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Poll: Scores That Instantly Bring Movies to Your Mind

A poll by Breumaster.
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.
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    Psycho (1960)

    Theme of Psycho (1960) by Bernard Herrmann
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    Orson Welles in The Third Man (1949)

    Theme of The Third Man (1949) by Anton Karas
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    Marlon Brando and Salvatore Corsitto in The Godfather (1972)

    Theme of The Godfather (1972) by Nino Rota, seconded by otter68'
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    Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd in Back to the Future (1985)

    Theme of Back to the Future (1985) by Alan Silvestri
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    Sylvester Stallone in Rocky (1976)

    Theme fanfares of Rocky (1976) by Bill Conti
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    Alec Guinness in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

    The Colonel Bogey march, by Kenneth J. Alford, performed by the actors. Suggestion by leavey-2
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    Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

    Theme of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011), by Hans Zimmer
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    Harrison Ford in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

    Theme of Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) by John Williams
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    Sean Connery in Goldfinger (1964)

    The James Bond theme by John Barry
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    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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    Charles Bronson in Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

    Theme of Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) by Ennio Morricone seconded by Gitte Løyche & joesiegel
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    Julie Christie in Doctor Zhivago (1965)

    Lara's theme of Doctor Zhivago (1965), by Maurice Jarre Suggestion by leavey-2
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    James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Michael Pennington in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

    The appearance of Darth Vader together with the imperial march by John Williams
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    Paul Newman and Robert Redford in The Sting (1973)

    Theme of The Sting (1973), by Scott Joplin, performed by Marvin Hamlisch arranged by Billy Byers Suggestion by leavey-2
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    Alan Rickman, Richard Harris, Ian Hart, Leslie Phillips, Daniel Radcliffe, and Zoë Wanamaker in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

    Titles of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) by John Williams
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    Susan Backlinie in Jaws (1975)

    Theme of Jaws (1975), by John Williams
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    The Terminator (1984)

    Theme of The Terminator (1984) from Brad Fiedel
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    Ellen Burstyn in Requiem for a Dream (2000)

    Requiem for a Dream of Requiem for a Dream (2000) by Clint Mansell
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    Robert Downey Jr. in Sherlock Holmes (2009)

    Title theme of Sherlock Holmes (2009) by Hans Zimmer
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    Michael Keaton in Batman (1989)

    Theme of Batman (1989) by Danny Elfman
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    Dick Warlock and Tawny Moyer in Halloween II (1981)

    The outstanding atonal composition of Halloween II (1981) by John Carpenter
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    Richard Attenborough, Laura Dern, and Sam Neill in Jurassic Park (1993)

    Titles of Jurassic Park (1993) by John Williams
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    Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Steve McQueen, Yul Brynner, Robert Vaughn, Horst Buchholz, and Brad Dexter in The Magnificent Seven (1960)

    The titles of The Magnificent Seven (1960) by Elmer Bernstein
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    Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal in Love Story (1970)

    Theme of Love Story (1970), by Francis Lai Suggestion by leavey-2
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    #25

    The scrolling titles theme of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), by John Williams
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    #26

    Theme of Taxi Driver (1976) by Bernard Herrmann Suggestion by joesiegel
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    Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Eli Wallach in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

    The epitome of a mexican stand-off itself of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) by Ennio Morricone
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    The Shining (1980)

    Titles of The Shining (1980) by Wendy Carlos & Rachel Elkind
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    The Pink Panther (1963)

    Theme of The Pink Panther (1963) by Henry Mancini
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    Noah Moazezi in Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

    Score of Once Upon a Time in America (1984) by Ennio Morricone Suggestion by joesiegel

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