Theme songs can supersede the film it was written for. The movie theme songs below became No. 1 hits, earning fame outside of the theater.

Iconic TV theme songs can be as fondly remembered as the characters on the show, sometimes even more so. These are themes that still slap because they were created by the best of the best.

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Including Back to the Future, Beetlejuice, and many Batman movies, as well as Spider-Man movies, Twilight, Will Smith’s iconic sci-fi theme songs, and modern hits featured in recent blockbusters ...

Here is our list of theme songs written or performed by famous musicians. It shouldn't come as a surprise that some of the best TV theme songs are courtesy of some of the greatest musicians in pop ...

Whilst many will be familiar with the 1967 Spider-Man song, it was Danny Elfman who propelled the character into something serious with his theme for Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man movie.

The movies might not be remembered well, but the songs that came from them are still bangers. Here is a list of great songs that are more famous than the movies they came from.