Top 10 Non-JW themes

[stewdog1 50]

Since we have a top 10 theme for JW, I figured we could take our shot at a non-JW theme top ten list.

This one can be much harder, but I'm putting down my favorites of all time.

1. Star Trek: TMP - Goldsmith

2. Once Upon a Time in the West main theme - Morricone (One of the best themes of all time)

3. The Magnificent Seven- Bernstein

4. The Mission - Morricone

5. Midnight Cowboy theme - Barry

6. The Trees from Medicine Man - Goldsmith

7. 007/James Bond - Barry?

8. Back to the Future main theme - Silvestri

9. Dragonheart main theme - Edelman

10. ???

I find it very hard to remember many secondary themes from other composers. This probably has something to do with the fact that JW writes secondary themes that are as good or better than most main themes.

[Mr. Breathmask 555]

This is very, very difficult.

Some that come to mind:

The James Bond Theme - Monty Norman

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly - Ennio Morricone

Tara's Theme - Max Steiner

Main Title Theme (from ST:TMP) - Jerry Goldsmith

[Musicmaster 0]

Alex North: Spartacus Love Theme and Unchained Melody (orchestral version)

[John McClane 1]

In no particular order.

1 - Forrest Gump Themes (every theme) - Alan Silvestri

2 - The Last of the Mohicans - Trevor Jones and Randy Endelmann

3 - Star Trek (The Motion Picture - Main Theme) - Jerry Goldsmith

4 - The Good, the Bad, the Ugly - Ennio Morricone

5 - Once upon a time in the West - Ennio Morricone

6 - The murder theme form Psycho - Bernard Herrmann

7 - Gone with the wind Main Theme - Max Steiner

8 - James Bond Theme - Monty Norman

9 - Profondo Rosso Main Theme (Deep Red) - Goblin

10a - The Bone Collector Main Theme - Craig Armstrong

10b - The Simpsons Main Theme - Danny Elfman (WTF?!?)

Well, this is very difficult, since 90% of my soundtracks are from a guy called John Williams.

There could be some more from Ennio Morricone (Once upon a time in America, A fistful of Dollars...) but hey this is a top 10...

I also put the Simpson theme, yes "WTF" but Elfman IS a film music composer and The Simpsons are going to be a film too, actually.

[Morlock 11]

I was initialy going to make a list and then whittle it down to 25, but I failed miserably. So, I figure, if I can't possibly meet the guielines, I might as well go all out. He's 90 of my top non-Williams themes- alphabeticaly by composer (I looked at a list of composers and thought about the best themes from each one):

Main Theme from The Black Hole (Barry)

James Bond Theme from Dr. No (Barry/Norman)

007 from From Russia With Love (Barry)

Main Theme from On Her Majesty's Secret Service (Barry)

The John Dunbar Theme from Dances With Wolves (Barry)

The Wolf Theme from Dances With Wolves (Barry)

Main Theme from Zulu (Barry)

Main Theme from To Kill A Mockingbird (Bernstein)

Main Theme from 25th Hours (Blanchard)

Main Theme from The Rescuers Down Under (Broughton)

Main Theme from Antoine & Collete segment of Love at 20 (Delerue)

Estella's Theme from Great Expectations (Doyle)

Sigh No More Ladies from Much Ado About Nothing (Doyle)

Pardon Goddess of The Night from Much Ado About Nothing (Doyle)

Any theme from Henry V (Doyle)

Main Theme from Dragonheart (Edelman)

Bruce and Linda from Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (Edelman)

Main Titles from Star Trek VI (Eidelman)

Main Theme from Black Beauty (Elfman)

Main Theme from Batman (Elfman)

Main Theme from Exodus (Gold)

Russian Theme from Air Force One (Goldsmith)

Main Theme from Magic (Goldsmith)

Main Theme from L.A. Confidential (Goldsmith)

Main Theme from Patton (Goldsmith)

