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== [[Film]] ==
== [[Film]] ==
* The "Lux Aeterna" theme from ''[[Requiem for A Dream]]'' by [[Clint Mansell]] is very popular for ads, even for other movies (including ''[[Lord of the Rings]]'').
* The "Lux Aeterna" theme from ''[[Requiem for a Dream]]'' by [[Clint Mansell]] is very popular for ads, even for other movies (including ''[[Lord of the Rings]]'').
** The ''[[Dragonheart]]'' theme by Randy Edelman is also popular for ads (and as general trailer music) due to the music's epic sound and the original film's relative obscurity. The insurance company ''Pacific Life'' uses it as their theme music.
** The ''[[Dragonheart]]'' theme by Randy Edelman is also popular for ads (and as general trailer music) due to the music's epic sound and the original film's relative obscurity. The insurance company ''Pacific Life'' uses it as their theme music.
* For that matter, ''[[Lord of the Rings]]'' gave certain cultures and factions their own distinctive, powerful theme that has made the music of the trilogy as much an identifying mark as anything.
* For that matter, ''[[Lord of the Rings]]'' gave certain cultures and factions their own distinctive, powerful theme that has made the music of the trilogy as much an identifying mark as anything.
* A list of notable original music for films would be incomplete without adding the works of the legend that is [[Jerry Goldsmith]]. ''[[Patton]]'', [[Total Recall]], [[Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Film)|Star Trek the Motion Picture]], [[The Omen]], ''[[Alien]]'' & ''[[Gremlins]]''. And that's just the tip of the iceberg.
* A list of notable original music for films would be incomplete without adding the works of the legend that is [[Jerry Goldsmith]]. ''[[Patton]]'', [[Total Recall]], [[Star Trek: The Motion Picture|Star Trek the Motion Picture]], [[The Omen]], ''[[Alien]]'' & ''[[Gremlins]]''. And that's just the tip of the iceberg.
* [[John Williams]] has conjured up quite a few signature themes: ''[[Star Wars]]'', ''[[E.T. the Extraterrestrial (Film)|ET the Extraterrestrial]]'', ''[[Indiana Jones (Franchise)|Indiana Jones]]'', ''[[Jaws (Film)|Jaws]]'', ''[[Jurassic Park]]'', ''[[Superman]]'', ''[[Harry Potter]]'', ''[[Schindler's List]]'', and ''Home Alone''.
* [[John Williams]] has conjured up quite a few signature themes: ''[[Star Wars]]'', ''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial|ET the Extraterrestrial]]'', ''[[Indiana Jones]]'', ''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]'', ''[[Jurassic Park]]'', ''[[Superman]]'', ''[[Harry Potter]]'', ''[[Schindler's List]]'', and ''Home Alone''.
* [[Ennio Morricone]] 's theme from ''[[The Good the Bad And The Ugly]]'' (part of The [[Dollars Trilogy]] which also included [[A Fistful of Dollars]] & [[For a Few Dollars More]], also scored by Morricone.). Probably ''the'' most recognized song from any Western. He also he made some pretty memorable scores for films such as [[The Mission]], [[Once Upon a Time In America]], [[The Untouchables]], [[Daysof Heaven]], [[Cinema Paradiso]] & Malena.
* [[Ennio Morricone]] 's theme from ''[[The Good, the Bad and the Ugly]]'' (part of The [[Dollars Trilogy]] which also included [[A Fistful of Dollars]] & [[For a Few Dollars More]], also scored by Morricone.). Probably ''the'' most recognized song from any Western. He also he made some pretty memorable scores for films such as [[The Mission]], [[Once Upon a Time in America]], [[The Untouchables]], [[Days of Heaven]], [[Cinema Paradiso]] & Malena.
* [[Elmer Bernstein]] made some pretty memorable tunes too notably for [[The Ten Commandments]], [[The Magnificent Seven]] (another well-recognized Western score), [[The Great Escape]] & [[To Kill a Mockingbird]].
