The Best Movie Theme Songs
What are the best movie theme songs?
A movie theme song is usually referred to as the song played during the opening or closing credits. But a good
theme song is more than simply background music for the credits. Instead, it is the music that represents the
overall theme of the movie itself.
Choosing the best movie theme songs was not an easy task. First, we had to decide what classified as a "theme" song and what didn't.
Then, we had to pick the absolute best of the songs before listing them here. In doing so, we found we had enough songs to create separate pages
for both James Bond Songs and
Disney Songs. So we created a special page for each of them instead of
listing them here.
For your convenience, we have included links to the sheet music on Sheetmusicplus.com as well as the CD on Amazon.com whenever available. If you are
looking to purchase the mp3 or would like to listen to a sample, then click on either the Amazon, Rhapsody, or iTunes links.
Rhapsody provides both music subscriptions as well as individual mp3s for sale in WMA format and iTunes only provides MPEG-4 audio files for sale. However, Amazon does offer mp3s that are compatible
with both Windows Media Player and iTunes. For more information about where to purchase music online, we provide it on
our Music Downloads page or our Music Subscriptions page.
- "9 to 5" by Dolly Parton from 9 to 5 (1980)
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- "Against All Odds" by Phil Collins from Against All Odds (1984)
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- "Also Sprach Zarathustra" by Richard Strauss from 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
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- "Arthur's Theme" by Christopher Cross from Arthur (1981)
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- "Chariots of Fire" by Vangelis from Chariots of Fire (1981)
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- Close Encounters of the Third Kind Main Theme by John Williams from Close Encounters of the Third Kind
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- "Don't You Forget About Me" by Simple Minds from The Breakfast Club (1985)
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- E.T. Main Theme by John Williams from E.T. (1982)
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- "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" by Bryan Adams from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
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- "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor from Rocky III (1982)
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- "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins from Footloose (1984)
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- "Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio from Dangerous Minds (1995)
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- "Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker Jr. from Ghostbusters (1984)
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- "Gonna Fly Now" by Bill Conti from Rocky (1976)
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- "Grease" by Franki Valli from Grease (1978)
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- "Hedwig's Theme" by John Williams from Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
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- "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith from Armageddon (1998)
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- Jaws Main Theme by John Williams
from Jaws (1975)
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- Jurassic Park Main Theme by John Williams from Jurassic Park (1993)
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- "Lose Yourself" by Eminem from 8 Mile (2002)
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- "Men in Black" performed by Will Smith from Men in Black (1997)
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- "Mission Impossible" by Danny Elfman from Mission Impossible
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- "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion from Titanic (1997)
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- "Oh, Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison from Pretty Woman (1990)
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- The Pink Panther Theme by Henri Mancini from The Pink Panther
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- "Raiders March" by John Williams from Indiana Jones Trilogy
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- "Stand By Me" by Ben E. King from Stand by Me (1986)
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- Star Trek Main Theme by from Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
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- Star Wars Main Theme by John Williams from Star Wars trilogy (1977)
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- "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees from Saturday Night Live (1977)
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- "Streets of Philadelphia" by Bruce Springsteen from Philadelphia (1993)
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- Superman Main Theme by John Williams from Superman (1978)
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- "The Sound of Music" performed by Julie Andrews from The Sound of Music (1965)
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- "The Way We Were" by Barbra Streisand from The Way We Were (1973)
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- Theme from Shaft by Isaac Hays from Shaft (1971)
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- "Tubular Bells" by from The Exorcist (1973)
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- "What A Feeling" by Irene Cara from Flashdance (1983)
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