01 - Main Title - Takeoff - James Horner - The Rocketeer

[@MrImastinker]

RIP, Alan Arkin. You made all of us believe we could fly.

[@vanbelkom]

To this day I still stand by my feeling that this is the best opening score of all time... my wife walked down the aisle to this because she gave me the feeling of taking flight...

[@mitchbrown8627]

I had it played at our reception for similar reasons!

[@nebulae87]

Did she really????? That’s badass. Was it like from a live performance or just the recorded audio???

[@vanbelkom]

@@nebulae87 just recorded. A piano cover though

[@dennybecton]

Luke van Belkom that is actually super fucking wholesome and sweet dude. I want something like that.

[@ElliotCS1.6]

Good choice of music! This song always gets me in my feelings too! Haha Good times God bless you and your wife :)

[@space_man_sam]

Had to come hear and pay respects to the dearly departed Alan Arkin aka Peavy. This one got me in the feels, such a great actor and such an illustrious career. Rest easy 🙏🏾

[@SFox-if9id]

One thing I've always loved about this score..this is flying..no rocket pack required.. This is the romance and thrill of flight..

[@melissawickersham9912]

The studio and the director chose well by choosing James Horner to score this film. James Horner was an avid professional pilot as well as a film composer.

[@attilakis2360]

Legendary movie, legendary planes, legendary music....my childhood... Still got me tears on the closing scenes with Secord's name on the new GeeBee. "It was the closest i will ever get to Heaven mr. Hughes....or maybe not" Jennifer was so beautiful, and still She is . :)

[@jonathanw1019]

Just rewatched this movie in the theater and the score was the highlight. Easily one of Horner's best. Those low bass notes and brass emphasizing the general melody make chills every time. Romantic, exciting and identifiable. Modern scores lack such humility and warmth.

[@matthewprince9705]

Aka Hans Zimmer and Brian Tyler who churn out McDonald's scores. All variations of the same score. James Horner was a true composer, using many different instruments and tapping into world music as influences....

[@SSPspaz]

@@matthewprince9705while I agree that *some* of Zimmer’s scores feel generic, there are some true masterpieces sprinkled in there too - Interstellar, Dune, Dune Part 2, Inception, Gladiator, etc.

[@jamescamren4757]

I got the biggest smile on my face when they played this in the queue to Soarin’. Such a great song to a great movie.

[@darrenraleigh1986]

I cannot hear this without tearing up a little, and thanking whatever gods may be that I'm a pilot. Thank you, James Horner.

[@maxfrankow1238]

Right there with you, fellow aviator.

[@noelanderson969]

Thank you, Joe Johnson!

[@Rekkoff]

Same my guy. Wound up more the mechanic. But got both tickets. :)

[@melissawickersham9912]

Fly high, aviators. Fly high and free.

[@TimWrightt]

Dude, study for like 10 seconds. His name is Jesus. Proverbs 25:2.

[@corybrown8196]

Driving home from work today as a 33 year old adult, and listening to this brought me back to my childhood, watching this movie in the 90s

[@joejohnston5859]

I was asked to write a foreword for a book about The Rocketeer soundtrack. Even though I can hum every note of the main title from memory I felt I should listen to it one more time. I am now sitting here in awe of James Horner's immense talent and his ability to capture the visceral essence of the freedom of flight in a handful of notes. I wipe away a tear every time I hear this beautiful piece of music. Thank you, James.

[@dwarf3535]

Imagine being a kid who watched this movie over and over then being at Universal Studios and having this play on the speakers...

[@Camop-iz9kt]

Thank you, Joe, for this super film. It's reputation has grown with time, and I have the blu-ray. Airship history is a hobby of mine, and the final sequence was so thrilling.

[@SeiyaSoiya-un4jj]

James Horner is my favorite film composer of all time. I put his body of work up against anyone else’s. He was taken from us far too young.

