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Great TV music themes/opening music
Posted on 9/4/15 at 11:27 pm
Posted on 9/4/15 at 11:27 pm
After pondering, is it just me or were the 80's the golden age of awesome TV show theme songs? Sorry young peeps.
Charlie's Angels - LINK
Doctor Who - so otherworldly. LINK
Hill Street Blues - LINK
Dynasty - LINK
Bonus: Wow, found 10 hours of Doctor Who theme songs. 10 hours. WTF. That's a lot of weed burning. LINK
Serious, do I have memory block or are all the great ones from the 80s?
Charlie's Angels - LINK
Doctor Who - so otherworldly. LINK
Hill Street Blues - LINK
Dynasty - LINK
Bonus: Wow, found 10 hours of Doctor Who theme songs. 10 hours. WTF. That's a lot of weed burning. LINK
Serious, do I have memory block or are all the great ones from the 80s?
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Posted on 9/4/15 at 11:29 pm to USMCTiger03
X Files
Sopranos
Sopranos
Posted on 9/4/15 at 11:41 pm to Carson123987
quote:
Sopranos
Pretty sure Leonard Cohen wrote it but is that him singing?
Dukes of Hazzard was a classic. The Wire was great as well, all five versions.
Posted on 9/4/15 at 11:45 pm to Carson123987
quote:Nice.
X Files
Sopranos
Sopranos isn't great musically but as far as somehow, almost inexplicably, capturing the heart of the show it's great.
Posted on 9/4/15 at 11:46 pm to shinerfan
quote:Anyone know if James Gandolfini sang backup on it? Sounds silly but when I watch it with headphones on laptop and swear I can hear his voice in it.
Pretty sure Leonard Cohen wrote it but is that him singing?
Posted on 9/4/15 at 11:53 pm to USMCTiger03
Law & Order
Posted on 9/4/15 at 11:53 pm to USMCTiger03
Posted on 9/5/15 at 12:00 am to shinerfan
quote:
Pretty sure Leonard Cohen wrote it but is that him singing?
It's performed by a band called Alabama 3 and the songwriting is credited to 2 members of the band.
Ironically, it was inspired by a case in which a woman got fed up with abuse and killed her husband. (Gun fitting the song, musically, better than knife, apparently.)
ETA: I particularly like Sanford and Son, Rockford Files, Hill Street Blues, Magnum P.I., the A-Team and M*A*S*H (the original theme from the first season - the streamlined, more mellow version closer to the film, rather than the jazzy, more upbeat one).
This post was edited on 9/5/15 at 12:02 am
Posted on 9/5/15 at 12:03 am to USMCTiger03
Magnum, P.I.
Posted on 9/5/15 at 12:11 am to USMCTiger03
Posted on 9/5/15 at 12:15 am to Ace Midnight
quote:
I particularly like Sanford and Son, Rockford Files, Hill Street Blues, Magnum P.I., the A-Team and M*A*S*H (the original theme from the first season - the streamlined, more mellow version closer to the film, rather than the jazzy, more upbeat one).
If I add in Greatest American Hero, it should be noted that Mike Post wrote or co-wrote the themes for Rockford Files, Hill Street Blues, Magnum P.I., Greatest American Hero and The A-Team - which makes him responsible for my entire list, except for Sanford and Son (Quincy Jones) - and then 14-year old Mike Altman (lyrics to Johnny Mandel's music) for M*A*S*H (who made about $1 million for writing the theme song for the film - directed by his father, Roger Altman, for $70,000).
This post was edited on 9/5/15 at 12:19 am
Posted on 9/5/15 at 1:23 am to USMCTiger03
Sanford and Son
Happy Days
All In the Family
Greatest American Hero
MASH
Bosom Buddies
Family Ties
X-Files
Happy Days
All In the Family
Greatest American Hero
MASH
Bosom Buddies
Family Ties
X-Files
Posted on 9/5/15 at 6:47 am to USMCTiger03
quote:
Doctor Who - so otherworldly. LINK
I love this theme, but you probably picked my least favorite version of it.
I prefer Hartnell's or Smith's. Each for different reasons. Hartnell's for its simplicity, which I think makes it that much eerier and more spacey; Smith's for its energy and excitement it conveys.
The Firefly theme was also perfect for the show. It set the mood of the show so well.
Justified
Posted on 9/5/15 at 6:48 am to USMCTiger03
80's did have some great ones - Hill Street Blues, Dynasty, Dallas, Cheers, Benson, Jefferson's, LA Law, etc.
It also had some really cheesy ones - ALF, Charles In Charge, Kate & Allie, etc.
It also had some really cheesy ones - ALF, Charles In Charge, Kate & Allie, etc.
Posted on 9/5/15 at 6:51 am to USMCTiger03
80's theme songs were the goat.
Growing Pains
Who's the Boss
Cheers
It doesn't get any better
Growing Pains
Who's the Boss
Cheers
It doesn't get any better
Posted on 9/5/15 at 7:47 am to USMCTiger03
The Fall Guy
Posted on 9/5/15 at 8:49 am to upgrade
Posted on 9/5/15 at 10:39 am to USMCTiger03
Hill street blues is one of my all time favorites
Posted on 9/5/15 at 11:08 am to USMCTiger03
The Andy Griffith show
The Dukes of Hazzard
Cheers
Growing Pains
The Dukes of Hazzard
Cheers
Growing Pains
Posted on 9/5/15 at 1:47 pm to Wanderin Reb
I like the older one you posted too maybe more. It's is a little more creepy.
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