oby hey yeah give credit where credit is
due and some movie credit sequences a
long-overdue for recognition
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
opening movie credits
for this list we chose an opening
credits that do an exemplary job of
setting the mood for our iconic and
memorable number 10 Toy Story Toy Story
works its magic by concentrating on what
our toys do when we’re not around the
heart of the movie though is the love
between a child and his playthings no
matter how roughly they may be handled
the opening credits set that up
beautifully aided by Randy Newman’s
irresistible you’ve got a friend in me
number 9 The Shining the opening seconds
might look like a travel log
but the Shining’s destination isn’t a
vacation it’s hell
and the omniscient overhead camerawork
and ominous sound track soon cue the
viewer to the fact that the people in
the car were following are in for
trouble
even the ice-blue credits rolling up the
screen come across as somehow
threatening
director McHale Chanukah was so struck
by this credit sequence
he paid homage to it in his film funny
games Tebaldi
you win my turn
number eight The Girl with the Dragon
Tattoo
director David Fincher puts a
distinctive touch on the credits for his
films with seven being a notable example
but this is especially true for the girl
with the Dragon Tattoo
sporting a stunning black on black look
the credits on full – Trent Reznor’s and
Karen OHS propulsive version of Led
Zeppelin’s immigrant song
the disturbing mysterious images are
tightly edited into a montage that is
unforgettable
number seven Zombieland
comedy doesn’t get much blacker or
bloodier than in Zombieland and he
opening credits gloriously capture that
back
Metallica’s For Whom the Bell Tolls sets
the heavy-metal mood while image after
image of over-the-top zombie attacks set
the tone for the wild ride that is to
come
unique credits for a unique movie
number six the good the bad and the ugly
the credits to the good the bad and the
ugly would be classic if only for Ennio
Morricone ease theme song from the
moment that ocarina starts up the song
sets a mood of loneliness sorrow and
foreboding meanwhile a genial are
Donnie’s blood red and sickly green
credits with their silhouetted animation
and grainy photos match the music’s mood
perfectly
number five the Pink Panther
the de pati Freeling animated title
sequence for the Pink Panther was such a
hit it created an immensely successful
series of cartoons backed by Henry
Mancini sli’s sinuous and sophisticated
music the sequence is both witty and
lowbrow and lets the audience know that
this is one mystery in which comedy will
trump investigative technique
there’s something happening here what it
number four Lord of war play there’s a
man with a gun over there telling me
the incredible opening credits of
Florida war show the life of a single
bullet from its creation to its ultimate
use to kill a child in a nameless
war-torn country told entirely from a
bullet eye view and set to Buffalo
Springfield’s immortal for what it’s
worth the credits prep the viewer for a
film about the illegal arms trade
I’m gathering people where are your own
number three watch me what is around
your head grown in five minutes the
credits for Watchmen managed to
encapsulate some five decades of history
both in the real world and in the world
inhabited by the superheroes of the
series camera writers and critics who
prophesize with your pen the faded hues
of nostalgia give way to crisper tones
along the way
painting a world that is changing in big
ways ways that spell change for the
titular heroes as well swimming all your
sink like a stone all the times they are
a-changin
number two Star Wars Episode four a new
hope dude can it get more iconic than
the opening of Star Wars
with both John Williams monumental theme
music and the a long time ago in a
galaxy far far away message this is the
most famous text crawl in the world
the viewer suddenly feels as if he is in
the middle of every exciting adventure
book he ever read as a kid and the
thrill ride begins
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
my new for Wow girl it’s something bout
your a can I show to relax on staff
number one the James Bond franchise
the James Bond films have hands-down the
best opening credits in film history
Goldfinger teeth the man – Goldfinger
and Casino Royale may be the most iconic
among them but they all have the same
surefire ingredients an epic theme song
blush is women and awesome design
it sounds simple but the results are
electrifying sexy and thrilling and
totally extraordinary
do you agree with our picks what other
opening credits should we have
considered for this list
for more enthralling top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
