TOP TEN Lists - This Week: Arnold Schwarzenegger movies

I like Luke, but I decided to keep my honorable mentions list as short as possible. Heroes that came very close to actually making my top ten. While Luke is a solid character, there are others I like far more and he was never going to knock them off my list.

That said, if I made my honorable mentions list longer, Luke would eventually feature on it... but you'd see Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan make an appearance before Luke cracked the list.

 

You've already included him in your list:

 

New topic coming soon!

 

Topic #12 - Top Ten Movie / TV / Video Game Songs

I think this is a fun one.

Rules:

• you can include songs from Movies, TV shows or Video Games
• list single songs only, not entire soundtracks (i.e. don't just list the Star Wars soundtrack, but instead the specific song, like the Imperial March, SW Main/Opening Theme, Duel of Fates, etc.)
• it's okay to list multiple songs from the same movie/tv/video game as separate entries on your list
• songs can have lyrics or be purely instrumental (any combination of the two is fine)
• the songs must have originated from a movie / video game / tv show (i.e. if you loved Unchained Melody from the movie Ghost, that wouldn't count because it already existed before the movie and wasn't specifically written for it)
• beside your entry, make sure you include what movie/tv/video game the song is from and the artist who wrote/composed it

I'm guessing we're going to see a great deal of variation between our lists! Looking forward to seeing what you guys come up with!

 

I know I'm still a list behind, but here's my Heroes list!

