Are movie theme songs even a thing anymore? They used to be EVERYWHERE, those soundtracks of summer that made us want to go see the film. Let’s be real, we all know at least one earworm that rolled during the credits that we can still sing in our sleep. But do we always remember the movie it came from? We present a few of the songs that managed to eclipse the movies from whence they came to become classics in their own right, plus a whole bag of ugly sonic miscues that you will wish had stayed forgotten.
Plus, here is the only Movie Theme Song Playlist you will ever need:
https://open.spotify.com/user/magnificentlyhuge/playlist/4e0KPVasz1bshnSs8tfWe1?si=KLx_QammSTGDnlQnf-gOJw
0:00 Intros
5:00 The Fresh Shit
19:33 Movie Theme Songs: ground rules
Huey Lewis and the News: The Power Of Love
Bell Book and Candle
Boy’s Night Out
Michael Giacchino: Incredits 2
Utada Hikaru: Don’t Think Twice (Kingdom Hearts 3)
Control trailer
Charles Aznavour: Parce que tu crois: Oceans 8
Ray Parker Jr.: Ghostbusters
Bobby Brown: On Our Own
Rick Astley: Never Gonna Give You Up
Celine Dion: My Heart Will Go On
Whitney Houston: I Will Always Love You
Survivor: Eye of the Tiger
Joe “Bean” Esposito: You’re the Best
Isaac Hayes: Theme From Shaft
Marvin Gaye: Trouble Man
Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes: Up Where We Belong
Irene Cara: What A Feeling
Rose Royce: Car Wash
The Ramones: Rock and Roll High School
Prince: Batdance
Debby Boone: You Light Up My Life
Limp Bizkit: Take A Look Around
Larry Mullen and Adam Clayton: Theme from Mission: Impossible
Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes: (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life
Will Smith: Men In Black
Will Smith: Wild Wild West
Starship: Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now
Bryan Adams: (Everything I Do) I Do It For You
Bryan Adams: Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?
Blondie: Call Me
Limahl: The NeverEnding Story
Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder: Together In Electric Dreams
Kenny Loggins: Danger Zone
Berlin: Take My Breath Away
Harold Faltermeyer: Axel F
Jan Hammer: Miami Vice Theme
The Art of Noise featuring Duane Eddy: Peter Gunn Theme
John Parr: St. Elmo’s Fire
Night Ranger: The Secret Of My Success
Mick Jagger: Ruthless People
Paul McCartney: Spies Like Us
Queen: Flash’s Theme
Margot Kidder: Can You Read My Mind?
Maureen McGovern: Can You Read My Mind?
Maureen McGovern: The Morning After
Deniece Williams: Let’s Hear It for the Boy
Tina Turner: We Don’t Need Another Hero
Clips from Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome
The Beach Boys: Kokomo
Vanilla Ice: Ninja Rap
Seal: Kiss From A Rose
U2: Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me
Smashing Pumpkins: The End Is The Beginning Is The End
Quad City DJs: Space Jam
R. Kelly: I Believe I Can Fly
Alanis Morissette: Uninvited
Aerosmith: I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing
Kendrick Lamar, SZA: All The Stars
Pharrell Williams: Happy
Justin Timberlake: CAN’T STOP THE FEELING!
Soundgarden: Live To Rise
Chad Kroeger featuring Josey Scott: Hero
Eminem: Lose Yourself
Celine Dion: Ashes
Johnny Mandel: Suicide Is Painless
Public Enemy: Fight The Power
Liza Minnelli: New York, New York
Harry Nilsson: Everybody’s Talkin’
Audrey Hepburn and Henry Mancini: Moon River
Carol Channing: Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend
Barbra Streisand: The Way We Were
Steely Dan: FM
Dooley Wilson: As Time Goes By
Judy Garland: Over The Rainbow
Kermit the Frog: The Rainbow Connection
Dolly Parton: 9 to 5
Bee Gees: Night Fever
Bette Midler: The Rose
Cyndi Lauper: The Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough
Phil Collins: Against All Odds
AC/DC: Who Made Who
AC/DC: Big Gun
Lindsey Buckingham: Holiday Road
Queen: A Kind of Magic
