The "necessity" of a theme song in a movie?

The "necessity" of a theme song in a movie? Sept 17, 2018 10:16:25 GMT

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Post by Vits on Sept 17, 2018 10:16:25 GMT

Sept 17, 2018 4:06:06 GMT darkreviewer2013 said:

Songs with vocals and lyrics aren't typically in any way essential for a movie. The main exceptions to this would be a number of classic James Bond movies.

Why is it different with those movies? I mean, I know they're a tradition, but things like the gun barrel sequence are also tradition yet they're not used in every single installment.

Sept 17, 2018 4:56:41 GMT Fox in the Snow said:

In most cases they're just another way of promoting the film.

True... although I think there's been theme songs that weren't released before the movie's release.