title is “Jealous Lover,” and it dates from 1949. I saw this movie with my dad when I was five years old. I didn’t really understand it then, but I loved the part where Jack Lemmon strained his spaghetti on a tennis racket. 🙂 [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/B10Yjoq80RU/maxresdefault.jpg "Main Title (Theme From "The Apartment")") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B10Yjoq80RU) ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2023, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376/26 "2023-03-19T23:00:27Z")
[The opening song from _The Magic Christian_](https://youtu.be/gQVXcyBGk2E?t=37): “Carry On” by Badfinger ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2023, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376/27 "2023-03-19T23:00:51Z")
Taking of Pelham 123. Love that movie and love that song! ---
**Author:** ![Pavelb1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2023, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376/28 "2023-03-19T23:01:57Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/-F6GMHh12qs/hqdefault.jpg "On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) - End Credits (Re scored)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-F6GMHh12qs) ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2023, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376/29 "2023-03-19T23:05:08Z")
My husband is enjoying this thread along with me and insists I add this song even though Bond is already over represented. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Hn2oPN1cDQg/hqdefault.jpg "Goldfinger • Theme Song • Shirley Bassey") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hn2oPN1cDQg) ---
**Author:** ![Pavelb1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2023, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376/30 "2023-03-19T23:08:42Z")
Go a little obscure here https://www.youtube.com/embed/H30a0vEut_M?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=RDH30a0vEut_M&start=2943 ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2023, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376/31 "2023-03-19T23:09:13Z")
Hate to double post but there’s a thread about The Sting right under this one and I remember being, like, 7 and teaching myself the melody on my tiny Casio keyboard. I was so proud of myself! [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_WxfjWnuEno/hqdefault.jpg "The Sting Theme (Joplin - The Entertainer)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WxfjWnuEno) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2023, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376/32 "2023-03-19T23:11:31Z")
This is my favorite and you can’t have it! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/rSkYqTyaxh4/maxresdefault.jpg "The Towering Inferno: Main Title") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSkYqTyaxh4) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2023, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376/33 "2023-03-19T23:14:24Z")
What’s the matter with everybody? How many hijacked trains we got around here, anyway? 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2023, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376/34 "2023-03-19T23:20:53Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > My husband is enjoying this thread along with me It is kind of like a day at the movies, innit? 🙂 I’m surprised nobody’s posted this one yet: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/p0_lNdDTXYc/maxresdefault.jpg "Breakfast at Tiffany's Soundtrack - Moon River") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0_lNdDTXYc) For Biggirl, 'cause it has words! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2023, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376/35 "2023-03-19T23:26:55Z")
My husband on hearing the opening notes. “Perry Como? Andy Williams?” Was thoroughly disappointed at generic movie theme chorus. P.S. It was Andy Williams he was thinking of. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2023, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376/36 "2023-03-19T23:34:29Z")
Another one I think is beautiful. In high school, I was in a production of _ **Arsenic and Old Lace** _, and an instrumental version was played over the PA as the overture: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pJ-7t1N4XVo/hqdefault.jpg "1953 HITS ARCHIVE: The Song From Moulin Rouge - Percy Faith & Felicia Sanders (a #1 record)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ-7t1N4XVo) No connection between the two, but it did set a good mood. ---
**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2023, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376/37 "2023-03-19T23:35:05Z")
You remind me of more great Mancini (also Hepburn too): [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/wMsZGgBV3x4/maxresdefault.jpg "Two for the Road (1967) title sequence") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMsZGgBV3x4) ---
**Author:** ![Pavelb1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2023, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376/38 "2023-03-19T23:36:32Z")
Poseidon Adventure and Hindenburg scored arnt too shabby either ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2023, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376/39 "2023-03-19T23:38:31Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Was thoroughly disappointed at generic movie theme chorus. Sorry about that, Chief. I don’t record 'em, I just post 'em. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2023, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376/40 "2023-03-19T23:39:40Z")
What’s the one about the shark called? It’s right on the tip of my tongue. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376.md?page=3)