1. Obi-Wan Kenobi (Star Wars Episodes I-III and Star Wars: The Clone Wars specifically, but also IV-VI to a lesser extent) – As with the Star Wars villains, while many people here and elsewhere would root for Luke or Han as their main Star Wars hero, and though I personally see the whole saga of Episodes I-VI as the ‘Darth Vader story’ of Anakin’s rise, fall and redemption, as Mr. Lucas intended, my favourite Star Wars hero, and my favourite hero of all time, has to be Obi-Wan, because he embodies the archetype of what the Jedi were always meant to be – disciplined, courageous, pre-emptive, kind and intelligent. This is not to say that Obi-Wan is overly-perfect as other heroes can be – he still has his flaws (one could say that he was not wholly supportive to Anakin in the ways that he needed, something Palpatine seized upon and used to gain Anakin’s allegiance), and undergoes a lot of trials and tribulations throughout the film saga and in the Clone Wars series, what with losing his master/father figure in Episode I, the woman he loves during the Clone Wars and the closest thing he had to a brother in Episode III. Yet he wholly surpasses each trial purely through the use of the Light Side of the Force, and rarely considers the temptation of the darkness – the only time it was clear to see he gave in to any form of anger was after Qui-Gon’s death in Episode I, where he lashes out at Darth Maul with visible hatred, but if anything that was what allowed Maul to nearly defeat him and Force Push him off the edge of the endless tunnel; it was only when he relaxed, calmed down and concentrated in using the Light Side that he was able to turn the tables on the Sith apprentice. Also, as with my Villains list, Obi-Wan is a sophisticated and intellectual hero, more at home with using diplomacy and tact to resolve disputes and outmanoeuvre his foes, and using his Lightsaber as his last resort, another key Jedi trait. While I certainly give a shoutout to Alec Guinness and his strong performance as an improved mentor figure to the young Luke in the Original Trilogy, it has to be Ewan McGregor’s younger incarnation of Obi-Wan that is my top hero performance, and I was equally impressed with James Arnold Taylor’s voice work mimicking the part in the Clone Wars series, largely carrying off an English accent very well and proving a worthy successor to McGregor. Not to mention his courtly, chivalrous romance with Satine is a wonderful addition to the Star Wars mythos, a meeting of minds and welcome break from Anakin and Padme’s awkward teenage romance and Han’s pathetic bad boy display of arrogance and general dickishness toward Leia somehow wooing her over because the plot said it had to.
2. Thorin Oakenshield (The Hobbit Trilogy) – Another of the things I particularly personally like about The Hobbit trilogy is its portrayal of Thorin. Thorin was my favourite character from the book and Richard Armitage’s portrayal of him was truly excellent, going above and beyond the book’s already quality portrayal of him. Though most of the Dwarf characters in both the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings series are assigned the mantle of comic relief alongside Hobbits, Thorin stands apart from the others in being an entirely serious character with serious aims and goals – his first scene alone, where he brings an end to the partying antics of the rest of his company in Bilbo’s home and gives them a renewed sense of purpose in planning their recapture of Erebor, just by walking in through the front door and setting himself down at the table, shows how he can be a beacon of inspiration to others just by projecting his aura of determination, courage and inner strength – it’s not so much what he says that inspires the Dwarves around him, but what he does, how he acts and how he keeps his composure when he is in his right mind. His development arc throughout the three films is fantastic, from initially distrusting Bilbo and lacking in faith in the latter’s hidden courage, to later recognising and appreciating the Hobbit’s intelligence and skill in getting himself out of trouble, to ultimately trusting Bilbo above even his fellow Dwarves - to the point where not only does he confide in Bilbo of his suspicions of one of the other Dwarves keeping the Arkenstone from him, but also Bilbo briefly was capable of stalling his descent into madness. In the scene of the third film where Bilbo shows Thorin the acorn he brought from Bag End all the way to Erebor and talks of his home and garden, Thorin briefly returns to his original self and loses all his tension and paranoia as he remembers that the whole reason for travelling to Erebor in the first place was to get his home back, and it’s only when one of the other Dwarves approaches him and updates him on their search for the Arkenstone that his suspicions take control of him again. Not to mention his whole arc of becoming gradually corrupted by his greed and desire for the gold, and particularly the Arkenstone, in the false belief that it alone can confirm his status as the new King Under the Mountain, and his subsequent redemption as he casts aside that greed, and ventures out to take down the figure that has been hunting his people for centuries (ultimately at the cost of his own life as per the book), makes him more of a relevant character than ever today where so many believe that happiness can only be obtained through wealth, perceived status and physical possessions. It’s this struggle and ultimate victory over the negative aspects of himself, something we all go through, that prompts me to see Thorin as a far superior hero figure and role model to Aragorn, his nearest counterpart in The Lord of the Rings, who, though not nearly as far-fetched as characters like Luke Skywalker or Neo, still has the veneer of being a little too perfect and never truly experiences any challenge or hardship on his road to success, apart from isolated moments like the Warg Rider fight and the Mordor Troll Chieftain (at least in the films, I actually haven’t read The Lord of the Rings as whole yet so can’t pass my judgement on Aragorn in the book).
3. Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek films VII-X) – Captain Picard is pretty much Obi-Wan’s Star Trek counterpart, portrayed with the usual British gravitas by the legendary Patrick Stewart, and proving to be the epitome of how a Starfleet Captain should behave, just as Obi-Wan is the ideal Jedi Knight. His development arc becomes particularly dark during Starfleet’s initial encounters with the Borg, with his assimilation into the collective as effectively the Borg’s Mouth of Sauron, and his subsequent liberation with the help of his crew (particularly Data), and his continual feuds with Q would test anyone’s patience. Yet like Obi-Wan, Picard recovers from each trial with his sanity more or less intact and continuing to follow the Prime Directive, setting the gold standard for Starfleet Captains everywhere. Also he is the only Captain who really behaves as a proper naval captain would, delegating orders to subordinates and sending others down to planets in away teams rather than going himself (to be fair Sisko also does this quite often, but he also does his fair share of joining away teams as well). Picard, alongside Q and Data, is one of the things that make The Next Generation continually enjoyable despite the things that drag it down (Wesley, Beverley, the noticeably dated look of the first couple of series), and his sophistication, stoicism, intelligence and courage make him undoubtedly worthy of my #3 spot.
