"Lara's Theme ""Lara's Theme"" is the name given to a leitmotif written for the film ""Doctor Zhivago"" (1965) by composer Maurice Jarre. Soon afterward, the leitmotif became the basis of the song ""Somewhere, My Love"". In 1967, ""Somewhere, My Love"" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Song of the Year. It lost to ""Michelle"" by John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles. While working on the soundtrack for ""Doctor Zhivago"", Maurice Jarre was asked by director David Lean to come up with a theme for the character of Lara, played by Julie Christie. Initially Lean had desired to"
"Knežević and also recorded ""Lara's Theme"" in Yugoslavia as ""Larina pjesma"" (in Croatian), ""Larina pesma"" (in Serbian) and ""Larina pesem"" (in Slovenian) respectively. Andy Williams released a version in 1967 on his album, ""Born Free"". In 1966 Mrs. Miller covered the song in her second Capitol Records album ""Will Success Spoil Mrs. Miller?"" A version of ""Somewhere, My Love"" is played in the elevator scene of Super Mario Bros. (film) when Luigi teaches the Goombas to dance. Lara's Theme ""Lara's Theme"" is the name given to a leitmotif written for the film ""Doctor Zhivago"" (1965) by composer Maurice Jarre. Soon"
"use a well-known Russian song but could not locate the rights to it, and delegated responsibility to Jarre. After several unsuccessful attempts at writing it, Lean suggested to Jarre that he go to the mountains with his girlfriend and write a piece of music for her. Jarre says that the resultant piece was ""Lara's Theme"", and Lean liked it well enough to use it in numerous tracks for the film. In editing ""Zhivago"", Lean and producer Carlo Ponti reduced or outright deleted many of the themes composed by Jarre; Jarre was angry because he felt that an over-reliance on ""Lara's"
"Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) ""Theme from ""Mahogany"" (Do You Know Where You're Going To)"" is a song written by Michael Masser and Gerry Goffin, and initially recorded by American singer Thelma Houston in 1973, and then most notably by Diana Ross as the theme to the 1975 Motown/Paramount film ""Mahogany"". Produced by Masser, the song is a ballad that portrays its protagonist (Ross) as a black woman who becomes a successful Rome fashion designer. Recorded with a full orchestral accompaniment, ""Theme from ""Mahogany"""" became one of the most recognizable elements of the film, receiving"
"her idol Barbra Streisand, singing ""Papa Can You Hear Me"" and ""A Piece Of Sky"" both taken from Streisand's 1983 movie ""Yentl."" These two songs had been previously performed in medley by Lara, back in 1997, during a concert in Québec at the time ""Pure"" was released. This time around, these songs get the chance to fully showcase Lara's amazing vocals on a record. On the DVD one can find tracks that were intentionally left off the CD, like ""Je T'Aime"" and two English songs taken from Lara's two English records, ""Broken Vow"" and ""I Guess I Loved You"". According"
"theme of the film ""Midnight Cowboy"" (1969). The song, described as ""cheesy"" and ""blissful"", has Lopez singing about being a hopeless romantic (""Can you love me for a lifetime/ In just one night?""). On September 26, 2002, a song entitled ""Jenny from the Block"" by Lopez featuring Styles P and Jadakiss of The LOX was leaked online. A pop radio station in Hatford, Connecticut, later picked up the song from the internet. ""Jenny from the Block"" was then immediately distributed to other stations owned by Infinity Broadcasting as the album's lead single. Cory Rooney later revealed in 2016 that it"
"Notable scores for other directors include ""The Train"" (1964), ""Mohammad, Messenger of God"" (1976), ""Lion of the Desert"" (1981), ""Witness"" (1985) and ""Ghost"" (1990). Jarre was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Three of his compositions spent a total of 42 weeks on the UK singles chart; the biggest hit was ""Somewhere My Love"" (to his tune ""Lara's Theme"", with lyrics by Paul Francis Webster) by the Mike Sammes Singers, which reached Number 14 in 1966 and spent 38 weeks on the chart. Jarre was nominated for nine Academy Awards, winning three in the Best Original Score"
"Cleopatra's Theme ""Cleopatra's Theme"" is a 1998 song by English R&B girl group Cleopatra. The song hit #3 on the UK Singles Chart and reached #26 on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100. It was their only song to reach the top 40 in the United States, effectively making them a one-hit wonder. They would go on to find greater success in the UK, with the rest of their singles from their respective debut album reaching the top 40 in the country. The music video consists of the girls singing and dancing in their room, after being told by their mother"
"Theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind ""Theme from ""Close Encounters of the Third Kind"""" is a 1978 instrumental hit single by composer John Williams. It is the main theme of the soundtrack of the movie of the same name. The song became a hit in the United States (#13) and Canada (#12) during the winter of that year. A few months before the release of the song, Williams had released a competing version of ""Star Wars"" theme music, ""Star Wars (Main Title),"" which reached number 10 on the US ""Billboard"" chart, while ""Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band"" was a"
"(Theme from) Valley of the Dolls ""(Theme from) Valley of the Dolls"" is a 1967 song by André and Dory Previn, composed for the film version of the Jacqueline Susann novel ""Valley of the Dolls"", and recorded by Dionne Warwick. Actress Barbara Parkins, who starred in the motion picture, suggested that Warwick be considered to sing the film's theme song. The song was to be given to Judy Garland, who had been fired from the film. Warwick performed the song, and when the film became a success in the early weeks of 1968, her single of the film theme became"
"Zhivago"" were lukewarm, but critics have since come to see it as one of Lean's best films, with film director Paul Greengrass calling it ""one of the great masterpieces of cinema"". , it is the 8th highest-grossing film of all time, adjusted for inflation. Producer Carlo Ponti used Maurice Jarre's lush romantic score to create a pop tune called ""Lara's Theme"", which became an international hit song with lyrics under the title ""Somewhere My Love"", one of cinema's most successful theme songs. The British director of photography, Freddie Young, won an Academy Award for his color cinematography. Around the same"
"by American Film Institute in these lists: Captain Carey, U.S.A. Captain Carey, U.S.A. is a 1950 film noir crime film starring Alan Ladd, Wanda Hendrix, and Francis Lederer. An American returns to post-World War II Italy to bring a traitor to justice. The film was based on the novel ""No Surrender"" by Martha Albrand. It was filmed under the title ""O.S.S."" and then the title ""After Midnight"". The theme song, ""Mona Lisa"" performed in the film by Charlie Spivak with Tommy Lynn, won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. It was a #1 hit for Nat King Cole in"
"Day"", ""Ringo De Banjo"", ""Beautiful Dreamer"", ""Old Folks at Home"", and ""Katie Belle"", which formed the basis of Scarlett's theme; other tunes that feature prominently are: ""Marching through Georgia"" by Henry Clay Work, ""Dixie"", ""Garryowen"", and ""The Bonnie Blue Flag"". The theme that is most associated with the film today is the melody that accompanies Tara, the O'Hara plantation; in the early 1940s, ""Tara's Theme"" formed the musical basis of the song ""My Own True Love"" by Mack David. In all, there are ninety-nine separate pieces of music featured in the score. Due to the pressure of completing on time,"
"video. ""Lola's Theme"" features a sample from the introduction of Johnnie Taylor's 1982 R&B hit ""What About My Love"" and it was originally released as an instrumental at the end of 2003 on their own Nocturnal Groove label. Due to its immense popularity, ""Lola's Theme"" was licensed from Nocturnal Groove to Positiva Records. At the same time, the sample of ""What About My Love"" was then completely replayed by Mark Summers at Scorccio Sample Replays, recreating all elements of the sample (strings, brass sections, piano, etc.). The duo then set about finding a vocalist. After a long search they met"
"Laura (1945 song) ""Laura"" is a 1945 popular song. The music, composed by David Raksin for the 1944 movie ""Laura,"" which starred Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews, is heard frequently in the movie. The film's director, Otto Preminger, had originally wanted to use Duke Ellington's ""Sophisticated Lady"" as the theme, but Raksin was not convinced that it was suitable. Angered, Preminger gave Raksin one weekend to compose an alternative melody. Raksin later said, and maintained for the rest of his days, that when, over that weekend, his wife sent him a ""Dear John"" letter, the haunting theme seemed to write"
"Theme from The Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys) The ""Theme from ""The Dukes of Hazzard"" (Good Ol' Boys)"" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Waylon Jennings. It was released in August 1980 as the second single from the album ""Music Man"". Recognizable to fans as the theme to the CBS comedy adventure television series ""The Dukes of Hazzard"", the song became a #1 hit on the ""Billboard"" Hot Country Singles chart in 1980. As the narrator for the movie ""Moonrunners"" (1975), Jennings was tapped to serve in the same capacity for ""The Dukes of"
"degree of success. But it was the film's and soundtrack LP's theme song, ""Lola's Theme"", that became a radio favorite. It spanned three successful singles interpreted by different bands; in June 1956 Columbia Records released a Muir Mathieson Orchestra version featuring ""Lola's Theme"" on the A-side and ""Mike and Lola's Love Theme"" on the B-side (catalog Columbia 40725). This was followed in July by a Coral Records release of Steve Allen's version featuring ""Lola's Theme"" on the A-side and ""Conversation (on the Telephone)"" on the B-side (catalog Coral 61681). Later that same month, a third single was released by Mercury"
