Best movie hero/villian theme songs? - Blu-ray Forum

gotexas872 · 01-06-2015, 03:53 PM

Upon watching Yojimbo, I can to realization that the composition of the main song can be interpreted as a personification of his character. And I enjoyed hearing it. Are there any song-character combinations that you find enjoyable, memorable, or one that you find reflects the personality of the hero/villian?

I can't seem to think of any at the top of my head because maybe this time of music score is a thing of the past? Actually, I am not sure if this counts but I am thinking the movie 48 hours with Eddie Murphy fits the criteria.

halloween5309 · 01-06-2015, 03:57 PM

the flash gordon theme

Todd Tomorrow · 01-06-2015, 03:57 PM

Harmonica from Once Upon a Time in the West would be my favourite theme for a character and he even is named after and plays his own theme tune.

Astro Zombie · 01-06-2015, 03:59 PM

The entire Commando score for John Matrix.

JJLong · 01-06-2015, 04:23 PM

The Imperial March for Darth Vader

Gaius Marius · 01-06-2015, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by JJLong

The Imperial March for Darth Vader

That was my first thought as I saw the thread

Adam_ME · 01-06-2015, 07:12 PM

The best and most famous ones:

Heroes -
Luke Skywalker - Force Theme
Indiana Jones - Raiders March
Rocky - Gonna Fly Now
James Bond - James Bond Theme
Superman - Superman Theme(John Williams, not Hans Zimmer)
Lethal Weapon - Riggs & Roger Themes

Villains -
Darth Vader - The Imperial March
The Godfather - The Godfather Theme
Jaws - Theme From Jaws

Some recent villain favorites of mine include:

Captain America: The Winter Soldier - Winter Soldier Theme("The Causeway" is a great track from the score)
The Dark Knight Trilogy - Themes for Ra's al-Ghul, The Joker, Bane, and Talia al-Ghul

Red Dragon · 01-06-2015, 04:29 PM

1.) "Django theme" - A theme i've always loved since the original Franco Nero "Django". I was extremely pleased the Quentin saw fit to use it in "Django Unchained".

2.) "What if?" a.k.a "Remo's theme" is somewhat of a long forgotten bit of 80's cheesy fun from Stuart Copeland (of The Police) from one of my favorites ..."Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins"...

...and just for clarification ..."In Korea door handle would not have broken!"

Red Dragon · 01-06-2015, 04:40 PM

...a strangely haunting and somewhat beautiful musical piece which, if I remember correctly, was actually titled "Reagan's Theme" from that horrible film "The Exorcist II: The Heretic". Proof positive that good music can, in fact, sometimes come from bad films.

And I'd certainly be remiss if I failed to mention either the "Jaws" theme ...(if not the actual villain of the film, the shark was certainly the antagonist ...not to mention the stuff children's nightmares are made of), and Michael's theme music from John Carpenter's "Halloween".

Nuka · 01-06-2015, 03:58 PM

Rocky wasn't a 'super hero' but he definitely has the most recognisable theme music in movies. Superman probably comes second. Does Batman even have theme music?

DanTheMan · 01-06-2015, 05:51 PM

I really love the Guardians of the Galaxy theme song by Tyler Bates. Just fits that group of misfits so well IMO.

Michael24 · 01-06-2015, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Nuka

Does Batman even have theme music?

Not for a long time now. Danny Elfman and Shirley Walker gave him some good themes, but with Elliot Goldenthal and (especially) Hans Zimmer, he just got a motif at best.

jscoggins · 01-07-2015, 01:03 AM

Play this at high volumes:

Rich65 · 01-07-2015, 01:04 AM

My favorite themes for heroes are:
James Bond Theme
Shaft
Superman (John Williams)

01-06-2015, 03:53 PM	#1
gotexas872 Expert Member Member since:Jul 2012 Blu-ray collection:334 Trading Score:74	Best movie hero/villain theme songs? Upon watching Yojimbo, I can to realization that the composition of the main song can be interpreted as a personification of his character. And I enjoyed hearing it. Are there any song-character combinations that you find enjoyable, memorable, or one that you find reflects the personality of the hero/villian? I can't seem to think of any at the top of my head because maybe this time of music score is a thing of the past? Actually, I am not sure if this counts but I am thinking the movie 48 hours with Eddie Murphy fits the criteria. Last edited by gotexas872; 01-07-2015 at 05:14 AM.