4. Po (Kung Fu Panda 1-3) – Where my first three hero choices are all seen as personal role models and beacons of inspiration, Po is more loveable than anything else – you’d have to be a sad, miserable soul to not laugh at Jack Black’s inimitable turn as the rotund panda who dreams of being a Kung Fu Master while serving noodles in his dad’s restaurant. Throughout his trilogy, even in moments where he aims to be at his most serious, Po always comes off with either a quip, becoming distracted by something AWESOME or reverting to his childlike pre-training personality. His continual fluctuation between gradually becoming the ‘Chosen One’ of Kung Fu Panda’s story, through exercising his physical capabilities to be able to take on Tai Lung, steeling his mind to resist Lord Shen and embracing his spiritual destiny to face down Kai, while still always retaining some of the geeky, food-loving young panda with whom we start the story, is a perfect example of how we can always grow and improve ourselves and conquer our weaknesses, without changing who we are at our core or sacrificing those parts of us that did not need to be changed to begin with.
5. Qui-Gon Jinn (Star Wars Episode I) – Being a Prequels fan who saw the Prequels first, I am also a big fan of Obi-Wan’s master, Qui-Gon Jinn, excellently acted by Liam Neeson. Qui-Gon’s appeal stems from the fact that while on one hand he is as noble, valiant, composed and stoic as his apprentice would become, on the other he is also markedly different from Obi-Wan, in that where the latter was always a stickler for the rules, Qui-Gon always had the conviction and courage to speak out against the Jedi Council, which would ultimately see the galaxy saved from the Sith (albeit through a period of intense suffering and cruelty) through Qui-Gon’s defiance bringing about the training of the young Anakin Skywalker and leading him onto the path of the Force. Furthermore, his death at one of the blades of Darth Maul is equally as pivotal as his actions in life, because when you see Qui-Gon and Anakin together (and even when you see Qui-Gon and Shmi gel together), you quickly start to see a parent-son relationship forming, as the experienced Jedi Knight teaches the young boy lessons about life and the Force, very much in the same way as the relationship between him and Obi-Wan. By contrast, the relationship between Obi-Wan and Anakin in the later Prequel films is much more like an older brother trying to keep control of his younger sibling (encapsulated most famously by Obi-Wan saying “You were like my brother, Anakin! I loved you!”), and you can see this is not entirely what Anakin is looking for. One of the many reasons he became so motivated to leave his mother and join the Jedi Order was to seek what he had not benefitted from in the first nine years of his life – the guidance that only a father can give to his son – and after Qui-Gon’s death, it’s clear to see how Anakin desperately seeks a replacement, just as he seeks Padme as a replacement for his mother. Obi-Wan treats him as a younger brother and the Masters in the Jedi Council use him as a pawn, so where does Anakin go? He is propelled straight into the welcoming arms of the other senior male figure in his life – Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, who uses this alongside anecdotes of his own worldly experience to gain the young Jedi’s trust and manipulate him into ever-increasing antagonism toward the Jedi Order. All of this then begs the question of ‘What would have happened if Qui-Gon survived?’ Would he have been able to properly guide Anakin to become the Jedi he had always dreamed of, in conjunction with Obi-Wan’s brotherly friendship, and would he have been able to protect him from the Sheev’s mind games? Of course, we’ll never know for certain because the plot dictated differently, but Qui-Gon’s thought-provoking role in the story of the Prequels is just another of the many reasons why I think these three Star Wars films are just so good, and just so much better than anything else ever made for the same franchise (apart from Rogue One). When properly explained, you can see how George Lucas was in his absolute A-game when formulating the story and the setting of these three films.
6. Samwise Gamgee (The Lord of the Rings trilogy) – You know him, you love him, Sam is the friend we’d all like to have, and the real hero of The Lord of the Rings. Inspired by Tolkien’s real-life experiences of interacting with officer batmen in the First World War, Sam’s eternal loyalty toward Frodo proves to be a big factor in seeing the One Ring destroyed and Middle Earth saved from Sauron’s tyranny. Right from when Gandalf commands him to not leave him, Sam is always there to help Frodo through thick and thin, to the point where Sam is willing to risk drowning in order to try and catch up with his friend and master as the latter seeks to continue his journey to Mordor alone after the breaking of the Fellowship at Amon Hen. Sam continually proves himself to be reliable and true, as even when Frodo sends him away as a result of Gollum’s deceit, Sam returns upon discovering the trickery in time to save Frodo from the monstrous Shelob, and his big heart prompts him to do extraordinary things, becoming a dab hand with Sting in Frodo’s hour of need (ironically quite a deal better than Frodo himself, who always seemed to be pretty useless with a sword), and mustering the strength to carry his weakened, Ring-ravaged body part of the way up the slope of Mount Doom. Additionally, though Sam experienced a little hesitancy in giving the Ring back to Frodo after wearing it for a while during Frodo’s capture by the Orcs of Barad-Dur, his desires were mainly for things that could not be corrupted by the Ring – a home, a family, the love of Rosie Cotton-Damson…the simple things of life that The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings teach us it would be wise to show more gratitude toward, and, like Bilbo, was thus capable of resisting its lure more easily than the adventure-seeking Frodo, the brothers Boromir and Faramir, who both sought it to please their father, or even the mighty Wizard Saruman. As Gandalf himself said, it is very often the little things that matter most, and Sam is a perfect example of how someone so little can achieve very big things in the name of selflessness, compassion and humility.
