Episode 55 - Movie Theme Songs

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