01-06-2015, 04:29 PM	#8
Red Dragon Special Member Member since:Mar 2011 Location:North Charleston, South Carolina Blu-ray collection:324	Well, I'd have to start with... 1.) *"Django theme"* - A theme i've always loved since the original Franco Nero *"Django". I was extremely pleased the Quentin saw fit to use it in "Django Unchained". 2.) "What if?"* a.k.a *"Remo's theme"* is somewhat of a long forgotten bit of 80's cheesy fun from Stuart Copeland (of The Police) from one of my favorites ..."Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins"... ...and just for clarification ..."In Korea door handle would not have broken!" Last edited by Red Dragon; 01-07-2015 at 12:20 AM.

01-06-2015, 04:40 PM	#9
Red Dragon Special Member Member since:Mar 2011 Location:North Charleston, South Carolina Blu-ray collection:324	Also.... ...a strangely haunting and somewhat beautiful musical piece which, if I remember correctly, was actually titled *"Reagan's Theme"* from that horrible film *"The Exorcist II: The Heretic". Proof positive that good music can, in fact, sometimes come from bad films. And I'd certainly be remiss if I failed to mention either the "Jaws"* theme ...(if not the actual villain of the film, the shark was certainly the antagonist ...not to mention the stuff children's nightmares are made of), and Michael's theme music from John Carpenter's *"Halloween". Last edited by Red Dragon; 01-07-2015 at 12:20 AM.*

01-06-2015, 03:57 PM	#2
halloween5309 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2012	the flash gordon theme

01-06-2015, 03:59 PM	#4
Astro Zombie Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Dec 2010 Location:Florida 4K collection:733 Blu-ray collection:1327 DVD collection:87 Digital collection:394 iTunes collection:394 Trading Score:3	The entire Commando score for John Matrix.

01-06-2015, 04:23 PM	#5
JJLong Senior Member Member since:Oct 2012 4K collection:6 Blu-ray collection:135 DVD collection:20	The Imperial March for Darth Vader

01-06-2015, 07:12 PM	#7
Adam_ME Blu-ray Knight Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Katy, TX 4K collection:1228 Blu-ray collection:2109 DVD collection:83 Digital collection:5040 iTunes collection:272 Prime collection:312 Trading Score:695	The best and most famous ones: Heroes - Luke Skywalker - Force Theme Indiana Jones - Raiders March Rocky - Gonna Fly Now James Bond - James Bond Theme Superman - Superman Theme(John Williams, not Hans Zimmer) Lethal Weapon - Riggs & Roger Themes Villains - Darth Vader - The Imperial March The Godfather - The Godfather Theme Jaws - Theme From Jaws Some recent villain favorites of mine include: Captain America: The Winter Soldier - Winter Soldier Theme("The Causeway" is a great track from the score) The Dark Knight Trilogy - Themes for Ra's al-Ghul, The Joker, Bane, and Talia al-Ghul

01-06-2015, 03:58 PM	#10
Nuka Active Member Member since:Dec 2014 Location:Scotland 4K collection:15 Blu-ray collection:329	Rocky wasn't a 'super hero' but he definitely has the most recognisable theme music in movies. Superman probably comes second. Does Batman even have theme music?

01-06-2015, 05:51 PM	#11
DanTheMan Blu-ray King Member since:Dec 2010 4K collection:593 Blu-ray collection:2319 Digital collection:438 iTunes collection:330 Trading Score:138	I really love the Guardians of the Galaxy theme song by Tyler Bates. Just fits that group of misfits so well IMO.

01-07-2015, 01:04 AM	#14
Rich65 Blu-ray Knight Member since:Feb 2011 4K collection:335 Blu-ray collection:1553 Trading Score:3	My favorite themes for heroes are: James Bond Theme Shaft Superman (John Williams)

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