* [[Elmer Bernstein]] made some pretty memorable tunes too notably for [[The Ten Commandments]], [[The Magnificent Seven]] (another well-recognized Western score), [[The Great Escape]] & [[To Kill a Mockingbird]].
* [[Miklos Rozsa|Miklós Rózsa]] and his impressive works that include ''[[Spellbound]]'', ''[[Quo Vadis]]'', ''[[El Cid (Film)|El Cid]]'', ''[[Ben-Hur]]'', and ''King of Kings''.
* [[Miklos Rozsa|Miklós Rózsa]] and his impressive works that include ''[[Spellbound]]'', ''[[Quo Vadis]]'', ''[[El Cid]]'', ''[[Ben-Hur]]'', and ''King of Kings''.
* Danny Elfman's score for [[Batman (Film)|Batman]] has become closely associated with [[Batman|the character]], while John Williams's has become the ''signature'' for [[Superman]].
* Danny Elfman's score for [[Batman (film)|Batman]] has become closely associated with [[Batman|the character]], while John Williams's has become the ''signature'' for [[Superman]].
* Enter the realm of fantasy where the score of [[Alexander Nevsky]], composed by [[Sergei Prokofiev]] in ''1938'', is at the forefront of this article and noted for its influence on many future composers, such as John Williams.
* Enter the realm of fantasy where the score of [[Alexander Nevsky]], composed by [[Sergei Prokofiev]] in ''1938'', is at the forefront of this article and noted for its influence on many future composers, such as John Williams.
** And to stay on the topic of Prokofiev: ''Lt. Kijé'' was a Soviet comedy for which he wrote the music. Nobody remembers the movie now, but the rearrangement of the music into the ''Lt. Kijé Suite'' is one of Prokofiev's greatest hits.
** And to stay on the topic of Prokofiev: ''Lt. Kijé'' was a Soviet comedy for which he wrote the music. Nobody remembers the movie now, but the rearrangement of the music into the ''Lt. Kijé Suite'' is one of Prokofiev's greatest hits.
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* Iain Ballamy's ''[[Mirror Mask]]'' soundtrack.
* Iain Ballamy's ''[[Mirror Mask]]'' soundtrack.
* ''[[The Wicker Man]]''. All of it.
* ''[[The Wicker Man]]''. All of it.
* The music of [[Erich Wolfgang Korngold]], for such films as ''[[Captain Blood (Film)|Captain Blood]]'', ''[[The Adventures of Robin Hood (Film)|The Adventures of Robin Hood]]'' (for which he won an Oscar), and ''[[The Sea Hawk (Film)|The Sea Hawk]]'', has formed a model for cinematic composers up to the present day.
* The music of [[Erich Wolfgang Korngold]], for such films as ''[[Captain Blood]]'', ''[[The Adventures of Robin Hood (film)|The Adventures of Robin Hood]]'' (for which he won an Oscar), and ''[[The Sea Hawk]]'', has formed a model for cinematic composers up to the present day.
* [[Joe Hisaishi]]'s score to ''[[Princess Mononoke]]'' is the perfect compliment to the [[Studio Ghibli]] [[Scenery Porn]], and also has the unusual quality of being mostly in minor keys.
* [[Joe Hisaishi]]'s score to ''[[Princess Mononoke]]'' is the perfect compliment to the [[Studio Ghibli]] [[Scenery Porn]], and also has the unusual quality of being mostly in minor keys.
** This also goes for ''[[Spirited Away]]''.
** This also goes for ''[[Spirited Away]]''.
* The opening theme of ''[[Chariots of Fire]]'', ''the'' theme to use when depicting athleticism, especially track and field.
* The opening theme of ''[[Chariots of Fire]]'', ''the'' theme to use when depicting athleticism, especially track and field.
* [[Bernard Herrmann]] is one of the all time greats among film composers, but the most famous is the theme from ''[[Psycho (Film)|Psycho]]''. There's a reason there's a [[Psycho Strings|trope]] for it.
* [[Bernard Herrmann]] is one of the all time greats among film composers, but the most famous is the theme from ''[[Psycho]]''. There's a reason there's a [[Psycho Strings|trope]] for it.
