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Poll: Scores That Instantly Bring Movies to Your Mind

Over the decades there were movies with such memorable scores, you instantly recognize and associate them with the movies. In most cases generations of people will recognize the tunes. Which of these widely known instrumental scores best brings its movie to mind? Discuss here. Big thank you to blackbolt-3, who helped on some parts of the creation of the idea.

Results of 1,111 votes:

  1. 1.

    Marlon Brando and Salvatore Corsitto in The Godfather (1972)

     
    Theme of The Godfather (1972) by Nino Rota, seconded by otter68'
  2. 2.

    #25

     
    The scrolling titles theme of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), by John Williams
  3. 3.

    Clint Eastwood in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

     
    Theme of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) by Ennio Morricone

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