1970's Movies
The Bee Gees "Staying Alive" helped make this 1977 film a disco phenomenon.
What is "Saturday Night Fever?"
This 1987 film's finale features the song "I've Had the Time of My Life"
What is "Dirty Dancing?"
This song won an Academy Award in 1987 from the movie Top Gun.
What is "Take My Breath Away?"
This composer brought grand, sweeping neo-romantic orchestral scores back to cinema in the late 1970s with masterpieces such as Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Schindler's List.
Who is the composer John Williams?
Listen to this musical clip: John Williams made the terrifying two-note tuba bassline famous for this thriller.
What is "Jaws."
Bill Conti composed this inspiring orchestral theme "Gonna Fly Now" for this 1976 boxing drama.
What is Rocky?
"The Power of Love" by Huey Lewis and the News was a hit from this 1985 time travel comedy.
What is "Back to the Future"?
This song won an academy award in 1970 and was from the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid."
What is "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head?"
This composer is known for combining orchestral arrangements with electronic synthesizers, heavy brass, and booming percussion. Some of his most famous movie scores are the Lion King (1994), Gladiator (2000), Inception (2010), Interstellar (2014), and Dune (2021).
Who is Hans Zimmer?
Listen to this musical clip and name the movie as well as which character it most commonly depicts.
What is "Star Wars and Darth Vader"?
Mike Oldfield's instrumental piece "Tubular Bells" became the chilling backdrop for this horror classic.
What is "The Exorcist?"
Name the movie that this theme music belongs to - an epic score written by John Williams.
What is ET?
This song won an academy award in 1995 and was written by Elton John. This same movie also was turned into a broadway musical.
What is "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?"
This composer infuses Hollywood with a distinct, darkly whimsical, and gothic fairytale sound. His work heavily defines the aesthetic of comic book movies and quirky fantasy. Some of his most well-known masterpieces such as Batman, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Spider-Man and the Simpsons theme.
Who is Danny Elfman?
This theme song is from a blockbuster trilogy. Listen to the melody and name the movie as well as the place it represents.
What is "Lord of the Rings" and the "Shire"?
The song "Where Do I Begin" became a vocal hit for Andy Williams, matching the melancholy tone of this tragic romance.
What is "Love Story?"
What is "An Officer and a Gentleman"?
This stirring ballad by Barbara Streisand won an Academy Award in 1977 and was the love theme from the movie A Star is Born.
What is "Evergreen"?
This composer created one of the most complex operatic achievements in film history by developing over 100 interlocking thematic "leitmotifs" to narrate a massive fantasy mythology.His most famous masterpieces are The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbits trilogy.
Who is Howard Shore?
Who are "The Marvel Avengers"?
This theme song written by Issac Hayes features smooth, spoken-word vocals and famous call and response lyrics about this movie's main character.
What is "Shaft?"
This historical drama from 1981 had a song composed by Vangelis that became synonymous with running and athletic triumph.
This song won best song at the Academy Awards in 1999, sung by Phil Collins. Name the song and the movie.
What is "You'll Be In my Heart" from "Tarzan"?
This composer is a master of rhythm, driving brass, and relentless momentum. He is responsible for some of the most nostalgic, high-energy, and crowd-pleasing theme music in pop culture including the Back to the Future Trilogy, Forrest Gump, Cast Away and The Avengers.
Who is Alan Silvestri?
Name the 1977 science-fiction film in which this 5 note motif is heard.
What is "Close Encounters of the Third Kind?"