[@joejohnston5859]

​@@Camop-iz9kt Thank you again. That Zeppelin sequence was scheduled for three days but thanks to a series of logistical and special effects crises we shot for nine days!! The Disney folks were hopping mad! 😂🎉

[@williamfletcher243]

I do too, Joe! Your film hits so many moments for me going back to the first time I watched it with my dear friend, mentor. Peavy and Cliff had a real-world analog in a pair of characters full of aviation-hi jinx, let me tell you! Recalling the anniversary of a certain first un-supervised solo flight, James Horner’s piece is in the background, orchestrating everything extant toward ….. an exhilarating… takeoff! Thank you sirs!! … 🛫

[@megheighway8681]

My husband and I walked down the aisle to this on our wedding day. Still makes my breath catch 10 years later.

[@hellacoorinna9995]

Your husband is @Luke van Belkom?

[@lorenzolamas26]

@@hellacoorinna9995 I really hope he is

[@kleeklee4572]

Is your husband the guy on the top of the comments cause that guy basically said the samething 5 years earlier than you and here I am commenting on your comment 2 years later 😂

[@dwrdwlsn5]

Still some of the most epic flying music I can think of.

[@melissawickersham9912]

Written by a composer who was also a pilot. No wonder that this music captures the very essence, the exhilaration, and the soul of flying.

[@nebulae87]

How’d it feel strapping that thing on your back??? “It’s the closest I’ll ever get to heaven.” Looks at Jenny “Well.....maybe not. “❤️❤️

[@sallymiller9147]

God I Just Love Main Title In Disney Movies, They Just Bring It To Life, and My Top Ten Main Title themes In Disney Movies Is. 10. Main Title - White Fang (1991). 9. Main Title - Honey I Shrunk The Kids. 8. Main Title - The Rescuers Down Under. 7. End Title - Who Framed Roger Rabbit. 6. Main Title - Dick Tracy. 5. Opening - Angels In The Outfield. 4. Main Title - The Journey Of Natty Gann. 3. Main Title - The Adventures Of Huck Finn. 2. Main Title - The Jungle Book (1994). 1. Main Title - Iron Will.

[@JohnAvengerJR1985]

One of the greatest scores James Horner ever created.We miss you sir RIP.

[@drpapa26]

Ah, yes... Movie scores that invoke an emotional response. I remember those.

[@lupo1185]

Can't agree more, today everything sounds the same and you can't remember when you walk out of the theater...

[@coopercarter]

💯

[@lithiumdeuteride]

What, you don't like four chords in a loop with the occasional foghorn noise? Audiences are so demanding!

[@melissawickersham9912]

@@lupo1185Everything’s composed with autotune nowadays.

[@ICEMAN99TURBO]

Brought it back tonight 😊

[@zemocha1989]

Rest well Alan Arkin. Peevy will live on in our hearts.

[@tammie1078]

so sad to hear about his passing, I love his character

[@torstencuber9114]

Up to the present day, this is one of the greatest music that has ever been written for a movie, and wasn't done by John Williams!

[@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent]

This is for anyone that looks up to the skies, see a aircraft, a bird, or just the sky itself and dreams of the passion of flight. This passion surpasses any generation and should never be extinguished.

[@johnkelinske1449]

It's a pilots' theme- for everyone who ever went out to the airfield, got in that cockpit, took off, got back down and shut down safe and sound- this is your theme. Very elegant.

[@bien.mp4]

or the right stuff theme

[@maxfrankow1238]

@@bien.mp4Both! Us pilots love a bit of everything haha.

[@bien.mp4]

@@maxfrankow1238 True. I'm also proud to say I'm a pilot now too.

[@melissawickersham9912]

It’s a pilots theme because James Horner was a pilot. He wanted to capture the feeling of flying in this film’s soundtrack.

[@Baldilokz]

Ive spent 15 years trying to ID this. Heard it when i was 6 and it stuck in my head ever since. I didnt think id ever find it again. Hearing this for the first time since is incredibly emotional.

