Some films keep a strong presence in public memory because of their music. The score plays such a strong part in the creation of the film reality that by hearing this music the listener instantly remembers the images and the context of a scene.
Examples are:
Jaws (1975, the base motiv for the shark)
Star Wars (1977, John Williams orchestral music)
The Third Man (1949, Zitter music)
Once upon a Time in the West (1968, Morricone’s harmonica)
Halloween (1978, John Carpenter’s main theme for Michael Myers)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968, Liget’s music for the obelisk)
TV series: Twin Peaks, Wallander
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