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« on: December 17, 2003, 02:48:33 PM »

While waiting for the bus yesterday I thought this up, I couldn't post it at home because I had work to do. My favorite opening credits music for first place is "Escape from New York" the music is weird but I like it, I think all the music in that movie really helps the mood. The opening credits music is my favorite music out of all of "EfNY" Second place: 'Conan the Barbarian" what kick ass music. When I think about this music I think of Arnold Swarnzenger and swords. 3rd place: "La Femme Nikita" the heavy metal music really sets the setting and mood of the movie.

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« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2003, 03:03:20 PM »

* MISSION IMPOSSIBLE
* THE JAMES BOND THEME
* THE DARK SHADOWS THEME
* ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13
* NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD

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« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2003, 03:35:37 PM »

Not having to do with movie but I just got the Ben Stiller show dvd and the theme song from that is plastered in my head after watching some episodes of it.
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« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2003, 07:45:53 PM »

it's all about: "DJANGOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
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« Reply #4 on: December 17, 2003, 09:41:58 PM »

I am drawing a blank on some good ones I know, but I did think of  "Apocalypse Now" with "The End" by the Doors.  That music really fit the on-screen scenes.

I tend to at least partly judge a movie by the opening music (if there is any); the music is like a prelude to the effort put into the whole project.

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« Reply #5 on: December 18, 2003, 12:01:27 AM »


INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1978) - Great score by Denny Zeitlin...one of my all-time fave opening credits themes
MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE - One of Bill Conti's best action themes..the main title just sweeps you into the film and the action of the opening scene
SUPERMAN (1978) - Also one of John Williams' best of that genre he's so often worked in
THE FINAL CONFLICT (1981) - My favorite of Jerry Goldsmith's OMEN scores
BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935) - One of Franz Waxman's best
FORBIDDEN PLANET - the first electronic score ever
KING KONG (1933) - 'Nuff said
HALLOWEEN (1978) - Great the first time it was used in the first film, and then overused in all the sequels
STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE (1979) - The first and best of the Trek movie themes




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« Reply #6 on: December 18, 2003, 12:28:18 AM »

I'm not sure it's the opening music, but I like the music that plays at various points in Phantasm.
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« Reply #7 on: December 18, 2003, 01:46:45 AM »

Godzilla (1954)
Doctor Who
Red Dwarf (especially after they rock-ified it in the later seasons)

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« Reply #8 on: December 18, 2003, 04:19:38 AM »

The Theme to It's Garry Shandling's show.  "This is the theme to Garry's show . . ."
funny, no?

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« Reply #9 on: December 18, 2003, 12:47:23 PM »

Hmmmm....tough to narrow it down since I'm such a huge fan of movie music, but here goes:

1. Krystof Komeda's theme for "The Fearless Vampire Killers" (seems like I've
     been throwing that one around a lot lately, but it's one of my favorite movies.)
2. The opening theme to Hammer's "Twins of Evil."
3. "Edward Scissorhands" by Danny Elfman
4. The pounding version of the Godzilla theme by Akira Ifukube used at the start
     of "Godzilla vs. the Thing."
5. Too many Kung Fu films and Spaghetti Westerns to mention.
6. Two really eerie pieces of opening music, used in "The Creeping Flesh"
     and "The Blood on Satan's Claw."
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« Reply #10 on: December 18, 2003, 01:56:00 PM »

Although I thought it was typical 50's goofy music, the theme from The Blob has always stuck in my head.  I even heard it over the speaker system in one of those shlocky chain restaurants (Friday's I think) and it brought a smile to my face.

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« Reply #11 on: December 18, 2003, 08:24:06 PM »

Never actually seen the movie, but I love the theme song from "The Green Slime."

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« Reply #12 on: December 18, 2003, 09:30:59 PM »

this is a little off topic but my favorite theme music has to be the pink panther - i have no idea why

as for themes in movies- nobody mentioned star wars or indiana jones?

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« Reply #13 on: December 18, 2003, 11:30:12 PM »

These come to mind first.

The Good, The Bad, And the Ugly
Django
Gozilla vs The Smog Monster
The Blob

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« Reply #14 on: December 19, 2003, 03:32:22 AM »

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned...

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