Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Five simple notes. You know what they are.
The Empire Strikes Back: This is what evil sounds like.
The Godfather: Is it possible to sound more Italian?
James Bond: This kicks in, the gunbarrel moves, the red paint dripping down…
Jaws: This sounds as if it comes from 1,000 feet below the water
Raiders of the Lost Arc: Makes me want to have an adventure when I hear it
Rocky: Makes me wish I jogged. Ok, not really.
Star Wars: As if it were announcing the arrival of a prince
Superman: Da, nah na na na, Da na na. Da na na na nah, It’s Super-man!!
The Sting: Poker anyone?
If you have one I forgot to mention, post it in the comments!!
Wow… how can I choose just one? How about [X] Any by John Williams?
LOL, no beef that “Harry Potter” wasn’t included?
Titanic??? That tune is recognisable even on Mars…
Well, I’ll cede it’s memorable, certainly.
But. 1) Lyrics were done… I don’t know if they’re in the movie version, but they were on the radio, which 2) played the thing to the point I wanted to scream.
Which is probably why it’s recognizable everywhere in the world.