these are the songs you’ll be humming
your whole way home from the cinema
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for another top
ten movie theme songs they will find it
The Rainbow Connection the lovers the
dreamers similar to our last list on the
topic we’re focusing on pop songs that
are associated with or feature
prominently in iconic movies everyone
deserves a chance to songs can be
written expressly for the film but they
can’t be instrumentals as those are
worthy of a list on their own if you
didn’t see a theme you think should be
on this list be sure to check out our
first list of the top 10 movie theme
songs are you are you coming to the tree
I strung up a man they say who murdered
three number ten theme from shaft by
Isaac Hayes shaft who’s a black private
dick as a sex machine dog chicks who’s
the cat with the classic seventies theme
that sounds so smooth shaft damn right
in a time when funk groove and soul
ruled the world it was no better time to
produce a cool wave of baselines for an
iconic character like John shaft who is
the man that risk
is made for brother man shout written
and sung by Isaac Hayes shafts soulful
beat and lyrics made their way to the
top of the Billboard Hot 100 and
introduced listeners to the black
private dick who’s a sex machine to all
the chicks whose the Camping World Cup
win that stage all about shop not only
that Hayes composition also won him the
Academy Award for Best Original Song
becoming the first african-american to
do so and we can certainly dig that you
say this kid is a bad mother man Tom
Bashar and we can David number nine
princes of the universe by Queen
Highlander
when setting out on an immortal quest it
never hurts to have freddy mercury on
your side the tale of the immortals
begins with the unmistakable harmonies
bellowing guitars and synthesizer
rhythms of Queen led by one of the most
fantastic voices to ever grace the music
scene
the
with timeless lyrics of glory and
victory one only has to listen to the
opening verse to feel its glorious
impact queen was no stranger to the
movie soundtrack having penned the
majority of the highlander soundtrack
including who wants to live forever and
writing the entire soundtrack to Flash
Gordon years earlier Queen was born to
write movie themes
number eight America yeah by Trey Parker
Team America world police speaks for
itself doesn’t it with the eyes of the
world set squarely on the United States
and their war on terror Trey Parker and
Matt Stone decided to satirize excessive
patriotism war and questionable foreign
policies with this bombastic puppet
filled comedy but of course their
jingoistic team would need a theme song
and what could be more fitting than a
song whose lyrics are simplistic
embellishment of America’s nationalism
hate on for terrorism and the blind
glory of national pride
there are also f-bombs lots and lots of
f-bombs
hilariously featured across the film
even in the tough times this theme song
hits hard against any would-be
terrorists thinking about messing with
America number seven let it go by idina
menzel frozen you probably haven’t heard
of this one sarcasm aside the melody as
performed by adele dazeem
is a beautiful harmonic ballad beginning
with a somber tone the song grows in
tempo alongside Elsa’s increasing hope
for the future and ultimately reaches
its powerful climax as the icy Queen
stands tall above the world she wants
feared Cole never bothered me anyway to
be honest we’re not sure if she’s happy
that she conquered her fears or that she
made the most-played movie theme song
for years to come
in the wind
regardless this modern Disney classic
landed in the Billboard Hot 100 top 5
nabbed an Oscar for Best Original Song
and a Grammy as well ensuring its spot
in music history
number six gangsta’s Paradise by Coolio
featuring LV dangerous mines
sampling Stevie Wonder’s synth-heavy
pastime paradise this new theme tells
the story of regret for the gangster
life little homies wanna be like all my
knees in the night air prayers in the
c-loc complimenting the film’s core
story of a teacher working with
disgruntled and poverty-stricken
students
gangsta’s paradise uses biblical themes
mixed with a remorseful narrative that
connects perfectly to the movie I want
somebody funny in the power minute after
minute hour despite its heavy themes
this is one of the few Coolio raps to be
completely absent of profanity a request
that came from Stevie Wonder himself
winning Coolio a Grammy for Best Rap
solo performance this theme songs
popularity has since far surpassed that
of its accompanying film
number five danger zone by Kenny Loggins
Top Gun this is truly a song that
screams 1980s and acts as the anthem for
bromances across the world I feel the
need
hey Big O mixing a synthesized bassline
with the vocals of the king of the movie
soundtrack himself never sounded so good
especially considering the background to
the song originally producers wanted
Toto Bryan Adams or even REO Speedwagon
to perform the song with all of them
turning down the opportunity for
different reasons
eventually mr. Loggins was tapped to
perform the hit song likely thanks to
his impressive job with Footloose a few
years prior
but it’s the epic nature of danger zone
that has bypassed 80’s cheese and gone
straight back into awesome territory
number four men in black by Will Smith
men in black and we dress in black
walking in shadow and moving in silence
is The Fresh Prince on his way to
becoming the king of the world the
titles about me there must be he’s what
you think you saw you didn’t see
sampling forget-me-nots by Patrice
Rushen this hip-hop track spin some
secretive swaps on the original lyrics
for example changing the line I want you
to remember – they won’t let you
remember in reference to the movie
ironically the most memorable of all the
men in black themes the catchy beat and