[@FreshTillDeath56]

That's a great story :)

[@joshthepagan]

If you love this, you'll love James Horner's other soundtracks. Check out Braveheart, Willow, and Krull.

[@StratoArt]

I love this score, it was a brilliant romantic look at that golden era of aviation. Very sad about his passing.

[@captin3149]

Agreed, I wish it did better in the box office, but I loved it as a kid.

[@ancylostomiasis]

Also a golden era of Hollywood, if you know what I mean.

[@painiscupcake5433]

Ironically, he died in a plane crash

[@melissawickersham9912]

@@painiscupcake5433 He loved to fly. He died doing what he loved.

[@Nevada_Dan]

Probably in my Top Five favorite movies of all time. The score, the story, the actors, the cinematography, all as top notch as you can get. "Go get 'em, kid!"

[@jameson5755]

James Horner a maestro too soon gone. The score he has done including Rocketeer is LEGENDARY

[@phyllisbrown6607]

Went to a concert tonight given by the Northwest indiana symphony orchestra and they played the music from Rocketeer and gave a tribute to the composer. Beautiful music.

[@matthart101]

Allow me to be the millionth pilot to say… This piece is the distillation of what aviation feels like. Drink it in!

[@tgs1766]

The irony that James Horner died in a plane crash. Devastating.

[@SergioGarciaFernàndez-e2r]

​@@tgs1766 He's a pilot also. R. E. P

[@seanmcculley]

At least once a day, some part of some Horner composition graces my ears. An incredible loss.

[@blazerocker1734]

Still a benefit for all mankind that we had him and still have his incredible recorded works to carry with us through time so that future generations can enjoy them.

[@darkmanstudios3828]

All the other angels got wings, Horner got himself a jetpack!

[@weldonwin]

I love this theme and I love this movie. With action movies, choked with flawed, gun toting anti-heros, with their grey morality, it actually felt good to get back to an RKO serial style adventure, with a genuinely heroic and earnest lead.

[@maxfrankow1238]

Just got my private pilot's license on 5/29/14. First song that came to mind :)

[@maxfrankow1238]

Flashforward 3 years later and I have all my ratings, besides cfi and atp.

[@Paraprax]

Congrats! 🚀

[@jonnyq680]

Blue Skies and CAVU !

[@CameronBrtnik]

you got your rocket license?

[@Pondimus_Maximus]

Nicely done! ✈️🚁🚀

[@namtien92]

This song has been playing in my head for weeks and I couldn't get anyone to recognize it. Finally it hit me today it was from one of my favorite movies as a kid that I completely forgot existed. Turns out not only is it on Disney+ right now, but they've got a sequel in the works! Can't wait! Thanks for the nostalgia. This music is making me tear up while I grin right now

[@jamesmorris4402]

James Horner is an amazing composer

[@corybrown8196]

Praying to God that disney doesn't disney-fy it

[@melissawickersham9912]

@@corybrown8196Disney made this film in 1991 as an adaptation of a comic book. It’s already Disney-fied.

[@SSPspaz]

I haven’t seen The Rocketeer in at least 15 years. And I don’t really play piano anymore aside from a few songs I’ve memorized. I don’t even own a piano. But when I recently visited my parents and sat down casually at their piano and started keying around, the melody of this song (or some approximation of it) just kinda came out. I don't know how or why. Apparently, this score and film touched me so deeply growing up, that now at 30+ years old, it popped into my brain and I just started playing it. Something about this theme touches me at a soul level. RIP Mr. Horner and thank you for your excellent work. I pray Disney doesn’t screw up this film or alter your score when they remake it.

[@overbank56]

One of the best opening themes I've ever heard. 👍👍👍🎶

[@Sivain0v0]

Those bygone times when having a movie experience was worth couples of bucks and an elevated spirit after hearing the score)

[@Pbmarron]

This score is amazing. This movie is a slice of my childhood.

