What's the best theme song from a TV show???

bobbyb5 · 2018-06-12T12:26:29-04:00

I used to watch a lot of cable channels like TV Land and Retro, so I learned all the theme songs from the old TV shows, and I noticed that the theme songs from old TV shows were so much better than the new ones. I can't even think of the last time a TV theme song was a hit. Maybe the theme from Friends by the Rembrandts. Or Boss of Me from Malcolm in the Middle. So most of my favorites are really old. Here's my top ones. Theme from The Beverly Hillbillies...by Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs Hawaii Five-O.... by the Ventures Bad Boys (Theme from Cops)....by Inner Circle Boss of Me.... by They Might Be Giants Secret Agent Man...by Johnny Rivers Mission Impossible....by Lalo Schifrin Theme from The Jeffersons -Movin On Up Batman....by The Marketts I Dream of Jeannie....by Hugo Montenegro Peter Gunn...by Duane Eddy Petticoat Junction....by Curt Massey

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Graeme2 Profile
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Also anything by KPM library guys. If you have an interest in TV themes of the 70s or sample based music, then you should know about them. They produced hundreds of well known themes, including Dave Allen at Large, Grandstand, Wimbledon,superstars and many more.
Arena is a good one and another theme that is one of my faves that was plucked from an already issued record is Nantucket Sleigh ride by Mountain, used for Weekend World.

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Bobby, World in Action was gritty investigative journalism, which nearly always seemed to be about the IRA. That's how I recall it. Laugh a minute it wasn't. Theme fits it well.

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To add to those great kids show themes, this has got to be up there. Mr Rossi. Classic.
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The cover of “Changes” by Charles Bradley (R.I.P.) for Netflix’s Bigmouth. I honestly think it might be better than the Black Sabbath original, might be.
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Graeme2 wrote:

To add to those great kids show themes, this has got to be up there. Mr Rossi. Classic.
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Completely forgot about this... bossa-novatastic.
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One to consider;

Hollow Talk by Choir Of Young Believers

Theme tune to The Bridge. Stunning

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Clannad were masters of the moody, atmospheric theme tune in the 80s and early 90s. I can’t ever remember watching Harry’s Game as a kid but the theme still reasonates:

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Speaking of Irish themes, Divine Comedy’s “Songs Of Love” being used for Father Ted would be another personal favourite.
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Graeme2 wrote:

Those guys must have been the Mike Post of the UK. He was the king of theme songs in the seventies and eighties. Not only were his themes quite good and catchy instrumentals, several of them were huge top 10 hits. Deservedly so. They were usually police or detective shows, with a couple of comedies thrown in.

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Difficult question given television is such a vast medium that includes animation, live action serials, and so forth. There's a lot that comes to mind but since its 10am I'll lead with this:

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I completely forgot about the ones from cartoons. Or children's shows.
Of course the all-time greatest would be Theme from Inspector Gadget. That really grooves.

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