MovieMusic.com Message Boards: Non Williams Memorable Themes

Message Boards

Movie Soundtracks

Non Williams Memorable Themes

Archive of old forum. No more postings.

Please visit our new forum, The MovieMusic Lobby, to post new topics.

Author	Topic: Non Williams Memorable Themes

Will Oscar® Winner	I can safely say that John Williams usually leave us with memorable themes from great movies. Besides Williams, what other memorable themes that come across your mind that is composed by other composers? Just a few to mention here: 1. James Bond Theme (Monty Norman) 2. Mission: Impossible (Lalo Schriffin) 3. Star Trek (Jerry Goldsmith) 4. The Rock (Hans Zimmer, at least it is memorable to me!)
posted 02-14-2000 05:35 AM PT (US)

Jeron Oscar® Winner	James Bond Star Trek Rudy Galaxy Quest ....just to name a few. Jeron
posted 02-14-2000 05:54 AM PT (US)

Scott Oscar® Winner	Well, let's see: this is kind of hard to answer. I find many themes memorable by many different artists. Batman, Gone With the Wind Dr. Zhivago Ben Hur The Magnificent Seven Titanic (this one is for Matt) Psycho Supergirl North by Northwest Vertigo Taxi There are many more, but the ones I've listed are memorable to even non-moviemucic lovers (I think) Scott NP:Appalachian Spring (***/***)
posted 02-14-2000 07:12 AM PT (US)

HAL 2000 Oscar® Winner	Patton ST:TMP The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Lawrence of Arabia Rambo Magnificent Seven Dances With Wolves From Russia with Love Goldfinger El Cid Ben Hur The Blue Max Silverado lots more
posted 02-14-2000 09:47 AM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Oscar® Winner	Some more: - Dragonheart (Edelman) - Much Ado About Nothing (Doyle) - Captain Blood (Korngold); one of my favourite main themes! - The Lord of the Rings (Rosenman); I actually remember whistling that theme when I was about 12 years old. I had just discovered the movie, been watching it every day and wasn't at home for about a week (hollidays). I had the theme in my head the whole week long. I didn't have any interest in film or classical music at all at that time, but later, when I had discovered film music, I remembered the LOTR score and picked it up soon. Recently got the remastered release. One of my top favourite scores, without a doubt.
posted 02-14-2000 06:17 PM PT (US)

JEC Oscar® Winner	CRACK IN THE WORLD by Johnny Douglas has a great main title!!!! So does 633 SQUADRON by Ron Goodwin.
posted 02-14-2000 06:35 PM PT (US)

Dr.Evil Oscar® Winner	Psycho? Yes! Summer of '42, Michel Legrand, and along with Lawrence, Dr. Zhivago!!! Even my cats knows this one!
posted 02-14-2000 06:57 PM PT (US)

JJH Oscar® Winner	some will be redundant redundant: Dances With Wolves Conan the Barbarian Star Trek First Contact, cool main title The Mission Missing Ben-Hur Dragonheart Lion in Winter Comancheros Miller's Crossing Fargo
posted 02-14-2000 08:31 PM PT (US)

Audacity Oscar® Winner	The theme that I can never ever seem to get out of my head is Elmer Bernstein's theme for Stripes. It is very memorable. Other Memorable themes are: Bad Boys (Mark Mancina) The Cowboys (John Williams) Total Recall (Jerry Goldsmith) Terminator (Brad Fiedel) City Slickers (Marc Shaiman) The Big Country (Jerome Moross) And I can never get Harold Faltermeyer's theme from Kuffs out of my head either. Audacity NP Logan's Run (Jerry Goldsmith)***
posted 02-15-2000 08:41 AM PT (US)

Cole Oscar® Winner	Sorry to inform you, but when I talk of "memorable themes" I think of themes that non-film score afficianados would recognize, or be able to hum to you. Since Williams came on to the scene there have only been three: Star Trek Batman Titanic before that, Dr. Zhivago, Psycho and The Twilight Zone, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, and James Bond and Mission Impossible themes stand out to people. I mean, sorry Jeron, but I ask you to go out and ask the average guy to hum Rudy or Galaxy Quest. That doesnt mean that those arent kick ass scores that we all love to death - but who else but us her would reacognize them? Same goes for a lot of the other suggestions - . The General Population wouldnt recognize any more themes than that -I bet most people couldnt hum you all of the ones that I listed. If we are talking about themes that WE would recognize, this would be a moot question wouldnt it? I mean, if we are talking about memorable themes that "I" think of personally then I could just mail you the list of my collection. I mean, they are all memorable to me otherwise I wouldnt buy them right? what do you think? NP - oh gosh, I dont recognize this music
posted 02-15-2000 11:50 AM PT (US)

Timmer Oscar® Winner	.....Ok.... I'm just going to go by what's really memorable to me, not a 'does joe public know this'So here goes.... End title to Predator 2,I start with this one because I couldn't get those bongo riff's out of my head all day and I haven't even played this in a while.... main theme to Papillon '' '' Zulu The Asteroid Field - Empire strikes Back Oh crumbs I'm gonna stop here this could go on forever now I think about it!! I'll just say that when I feel really manic it'll be Breakfast Machine from Pee Wee's Big Adventure orbiting my head!! NP : The Living Daylights - John Barry
posted 02-15-2000 05:27 PM PT (US)

mlw Oscar® Winner	Man on Fire by John Scott--shattering burst of triumph and regret Lionheart (1991) by John Scott-- shattering burst of triumphant victory over the chaos broiling within "The Apology" from Inchon by Jerry Goldsmith, also undercore for George C. Scott and Claire Bloom in Islands in the Stream, "Robert and Blanche" from Lionheart (1987), The Sand Pebbles, a whole bunch more-- few composers ever understood how to write to intimate communication between men and women as much as Goldsmith does, again and again. You'd have to refer back to North, Rozsa, David Raksin. [This message has been edited by mlw (edited 15 February 2000).]
posted 02-15-2000 06:46 PM PT (US)

Old Infopop Software by UBB