[@gracemartin3855]

I would have to agree with you, Because I too think that This Score is Amazing, and The Movie Itself is Amazing, It has Action, Suspense, Drama, the whole nine yards, and a just a little bit of Slapstick Comedy. I Remember when This Movie was out on VHS In The Year 1991, I was at the local Blockbuster Video with a Friend of mine named Sarah, I went with her to the local blockbuster video to rent some movies, we split up, and i started walking in the new release aisle of the place, I started looking at some movies, until a movie "Fried Green Tomatoes" Caught My Attention, I picked it up and started reading the back of it, I was reading it for over a hour and a half, when a Blockbuster Video Employee walked down the aisle and placed this Amazing Movie on the Rack, until i noticed it, I put the "Fried Green Tomatoes" Movie down and Picked this Amazing Movie up, and started reading the back, I decided to rent it, I Rented the Movie and My Friend Sarah had also rented some movies, We went back to our homes, That Night My Husband Jim and I, and our two children named Timmy and Zoe was in the living room of our house and started watching the movie, It had become our tradition to watch a movie Every Saturday and Sunday Night.

[@NickYT90]

Saaaame bro... one of my favorites growing up

[@emilyjohnson8304]

I work in a school as an outside contracted counselor. Heard the music while in the hall and thought, “wait…is that The Rocketeer?” I saw it maybe three times when I was a child. Maybe 7 or 8 years old. The theme is so distinctive I at least had an inkling 30 years later. Well done James Horner.

[@abbaszaidi8371]

Probably the 15th score of his Ive heard today. You only really miss something after its gone. Fly high Mr Horner

[@tnndll4294]

Abbas Zaidi James Horner was a Genius. This music makes me feel patriotic for the 4th of July. I hope Disney brings Captain America and the Rocketeer for a TEAM-UP on the big screen at some time; since they own the rights to both characters. set in World War 2 cdn-img-1.wanelo.com/p/968/66e/504/73505983c2012e3d0fa2cb7/x354-q80.jpg

[@TrainerNomed]

This theme made an appearance in Star Wars Rebels recently! Rest in peace, James Horner. You live on through your beautiful work.

[@MrJwade68]

+TrainerNomed This is what brought me here!

[@RecklessDemonX]

+TrainerNomed Not an exact appearance, I think, but it was heavily channeling this at least.

[@JakeSmalleyYoutubeChannel]

+TrainerNomed Yeah, it blew my mind. I was like 'There's no way!', so I searched it up and sure enough, hot damn. I find that absolutely brilliant, haha.

[@bavtie1]

+MrJwade68 yup, me too! The episode fits with this movie as well!

[@bavtie1]

Yeah, now that I see this I actually think of Hera flying a B-wing :-)

[@sprite1015]

I came here because I thought I had it stuck in my head, but I had The Right Stuff main theme stuck in my head. I didn't realize just how much they sound alike.

[@seanmanscott]

Joe Johnson sure did direct some great period-piece movies (Captain America and The Rocketeer) with some epic f**king themes. Not only that, he designed Boba Fett! When they're handing out the badass of the century awards Johnson needs to get one for sure.

[@raymondhamill8421]

I've learned something new today thank you 😊

[@ronaldgarner9057]

Amazing! I've been whistling this tune for over twenty years, never being able to remember from where I had heard it and yet I've only saw The Rocketeer ONCE!!! Delighted to find its source; double delighted to learn it's the same composer form another favorite theme: Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan (end credits)-of course!. Saddened to learn Mr. Horner is no longer with us. Clearly his music will live on.

[@brandon23471]

It's amazing how these wonderful songs can stay with us for so many years!

[@jimd385]

It’s such a positive and optimistic tune, evoking all the possibilities that come from being decent, honest, hardworking, loyal and fair. Horners work on Deep Impact is also particularly moving for me, although that music conveys loss, tragedy, nobility and sacrifice and then at the end with the Presidents speech, hope.

[@iceomistar4302]

Film scores need hummable themes again, melody really hooks you in.

