What sci-fi film soundtrack with a five-note motif reminds me of the eighties?

[Ronald53]

I just watched the new sci-fi film and I can't get the main theme out of my head, but I can't figure out why it feels so familiar. The way the composer uses that haunting five-note motif over the synth pads reminds me of something specific from the 80s, but I can't place it.

[Addison_L]

That five note motif over pads screams eighties synth score to me too I can almost hear a certain action film from that era but I cannot place it

[BenjaminP]

I have chased a vibe like that before and it felt like a collage of cues rather than one track so the memory keeps shifting and I keep mislabeling it

[ZacharyKW]

Do you remember a color or a scene where the music hit you hardest

[EllaW]

I tried humming the five notes on a cheap keyboard and the result sounded like a dozen old cues at once which made the link feel more slippery than solid