# Villains and Theme Music **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 5, 2011, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/villains-and-theme-music/584384 "2011-06-05T10:48:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![h.sapiens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@h.sapiens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/h.sapiens)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/villains-and-theme-music/584384/41 "2011-06-08T13:05:37Z")
In Fritz Lang’s “M”, when you hear Hans Beckert whistling “In the Hall of the Mountain King” you know he’s about to do something very, very bad. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/villains-and-theme-music/584384/42 "2011-06-08T15:58:10Z")
“Attack Of The Blue Meanies” (George Martin, form the Beatles _Yellow Submarine_ album.) . ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2011, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/villains-and-theme-music/584384/43 "2011-06-09T02:49:32Z")
“The March of the Villains” is Lex Luthor’s theme song in Christopher Reeve’s _Superman_ movies. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/moA6RGE_MzM/hqdefault.jpg "The March of the Villains") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moA6RGE_MzM) On _Garfield and Friends_ in the late 1980s, there were some “US Acres” segments about barnyard animals living on a farm. I never liked these segments all that much, but once in a while Orson the pig’s mean older brothers would show up to the tune of “In the Hall of the Mountain King.” ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2011, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/villains-and-theme-music/584384/44 "2011-06-09T03:28:30Z")
Best villain music; Imperial March (Darth Vader’s theme) Worst villain music; The [Haunting “Torgo” theme](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hSEkHTglhM&feature=related) ---
**Author:** ![Trepa\_Mayfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2011, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/villains-and-theme-music/584384/45 "2011-06-09T21:32:57Z")
What about when you get to be the villain? Nothing prepares for turning your opponent’s monsters into skellies quite like the [Necropolis Theme](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lQTbRY2xWY) from Heroes of Might and Magic III. ---
**Author:** ![kombatminipig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5ac83/32.png) [@kombatminipig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kombatminipig)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/villains-and-theme-music/584384/46 "2011-06-10T14:16:46Z")
If operas count, I’d say Scarpia singing Tre Sbirri in _Tosca_. The theme is epic (far more beautiful than the lyrics), and the meshed in church choir and cannon fire from the castle adds to the epicness. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/villains-and-theme-music/584384/47 "2011-06-10T14:24:07Z")
> [@Cheerleading\_Dropout](#): > > Alternatively, what is a good song that sounds like it should be a villain’s theme music, and what type of villain would it go with? \*\*\*Megamind \*\*\*was great for that: _Back in Black Highway to Hell Crazy Train Bad to the Bone Welcome to the Jungle_ Perhaps a bit obvious, but it was great. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/villains-and-theme-music/584384/48 "2011-06-10T14:50:16Z")
Not a villain\*, but the “Bad to the Bone” usage in _T2_ was exceptionally awesome, seeing as, y’know, his bones were by far the baddest thing about him. \*But, of course, you only knew that if you’d seen the trailer. Damn trailers. ---
**Author:** ![kushiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/villains-and-theme-music/584384/49 "2011-06-10T19:53:53Z")
> [@ultrafilter](#): > > [Kefka](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hqmeDtVEoE). A++, would quote again. [One Winged Angel](http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xbbvzt_one-winged-angel-orchestral-final-f_videogames) is my spine-tingling favorite villain music. On the cheesy side, I absolutely love [Ghaleon’s theme](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR-BbLoXq8Y). So 90s and so wonderful. On the moody side, [Shadow of Doubt](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMhSWEu6r6c). Dark, but not obviously HEY GUYZ THIS IS A VILLAIN’S THEME ---
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/villains-and-theme-music/584384/50 "2011-06-12T16:51:02Z")
[The Axe Gang theme](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXpwsCIKeBQ) from Kung Fu Hustle. (fast fwd to 2:00 and try to ignore the awful dubbing) ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2011, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/villains-and-theme-music/584384/51 "2011-06-13T09:40:56Z")
> [@Lasciel](#): > > The intro song for Despicable Me is one of the most fantastic villain songs ever. It’s like a twisted upbeat version of a James Bond theme. Also it’s amazingly ear-wormy. > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axbUCR1nKRA](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axbUCR1nKRA) You want an [evil Bond Theme?](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqNs7APC6A8) 🆒 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/villains-and-theme-music/584384.md?page=2)