Top 10 best movie theme songs
For your listening enjoyment, I have rated the top ten best movie theme songs of all time – or at least of the sub-set of movies that I have seen. For the purpose of the list a theme song is defined as an opening or closing song directly related to the plot of the movie, or a recurring song that runs throughout a movie or series of movies. To qualify for the list a song must either capture the atmosphere of the movie, provide a quick, but full, synopsis or preferably both. Obviously in the case of instrumentals, giving a synopsis is impossible.
| rank | movie | song | artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Every Which Way But Loose | Every Which Way But Loose | Eddie Rabbit |
| 9 | Pet Sematary | Pet Sematary | Ramones |
| 8 | Mortal Kombat | Mortal Kombat | Utah Saints |
| 7 | Beverly Hills Cop (series) | Axel F | Harold Faltermeyer |
| 6 | Halloween (series) | Halloween | John Carpenter |
| 5 | Friday the 13th Part 6 | He’s Back (The Man Behind the Mask) | Alice Cooper |
| 4 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors | Dream Warriors | Dokken |
| 3 | National Lampoon’s Vacation (series) | Holiday Road | Lindsey Buckingham |
| 2 | Time Bandits | Dream Away | George Harrison |
| 1 | The Lost Boys | Cry Little Sister | Gerard McMahon |