Main Theme from Papillon (Goldsmith)

Main Theme from Lionheart (Goldsmith)

Main Theme from The Final Conflict (Goldsmith)

Main Theme from Hoosiers (Goldsmith)

The Trees from Medicine Man (Goldsmith)

Kick The Can from Twilight Zone: The Movie (Goldsmith)

The Raisuli from The Wind and the Lion (Goldsmith)

Tryouts from Rudy (Goldsmith)

Ave Satani from The Omen (Goldsmith)

Main Theme from Star Trek: TMP (Goldsmith)

Ilia's Theme from Star Trek: TMP (Goldsmith)

Main Theme from The Day The Earth Stood Still (Herrmann)

Prelude from Psycho (Herrmann)

Main Theme from Taxi Driver (Herrmann)

Rosebud from Citizen Kane (Herrmann)

Main (take off) Theme from Apollo 13 (Horner)

The Ludlows from Legends of The Fall (Horner)

Love Theme from Braveheart (Horner)

Main Theme from The Rocketeer (Horner)

Willow's Theme from Willow (Horner)

Love Theme from Willow (Horner)

Main Theme from Krull (Horner)

The Fire from Restoration (Howard)

Promentory from Last of The Mohicans (Jones)

Main Theme from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (Kamen)

Theme from The Third Man (Karas)

Main Theme from The Pink Panther (Mancini)

Main Theme from Touch of Evil (Mancini)

Moon River from Breakfast at Tiffany's (Mancini)

Main Theme from Requiem for a Dream (Mansell)

Love Theme from Durango (McKenzie)

Main Theme from The Big Country (Moross)

Main Theme from The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (Morricone)

Death Theme from The Untouchables (Morricone)

Love Theme from Cinema Paradiso (Morricone)

Main Theme from Little Women (Newman)

Tract House Ginch from Scent of a Woman (Newman)

Main Theme from The Dead (North)

Unchained Melody from Unchained (North)

The Promise from The Piano (Nyman)

Subotai's Theme from Conan The Barbarian (Poledouris)

Main Titles from Star Trek IV (Rosenman)

Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet (Rota)

Main Theme from 8 1/2 (Rota)

Love Theme from The Godfather (Rota)

The Godfather Waltz from The Godfather (or Fortunella, take your pick) (Rota)

Main Theme from The Taming of the Shrew (Rota)

Legend of The Glass Mountain from Glass Mountain (Rota)

Main Theme from Spellbound (Rozsa)

Main Theme from The American President (Shaiman)

Main Theme from The Conversation (Shire)

Amy's Theme from The Conversation (Shire)

Gondor Theme from The Lord of The Rings: The Return of The King (Shore)

Main Theme from Back To The Future (Silvestri)

Main Adventrue Theme from The Mummy Returns (Silvestri)

Every theme from Forrest Gump (Silvestri)

Tara Theme from Gone With The Wind (Steiner)

Main Theme from Alexis Zorba (Throdrakis)

Main Theme from The Guns of Navarone (Tiomkin)

Main Theme from Chariots of Fire (Vangelis)

Main Theme from Cold Mountain (Yared)

Most themes from Troy (Yared)

Main Theme from Muppet Treasure Island (Zimmer)

Main Theme from The Rock (Zimmer)

O Verona from Williams Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (Not sure)

(this of course is without any TV themes and I believe only one TV movie)

[John McClane 1]

Morlock rules

[Romão 2,274]

Batman theme by Elfman

Cutthroat Island

Riders of Doom and Civilization from Conan

Back to the Future

Love theme from Spartacus

Love theme from Addicted to Love

Exodus

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

The Cider House Rules

Out of Africa

Mina/Dracula by Kilar

Cinema Paradiso by Andrea Morricone

Il Postino

Ring theme from FOTR

Lawrence of Arabia

Vertigo

[JoeinAR 1,949]

morlock needs to learn to edit.