due and some movie credit sequences a
long-overdue for recognition
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
opening movie credits
for this list we chose an opening
credits that do an exemplary job of
setting the mood for our iconic and
memorable number 10 Toy Story Toy Story
works its magic by concentrating on what
our toys do when we’re not around the
heart of the movie though is the love
between a child and his playthings no
matter how roughly they may be handled
the opening credits set that up
beautifully aided by Randy Newman’s
irresistible you’ve got a friend in me
number 9 The Shining the opening seconds
might look like a travel log
but the Shining’s destination isn’t a
vacation it’s hell
and the omniscient overhead camerawork
and ominous sound track soon cue the
viewer to the fact that the people in
the car were following are in for
trouble
even the ice-blue credits rolling up the
screen come across as somehow
threatening
director McHale Chanukah was so struck
by this credit sequence
he paid homage to it in his film funny
games Tebaldi
you win my turn
number eight The Girl with the Dragon
Tattoo
director David Fincher puts a
distinctive touch on the credits for his
films with seven being a notable example
but this is especially true for the girl
with the Dragon Tattoo
sporting a stunning black on black look
the credits on full – Trent Reznor’s and
Karen OHS propulsive version of Led
Zeppelin’s immigrant song
the disturbing mysterious images are
tightly edited into a montage that is
unforgettable
number seven Zombieland
comedy doesn’t get much blacker or
bloodier than in Zombieland and he
opening credits gloriously capture that
back
Metallica’s For Whom the Bell Tolls sets
the heavy-metal mood while image after
image of over-the-top zombie attacks set
the tone for the wild ride that is to
come
unique credits for a unique movie
number six the good the bad and the ugly
the credits to the good the bad and the
ugly would be classic if only for Ennio
Morricone ease theme song from the
moment that ocarina starts up the song
sets a mood of loneliness sorrow and
foreboding meanwhile a genial are
Donnie’s blood red and sickly green
credits with their silhouetted animation
and grainy photos match the music’s mood
perfectly
number five the Pink Panther
the de pati Freeling animated title
sequence for the Pink Panther was such a
hit it created an immensely successful
series of cartoons backed by Henry
Mancini sli’s sinuous and sophisticated
music the sequence is both witty and
lowbrow and lets the audience know that
this is one mystery in which comedy will
trump investigative technique
there’s something happening here what it
number four Lord of war play there’s a
man with a gun over there telling me
the incredible opening credits of
Florida war show the life of a single
bullet from its creation to its ultimate
use to kill a child in a nameless
war-torn country told entirely from a
bullet eye view and set to Buffalo
Springfield’s immortal for what it’s
worth the credits prep the viewer for a
film about the illegal arms trade
I’m gathering people where are your own
number three watch me what is around
your head grown in five minutes the
credits for Watchmen managed to
encapsulate some five decades of history
both in the real world and in the world
inhabited by the superheroes of the
series camera writers and critics who
prophesize with your pen the faded hues
of nostalgia give way to crisper tones
along the way
painting a world that is changing in big
ways ways that spell change for the
titular heroes as well swimming all your
sink like a stone all the times they are
a-changin
number two Star Wars Episode four a new
hope dude can it get more iconic than
the opening of Star Wars
with both John Williams monumental theme
music and the a long time ago in a
galaxy far far away message this is the
most famous text crawl in the world
the viewer suddenly feels as if he is in
the middle of every exciting adventure
book he ever read as a kid and the
thrill ride begins
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
my new for Wow girl it’s something bout
your a can I show to relax on staff
number one the James Bond franchise
the James Bond films have hands-down the
best opening credits in film history
Goldfinger teeth the man – Goldfinger
and Casino Royale may be the most iconic
among them but they all have the same
surefire ingredients an epic theme song
blush is women and awesome design
it sounds simple but the results are
electrifying sexy and thrilling and
totally extraordinary
do you agree with our picks what other
opening credits should we have
considered for this list
for more enthralling top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
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