7. King Alfred (The Last Kingdom) – Though The Last Kingdom’s protagonist is one Uhtred of Bebbanburg, arguably the real hero of the series is the cold but calculating and highly intelligent King Alfred, superbly played in the series by David Dawson. Uhtred is a skilled warrior and capable of great feats on the battlefield, but is a very often self-centred character aimed toward achieving his own desires by hook or by crook, and is very much focused on the here-and-now. He does not reminisce too much about the past, but also thinks little about what he wants to achieve in the future other than recapturing his home of Bebbanburg from his villainous uncle. Yet Alfred has seen men like Uhtred among his court and his army many times over, and knows just how to use the latter’s charisma among men, martial prowess and skill as a military leader to further his own far greater and more ambitious goals, principally to unite the fractious kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxons into one people under one king – England. His keen mind gives him a foresight that Uhtred simply cannot comprehend, being able to predict his every attempt to break free from his duties as one of Alfred’s Ealdormen and counter it to ensure Uhtred remains either serving the kingdom of Wessex or one of its allies. One could see Alfred as a ‘good’ counterpart to characters like Darth Sidious – he has the latter’s same ability to manipulate others into being tools with which he can achieve his goals, but where Palpatine uses this skill to bring about tyranny and despotism, Alfred uses it to bring order and peace to a chaotic world – he is the ultimate in Lawful Goodness, and the portrayal of his character in this series is, I would think, the definitive portrait of the only English (and indeed British) monarch to be proclaimed ‘the Great’.
8. Second and Third T-800s (Terminator 2: Judgement Day and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines) – As others have said, though Arnie was iconic as the villain of the original Terminator, it was all the more satisfying to see him become the hero, as reprogrammed T-800s sent back to the past by a future John Connor to protect his young self, his mother and his future wife from termination by the increasingly deadly T-1000 and T-X, where he could bring his android strength, rugged durability and dead-pan one-liners to bear against Skynet’s more advanced creations in the name of keeping his human charges safe. Arnie did well in portraying both the natural ruthless cyborg killer that is a Terminator and also the willingness of these particular reprogrammed units to make friends with the younger versions of John and selflessly protect them against enemies that he knows are ultimately far more powerful than he is.
9. Bilbo Baggins (The Hobbit trilogy specifically, but also Lord of the Rings to a lesser extent) – Very much like Sam, Bilbo is a hero we can all appreciate, because though he gradually learns to endure the hardships of an adventuring life in aiding the Dwarves on their quest to reclaim Erebor, he still keeps in mind the simple things in life – his books, his armchair, his garden, and his tranquil life in Bag End, a life he is happy to return to after his one unexpected journey across Middle Earth. This is one of the main reasons why he took so long for the One Ring to corrupt, when it only took minutes to take control of Smeagol (who desired it as a Birthday present) and around a year to corrupt Frodo (who desired adventure above all else). Additionally, I would also put forward the reason that even when the Ring first ended up in his possession, Bilbo’s selflessness always placed his friends far above it in priority, and it was this desire to help and serve others that kept the addictive powers of the Ring at bay, as his mind was forever focused on people other than himself. One of the reasons he embarked on his journey in the first place was principally to do all he could to aid the Dwarves get their home back, so that they could enjoy the same home comforts as he was able to. Throughout the journey he always strived to help get the Dwarves out of any trouble they landed themselves in, and even after he returns home, he takes in his nephew Frodo out of charity and spends his time preparing Bag End for when the latter can inherit it, so that Frodo will always have somewhere comfortable to live. Compare this to Smeagol and Frodo, who ultimately seemed to care only about themselves – Smeagol was willing to kill his own brother to take the Ring for himself (though to be fair Deagol seemed to be equally willing to do the same to keep it), while, as an example, Frodo was quite happy to continue his journey to Mordor by himself even when his friends were struggling in the skirmish at Amon Hen, and generally does very little to help others when any form of fighting goes on. Thus do Bilbo’s journey and actions teach us some particularly important lessons of life, and without a doubt deserves a place in my Top 10.
10. Sirius Black (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban-Order of the Phoenix): Though others have chosen Professor Snape as their favourite Harry Potter hero, and I myself acknowledge him in my Honourable Mentions list, my personal favourite of the series is Harry Potter’s godfather, Sirius Black, not just because Gary Oldman played him so well but because of the twist in the third film that while he is made out to be the film’s villain, all along he was one of the heroes trying to stop him. Not to mention that, very much like Bilbo Baggins, the selflessness of his character is ultimately what protects him from corruption – Black was willing to take partial blame for the murder of his best friend and his wife, endure a huge stain on his name and languish in Azkaban prison for twelve years if it meant, in time, he would be able to get another chance to bring the real perpetrator, Peter Pettigrew, to justice. Though he endures horrific torture during his imprisonment, in the book he describes how, because he knew he was innocent even if nobody else did, and knew that he allowed himself to be imprisoned to ensure a greater good would come to fruition, he was still able to retain some of his sanity while everyone else around him was driven mad by guilt at their own actions, being around the Dementors, psychopathy or a mixture of the three, and was thus capable of engineering his escape and pursuing his plan to find and apprehend Pettigrew. Sirius exists in direct contrast with Bellatrix, fellow Azkaban inmate, distant relation and tragically his future killer, who was not only mad and bad prior to her imprisonment, but shamelessly let her chaotic side continue to corrupt her throughout her time in Azkaban until we get the absolute headcase that is released by Voldemort’s supporters during the events of Order of the Phoenix. Additionally though Sirius, like his friend James, had his own disregard for rules, especially during his youth, Sirius used that often for selfless reasons, such as breaking the school rules to look after the young Remus Lupin after he became a Werewolf. Sirius may be Chaotic at heart, but he is the epitome of a Chaotic Good character.

