Although we were not allowed to go to the movies when we were growing up, I did manage to catch some of them on TV. A few of the westerns that I saw had great opening theme music.

I remember the opening themes to westerns such as Shane, The Magnificent Seven, and High Noon. There are many others, but here I will present my favorites.

High Noon.

Music: Dimitri Tiomkin
Song: Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin' by Ted Washington (lyrics)
Sung by: Tex Ritter

Shane.

Music: Victor Young

The Magnificant Seven.

Music: Elmer Bernstein

The Big Country.

Music: Jerome Moross

The Searchers.

Music: Max Steiner

Sung by: Stan Jones & the Sons of the Pioneers

Hud.

Music: Elmer Bernstein