The Indiana Jones theme was composed by John Williams for Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981 and has since become the musical signature of the whole film series, including later sequels. Its adventurous brass melody is instantly associated with archaeologist Henry Jones Jr., better known as Indiana Jones, played by Harrison Ford. Online, short excerpts are widely reused as shorthand for exploration, discovery and daring escapes, appearing in reaction videos, travel edits and gaming clips where a moment needs instant heroic energy.