Greatist opening theme to movies

[gorbee natcase]

STAR WARS- John Williams
WHERE EAGLES DARE- Ron Goodwin

[Daevren]

I love the openings of the Star Wars movies (and computer games). They always start with "A long time ago in a galaxy far away..." And then yellow tekst with John Williams music.

And when that it finished you start to see starts, the 'camare' turns a little and you see a ship in space and the movie begins.

It would be that great without John Williams music. But I wouldn't dare to call the music itself 'the greatest'.

[nsvppp]

Once upon a time in the West - Ennio Morricone

it's so very lonely

[rob47]

the opening credits to pulp fiction

after the "Nobody move or i'll execute every last one of you..." and then the surfing music comes in.

[pseudopianist]

WIILOW! I love that theme...

And of course Star Wars. It is a classic

[thalbergmad]

The Good the Bad and the Ugly

[Lance Morrison]

i hate to pick an american movie, but---the godfather

[Goldberg]

2001: A Space Odyssey. "Also Sprach Zarathustra" might be hackneyed and mocked NOW, but remember ya heard it there first! If I'm in the proper mood for watching such an epic and overwhelming movie, the opening music is enough to send shivers down my spine (plus the Ligeti/Strauss later on is stunning).

Also, I enjoy the music for A Clockwork Orange and Scarface. And, yes, Pulp Fiction and The Godfather also have wicked music. And how about Requiem for a Dream?

[rlefebvr]

That one is easy....

Jaws.


On a personnal note

Somewhere in time
Hunt for Red October

[gorbee natcase]

Jaws is very good.

[Regulus Medtner]

Many  Korngold scores. Robin Hood and The Sea Hawk come to mind. Great music!
In Robin Hood, after the introduction title credits the music continues while we come directly on to the first scene where the featured drummers play exactly what the score drums are playing at that very moment, concluding the fanfare, all synchronized and everything. An exciting little detail. Now, that's what happens when you let the composer meddle with the final cutting of the film! 

The Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings (especially the third film) and Star Wars have all great introductory music...

[paris]

the Troy comes to my mind...but heh i couldn't attend at music because of something other

[SirSteinway]

I love anything by John Williams!  He is a musical genius, IMO.

[Fugue]

I'd have to say bernard herrman. Pyscho, Vertigo, and North by Northwest have some of the coolest opening music. Pyscho - violent, bitonal strings, Vertigo- Tristanesque, and NbyNW - very heroic sounding.

[Mozartian]

Anyone who knows me the least littlest bit doesn't even have to ask what my answer would be to this one.  

LORD OF THE RINGS!

How could it be otherwise?

[Lance Morrison]

I forgot----Taxi Driver, also by Hermann

[Teddybear]

I love anything by John Williams!  He is a musical genius, IMO.

I think he was brilliant during the time of the old Star Wars and Indiana Jones, but then he just... *sob* I so hate him nowadays. The only exception is Catch Me If You Can.

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[Goldberg]

Just call him "The French Hornopum"!