Starship Troopers, a 1997 science fiction/action/parody, was directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Edward Neumeier. It is (incredibly loosely) based on the Robert Heinlein novel of the same name, but do not expect serious depictions of the book’s contents. In the future, Earth has become a space-faring Federation. However, after “the social scientists brought…
Category: Movie Theme Songs
So you are looking for some movie theme songs, then my friend you have most definitley come to the right place. On this page we have the most extensive back catalogue of great movie theme songs all here in one place, which is pretty awesome right? We have everything on this page from some old school movies such as The Blue Lagoon to massive blockbuster movies like The Lord of The Rings and absolutely everything in between.
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WarGames
WarGames is a 1983 Cold WAr science-fiction thriller written by Lawrence Lasker and Walter F. Parkes. The film stars Matthew Broderick as David Lightman, a highly intelligent but unmotivated young computer hacker. The film opens with an apparent nuclear war (revealed to be a readiness test), from the perspective of the silo crews. The senior…
Live Free or Die Hard
Live Free or Die Hard (released outside America as Die Hard 4.0) is the fourth entry in the Die Hard series and was released in 2007. John McClane has long since faded into obscurity after his bursts of fame from the earlier films, and is still estranged from his family. However, his quite life as…
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Master and Commander is a 2003 epic historical epic, directed and co-written by Peter Weir. It is an adaptation of three books from Patrick O’Brian’s 20-book Aubrey-Maturin series, which covers Jack Aubrey’s naval career. The film opens with the frigate HMS Surprise, commanded by “lucky Jack,” Captain Jack Aubrey (Russell Crowe), being ordered to pursue…
Gladiator
Gladiator is a 2000 historical epic directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russel Crowe. Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius, a hero of the Roman Empire is selected to be Regent by the dying Emperor Marcus Aurelius, with the intent of turning Rome back into a Republic. However, the Emperor’s ambitious son Commodus learns of this…
1492: Conquest of Paradise
1492: Conquest of Paradise is a 1992 European historical film, released to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the discovery of the New World, telling the (heavily fictionalized) tale of Christopher Columbus’ voyage and it’s consequences. As the film opens, we see Columbus becoming obsessed with his potential voyage, but is unable to secure funds and…
Patriot Games
Patriot Games is a 1992 sequel to The Hunt for Red October (although the book it is based on is a prequel). Jack Ryan (this time played by Harrison Ford), whilst visiting London to give a lecture on naval history, witnesses an attack on members of the Royal Family (Lord Holmes, Secretary of STate for…
The Hunt for Red October
The Hunt for Red October is a 1990 American Cold War submarine thriller, starring Sean Connery as Captain First Rank Marko Ramius of the Soviet Navy and Alec Baldwin as Dr. Jack Ryan, a CIA analyst. The Soviet Navy have created a new engine system for their latest missile submarine, the Red October, which would…
Terminator 2: Judgement DAy
Terminator 2: Judgement Day is the 1991 sequel to The Terminator. Despite Sarah Connor’s best efforts, Skynet will still be created and bring about Judgement Day in the future. This happens because Cyberdyne Systems, an advanced computer company, recovers the CPU and an arm from the first Terminator that Sarah and Kyle Reese destroyed in…
Chariots of Fire
Chariots of Fire is a 1981 British historical drama about two athletes on the 1924 British Olympic Team. Eric Liddell is a devout Scotsman who runs for the glory of God, whilst his compatriot Harold Abrahams is an English Jew who competes as a way to overcome anti-Semitic prejudices. The film is considered a giant…
The Dam Busters
The Dam Busters is a 1955 British film about the legendary Dambusters Raid from World War 2. The film tells the story of Operation Chastise (which is what the Raid was known as to the RAF), from Barnes Wallis’ development of the famous Bouncing Bomb through to the raid itself. The film contains a high…
Crimson Tide
Crimson Tide is a 1995 submarine thriller directed by Tony Scott and starring Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman. During a period of civil war in Russia, ultranationalist forces seize the area around Vladivostok, including a naval base and a nuclear missile complex, from which they threaten to launch ICBM’s at America if attacked. Deterring them…
Pirates of the Caribbean
Pirates of the Caribbean is a Walt Disney film franchise that currently comprises four films with a fifth in the works. The first film, The Curse of the Black Pearl, tells the tale of a humble blacksmith, Will Turner (played by Orlando Bloom), who has ambitions to marry the governor’s daughter, Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley),…
Saving Private Ryan
Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 American action film set during the 1944 Invasion of Normandy in World War Two. After the bloody chaos of the landings on Omaha beach (the worst of the five landing beaches) US Army Rangers Captain John Miller (played by Tom Hanks) is assigned to find a paratrooper lost behind…
Under Siege
Under Siege is a 1992 action film starring Steven Seagal and Tommy Lee Jones. It’s one of the sub-genre of films best described as “Die Hard on an X,” in this case a soon-to-be-retired Us Navy Battleship, the USS Missouri. Seagal is Casey Ryback, a Chief Petty Officer in the ship’s galley, although he originally…
The Empire Strikes Back
Today we have a follow-up to our earlier Star Wars theme post: since we love the music so much we wanted to share more of it. The Empire Strike Back (or Episode V if you prefer) was the second in the Original Trilogy and follows on from the success of the first film. Despite the…