60s - 90s songs
This legendary 1981 rock anthem by Journey features iconic opening piano chords and the famous lines, "Just a small-town girl, livin' in a lonely world."
Don't Stop Believin
Buzz Lightyear's famous catchphrase from Toy Story: "To infinity and...
.......beyond!"
This action icon blew audiences away playing Neo in The Matrix trilogy
Keanu Reeves
Hearing the famous, high-pitched two-note cello motif (Dun-dun...) means this Steven Spielberg thriller is starting. Listen to the track here.
Jaws
This 2014 dance-pop smash by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars spent 14 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
Uptown Funk
Released in 1999, this high-energy pop track by Britney Spears became a massive global phenomenon and launched her career.
Baby One More Time
Darth Vader's famous line to Luke Skywalker in The Empire Strikes Back: "No, I am..."
"...your father."
This actor plays the web-slinging hero Peter Parker in the recent Marvel Cinematic Universe Spider-Man trilogy.
Tom Holland
The uplifting, brass-heavy opening fanfare that instantly cues the yellow title crawl sliding into space. Listen to the track here.
Star Wars
Released in 2008, this classic Taylor Swift country-pop crossover track tells the story of a high school romance and features a music video with her in a marching band uniform.
You Belong With Me
This 1982 smash hit by Michael Jackson is the best-selling album of all time and features a spooky, cinematic music video.
Thriller
The iconic Shakespeare quote from Hamlet: "To be, or not to be..."
"...that is the question."
Known as the ultimate 90s action star, he played unstoppable heroes in The Departed, and Inception.
Leonardo DiCaprio
Composed by Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein of the electronic synth band S U R V I V E, this pulsing 80s-style instrumental theme introduces a hit sci-fi horror series set in Hawkins, Indiana. Listen to the track here.
Stranger Things
This 2020 breakout hit by The Weeknd spent a record-shattering amount of time on the charts with its pulsing 80s synth-pop sound.
Blinding Lights
This 1995 hip-hop classic by Coolio (featuring L.V.) was featured in the movie Dangerous Minds and samples Stevie Wonder's "Pastime Paradise."
Gangsta's Paradise
Finish this famous line: "Do you know....."
Bonus 200 if you can finish the whole dialogue.
.....the muffin man?"
This box-office powerhouse dominated the 90s and 2000s in blockbusters like Men in Black, Independence Day, and The Pursuit of Happyness.
What is the movie? Listen to the track here.
Transformers
This 2011 global phenomenon by a British boy band became one of the best-selling digital singles of all time, starting with the line, "You're insecure, don't know what for."
What Makes You Beautiful" (by One Direction)
Released in 1975, this epic six-minute suite by Queen shifts dramatically from ballad to opera to hard rock.
Bohemian Rhapsody
Finish the line: Elsa, Anna, Sven..?
Smantha? I don't even know a Smantha.
She became one of Hollywood's biggest leading ladies in the late 90s and 2000s with hit romantic comedies and dramas like Pretty Woman, Erin Brockovich, and Notting Hill.
Julia Roberts
Hans Zimmer's booming, horn-heavy and relentless ticking score ("Time") that builds to an unforgettable emotional crescendo in this mind-bending sci-fi heist film. Listen to the track here.
Inception
This 2011 indie-pop breakout hit by Foster the People features the whistling intro and the chilling chorus line, "All the other kids with the pumped up kicks, you'd better run, better run, outrun my gun."
Pumped Up Kicks