“Anything Goes” is the opening song performed in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Kate Capshaw sings it as nightclub entertainer Willie Scott during the Shanghai opening sequence.
The song was written by Cole Porter for his 1934 musical Anything Goes. The film uses the number as a lavish production performance before the plot shifts into a chase involving Indiana Jones, Willie, and Short Round.
The sequence is notable because Capshaw’s performance is integrated into the action rather than presented as a separate musical interlude. The song’s title is sometimes confused with other songs from Porter’s stage and film work.
Temple of Doom’s opening takes place in Shanghai in 1935, before the characters travel to India. The song therefore helps establish both the location and the film’s period setting.