If you didn’t recognize this main-title music, you’d know right away it’s some kind of spunky chick flick about starting over after a divorce. I’m kidding. The point is that there’s no mistaking what you’re in for once you hear it. The Mina-title music for Tim Burton‘s Beetlejuice worked just as well this way; ditto Ed Wood. This track gets you excited and in the mood besides. There are dozens of others that have done this; perhaps some recently. Examples?
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