Most famous film music
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For a slight twist on the question, I think the greatest theme:film familiarity ratio would be Clint Mansell's Lux Aeterna for Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream.
Cuckoo (The Laurel and Hardy Theme)
I know, it's common knowledge.
It's not even my favorite music for this kind of film, that would be Profondo Rosso.
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It's not even my favorite music for this kind of film, that would be Profondo Rosso.
Edit : and Suspiria
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Like we haven't heard this before: Star Wars trilogy.
Also, Indiana Jones, Superman, James Bond, Pink Panther.
Also Spracht Zarathustra, from 2001: A Space Odyssey, although not written for that film.
Rocky's theme, "Gonna Fly Now." Much of the other Bill Conti music from the film is also very easily identifiable.
And almost forgot: The Magnificent Seven
Also, Indiana Jones, Superman, James Bond, Pink Panther.
Also Spracht Zarathustra, from 2001: A Space Odyssey, although not written for that film.
Rocky's theme, "Gonna Fly Now." Much of the other Bill Conti music from the film is also very easily identifiable.
And almost forgot: The Magnificent Seven
Jaws.
Such is the power of just two notes played one after the other.
Such is the power of just two notes played one after the other.
-Star Wars themes
-Indiana Jones' themes
-Titanic theme
-Star Trek theme (Alexander Courage's version as well as the Jerry Goldsmith version)
-Jaws theme
-Close Encounters theme
-2001's music
-James Horner's music from 'Glory' (One theme showed up for Deep Impact's trailer, another in The Professional's trailer and others).
-Indiana Jones' themes
-Titanic theme
-Star Trek theme (Alexander Courage's version as well as the Jerry Goldsmith version)
-Jaws theme
-Close Encounters theme
-2001's music
-James Horner's music from 'Glory' (One theme showed up for Deep Impact's trailer, another in The Professional's trailer and others).
I'd add Morricone's score from The Mission to that list, with the caveat that most people don't know what they're listening to. I know the main theme has been used elsewhere (I remember it being on a Maxwell House commercial in the late 80s/early 90s), and the instrumental piece "Gabriel's Oboe" was reworked into the vocal piece "Nella Fantasia," and performed by the likes of Sarah Brightman, Celtic Woman, and Il Divo.
"Superman" (first film)
Star Wars (cues from all the films)
"Star Trek: The Motion Picture" (fanfare, though many non score fans would probably think it was originally from TNG)
"Jaws" (first film)
Indiana Jones ("Radiers March")
James Bond (theme)
"The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" (the theme)
"Psycho" (piece accopanying the shower murder)
"The Pink Panther" (theme)
"Star Trek [TOS]" (theme, and the famous fight music -- though they would have no idea which episode, and some would not even know from where)
"Knight Rider" (theme)
"CHiPs" (theme)
"Dynasty" (theme)
"Magnum, pi" (theme)
"Quantum Leap" (theme)
"The Rockford Files" (theme; not sure about the last generation of so though)
"The Twilight Zone" (theme, original, second theme which is the famous one)
To lesser extents (remember, non score fans aren't as knowledgable as score lovers, and not anywhere near as versed):
"Lawrence of Arabia"
"North By Northwest"
"Rudy"
"Cool Hand Luke" (Tar laying sequence piece, since NBC used to use it as a news theme)
"The Godfather" (Godfather's theme)
"Chariots of Fire"
"Plunkett & MacClean" ("The Hanging" cue, since it was used in a number of trailers, but I doubt they would know it's from this film; Craig Armstrong, composer; also, another piece was used in a number of trailers, like the first X-Files film, "Escape From Mantua" I think is the cue name)
"Titanic" (Horner's Rose theme, which was the basis of the song; play any cue with that theme music, even if it's no the song, and a number of people would know where it comes from)
"The Mission" ("Gabriel's Oboe")
Possibly the theme from "The Great Escape" (Elmer Bernstein, composer)
Star Wars (cues from all the films)
"Star Trek: The Motion Picture" (fanfare, though many non score fans would probably think it was originally from TNG)
"Jaws" (first film)
Indiana Jones ("Radiers March")
James Bond (theme)
"The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" (the theme)
"Psycho" (piece accopanying the shower murder)
"The Pink Panther" (theme)
"Star Trek [TOS]" (theme, and the famous fight music -- though they would have no idea which episode, and some would not even know from where)
"Knight Rider" (theme)
"CHiPs" (theme)
"Dynasty" (theme)
"Magnum, pi" (theme)
"Quantum Leap" (theme)
"The Rockford Files" (theme; not sure about the last generation of so though)
"The Twilight Zone" (theme, original, second theme which is the famous one)
To lesser extents (remember, non score fans aren't as knowledgable as score lovers, and not anywhere near as versed):
"Lawrence of Arabia"
"North By Northwest"
"Rudy"
"Cool Hand Luke" (Tar laying sequence piece, since NBC used to use it as a news theme)
"The Godfather" (Godfather's theme)
"Chariots of Fire"
"Plunkett & MacClean" ("The Hanging" cue, since it was used in a number of trailers, but I doubt they would know it's from this film; Craig Armstrong, composer; also, another piece was used in a number of trailers, like the first X-Files film, "Escape From Mantua" I think is the cue name)
"Titanic" (Horner's Rose theme, which was the basis of the song; play any cue with that theme music, even if it's no the song, and a number of people would know where it comes from)
"The Mission" ("Gabriel's Oboe")
Possibly the theme from "The Great Escape" (Elmer Bernstein, composer)
You realise Also sprach Zarathustra predates that film by nearly 70 years, right ?
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Before I even entered the thread, I was thinking "Star Wars Main Title Theme" by John Williams.