* [[Bill Conti]] with his famous theme for ''[[Rocky (Film)|Rocky]]''.
* [[Bill Conti]] with his famous theme for ''[[Rocky (film)|Rocky]]''.
* [[Henry Mancini (Music)|Henry Mancini]] for his jazz-idiom theme to ''[[The Pink Panther]]'' film series, and for the songs "Moon River" from the Blake Edwards film ''[[Breakfast At Tiffany's]]'' and "Days of Wine and Roses" from the film ''[[Days Of Wine And Roses]]''.
* [[Henry Mancini]] for his jazz-idiom theme to ''[[The Pink Panther]]'' film series, and for the songs "Moon River" from the Blake Edwards film ''[[Breakfast at Tiffany's]]'' and "Days of Wine and Roses" from the film ''[[Days Of Wine And Roses]]''.
* Nino Rota's theme from ''[[The Godfather (Film)|The Godfather]]'' is the quintessential theme of the Mafia.
* Nino Rota's theme from ''[[The Godfather]]'' is the quintessential theme of the Mafia.
* [[Flash Gordon (Film)|Flash!]] [[Queen (Music)|AHHH-AHHH!]] Savior of the universe!
* [[Flash Gordon (film)|Flash!]] [[Queen|AHHH-AHHH!]] Savior of the universe!
** Queen worked on the entire soundtrack for the ''Flash Gordon'' film.
** Queen worked on the entire soundtrack for the ''Flash Gordon'' film.
** You cannot talk about Queen and not mention [[Highlander (Film)|"Princes of the Universe"]].
** You cannot talk about Queen and not mention [[Highlander|"Princes of the Universe"]].
* The 2005 movie of ''[[The Lion the Witch And The Wardrobe]]'' of ''[[Narnia|The Chronicles of Narnia]]'' is known for its various [[Leitmotif|Leitmotifs]], but the score [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zoAhKNwnfQ "The Battle"] is one of the more notable instrumentations, even drawing comparisons to the score of ''[[The Lord of the Rings (Film)|The Lord of the Rings]]'' movie trilogy.
* The 2005 movie of ''[[The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]]'' of ''[[Narnia|The Chronicles of Narnia]]'' is known for its various [[Leitmotif|Leitmotifs]], but the score [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zoAhKNwnfQ "The Battle"] is one of the more notable instrumentations, even drawing comparisons to the score of ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film)|The Lord of the Rings]]'' movie trilogy.
* The [[Pirates of the Caribbean]] theme music, to the point where they seemed to be playing it for half of the third movie.
* The [[Pirates of the Caribbean]] theme music, to the point where they seemed to be playing it for half of the third movie.
* The theme song of the [[James Bond (Film)|James Bond]] film series is simply the "James Bond Theme" by Monty Norman. However nearly every Bond film of the last 50 years has included a distinctive, and often extremely popular, unique theme song (with occasional films also blessed with secondary theme songs). Even as most Hollywood films moved away from opening credits and theme music, the Bond films have, as of 2012, continued to buck the trend and feature theme songs.
* The theme song of the [[James Bond (film)|James Bond]] film series is simply the "James Bond Theme" by Monty Norman. However nearly every Bond film of the last 50 years has included a distinctive, and often extremely popular, unique theme song (with occasional films also blessed with secondary theme songs). Even as most Hollywood films moved away from opening credits and theme music, the Bond films have, as of 2012, continued to buck the trend and feature theme songs.


== [[Theater]] ==
== [[Theater]] ==
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* ''[[Final Fantasy]]''. The battle victory theme and the title theme in particular, but most of the music between the games is easily recognized (the [[Nobuo Uematsu|same composer]] did all of the music for the first nine games, and still contributes to this day).
* ''[[Final Fantasy]]''. The battle victory theme and the title theme in particular, but most of the music between the games is easily recognized (the [[Nobuo Uematsu|same composer]] did all of the music for the first nine games, and still contributes to this day).
