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With Ryan Gosling<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s megahit crowd-pleaser, Project Hail Mary<\/em><\/strong>, flying high in theaters right now, it\u2019s given Harry Styles<\/a><\/strong>‘ 2017 debut solo hit \u201cSign of the Times<\/strong>\u201d new life. The song, performed in a moving karaoke scene in the film by Sandra H\u00fcller\u2019s character, Eva Stratt, is now going viral again and re-charting following its peak at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100<\/strong> in April 2017.<\/p>\n American Songwriter<\/a><\/em><\/strong> seemingly picked up on the trend, as they just published a list of songs that “accidentally became humanity\u2019s theme song thanks to classic space movies<\/a>.” They have the 1998 anthem \u201cI Don\u2019t Want to Miss a Thing<\/strong>\u201d by Aerosmith<\/strong> from Armageddon<\/strong><\/em> and the 1972 yacht rock classic \u201cBrandy (You\u2019re a Fine Girl)<\/strong>\u201d by Looking Glass<\/strong> fromGuardians of the Galaxy<\/strong><\/em>. But at the top?<\/p>\n David Bowie<\/strong>\u2019s 1972 cosmic calling card, \u201cStarman,<\/strong>\u201d is the ultimate theme song for humanity. A message about hope for future generations<\/a>, the song was the lead single from Bowie’s fifth studio album, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, and launched into a new orbit with Ridley Scott<\/strong>\u2019s 2015 sci-fi<\/a> epic, The Martian<\/em><\/strong>, starring Matt Damon<\/a><\/strong>, Jessica Chastain<\/strong>, Chiwetel Ejiofor<\/strong>, and so many more familiar faces.<\/p>\n \u201cPerhaps it\u2019s an obvious song choice for a movie about a man trapped in space, but David Bowie\u2019s \u2018Starman\u2019 has never sounded more at home than it did in the 2015 film, The Martian<\/em>,\u201d American Songwriter<\/em> says. \u201cAs Matt Damon\u2019s character starts to get a grip on his marooned trip to Mars, this song gets a needle drop, giving viewers a dose of classic rock magic.\u201d<\/p>\n The film, which follows the action-, comedy-, and emotion-packed mission of getting an astronaut abandoned on Mars back home to Earth, was a monster success<\/a>, raking in $630,621,406 worldwide and seven Oscar<\/strong> nominations. The track, from the 2012 remaster of Bowie’s album, plays during a montage of NASA<\/strong> hatching their plan to bring Damon\u2019s Mark Watney home.<\/p>\n \u201cNot only does this song have major cultural appeal, but it\u2019s a classic for a reason,\u201d AS<\/em> writes. \u201cEven without the space imagery this film provides, \u2018Starman\u2019 became a universal favorite. Hearing this song in this setting feels like opening a capsule sent from humanity to some unknown, attempting to encapsulate what we\u2019re all about.\u201d<\/p>\n Listen to Starman<\/strong> above. The Martian<\/strong> is available to rent or buy on Prime Video<\/strong><\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n This story was originally published by Parade<\/a> on Mar 29, 2026, where it first appeared in the News<\/a> section. 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