slick rhymes from Big Willie proved
impossible to get out of your head even
decades after the film’s release why it
wasn’t used in the sequels we’ll never
know
number three Live and Let Die by Paul
McCartney and wings Live and Let Die
Young was an open book the words and
ideas of Ian Fleming managed to reunite
Paul McCartney with the Beatles producer
George Martin to create one of the best
remembered themes from the long-running
James Bond series this ever-changing
world in which we live in makes to be
written by Sir Paul after reading the
novel on which the film was based the
sultry piano music strikes up without
warning and sets the stage for the
musical pressure to come in the form of
a grand Orchestra living with die
the rockers triumph was as inevitable as
another Bond movie and it became not
only one of wings most successful
singles but also the first Bond theme to
be Oscar nominated for Best Original
Song
number two the power of love by Huey
Lewis and the news Back to the Future
I’m late for school
nothing jump-starts a time-travel plot
quite like being late for school
but it’s the classic pop rocker that
gets marty mcfly really going curious
thing make a one-man wave
Huey Lewis is first number-one single
the song pops up throughout the sci-fi
trilogy measuring brilliantly with the
movie’s themes and with Marty’s idea
list akyuu character
little credit card right
as it’s practically his own personal
theme Marty and his band the pinheads
attempt to perform the song at a Battle
of the Bands audition
however a familiar-looking judge shuts
him down pretty quick oh wow
and that’s too bad because the power of
love is an undisputed masterpiece and we
personally don’t mind if it’s too darn
loud before we unveil our top pick here
are some honorable mentions
and don’t wanna
don’t wanna fall asleep cause I miss you
baby and I don’t want miss face
flexion in a window and it no my own
face oh brother gonna be waste and we
streets
number one ghostbusters by Ray Parker
jr. Ghostbuster say it with us now when
approached by producers to create a
theme for this supernatural comedy Ray
Parker jr. was given very little time to
write a dance-pop masterpiece especially
considering how hard it is to rhyme with
ghostbusters
according to Parker he saw a cheap ad
late at night that was incredibly
similar to the one featured in the movie
and he was inspired to set what
basically became a commercial jingle to
a poppin beat
however Huey Lewis sued Parker Junior
due to the similarities between the
Ghostbusters theme and his own song I
want a new drug regardless of the
resemblance Parker jr. seems to have
come out on top thanks to his super
catchy theme song
do you agree with our list damn right
what’s your favorite movie theme song
together we’ll NAB it
we’re hitchhike bus oh you get low
candid stamp it moving right along
for more bop and top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
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your whole way home from the cinema
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for another top
ten movie theme songs they will find it
The Rainbow Connection the lovers the
dreamers similar to our last list on the
topic we’re focusing on pop songs that
are associated with or feature
prominently in iconic movies everyone
deserves a chance to songs can be
written expressly for the film but they
can’t be instrumentals as those are
worthy of a list on their own if you
didn’t see a theme you think should be
on this list be sure to check out our
first list of the top 10 movie theme
songs are you are you coming to the tree
I strung up a man they say who murdered
three number ten theme from shaft by
Isaac Hayes shaft who’s a black private
dick as a sex machine dog chicks who’s
the cat with the classic seventies theme
that sounds so smooth shaft damn right
in a time when funk groove and soul
ruled the world it was no better time to
produce a cool wave of baselines for an
iconic character like John shaft who is
the man that risk
is made for brother man shout written
and sung by Isaac Hayes shafts soulful
beat and lyrics made their way to the
top of the Billboard Hot 100 and
introduced listeners to the black
private dick who’s a sex machine to all
the chicks whose the Camping World Cup
win that stage all about shop not only
that Hayes composition also won him the
Academy Award for Best Original Song
becoming the first african-american to
do so and we can certainly dig that you
say this kid is a bad mother man Tom
Bashar and we can David number nine
princes of the universe by Queen
Highlander
when setting out on an immortal quest it
never hurts to have freddy mercury on
your side the tale of the immortals
begins with the unmistakable harmonies
bellowing guitars and synthesizer
rhythms of Queen led by one of the most
fantastic voices to ever grace the music
scene
the
with timeless lyrics of glory and
victory one only has to listen to the
opening verse to feel its glorious
impact queen was no stranger to the
movie soundtrack having penned the
majority of the highlander soundtrack
including who wants to live forever and
writing the entire soundtrack to Flash
Gordon years earlier Queen was born to
write movie themes
number eight America yeah by Trey Parker
Team America world police speaks for
itself doesn’t it with the eyes of the
world set squarely on the United States
and their war on terror Trey Parker and
Matt Stone decided to satirize excessive
patriotism war and questionable foreign
policies with this bombastic puppet
filled comedy but of course their
jingoistic team would need a theme song
and what could be more fitting than a
song whose lyrics are simplistic
embellishment of America’s nationalism
hate on for terrorism and the blind
glory of national pride
there are also f-bombs lots and lots of
f-bombs
hilariously featured across the film
even in the tough times this theme song