"the emotional content of scenes. Steiner ignored Selznick's wishes and composed an entirely new score. Selznick's opinion about using original scoring may have changed due to the overwhelming reaction to the film, nearly all of which contained Steiner's music. A year later, he even wrote a letter emphasizing the value of original film scores. The most well known of Steiner's themes for the score is the ""Tara"" theme for the O'Hara family plantation. Steiner explains Scarlett's deep-founded love for her home is why ""the 'Tara' theme begins and ends with the picture and permeates the entire score"". The film went"
"and the love theme, known as ""Can You Read My Mind,"" appeared in the four sequel films. For the 1981 film ""Raiders of the Lost Ark"", created by Lucas and directed by Spielberg, Williams wrote a rousing main theme known as ""The Raiders March"" to accompany the film's hero, Indiana Jones. He composed separate themes to represent the Ark of the Covenant, the character Marion, and the story's Nazi villains. Additional themes were featured in his scores to the subsequent films in the franchise ""Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom"", a prequel (1984), ""Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade"""
"Theme from New York, New York ""Theme from ""New York, New York"""" (or ""New York, New York"") is the theme song from the Martin Scorsese film ""New York, New York"" (1977), composed by John Kander, with lyrics by Fred Ebb. It was written for and performed in the film by Liza Minnelli. It remains one of the best-known songs about New York City. In 2004 it finished #31 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American Cinema. In 1979, ""Theme from ""New York, New York"""" was re-recorded by Frank Sinatra for his album """" (1980), and has"
"to 10-week period, and was recorded and mixed in about 2 weeks in late September 2008. Burwell began the score with a ""Love Theme"" for Bella and Edward's relationship, a variation of which became ""Bella's Lullaby"" that Robert Pattinson plays in the film, and that is included on the ""Twilight Original Motion Picture Soundtrack"". The original theme is featured throughout the film, and serves to ""play the romance that drives the story"". Another theme Burwell composed was a ""Predator Theme"", which opens the film, and is intended to play Edward's vampire nature. Other themes include a bass-line, drum beat and"
"own. Rota's main theme was adapted into a 1954 single for Perry Como under the title ""Love Theme from ""La Strada"" (Traveling Down a Lonely Road)"", with Italian lyrics by Michele Galdieri and English lyrics by Don Raye. Twelve years later, the composer expanded the film music to create a ballet, also called ""La Strada"". The New York stage has seen two productions derived from the film. A musical based on the film opened on Broadway on 14 December 1969, but closed after one performance. Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart Simpson, was so impressed by Giulietta Masina's work in"
"Captain Carey, U.S.A. Captain Carey, U.S.A. is a 1950 film noir crime film starring Alan Ladd, Wanda Hendrix, and Francis Lederer. An American returns to post-World War II Italy to bring a traitor to justice. The film was based on the novel ""No Surrender"" by Martha Albrand. It was filmed under the title ""O.S.S."" and then the title ""After Midnight"". The theme song, ""Mona Lisa"" performed in the film by Charlie Spivak with Tommy Lynn, won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. It was a #1 hit for Nat King Cole in 1950. A group of agents of the"
"by Williams for the movie. The score features many uses of themes or leitmotifs, the most prominent of which are a motif for the Pevensie children, a motif for Narnia itself, and the ""Heroic motif"". The heroic motif, however, is not heard until track nine (""To Aslan's Camp""). Gregson-Williams co-wrote a song with Imogen Heap, ""Can't Take It In"", which Heap recorded for the soundtrack. Originally, Dido submitted a song for the soundtrack, but it was considered unsatisfactory. Heap was approached after a suggestion from the soundtrack's supervisor, who managed a band with whom Heap had toured. The song was"
"Roberta Flack in 1973 and again for The Fugees in 1997. The song won the Grammy for Best Song in 1973. Fox & Gimbel later wrote the themes for many films such as ""The Last American Hero"" (""I Got a Name"", sung by Jim Croce), ""Foul Play"" (""Ready to Take a Chance Again"", sung by Barry Manilow) and many television series, including ""The Bugaloos,"" ""Happy Days,"" ""Laverne and Shirley"" (""Making Our Dreams Come True"" sung by Cyndi Grecco), ""Angie"" (""Different Worlds"" sung by Maureen McGovern), ""The Paper Chase"" (""The First Years"" sung by Seals and Crofts; Emmy-nominated Best Song), and"