Honourable Mentions: Yoda (Star Wars Episodes I-III specifically, but also V-VI to a lesser extent), Saruman the White (The Hobbit), Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean), Will Turner (Pirates of the Caribbean), Hector Barbossa (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest onwards), Anakin Skywalker (Star Wars Episodes I-III and VI), Professor Remus Lupin (Harry Potter), Albus Dumbledore (Harry Potter), Rubeus Hagrid (Harry Potter), Professor Severus Snape (Harry Potter), Maximus Decimus Meridius (Gladiator), Gannicus (Spartacus: Gods of the Arena onwards), Oenemaus (Spartacus up to Vengeance), Newt Scamander (Fantastic Beasts), Mace Windu (Star Wars Episodes I-III), Sgt. Nicholas Angel (Hot Fuzz), Cassian Andor (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), K-2SO (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), Baze Malbus (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), Chirrut Imwe (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), Uhtred of Bebbanburg (The Last Kingdom), Merlin (Merlin), Arthur (Merlin), Gaius (Merlin), Kilgharrah (Merlin), Leofric (The Last Kingdom), Finan (The Last Kingdom), Tyrion Lannister (Game of Thrones), Gimli (The Lord of the Rings trilogy), Legolas (The Lord of the Rings trilogy), Wallace (Wallace and Gromit), Gromit (Wallace and Gromit), Asterix (Asterix films), Obelix (Asterix films), Ellen Ripley (Alien-Alien: Resurrection), Dutch (Predator), Eddard Stark (Game of Thrones), Richard Sharpe (Sharpe), Boromir (The Lord of the Rings trilogy), King Theoden of Rohan (The Lord of the Rings trilogy), Captain Benjamin Sisko (Star Trek DS9), Elim Garak (Star Trek DS9), Data (Star Trek TNG), Master Shifu (Kung Fu Panda 1-3), Master Oogway (Kung Fu Panda 1 and 3), Gandalf the Grey/White (The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings trilogies)