hits hard against any would-be
terrorists thinking about messing with
America number seven let it go by idina
menzel frozen you probably haven’t heard
of this one sarcasm aside the melody as
performed by adele dazeem
is a beautiful harmonic ballad beginning
with a somber tone the song grows in
tempo alongside Elsa’s increasing hope
for the future and ultimately reaches
its powerful climax as the icy Queen
stands tall above the world she wants
feared Cole never bothered me anyway to
be honest we’re not sure if she’s happy
that she conquered her fears or that she
made the most-played movie theme song
for years to come
in the wind
regardless this modern Disney classic
landed in the Billboard Hot 100 top 5
nabbed an Oscar for Best Original Song
and a Grammy as well ensuring its spot
in music history
number six gangsta’s Paradise by Coolio
featuring LV dangerous mines
sampling Stevie Wonder’s synth-heavy
pastime paradise this new theme tells
the story of regret for the gangster
life little homies wanna be like all my
knees in the night air prayers in the
c-loc complimenting the film’s core
story of a teacher working with
disgruntled and poverty-stricken
students
gangsta’s paradise uses biblical themes
mixed with a remorseful narrative that
connects perfectly to the movie I want
somebody funny in the power minute after
minute hour despite its heavy themes
this is one of the few Coolio raps to be
completely absent of profanity a request
that came from Stevie Wonder himself
winning Coolio a Grammy for Best Rap
solo performance this theme songs
popularity has since far surpassed that
of its accompanying film
number five danger zone by Kenny Loggins
Top Gun this is truly a song that
screams 1980s and acts as the anthem for
bromances across the world I feel the
need
hey Big O mixing a synthesized bassline
with the vocals of the king of the movie
soundtrack himself never sounded so good
especially considering the background to
the song originally producers wanted
Toto Bryan Adams or even REO Speedwagon
to perform the song with all of them
turning down the opportunity for
different reasons
eventually mr. Loggins was tapped to
perform the hit song likely thanks to
his impressive job with Footloose a few
years prior
but it’s the epic nature of danger zone
that has bypassed 80’s cheese and gone
straight back into awesome territory
number four men in black by Will Smith
men in black and we dress in black
walking in shadow and moving in silence
is The Fresh Prince on his way to
becoming the king of the world the
titles about me there must be he’s what
you think you saw you didn’t see
sampling forget-me-nots by Patrice
Rushen this hip-hop track spin some
secretive swaps on the original lyrics
for example changing the line I want you
to remember – they won’t let you
remember in reference to the movie
ironically the most memorable of all the
men in black themes the catchy beat and
slick rhymes from Big Willie proved
impossible to get out of your head even
decades after the film’s release why it
wasn’t used in the sequels we’ll never
know
number three Live and Let Die by Paul
McCartney and wings Live and Let Die
Young was an open book the words and
ideas of Ian Fleming managed to reunite
Paul McCartney with the Beatles producer
George Martin to create one of the best
remembered themes from the long-running
James Bond series this ever-changing
world in which we live in makes to be
written by Sir Paul after reading the
novel on which the film was based the
sultry piano music strikes up without
warning and sets the stage for the
musical pressure to come in the form of
a grand Orchestra living with die
the rockers triumph was as inevitable as
another Bond movie and it became not
only one of wings most successful
singles but also the first Bond theme to
be Oscar nominated for Best Original
Song
number two the power of love by Huey
Lewis and the news Back to the Future
I’m late for school
nothing jump-starts a time-travel plot
quite like being late for school
but it’s the classic pop rocker that
gets marty mcfly really going curious
thing make a one-man wave
Huey Lewis is first number-one single
the song pops up throughout the sci-fi
trilogy measuring brilliantly with the
movie’s themes and with Marty’s idea
list akyuu character
little credit card right
as it’s practically his own personal
theme Marty and his band the pinheads
attempt to perform the song at a Battle
of the Bands audition
however a familiar-looking judge shuts
him down pretty quick oh wow
and that’s too bad because the power of
love is an undisputed masterpiece and we
personally don’t mind if it’s too darn
loud before we unveil our top pick here
are some honorable mentions
and don’t wanna
don’t wanna fall asleep cause I miss you
baby and I don’t want miss face
flexion in a window and it no my own
face oh brother gonna be waste and we
streets
number one ghostbusters by Ray Parker
jr. Ghostbuster say it with us now when
approached by producers to create a
theme for this supernatural comedy Ray
Parker jr. was given very little time to
write a dance-pop masterpiece especially
considering how hard it is to rhyme with
ghostbusters
according to Parker he saw a cheap ad
late at night that was incredibly
similar to the one featured in the movie
and he was inspired to set what
basically became a commercial jingle to
a poppin beat
however Huey Lewis sued Parker Junior
due to the similarities between the
Ghostbusters theme and his own song I
want a new drug regardless of the
resemblance Parker jr. seems to have
come out on top thanks to his super
catchy theme song
do you agree with our list damn right
what’s your favorite movie theme song
together we’ll NAB it
we’re hitchhike bus oh you get low
candid stamp it moving right along
for more bop and top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
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