# 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:** 3
**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, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376/41 "2023-03-19T23:40:46Z")
> [@Briny\_Deep](#): > > You remind me of more great Mancini (also Hepburn too): She was exquisite, wasn’t she? ❤ ---
**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, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376/42 "2023-03-19T23:41:44Z")
The image of her waving her arms in time with the traffic flags breaks my heart. ---
**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, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376/43 "2023-03-19T23:42:13Z")
_ **The Shark** _, maybe? 🤔 ---
**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, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376/44 "2023-03-19T23:43:13Z")
Nah, doc, you’re getting colder. 😄 ---
**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, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376/45 "2023-03-19T23:46:07Z")
Is it the one with that “Duh-dum. Duh-dum. Dum-dum-dum-dum-dum, doodley-doo” music? 🤨 ---
**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, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376/46 "2023-03-19T23:46:43Z")
Charlie Brown: THAT’S IT!!! ---
**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, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376/47 "2023-03-19T23:47:20Z")
Shit! I can’t think of the title either! 😠 ---
**Author:** ![Wallaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Wallaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallaby)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2023, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376/48 "2023-03-19T23:48:00Z")
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqGPbEzOZSQ&ab\_channel=bazzil66](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqGPbEzOZSQ&ab_channel=bazzil66) ---
**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, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376/49 "2023-03-19T23:48:13Z")
The ‘doodley doo’ part really strikes a cord with me. Teeth, maybe? ---
**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, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376/50 "2023-03-19T23:48:59Z")
Nah, that’s too easy to remember! ---
**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, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376/51 "2023-03-19T23:49:28Z")
_Kiefer_! ---
**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, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376/52 "2023-03-19T23:50:08Z")
Orca? Don’t know it but it’s probably good ---
**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, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376/53 "2023-03-19T23:50:36Z")
Sutherland’s in it?!? 😲 He’s Canadian, y’know. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2023, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376/54 "2023-03-19T23:58:13Z")
Sheryl Crow: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/62Vjm0UGfv8/maxresdefault.jpg ""Real Gone" by Sheryl Crow - from the "Cars" Soundtrack - HIGH QUALITY AUDIO") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62Vjm0UGfv8) Randy Newman: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/XJMRBBekeEg/maxresdefault.jpg "The Natural") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJMRBBekeEg) [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/J0BG0BaC4Xc/hqdefault.jpg "Awakenings • Main Theme • Randy Newman") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0BG0BaC4Xc) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/4IAmUd5VV5E/maxresdefault.jpg "Toy Story - You've Got a Friend in Me (1995) | Main Theme") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IAmUd5VV5E) ---
**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 20, 2023, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376/55 "2023-03-20T00:02:53Z")
Oh, don’t you _dare_ mention that Sarah McLachlan song from TSII, or I’m going to… gonna… excuse me (Boo, hoo, hoo, hoo. WAHHHHH! ::honk:: ) ---
**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 20, 2023, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376/56 "2023-03-20T00:06:32Z")
I always thought the echo-y trumpets from Patton were super cool: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cg6MqWYyts0/hqdefault.jpg "Patton • Main Theme • Jerry Goldsmith") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg6MqWYyts0) ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2023, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376/57 "2023-03-20T00:17:36Z")
I’m not sure if Psycho has a “theme song” per se, but it’s overall score is pretty iconic, and the early 60s minimalist titles from Dr. No reminded me of it. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/hwq1XHtJEHw/maxresdefault.jpg "Psycho's opening credits") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwq1XHtJEHw) And for something completely different: Shaft. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/pFlsufZj9Fg/maxresdefault.jpg "Shaft (1971) - Opening Credit") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFlsufZj9Fg) ---
**Author:** ![Pavelb1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2023, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376/58 "2023-03-20T00:28:55Z")
For martial themes, Goldsmith is the man [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Ah6iNXzzdNA/hqdefault.jpg ""Twilight`s Last Gleaming" (Robert Aldrich, 1977) - OST by Jerry Goldsmith.") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah6iNXzzdNA) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/VC9aZFEuyjE/maxresdefault.jpg "Damnation Alley (OST) - Main Titles") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC9aZFEuyjE) ---
**Author:** ![XOldiesJock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ec9cab/32.png) [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2023, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376/59 "2023-03-20T01:22:49Z")
I would nominate one of the most memorable main title themes of all time: “The Magnificent Seven” by Elmer Bernstein. It also became known as the background music for Marlboro cigarette commercials, the ones featuring the rugged cowboy. ---
**Author:** ![Galactus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galactus/32/3581_2.png) [@Galactus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galactus)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2023, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376/60 "2023-03-20T01:24:03Z")
The theme from Caddyshack. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rbQgaHZOFZ0/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AHUBoAC1gOKAgwIABABGHIgVCg3MA8=&rs=AOn4CLAGJ8O5JYvqfI_4mGg58PxCoNvBYw ""I'm Alright" Kenny Loggins "Caddyshack Theme” (SPOILERS!)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbQgaHZOFZ0) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-non-musical-movie-themes/981376.md?page=4)