Now for my fave film tracks!

 

Surprised they didn't make your top ten list proper!


Solid list though!

 

10 MOVIE/TV MUSIC
Let me just say that this topic is TOO difficult, ha ha ha. So many great pieces of music/themes; especially from my childhood. Like many other sci-fi/fantasy fans around my age, I could just say "John Williams" for virtually every spot. To that point, he holds most of the top spots just because it was easy to group them together.

Star Wars Theme - From my childhood to today, this music means some exciting adventure is about to happen. Despite my feelings about newer SW, I still love the excitement and memories this music gives me.
Indiana Jones Theme/Raiders March - Wait, maybe THIS is the music that most makes me feel like some exciting adventure is about to happen.
SW: Imperial March - From my childhood to today, this music means something dangerous or threatening is about to happen. If you want a piece that says "our intimidating imperial superpower is here to squash you," this is it.
SW: Luke's Theme/Force Theme - It's technically part of "The Princess Appears" on the SW soundtrack, but I always think of it as "Luke's Theme." It's the piece that plays as Luke looks over Tattooine's landscape at the setting twin suns. There's such longing and a touch of sadness in this piece that I love. It's reprise at the end of RotJ as Vader's funeral pyre absolutely tugs at my heart strings.
Conan the Barbarian: Anvil of Crom - Sword and Sorcery at it's best. This theme sets a great tone for the movie.
LotR: Fellowship Theme - Pretty much the main theme for the movies. It grows from the time Frodo & Sam leave Hobbiton and is only presented in full during the end of the Council of Elrond and while the Fellowship is traveling together in the first movie. After the Fellowship splits up to their separate adventures (starting in Moria), it is never heard quite in full again.
Cheers - A classic. Although I've never gone to bars regularly, even I can appreciate the sentiments in the song. Reminds me of Billy Joel's "Piano Man."
Thundercats (80s) - I know it may be cheesy, but I loved this theme as a kid. I still love it for the nostalgia today. "Thunder! Thunder! Thunder! Thundercats... HO!"
Parks & Rec - A fun TV intro theme.
The (American) Office - A great TV intro theme. "That's what she said!"

I will probably have some Honorable Mention/Should Be in the Top Ten, but I worry that list would be a mile long. Star Trek Theme and Harry Potter Theme would definitely be in here. I might add them in future posts.

 

That's a classic TV show intro. Love it! I used to watch that show all the time. Silverhawks (essentially space Thundercats, though not nearly as good of a show) also had a very catchy intro song.



Great lists. I like many of those, especially towards the top of your list (and Thundercats). The only ones I'm not familiar with are Parks & Rec and The Office.

 

Yes! I also enjoyed Silverhawks and they did have a good intro & theme, plus cool action figures. I also agree that they feel like a Thundercats copy. Good times!

Parks and The Office might be an acquired taste. My wife and I enjoy them. They kind of have fun/playful intro music. You can look them up on YouTube. Now that you mention it, I might swap out The Office for 30 Rock. It has a fun intro song too.

 

It was certainly tricky to choose those who would make it to the list, but as great as Baze and Chirrut are, when pitched against main characters from other franchises as well as their own I found too many other characters who had a lot more overall development and screen time than they did, and thus were they not able to reach a place in the top 10 of all time. But they certainly have privileged places in my Honourable Mentions list!

 

And here we go...

1. Dragonborn [Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Jeremy Soule]
2. Rocky main theme [Rocky, Bill Conti]
3. Anvil of Crom [Conan the Barbarian, Basil Poledouris]
4. Jurassic Park main theme [Jurassic Park, John Williams]
5. Duel of Fates [Star Wars The Phantom Menace, John Williams]
6. The Force theme [Star Wars A New Hope, John Williams]
7. Superman main theme [Superman, John Williams]
8. The Battle of the Pelennor Fields [LOTR Return of the King, Howard Shore]
9. Jaws main theme [Jaws, John Williams]
10. Arrival to Earth [Transformers movie, Steve Jablonsky]

Honourable mentions: Pirates of the Caribbean theme, Game of Thrones theme, Braveheart theme, Avengers theme, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly theme, Mortal Kombat, Thundercats intro, Back to the Future main theme, Indiana Jones main theme, Under the Sea (The Little Mermaid), The Legend of Zelda theme, Gerudo Valley (Legend of the Zelda: Ocarina of Time), Bare Necessities (Jungle book), I Wanna be Like You (Jungle book), Bloody Tears (Castlevania, Netflix version)