[@Benjaminonyoutube]

That's nice things that you said.

[@pnotuner1]

I love the opening theme so much. If I have a new soundbar or speaker system I always pop the DVD in the player and let it rip. Turned up loud of course. I absolutely love the low brass against the horns against the trumpets.

[@jpengen]

Goosebumps....Every.Single.Time

[@airavearentertainment9186]

Without a doubt one of my favorite JH scores...sweeping, beautiful, and whimsical. I love it...

[@Zoltarswim]

I was singing this yesterday and I couldn't quite place where I had heard it. I knew it dealt with flight. At first I thought "the right stuff." The I thought "forever young." Luckily I searched this movie first. What a great theme.

[@digitalranger4259]

Such a magical score to a magical movie. The piano and flutes (?) in the beginning just take you into another world, and the rest of the score just screams adventure! I'd always wanted a sequel, but now, I fear that no sequel can do it justice.

[@laurend-dm7yl]

As a former clarinet player, I can definitely hear clarinet part

[@glyph2011]

One of the most awe inspiring pieces of music ever written. And an amazing movie. James Horner, you are missed. :-(

[@johnghasri2561]

This is such a beautiful song.. if there is a Heaven.. I picture this playing at its entrance

[@CharlieSill62VO]

Something has to said about music that takes you far from the familiar and puts you into a place of unimaginable beauty! James Horner-you do that with this piece! Thank you!

[@nebulae87]

When the hanger doors open, the music shifts and you see the gee bee sitting there. Or when cliff is talking to Hughes at the end, the music shifts and they pull off the tape revealing his name. This movie, this music, will always make me feel like a kid and wishing I had that rocket strapped to my back. Here’s to you all 🍻

[@1775adam]

What an awesome throwback. One of my favorite movies and themes. Always love a good classic serial nod w good guys, beautiful dames and well-written/acted villains. Thank you, James Horner, you made the movie go from entertaining to cinematic with these noble notes.

[@truesonic669]

Everything in this movie was perfectly done

[@jsfury]

This is such a breath taken piece. Mr. Horner you give us such amazing flight with this music. In deed good sir you are now in great company, and Lord what incredible music you write now. Ever higher James. Excelsior! Excelsior!

[@unreal727]

This piece makes me feel like I can be a hero. It brings tears to my eyes every time I listen to it.

[@LiftedJeepTJ98]

"Treat her nice, Clifford. She's gonna take us all the way to the nationals. - Let's make some history. - Yeah. Crank her up, Goose!" One of the best movies/scores of the 90s!

[@jyourell]

This still gives me goosebumps

[@eleazaralvarez2338]

What a beautiful movie ......

[@williamshaw9047]

This plays in my head whenever I fly.

[@2410jrod]

Me too, and god I love that bright blue sky

[@conort8002]

R.I.P James horner

[@amandahovendon2143]

+William Shaw This movie and this soundtrack has got me wanting to fly planes soooo badly. I think I will go to school for it. Professional Pilot license at Atlantic Cape Community College.

[@2410jrod]

good for you, i hope you make it.

[@skilletman16]

Amanda Hovendon can we get an update?

[@rfletch62]

Forget red bull. James Horner gives us Wings!

[@jamieolberding7731]

James Horner Community 51.7K subscribers Peevy: [as they bring the Gee Bee out for its maiden flight] "Keep her straight, keep her level. It's your first time up, so don't do anything interesting." Cliff Secord: "Who, me?" Peevy: "Yeah, you! And remember, she stalls out at about a hundred. So keep the air speed up. Otherwise, you're gonna be drifting around all over the sky. And if the ailerons start to shimmy..." Cliff Secord: [interrupts] "Peevy, I have flown a plane or two in my life." Peevy: "Not like this one, you haven't. This one's... This one's a handful. You sneeze in this thing and you're gonna end up upside-down in the bean field." [walking past the tail of the Gee Bee, Cliff takes some chewed-up gum from his mouth and puts it on the rudder] Peevy: "That's fresh paint, dammit!" Cliff Secord: "You want me to crash?" Peevy: "Chewing gum ain't gonna keep your butt up in the air." [Cliff gets into the cockpit of the Gee Bee] Peevy: "You treat her nice, Clifford. She's gonna take us all the way to the nationals." Cliff Secord: "Let's make some history."