[Morlock 11]

I know how, but this is one case where I have no desire to. I would love to respond to stewdog's wishes, but seeing as I cannot do so, I will at least indulge mine.

[Lurker 5]

morlock needs to learn to edit.

He went to the Chrusher school of "Can't Pick Just One".

Neil

[Morlock 11]

One I could pick, I'd just take the one most striking to me at the moment. Ten I can't. Twenty Five I can't. Out of the 90, I'd currently pick Great Expectations, mainly 'Kissing in The Rain'. One of the greatest tracks ever, featuring gloriously what is IMO one of the greatest love themes ever.

Actually- better make that 91, I forgot to add David Arnold's instantly classic Stepford Wives theme (at least IMO, of course).

[stewdog1 50]

10, 90? What's the difference?

[Unlucky Bastard 7,782]

1. "Ave Satani" from The Omen - Jerry Goldsmith

2. "Carol Anne's Theme" from Poltergeist - Jerry Goldsmith

3. "The Batman Theme" from Batman - Danny Elfman

4. "Main Title" from Black Beauty - Danny Elfman

5. "My True Love's Eyes" from Legend - Jerry Goldsmith

6. "Godzilla March" from Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla '93 - Akira Ifukube

7. "The Power" from Poltergeist II: The Other Side - Jerry Goldsmith

8. "Main Title" from Spider-Man - Danny Elfman

9. "Reunited" from Legend - Jerry Goldsmith

10. "Love Theme" from The Mummy - Jerry Goldsmith

...as you can see, I really love the music of Elfman and Goldsmith.

[Kendal_Ozzel 36]

I can help you narrow that list down. For starters...

Star Trek IV

Now we're at what, 90 again?

[JoeinAR 1,949]

morlock needs to learn to edit.

He went to the Chrusher school of "Can't Pick Just One, 'Cause I'm weak and sniveling."

Neil

just shows how weak they are.

[Morlock 11]

morlock needs to learn to edit.

He went to the Chrusher school of "Can't Pick Just One, 'Cause I'm weak and sniveling."

Neil

just shows how weak they are.

I do not snivel.

[Lurker 5]

I never said you did.

Neil

[MSM 126]

1) Goldsmith - Supergirl Theme

2) Arnold - ID4 End Credits Theme

3) Newton Howard - Dinosaur Egg Travels

4) Mancina - Speed Main Title

5) Elfman - Mars Attacks Main Title

6) Goldsmith - Mummy Sand Volcano Theme

7) Silvestri - Mummy Returns Main Theme

8) Shaiman - American President

9) Korngold - The Sea Hawk Main Theme

10) Rosza - Ivanhoe Main Theme

[Richard Penna 3,695]

Choosing 10 overall is difficult, so I'll give my current most played themes:

Theme from Twister, Mark Mancina

The Blue Planet, George Fenton

Theme from The Postman, J.N. Howard

The Great Work Begins, Angels in America, Thomas Newman

My Girl theme, J.N.Howard

Dances with Wolves (just pick one), John Barry

The Shipping News, Christopher Young

Braveheart, (again, just pick any theme) James Horner

The Mummy Returns, Alan Silvestri

Day After Tomorrow, Harald Kloser

It's hard because most of my favourites are from Williams, the king of addictive themes

[John Crichton 4]

I'm not going to count out 10 since my experience outside Williams is pretty limited, but here are my favorites that spring to mind:

Main Theme/Enterprise Theme- Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Goldsmith)

Klingon Theme- Star Trek: TMP, fully formed in Star Trek V (Goldsmith)

"Sign Off" Theme- Star Trek VI- (Eidleman)

Back to the Future Main Theme- (Silvestri)

The Ring Theme, The Fellowship Fanfare, and the Hobbit Theme- The Lord of the Rings (Shore)

Just about every theme from Independence Day - (Arnold)

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Main Title- (Kamen)