Intro Music Quiz

The first piece of music we hear in a movie is the music that accompanies the Introduction of the Studio/ production house that produced the film. The moment we hear these short and snappy Signature musical themes, we can say without looking at the screen, which Studio/Production house is behind the film. Majestic Fanfares, a cue from the score of the movie, incidental music that matches the animation that builds the name and logo of the production house on screen – Intro music could be anything. Or the music could be just a part of the branding exercise. For UTV Motion Pictures, intro music now is richly Indian classical and carries with it the identification of the place the movie is coming from – which is necessary these days with all those international markets opening up for Indian films.

Sometimes, some Studios use different music for different films – mostly a piece of music from the score of the film itself, in a way to pull the audience into the mood and universe of the film right away. I read somewhere that even Karan Johar was thinking of changing the Intro music of Dharma Productions for Agneepath as the angelic chorus singing saccharine Kuch Kuch Hota Hai melody doesn’t go with the genre of the film. Posted below are some of the Signature Intro music I like, of movie production houses/Studios in India and elsewhere. Listen to them and guess the Studio/Production Company

AGPPL Ashutosh Gowarikar Productions Pvt Ltd (Only in Swades - It is a theme from Swades)

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AVM Productions

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Aamir Khan Productions

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21st Century Fox

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Hope Productions (A Theme from English Vinglish)

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Yash Raj Films YRF

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Excel Entertainment (The brass theme from Haan Yehi Rasta hai song from Lakshya)

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UTV Motion Pictures New

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UTV Motion Pictures Old

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Dharma Productions

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Dreamworks

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Universal Studio

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