** A couple that ought to be noted are the two songs made for the [[Dissidia Final Fantasy|Dissidia]] games, "The Messenger," by Your Favorite Enemies, and "God in Fire," by Kidneythieves. Both come with two versions, on being with an orchestral backing, while the other being straight-up hard rock.
** A couple that ought to be noted are the two songs made for the [[Dissidia Final Fantasy|Dissidia]] games, "The Messenger," by Your Favorite Enemies, and "God in Fire," by Kidneythieves. Both come with two versions, on being with an orchestral backing, while the other being straight-up hard rock.
* The flute strains from the beginning of the ''[[Ni GHTS Into Dreams]]'' theme.
* The flute strains from the beginning of the ''[[NiGHTS Into Dreams]]'' theme.
* ''[[Animal Crossing]]'' for the Gamecube had some very memorable music.
* ''[[Animal Crossing]]'' for the Gamecube had some very memorable music.
* [[Koji Kondo]]'s ''[[Super Mario Bros (Video Game)|Super Mario Bros]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' themes. The latter's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-mNw11ZXbY main series theme] is quite epic, and if you call yourself a gamer, you ''have'' to have heard the classic [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiAxiGZKpGQ Ground Theme] at least once; it's practically the [[Signature Song]] of [[Nintendo]], or even [[National Anthem]] of gaming ''itself''.
* [[Koji Kondo]]'s ''[[Super Mario Bros. (video game)|Super Mario Bros]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' themes. The latter's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-mNw11ZXbY main series theme] is quite epic, and if you call yourself a gamer, you ''have'' to have heard the classic [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiAxiGZKpGQ Ground Theme] at least once; it's practically the [[Signature Song]] of [[Nintendo]], or even [[National Anthem]] of gaming ''itself''.
* Don't forget the ''Metroid'' series, which did some impressive things with its music despite limitations.
* Don't forget the ''Metroid'' series, which did some impressive things with its music despite limitations.
* The first three ''[[Spyro the Dragon]]'' games had music by [[The Police|Stewart Copeland]], and sounded quite unique.
* The first three ''[[Spyro the Dragon]]'' games had music by [[The Police|Stewart Copeland]], and sounded quite unique.
* ''[[Mass Effect]]'''s main theme.
* ''[[Mass Effect]]'''s main theme.
** The Mass Effect 3 "Leaving Earth" track is [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kULOcqGzTeo&feature=BFa&list=SL&lf=sh_e_se especially powerful]. Yes, the Reaper roars are ''part of the song''.
** The Mass Effect 3 "Leaving Earth" track is [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kULOcqGzTeo&feature=BFa&list=SL&lf=sh_e_se especially powerful]. Yes, the Reaper roars are ''part of the song''.
* The two ''[[Portal (Video Game)|Portal]]'' games end with original songs performed by the game's computer villain, GLADOS and written by Jonathan Coulton: "Still Alive" (which has become one of the most covered original songs ever composed for a video game), and "Want You Gone".
* The two ''[[Portal (series)|Portal]]'' games end with original songs performed by the game's computer villain, GLADOS and written by Jonathan Coulton: "Still Alive" (which has become one of the most covered original songs ever composed for a video game), and "Want You Gone".
* Civilization IV features a catchy, somewhat haunting setting of the Lord's Prayer translated into Swahili, "Baba Yetu." The song was so memorable that it came to be featured in Lion King II, and even be published as an independent piece. Liturgical choirs cover it.
* Civilization IV features a catchy, somewhat haunting setting of the Lord's Prayer translated into Swahili, "Baba Yetu." The song was so memorable that it came to be featured in Lion King II, and even be published as an independent piece. Liturgical choirs cover it.
* ''[[The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim (Video Game)|The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim]]'' soundtrack, composed by Jeremy Soule, is as rich and varied as Tamriel itself. It's not just Vikings burning and pillaging.
* ''[[The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim]]'' soundtrack, composed by Jeremy Soule, is as rich and varied as Tamriel itself. It's not just Vikings burning and pillaging.


== [[Western Animation]] ==
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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