[@TheSecondChild]

This is one of my favourite film themes of all time. So inspirational. I listen to it sometimes when I'm feeling down and need a creativity/energy boost. Thank you, James.

[@GrilledZucchinis]

Damn, my heart aches. Peace in the afterlife James Horner.

[@JohnsonEngineering]

I feel the same I did when I got the news of Jerry Goldsmith's passing. Great composers, both!

[@disneyhouseofmouseyesdorat513]

I Liked This Show. The Rocketeer Soundtrack on June 21, 1991

[@stormking989]

Reading the new adventures of the Rocketeer while listening to the incredible film soundtrack is absolutely a great experience. I'm reminded of what made the Rocketeer such an amazing character and a cool hero.

[@stevezaragoza]

RIP...

[@HsienKoMeiLingFormerYANG]

No "Rip".....an true heroic...

[@captin3149]

James Horner, the Composer

[@Jawiin]

One of the best soundtracks of all time.

[@christopherpelll3602]

Amazing truely wish I had that type of love ♾️☝️

[@Barny5ive]

Saw it when I was 5 and I still say its one of the most underrated movies ever. An Epic cast, Epic music, deals with the rise of Nazism and combines it with gangsters and the 1930's Hollywood scene. Really great movie!

[@bradjames891]

This was such a good movie :)

[@smokinjoe4684]

This song is so part of my damn childhood, If I heard it on the side of a cliff when the harmonics drop I might accidentally jump off.

[@smokinjoe4684]

translation 3:51 ;)

[@mikenaughton4298]

The body-rush of flight.

[@melissawickersham9912]

James Horner was a pilot as well as a great composer. That’s why this theme perfectly captures the feeling of flying.

[@Jasonkarl12]

Absolute favorite score of all time.

[@norbipuhl111]

This is really an underrated movie,one of the all time best classics,definitely deserve a sequel

[@jbalogh01]

And absolute beautiful piece. I saw this in theaters with my family. Great movie still. And Jennifer Connelly is a gorgeous heartbreaker.😍

[@michaellewis2484]

This was by far a favorite movie for me, when I was a kid. Just magical, and a great era of film.

[@perrycomeau2627]

My uncle from New Jersey is a Rocketeer. Got into the space training after Korea. Actually it is my cousin on board.

[@unreal727]

My high school marching band used this piece as the third movement in our marching show the first half of the 2019-2020 school year. There’s so many memories attached to this piece that every time, hearing it makes my eyes water. And when everything picks up in the first part of the piece, I cry. I cry like a baby.

[@MattHill-m5f]

Forget how good the music score is to this film ... It's up there with the classics I think

[@GeneralJackRipper]

Chills _STILL_ run down my spine.

[@trchwdspnfan80]

General Jack Ripper me too!

[@robhartley9676]

Awesome music. Watched Rocketeer Saturday nite 6/20/15 at the Columbia Airport Father's O22 Day Fly In....we were all camped out on the grass outside Hanger 3 on runway 11/29 watching the movie under the stars and moon....perfect music for the evening - Will miss your music James !

[@BleedingUranium]

Funny, a yearly fly-in (Arlington, Washington) is exactly why this movie ended up being such a formative part of my young childhood. They had a big outdoor screen and always played aviation-themed movies every night of the weekend the show was there.

[@davesmith6815]

Lately, every time I think of a great score that I love, it turns out it was composed by James Horner. He is still with us in spirit.

