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Cinephiles, movie-lovers, movie wedding theme-havers, this wedding playlist is all about you. We’re talking movie-themed ceremony songs and movie-themed cocktail and dinner songs that are all instrumental. Some are from movie scores and some are instrumental versions of your favorite movie themes. All are sure to stray from the usual and into dramatically delicious territory. From sweet romance to quirky love to action sequences, there’s a movie theme song in your processional future in this list.
Here are over 69 instrumental songs for your movie-themed wedding playlist to give your ceremony or dinner playlist the EPIC gravitas it needs. It’s amazing what magic cinematic tunes can do. Let’s get to the songs!
(Did we miss a good one? Tell us about it in the comments!)
Movie theme wedding playlist songs
Pure romance
- Liz on Top of the World from Pride & Prejudice by Jean-Yves Thibaudet
- Dawn from Pride & Prejudice by Jean-Yves Thibaudet
- Comptine d’un autre été, l’après-midi from Amelie by Yann Tiersen
- La valse d’Amélie (or piano version!) from Amelie by Yann Tiersen
- Emma by Rachel Portman
- Love Theme from Cinema Paradiso
- Chocolat: Main Titles
- Ashes to the Wind / Roux returns (Instrumental) from Chocolat
- I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing by Vitamin String Quartet
- Everything I Do (I Do It for You) by Vitamin String Quartet
- Brokeback Mountain Theme by Gustavo Santaolalla
- Rose from Titanic by James Horner
- A Whole New World (Instrumental Version) music by Alan Menken
- Wind Beneath My Wings (Instrumental Version) by The Los Angeles Movie Studio
- Somewhere (Instrumental Version)
- Take My Breath Away by Vitamin String Quartet
- Bella’s Lullaby (Instrumental) by Joseph Alchstein
- A Thousand Years (Instrumental) by John Story
- Falling Slowly from Once by Vitamin String Quartet
- Unchained Melody (Instrumental Version)
- Theme from”Far and Away” by John Williams
- Ever After Main Title [Ever After – A Cinderella Story. Original Sound Track]
- Moon River (From “Breakfast At Tiffany’s”)
- I’ve Had the Time of My Life (Instrumental Version) by Bill Medley, Jennifer Warnes
- The Ludlow’s (Theme from Legends of the Fall)
- Romantic Flight from How To Train Your Dragon
- Main Title from Braveheart by James Horner
- She (Instrumental) by Elvis Costello
- The Duchess by Rachel Portman
- Love Theme From Romeo And Juliet
- Big Fish Titles by Danny Elfman
- Wedding Chorus from One Day by Rachel Portman
- Portuguese Love Theme from Love Actually
- Theme From Somewhere In Time by Roger Williams
Quirky love
- Married Life from Up by Michael Giacchino
- Rainbow Connection (From “The Muppet Movie”) [Instrumental Version] by Hollywood Movie Theme Orchestra by Herman Hupfeld
- You’ve Got a Friend in Me by Randy Newman
- As Time Goes by (Instrumental Version)
- Bohemian Rhapsody by Vitamin String Quartet
- In Your Eyes by Vitamin String Quartet
- Pure Imagination Theme (From “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”)
- When You Wish Upon a Star (Instrumental Version)
- The Circle of Life (Instrumental Version)
- You’re the One That I Want from Grease
- Tradition (From Fiddler On the Roof)
- Time Warp (Instrumental Version) (From “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”)
- Seasons of Love (Instrumental Version) from RENT
- The Winner Is by DeVotchKa & Mychael Danna from Little Miss Sunshine
- I’m Forrest… Forrest Gump by Alan Silvestri
- Suite From Forrest Gump (Album Version) by Alan Silvestri
Geeky love
- Raiders Of The Lost Ark theme by John Williams
- Once Upon A Time… Storybook Love from The Princess Bride by Mark Knopfler
- Ghostbusters (Instrumental Version)
- Hedwig’s Theme by John Williams
- Quidditch World Cup / The Foreigners Arrive (From “Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire”) by The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
- Harry In Winter by Patrick Doyle
- Main Title (From “Star Wars”) by John Williams
- Main Title from Superman (Instrumental) by John Williams
- The Imperial March (From “The Empire Strikes Back”) by John Williams
- Evenstar from Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers by Howard Shore
- Concerning Hobbits from Lord of the Rings by Howard Shore
- The Return Of The King by Howard Shore
- Theme From “Jurassic Park” by John Williams
Flight to Neverland from “Hook” by John Williams - Everything Is Awesome!!! (Instrumental Sing-A-Long) by Mark Mothersbaugh
- Flight to Neverland from “Hook” by John Williams
- Spirit in the Sky (From ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’) by Anime Kei
- Flying Theme (From “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial”) by John Williams
- He’s a Pirate (From “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse Of the Black Pearl”/Score)
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