 

Caught up at last! Here’s mine:

1. Duel of the Fates (Star Wars: Episode I Soundtrack)
2. Hedwig’s Theme (Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Soundtrack)
3. Thrones of Britannia (Thrones of Britannia: A Total War Saga Soundtrack)
4. Austerlitz Kyrie (Napoleon Soundtrack)
5. The Horned King (Alternate) (The Black Cauldron Soundtrack)
6. General Grievous (Star Wars: Episode III Soundtrack)
7. He’s a Pirate (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Soundtrack)
8. Mischief Managed! (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Soundtrack)
9. Invasion Begins (Kung Fu Panda 2 Soundtrack)
10. Blight (Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos Soundtrack)

Honourable mentions:
Blackrock and Roll (Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos Soundtrack), Doomhammer’s Legacy (Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos Soundtrack), Awakening (Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos Soundtrack), Protoss Theme 1 (Starcraft Soundtrack), Protoss Theme 2 (Starcraft Soundtrack), Protoss Theme 3 (Starcraft Soundtrack), Protoss Theme 4 (Starcraft Soundtrack), Zerg Theme 2 (Starcraft Soundtrack), Zerg Theme 4 (Starcraft: Brood War Soundtrack), Lizardfolk Ambient Theme 6 (Dungeons and Dragons: Dragonshard), Lizardfolk Ambient Theme 8 (Dungeons and Dragons: Dragonshard), Lizardfolk Battle Theme 6 (Dungeons and Dragons: Dragonshard), Lizardfolk Battle Theme 8 (Dungeons and Dragons: Dragonshard), Order of the Flame Ambient Theme 2 (Dungeons and Dragons: Dragonshard), Order of the Flame Battle Theme 2 (Dungeons and Dragons: Dragonshard), Jar Jar’s Introduction and the Swim to Otoh Gunga (Star Wars: Episode I Soundtrack), The Droid Invasion and the Appearance of Darth Maul (Star Wars: Episode I Soundtrack), Passage through the Planet Core (Star Wars: Episode I Soundtrack), Diagon Alley and the Gringotts Vault (Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Soundtrack), The Chess Game (Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Soundtrack), Battle of the Heroes (Star Wars: Episode III Soundtrack), Anakin vs Obi-Wan (Star Wars: Episode I Soundtrack), Axel F (Beverly Hills Cop Soundtrack), Tales of a Jedi Knight and Learn About the Force (Star Wars: Episode IV Soundtrack),The Asteroid Field (Star Wars: Episode V Soundtrack), Po Finds the Truth (Kung Fu Panda 2 Soundtrack), Stealth Mode (Kung Fu Panda 2 Soundtrack), The Terminator Theme (The Terminator Soundtrack), Back to the Future (Back to the Future Soundtrack), The Boat Race (Stuart Little Soundtrack), Double Trouble (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Soundtrack), Hagrid the Professor (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Soundtrack), A Window to the Past (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Soundtrack), The Werewolf Scene (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Soundtrack), Jedha City Ambush (Rogue One Soundtrack), Divinitus (Rome: Total War Soundtrack), Barbarian Domination (Rome: Total War Soundtrack), Mayhem (Rome: Total War Soundtrack), Duke of Death (Medieval 2: Total War Soundtrack), Amen (Medieval 2: Total War Soundtrack), Time and Again (Medieval 2: Total War Soundtrack), Discovery (Medieval 2: Total War Kingdoms Soundtrack), Dreams of Albion (Medieval 2: Total War Kingdoms Soundtrack), Mountains of Home (Medieval 2: Total War Kingdoms Soundtrack), Russia (Napoleon Soundtrack), Make the Rain Stop (Napoleon Soundtrack), Downfall (Napoleon Soundtrack), Finding Jed and the Others (Night at the Museum 2 Soundtrack), Gate to the Underworld (Night at the Museum 2 Soundtrack)

 

Yes! Both lists have GREAT music that I was very tempted to put in my list. Specifically, I was really considering the Rocky Theme, Jaws theme, Superman, Duel of the Fates and even The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. I probably shouldn't have listed as much SW music, but when I got started thinking about it, there are so many that I really like. I guess it's a bit subjective. Anyway, again, terrific lists!

 

Your honourable mentions list is too small!