What song from Hello, Dolly! opens the film WALL-E?
Answer
Put On Your Sunday Clothes
The song from Hello, Dolly! that opens WALL-E is “Put On Your Sunday Clothes.”
The song plays over the film's opening movement through outer space and the garbage-covered remains of Earth. Its bright, optimistic energy creates a striking contrast with the planet's environmental collapse, immediately introducing WALL-E as a lonely machine whose imagination is still connected to human culture.
The song was written by Jerry Herman for the stage musical Hello, Dolly! and appeared in the 1969 film adaptation. WALL-E director Andrew Stanton had performed the role of Barnaby Tucker in a high-school production of the musical, which helped inspire his choice. He felt the song's lyrics about two naïve young men heading out in search of romance echoed WALL-E's longing for companionship.
Another Hello, Dolly! song, “It Only Takes a Moment,” also matters to the film. WALL-E watches footage of the song on an old recording, particularly the image of two people holding hands, and uses it to understand human affection. “Hello, Dolly!” itself is not the opening song, despite being the musical's title track.