All time Greatest Movie Theme Songs

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https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/greatest-movie-themes

How would you rank the All time greatest Movie Theme- Songs ?

Here's some of mine and how i'd ranked them:

1. Good Bad and the Ugly
2 Rocky - Gonna Fly Now
3. James Bond
4. Star Wars
5. The Exorcist
6 Shaft
7 Jaws
8 Robocop
9 The Pink Panther

10 Live and Let Die - P. McCarthy- James Bond movie
11 Terminator
12 Mission Impossible
13 Superman the Movie (christopher reeves)
14 Sound of Music
15 Live and Let Die - P. McCarthy- James Bond movie
16 Kill Bill Vol.1 Battle without Honor
17 Star Trek the Motion Picture
18 the Godfather

19 Pulp Fiction
20 Philadelphia (Bruce Springteen)
21 Ghost Busters
22 Jail House Rock movie - Elvis
23 Ghost Busters Sound of Music
24 Enter the Dragon
25 Way of the Dragon - Bruce Lee
26 Game of Death - Bruce Lee

 

[Oz-of-Cowboy-Country]

Most are going to pick Jaws, because it's the most rememberable. So that's kind of like asking for a favorite theme song to a TV show. Most would pick Gilligan's Island. But just to go a different way I'd say....

Love Song by 311 for 50 First Dates.
The theme song for Ghost Busters that was a top ten hit would be my third choice.

 

[Ranched]

Hard to believe they didn't have Chariots of Fire listed.

 

[Runwildboys]

1) The Highlander

2) everything else

 

[terra]

There are so many I have loved over the years that it is impossible to pick one.

I would probably have about 50 on my list. And have no way to rank them.

Most of those mentioned so far would be on it.

Chariots of Fire is a great one. The background of the father with the young son watching was so well done.
Who Wants to Live Forever in Highlander is so poignant. The scene where McLeod walks away leaving his clan sword marking his ladies grave...

There are just so many. The Rocky movies training scenes are excellently set off with music. 1,2 and 4 especially.

Some very obscure movies have excellent songs in them. Last Flight of Noah's Ark is probably unknown to virtually everyone here but its theme song Half of Me is fine.

 

[cowboyec]

1.jailhouse rock
2.love me tender
3.viva las vegas
4.blue hawaii
5.loving you
6.king creole
7.follow that dream
8.girls girls girls
9.flaming star
10.spinout
11.gi blues
12.frankie and johnny
13.wild in the country
14.speedway
15.charro

 

[CouchCoach]

Theme songs and scores are not the same thing. Scores are larger and cover the entire film.

You want a theme song, how about "As Time Goes By" from Casablanca
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" from the Wizard of Oz
"The Way We Were" from same
"Days of Wine and Roses" from same
"Love Story" from same
"Moon River" from Breakfast at Tiffany's
"The Hills Are Alive" from The Sound of Music
"Staying Alive" from Saturday Night Fever Note here, if you get the chance to watch the Robert Stigwood doc and just how that film and entire soundtrack came about, it is well worth the time. I had little knowledge of the background and the war he was in with Michael Eisner before he took over Disney. Great story.

 

[Londonboy]

The Great escape.
The Magnificent 7.
The Dam Busters.

 

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Theme songs and scores are not the same thing. Scores are larger and cover the entire film.

You want a theme song, how about "As Time Goes By" from Casablanca
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" from the Wizard of Oz
"The Way We Were" from same
"Days of Wine and Roses" from same
"Love Story" from same
"Moon River" from Breakfast at Tiffany's
"The Hills Are Alive" from The Sound of Music
"Staying Alive" from Saturday Night Fever Note here, if you get the chance to watch the Robert Stigwood doc and just how that film and entire soundtrack came about, it is well worth the time. I had little knowledge of the background and the war he was in with Michael Eisner before he took over Disney. Great story.

When i think of Breakfast at Tiffany's film, somehow i tend to think more of the Deep Blue Something's version of Breakfast at Tiffany's song ...

P.S. ..i'm currently YouTubing most of these theme songs in above listing you've posted .....

 

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1.jailhouse rock
2.love me tender
3.viva las vegas
4.blue hawaii
5.loving you
6.king creole
7.follow that dream
8.girls girls girls
9.flaming star
10.spinout
11.gi blues
12.frankie and johnny
13.wild in the country
14.speedway
15.charro

" Viva Las Vegas" .. yeh the Elvis song, ... some of yours i'll have to YouTube to see if i can recall them.

 

[Runwildboys]

1) The Highlander

2) everything else

Oh wait;

1) The Highlander (Princes of the Universe)
2) Smokey and the Bandit (Eastbound and Down)
3) everything else

 

[cowboyec]

" Viva Las Vegas" .. yeh the Elvis song, ... some of yours i'll have to YouTube to see if i can recall them.

enjoy.

 

[Londonboy]

Oh wait;

1) The Highlander (Princes of the Universe)
2) Smokey and the Bandit (Eastbound and Down)
3) everything else

Smokey and the Bandit ahead of Every which way but loose?, for shame Sir.

 

[Runwildboys]

Smokey and the Bandit ahead of Every which way but loose?, for shame Sir.

Jerry Reed could play!!!

 

[Londonboy]

Jerry Reed could play!!!

I have one thing to say and I need You to listen carefully.
That's it, come closer, I'm rolling My window right down, put Your head in, I wouldn't want You to miss this.
Are You ready?
RIGHT TURN CLYDE.

 

[terra]

Smokey and the Bandit is popcorn music. Light in taste and does not last.

IT was enjoyable but that was all.

Certainly does not deserve mention with the all time greats.

 

[cowboyec]

Smokey and the Bandit is popcorn music. Light in taste and does not last.

IT was enjoyable but that was all.

Certainly does not deserve mention with the all time greats.

bull.

 

[Runwildboys]

Smokey and the Bandit is popcorn music. Light in taste and does not last.

IT was enjoyable but that was all.

Certainly does not deserve mention with the all time greats.

Sorry, is your sophisticated musical palate offended?

It's a great song that gets your blood pumping. It ain't Mozart, but not everyone likes Mozart.

 

[terra]

Sorry, is your sophisticated musical palate offended?

It's a great song that gets your blood pumping. It ain't Mozart, but not everyone likes Mozart.

Hey, I am talking all time great movie themes and smoky just falls short. You don't like my opinion? Should I care?

Have to laugh at your scaredy cat little insult about sophisticated palate. Feeling inadequate?
Having trouble feeling macho?

 

[Runwildboys]

Hey, I am talking all time great movie themes and smoky just falls short. You don't like my opinion? Should I care?

Have to laugh at your scaredy cat little insult about sophisticated palate. Feeling inadequate?
Having trouble feeling macho?

Wow, you just brought this to a whole new level...a stupid level, but a new one. That's the most idiotic post I've seen in a long time. What kind of moron thinks other people are "scaredy cats" online?

When you opine that someone else 's opinion is wrong, you should expect that person to express how they feel about your opinion, and not pretend you're above caring...which pretty much proves you care.