Best Themesong I've Ever Heard

[esper]

I'm sorry... This might not be worth an entire topic, but I found true glory.

While not a big fan of the movie "Van Helsing" (although I watched it simply because I am a big fan of Abraham Van Helsing, the original from Bram Stoker's novel) the music entitled "Journey To Transylvania" is one of the best pieces I've EVER heard. If you don't know it by name, which probably none of you do, it's the piece that starts out with some Omen music (chanting) and then goes into Flamenco-style guitar. I was blown away. It kinda reminded me of another "Omen" style piece, Gratua Cuun from Star Wars: Republic Commando.

So, as not to waste an entire topic, how about some other all-time favorite themesongs, or maybe themesongs you can think of that are so good as to be unworthy of the movie or game they are played in?

[Kal-El]

There's loads of classics.

Superman
Jaws
Indiana Jones
Thundercats (cartoon)
Smallville
Monkey Island

plus loads more!

Oh, yeah, and Dallas.

[esper]

Hmmm... I would say anything by John Williams is a given, though...

[Kal-El]

True, but I had to mention a few of his tunes because he's a goddamn genius.

[Nikolas]

Batman Returns      Danny Elfman
The Simpsons         Danny elfman
MacGuyver              I have no idea who
Microcosmos           Bruno Coulais
Lord of the rings     Howard Shore

And 1000s more...

[Kal-El]

I think '1000's more' is highly over-rated

[Elliott Hird]

Full Throttle - The Gone Jackals, Legacy, Bone To Pick

[Kal-El]

Full Throttle yes. Interesting choice.

[Eggie]

Heard one John Williams score you've heard 'em all.

I love Danny Elfman's theme for Beetlejuice and Jerry Goldsmith's end credits music for Poltergeist.

On Tv, I love the theme music for The League of Gentlemen, Dexters Laborotory, Six Feet Under.

I still maintain that the Monkey Island theme is the best piece of music EVER COMPOSED. But another game with a good feem choon is Croc.

[Nikolas]

I have a question that botheres me a lot:

Song is a piece of music with lyrics in, right? I mean a song must have a singer, no?

I don't know the accurate term, but all the themes we've been talking about are not songs, if I understand corectly, or are they?

Anyway I did remember another one. It's old, it's classical but it's composed for a movie:

Alexander Nievsky Ã,  Ã,  Ã, Sergei Prokofiev

PS. Blame my classical training for coming up with these shit. But hosetnly if you give it a chance, he is one of the best movie composeres ever. Most of the composers for movies nodays base their orchestrations to what he did. This is impressive.

And 1000s of course is a matter of speech. I don't have a 1000 CDs in my possetions.

But still now, that I recall I can name another one:

Stigmata Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  by Billy Corgan

Amazing! Simply amazing! And it's a song!

I still maintain that the Monkey Island theme is the best piece of music EVER COMPOSED.

the best piece of music EVER COMPOSED?

[Kal-El]

Heard one John Williams score you've heard 'em all.

Same can be said for Danny Elfman. I really think his music is horrendous with the exception of Batman. They're all the same in my opinion.

[Elliott Hird]

Songs = anything where you hear something other than garbage cans.

[Pet Terry]

http://personal.inet.fi/surf/presents/20besttunes.htm

It's more than themes only and it's only about video game tunes. As for movies and programs:
- MacGyver
- Bucky O' Hare
- Darkwing Duck
- Duck Tales
- Chip & Dale: Rescue Rangers
- The X-Files
- Batman (the movie, by Tim Burton)
- The Green Hornet
- Pulp Fiction

[Nikolas]

Songs = anything where you hear something other than garbage cans.

So a Symphony by Beethoven or Rite of Spring by Stravinsky or a sonata by Vivaldi, are songs? This sounds weird. Has anybody any opinion on this.

Danny Elfan is a whistler. He doens't know a lot of music. He whistles the theme and someon else does the orchestrations. This is a fact. Take it from me!

John Williams is not a whistler!

[Elliott Hird]

Yeah, they're songs. songs is the same as music, but it doesn't refer to the scene of it, more the "flesh"

[Nacho]

Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Jaws, Home Alone, Superman... I see a pattern?

Jesus Christ Superstar, Excalibur (Does Carmina Burana count as a themesong, or not?).

And Braveheart and Titanic, I think this two were made by the same guy as well, but not sure.

[AlbinoPanther]

MONKEY ISLAND MONKEY ISLAND MONKEY ISLAND MONKEY ISLAND
MONKEY ISLAND MONKEY ISLAND MONKEY ISLAND MONKEY ISLAND
MONKEY ISLAND MONKEY ISLAND MONKEY ISLAND MONKEY ISLAND
MONKEY ISLAND MONKEY ISLAND MONKEY ISLAND MONKEY ISLAND
MONKEY ISLAND MONKEY ISLAND MONKEY ISLAND MONKEY ISLAND
MONKEY ISLAND MONKEY ISLAND MONKEY ISLAND MONKEY ISLAND
MONKEY ISLAND MONKEY ISLAND MONKEY ISLAND MONKEY ISLAND
MONKEY ISLAND MONKEY ISLAND MONKEY ISLAND MONKEY ISLAND
MONKEY ISLAND MONKEY ISLAND MONKEY ISLAND MONKEY ISLAND




                                            AARGH!!!!

[Gord10]

Some of my favourites I remember now: Games- Max Payne, Dead City, Ben Jordan 3; Movies- A Requiem For A Dream, Pulp Fiction, Jurassic Park...

[The Scorposer]

Danny Elfan is a whistler. He doens't know a lot of music. He whistles the theme and someon else does the orchestrations. This is a fact. Take it from me!

Ah yes, I remember his many concerts (when he was still in Oingo Boingo). When it was time for one of his guitar solo's he just started whisteling. Always got the crowd going  :

[InCreator]

Sergei Shnurov - "Mobilnik"
Theme for Russian gangster movie "Bimmer"...

Most original theme I've heard. Fits well with movie too.

I also love the theme for German TV-series about highway police, "Alarm füare Cobra 11", but don't know who composed it.

edit: TXT-spelling stupidly makes "are" out of "r-letter"