"the opening theme of the 1978 film, ""National Lampoon's Animal House"". In the 1967 film ""Bedazzled"", Dudley Moore, as a pretentious pseudo-intellectual Welsh student, and Eleanor Bron lie on the floor listening to the beginning of the Overture on an LP until the record begins to skip (thanks to a scratch deliberately made in the LP by Peter Cook as the Devil earlier in the film). The song Catch a Falling Star, made famous by Perry Como was based on the third melody in just before the Gaudeamus Igitur. Academic Festival Overture Academic Festival Overture (), Op. 80, by Johannes"
"film's introductory theme. The song starts just as the revitalized 1988 New Line Cinema logo fades out (the first ""Elm Street"" to feature said logo), and plays over the opening credits, featuring a girl on a sidewalk, drawing with chalk. The camera pulls back from the Elm Street house to introduce Knight's character, and the song fades into Charles Bernstein's score from the original film. Due to licensing issues, the song did not originally receive an official single release or appear on the original soundtrack for the film, and Knight was never compensated for her contribution. Aside from the film,"
"Awards in 1967. The film's theme song, with music by Francis Lai and lyrics by Pierre Barouh, was also nominated for ""Best Original Song in a Motion Picture"" at the Golden Globe Awards. In Finland it has become one of the most easily recognizable TV advertisement themes, having been used for decades by the cruiseferry brand Silja Line. Pierre Barouh, who plays the deceased husband in the film, also sings the songs in the soundtrack. In a sequence of the film, he makes a brief reappearance singing ""Samba Saravah"", a French version with lyrics by Barouh himself of the Brazilian"
"(1959) directed by Carol Reed, starring Sir Alec Guinness and Noël Coward. But perhaps her most memorable work may well be from her collaboration with Sir David Lean on two of his most critically acclaimed films: ""Lawrence of Arabia"" in 1962, starring Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif; and again three years later on ""Dr. Zhivago"" starring Sharif and Julie Christie, for which she won her first Academy Award. For this particular film, Dalton and her team ended up making 3,000 individual costumes and putting together 35,000 individual items of clothing for the extras. The characters of Zhivago (Sharif) and Lara"
"Rebel Fanfare (Millennium Falcon motif""""), The Force theme, Leia's Theme, The Imperial March, Han Solo and the Princess"" ""Returning: Luke's Theme, Luke's Secondary Theme, The Rebel Fanfare (Millennium Falcon motif),The Force Theme, Leia's Theme, Yoda's Theme, Luke and Leia, Han Solo and the Princess, The Imperial March, Spaceship Battle Motif, Death Star motif, The Emperor's Theme, Poe's Theme, Rey's Theme, Kylo Ren's themes, Snoke's Theme"" Since neither Williams nor his office ever provided a full list of the leitmotifs used in every ""Star Wars"" film, there is some controversy around the exact number of themes, with some taking an inclusive"
"explained. As a result, the role went to Dunaway, who had just won an Oscar for her performance in ""Network."" Streisand nevertheless felt that ""Prisoner,"" the torch song from the film, would be a good power ballad vehicle for her. She sang it on the soundtrack and garnered a moderate hit as a result (the record peaked at number 21 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100). ""Eyes of Laura Mars"" is said to be an example of an American version of the Italian giallo genre. The film is also noted for its use of red herrings and its twist ending. Laura"
"held a cat in the James Bond movies or how the artist Joseph Beuys ""explains pictures to a dead hare” in order to teach philosophical concepts. The movie makes further references to spaghetti western by Sergio Leone, ""Dances With Wolves"" by Kevin Costner, the mining cart ride from the second ""Indiana Jones"" movie by Steven Spielberg as well as different scenes from ""Terminator 2"". Additionally, the theme playing before The Shoe of the movie first appears is reminiscent of the ""Indiana Jones"" movies. On the zither, Winnetouch plays the ""Harry Lime Theme"" from the movie ""The Third Man"", when he,"
"Chelsom, felt the movie needed a big dance-number, similar to the ""Macarena"" (1995) or the ""Funky Chicken"" (1950s). Chelsom knew he wanted a song in which Cyrus' character, Miley Stewart, called dance steps that captured Cyrus' ""real silliness physically"" and her ""great abandon"". In addition, Chelsom wanted the song to represent the two worlds of Stewart, the main theme of the film, by ""combin[ing] Miley Stewart’s L.A. hip-hop/pop style with her country roots"". Because the song is an instructional dance song, it became an ongoing collaboration between Chelsom, choreographer Jamal Sims, Cyrus, and the song's songwriters, Adam Anders and Nikki"