Favourite film theme tune?

guitarfishbay

I honestly think mine might be this.  I just think it is fantastic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbwlGv9SWfY

I think a close second is this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2SXKI3m14s

What film theme tunes have you really enjoyed?

randomhandclaps

In the House, In a Heartbeat was the first thing that sprung to mind.  I think it is a masterpiece.

 

stickyfiddle

Clearly. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bTpp8PQSog

bigdawg

oneof my all time favourite albums:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhhDGpUe3as

closely followed by another all time favourite:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cmo6MRYf5g

bigdawg

hmm how do you make the pics come up?! Is it hyperlinks?

guitarfishbay

bigdawg said:

hmm how do you make the pics come up?! Is it hyperlinks?

When I post they first show as URLs, but after reloading the page they seem to embed themselves as videos.  Your two videos show fine for me.

dogload

Get Carter. Or maybe The Ipcress File.

ICBM

James Bond.

Bidley

Back to the Future!

guitarfishbay

ICBM said:

James Bond.

I quite enjoyed learning that this theme came about from an earlier Indian styled piece.  Here is a short piece CNN did.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F05E2zo0Ylg

Deadman

The Italian job and Midnight cowboy for me.

JAYJO

Big country

Magnificent 7

High Chaparal (The movie if there was one)

All the spag westerns

infact most westerns

ddlooping

I know this is not a movie but...



Shame about the sound quality. 
:-S

ICBM

guitarfishbay said:

ICBM said:

James Bond.

I quite enjoyed learning that this theme came about from an earlier Indian styled piece.  Here is a short piece CNN did.

That - being able to show where the inspiration for it came from - was probably important when Monty Norman had to sue John Barry for claiming he wrote it. I lost a lot of respect for Barry when that came out.

I agree with the Spaghetti Western suggestions too - in fact, almost anything by Morricone - but they're more 'scores' than 'themes' usually. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly would definitely count though.

guitarfishbay

This one is good too IMO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLXQltR7vUQ

Though my favourite piece by him is the original recording of The Ecstasy of Gold.  Not a theme, since it is just a piece from The Good The Bad and The Ugly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOr0na6mKJQ

Phil_aka_Pip

LOTR had some nice music in it (the songs excepted, I didn't go a bundle on the "melodies")

not_the_dj

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrMLMV6E4CM

frankus

Is that the Persuaders I see up there? For TV soundtracks it's right up there with the original Space 1999 and the New Avengers 70s funked out remix.

Fillum soundtrax...

Bullet - frickin' awesome. Lalo Schifrin.
Paris Texas - Ry Cooder.

But perhaps surprisingly

Underworld - I got to the end of the film and I thought Jesus that's a portion of my time I won't be getting back in hu... what the f*ck?!?! who is this? Is that Ronny Jordan ... and lo it was ...





I love Pulp FIction for introducing me to Dick Dale - I've most of his CDs now..

I also totally loved Blade Runner - I've the sound-track on LP bought ... 25 years ago - I loved that - especially the love theme



Oooof!!


A sort of a cheat but ... Summer Knows from The Summer of 42 but played by George Benson and Herbie Hancock:





this one SHOULD be a soundtrack

ICBM

guitarfishbay said:

Though my favourite piece by him is the original recording of The Ecstasy of Gold.  Not a theme, since it is just a piece from The Good The Bad and The Ugly.

My favourite is the Finale from Once Upon A Time In The West - which is sometimes called the 'theme', but to me it's not really a theme, since it's never used in the film except over the end titles.

frankus said:

I also totally loved Blade Runner - I've the sound-track on LP bought ... 25 years ago - I loved that - especially the love theme

Agreed. One of the best things Vangelis has ever done, and less 'typical' than most of his other stuff.

IanSavage

Ah, come on:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOmJLk1lu08

randomhandclaps

frankus said:

this one SHOULD be a soundtrack

Went to see Marcus Miller with Carleen Anderson at the Southbank about 3 weeks back. Just phenomenal.