The Question Lady writes:
What’s the best movie theme music?
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Not exactly your question but the closing title theme to Blade Runner is one of the most perfect ever.
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You would have to go a long way to beat this stuff, in my opinion – late ’50’s – early ’60s westerns…
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anything from Ennio Morricone
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Superman.
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I vote for Lord Love a Duck http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPdp2MH19dY. My absolute favorite theme music for a movie.
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The Bad and the Beautiful, score byDavid Raksin.
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Here’s my list of the 170 greatest movie scores. http://www.filmicability.blogspot.com/search/label/170%20greatest%20movie%20soundtracks
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Jaws, of course.
Although, when I watch Sophie’s Choice, which I do every few years, I burst into tears as the opening strains of the theme music commence. So perhaps it’s a tie. Jaws and Sophie’s Choice.
I’m complicated. Sue me.
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‘The Bad and the Beautiful, score byDavid Raksin”
That’s really good, never heard that before…
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The Pink Panther: no need for a youtube – everyone surely can call it up from his memory in a trice.
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Philip Glass’ Mishima theme is the best. No contest. The whole soundtrack is superb.
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