![]() ![]() The movie - which had already been pushed back due to a troubled production phase, and a significant overblow in the budget - was making the studio heads nervous. In his eyes, it was a dramatic, historical drama - he’s purported to have quipped “Would you put a pop song at the end of Schindler’s List?” ![]() James Cameron was dead set against ending his three hour epic with a pop song. Its popularity was only possibly rivalled by the theme song, Celene Dion’s epic “My Heart Will Go On.” But that song very nearly did not even make it into the movie… There is no possible way to overstate how massive James Cameron’s Titanic was when it was released on December 19th, 1997. So in this post, we wanted to explore the stories behind a few all time favorite movie theme songs whether you’re just curious or brushing up for a movie trivia night soon. And almost anyone in the northern hemisphere can recognize it when you hum the first few bars of the Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, or Jurassic Park themes. ![]() The Bee Gees’ monster hit “Stayin’ Alive” is still used to time chest compressions for CPR. Every kid, their parents, and their cousin’s nephew’s dog, knows the lyrics to “Let It Go” from Disney’s Frozen (however reluctantly) by heart. Nevertheless, these songs - and the movies to which they are inexorably connected - have perpetuated in the public consciousness for decades afterwards. Ostensibly existing as something of an advertisement for the movie they were connected to, their fame sometimes even outstripped the movie itself. Though not quite as prevalent as they once were, movie theme songs used to be a big, big deal. + Pursue your film scoring and TV sync goals with a Soundfly Mentor! Soundfly offers four- or six-week mentorship sessions with a pro, customized to you. ![]()
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