[@juanaltredo2974]

RIP James Horner, this theme was really him

[@sammywestenberger9303]

I Miss You 😢

[@sergioanthony5224]

I came here just to look for this song in remembrance. You will be missed, your music brought me into these fantastic worlds and made me remember them even after the movie was done. I used to have this song in my head as a kid just using my imagination. Thank you James Horner

[@sammywestenberger9303]

You’re welcome

[@neoisgod9]

He has inspired me since I was barely able to comprehend music. My first song I ever recognized was from American Tale. As a young kid I obsessed over the Rocketeer and building legos before that Wrath of Kahn was my favorite which he composed. When I was in high school you did Titanic and I was blown away at what you had done. Then you did Mask of Zorro and I still cherish those tracks and find them both soothing and moving. When I studied for my ATP as a pilot it was his score for Amazing Spider man I kept on repeat to keep me driven. This man literally scored my life and I will miss him so much. Thank you for all the amazing gifts you've bestowed us. You will be deeply missed.

[@Kaymen1980]

For The Rocketeer, this music is perfect.

[@steventeixeira9176]

I have never seen this but the score is so emotional. I am actually at the verge of crying.

[@andrewgardiner1077]

I’d like to make a sequel series, that takes place in the early 1960s. Cliff and Jenny’s son manages to reverse-engineer the famed Rocket Pack, which draws the attention of a Soviet agent looking to take possession in order to further their efforts behind the iron curtain. There would also be 1940s WWII flashbacks, where Cliff Secord put his persona to use against the Japanese on the pacific front, while part of the United States military as a pilot. The best part would be Secord’s son donning the original outfit, becoming the latest Rocketeer.

[@melissawickersham9912]

Nice idea, but you will have to ask the current owners of the Rocketeer intellectual property for permission in order to legally make the sequel series.

[@Bazookatone1]

I must have been about 7 when I first saw the Rocketeer, and the scene where Clint reveals to Valentine that Sinclair is a Nazi, and he turns on him and says "I may not make an honest buck, but I'm 100% American, and I don't work for no stinkin' Nazi!" was the first time in any movie or TV show, where I saw the "even bad guys have standards" trope, which has always stuck with me. So thans Rocketeer for introducing me to villains with complex motives and personalities.

[@1jidion]

This movie will always hold a special place in my heart, not only was it a good movie, but we played this song for my freshman marching show

[@RICKJAME5]

Pure nostalgia is the only emotion that can sum this wonderful score up

[@melissawickersham9912]

This score is supposed to capture the feeling of flying in the sky. It’s an orchestral theme for pilots that was written by a musician who was a pilot himself as well as a great film composer. It successfully captures the exhilaration and exaltation of flight.

[@CosplayBaldGuy]

My favorite childhood movie.

[@obliviousfafnir01]

This song is so good they used it in trailers to other movies in the 90s.

[@jayinfinite3497]

Our highschool did this show. Hardest piece we did. But the most rewarding.

[@Universal_exports87]

See you around Rocketeer. Forgot how much I love this movie. RIP James. You were truly a legend.

[@puppyhead6706]

the movie is great fun. but, the opening sequence is outstanding filmaking. rip mr horner you were one of the greats.

[@raymondhamill8421]

When I was a kid I always wanted to be The Rocketeer

[@bloodrosereaper2099]

May the golden halls sing this song unto you. You've earned your rest, Mr. Horner.

[@Rylosalex]

Oh man!! Those horns....I remember watching this movie when i was a kid, what happened to all the good and fantastic movies that Disney used to show??

[@michalzahradnicek4498]

This movie was released exactly on the day I was born :)

[@teganbigone2366]

Michal Zahradníček ... Why, thank you Michal, for reminding me how old I am.:p

[@Eternalduoae]

One of my influential sound tracks. What more can I say than that? I find my mind wandering back to it time and time again along with Disney's Aladdin, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Flight of Dragons.... Such depth in simplicity...

[@KingVikram]

Thanks for the music, Mr. Horner. See you on the flip side soon.

[@aaroncameron406]

This movie is a classic!