Favourite TV theme tune

BraziliaNZ · 13-02-2014 11:33pm #1

I've been watching True Detectives, brilliant theme tune, which made me think it actually has an impact on how good the show is sometimes; my favourite of all time is The Adventurers, a pretty short lived British Espionage show from the 70s, written by John Barry of James Bond theme tune fame. I'm not sure how I know it really, something to do with my dad, always used to play (try) it on the guitar - check it out and share your favourites

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO858d7sSeA

Also check out the cameo by George Best's long lost brother on the keyboard...

biko · 13-02-2014 11:36pm

Big bang theory.

smoking_kills · 13-02-2014 11:37pm

MacGyver...

KeithM89 · 13-02-2014 11:38pm

Parks and Recreation.

BraziliaNZ · 13-02-2014 11:39pm

smoking_kills wrote: »

MacGyver...

Yes. Me and my brother were so happy watching that in the 80s, with the explosive background montage. Also Littlest Hobo isn't my favourite song but it deserves a mention.

Stavros Murphy · 13-02-2014 11:40pm

Dallas.

Duckworth_Luas · 13-02-2014 11:41pm

1980s Saturday night TV, the pinnacle of human civilisation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9Q3orQhEcA

13-02-2014 11:42pm

"God bless Hooky Street,
Viva Hooky Street,
Long live Hooky Street,
C'est magnifique, Hooky Street,
Magnifique, Hooky Street"

BraziliaNZ · 13-02-2014 11:43pm

Mods - if anyone says "Friends" please close thread, either that or I kill myself (doing errbody a favour anyway probably ffs etc)

The Backwards Man · 13-02-2014 11:43pm

Just the good 'ol boys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxD0PqVlt5Q

BraziliaNZ · 13-02-2014 11:43pm

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

"God bless Hooky Street,
Viva Hooky Street,
Long live Hooky Street,
C'est magnifique, Hooky Street,
Magnifique, Hooky Street"

Poor old Trig's funeral was today

Stavros Murphy · 13-02-2014 11:44pm

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

"God bless Hooky Street,
Viva Hooky Street,
Long live Hooky Street,
C'est magnifique, Hooky Street,
Magnifique, Hooky Street"

No income tax, no vat, no money back, no guarantee, black or white, rich or poor, we'll cut prices at a stroke... feckin classic. Best years of your life.

13-02-2014 11:44pm

The Soprano's theme.

The whole title sequence was brilliant.

BraziliaNZ · 13-02-2014 11:44pm

Stavros Murphy wrote: »

No income tax, no vat, no money back, no guarantee, black or white, rich or poor, we'll cut prices at a stroke... feckin classic. Best years of your life.

those 22 years were up and down for me in fairness!

The Backwards Man · 13-02-2014 11:45pm

Doo Doo Da Dooo Dooo!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTDOLoDiOcg

13-02-2014 11:45pm

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

If you're serious I hope you die really soon

Why? One of the better modern intros if you ask me. Despite what you think of the programme itself.

BraziliaNZ · 13-02-2014 11:46pm

Candie wrote: »

The Soprano's theme.

The whole title sequence was brilliant.

Yeah, I was really emotional watching the last series as it aired every week so I'd watch the whole intro to stretch it out a bit! Funny thing is the Alabama 3 are from Brixton, nowhere near the deep south :pac:

sadie06 · 13-02-2014 11:46pm

From my childhood, Heidi:

Black Beauty:

BraziliaNZ · 13-02-2014 11:46pm

Stavros Murphy wrote: »

du deh du duh du da duh de dah duu, de da do daddy da...ah, them was the days. I wonder who shot JR?

The Bare naked f**king ladies, give me a break

ZzubZzub · 13-02-2014 11:47pm

The various versions on Tom Waits used on The Wire, but season 1 & 4 in particular. Sexy song!

Red Kev · 13-02-2014 11:47pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AepyGm9Me6w

The car...... her arse at 0:13.....Saturday evenings in the 1980's...... *sigh*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzOnufYDhpo

The guy on the piano here, Alan Hawkshaw wrote this theme and loads more....

Used to have this as a ring and SMS tone, gets people smiling on the Bus/Luas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sOKuzo8nSY

Digital Solitude · 13-02-2014 11:47pm

Game of Thrones, I started reading the books with it as background noise I thought it was so brilliant

Stavros Murphy · 13-02-2014 11:47pm

Candie wrote: »

The Soprano's theme.

The whole title sequence was brilliant.

I wanna thank this twice, and retract my earlier contribution.

13-02-2014 11:48pm

I quite like the theme tune and title sequence to True Blood, even if the series itself has gone from the ridiculous to the sublime and back to the ridiculous again.

BraziliaNZ · 13-02-2014 11:48pm

Sh*t how did I forget this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIoSPevvsds

BraziliaNZ · 13-02-2014 11:49pm

Digital Solitude wrote: »

Game of Thrones, I started reading the books with it as background noise I thought it was so brilliant

But it's just that never ending loop of DEN dun dun dun DEN dun dun dun DEN dun dun dun and you're waiting for it to go somewhere but alas...
much like the story itself, lol!!!!1

The Backwards Man · 13-02-2014 11:49pm

I've never spent much time in school but I taught ladies plenty

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmIsMzyohqM

smoking_kills · 13-02-2014 11:50pm

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Doo Doo Da Dooo Dooo!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTDOLoDiOcg

Jesus CHiPs. I'm old

BraziliaNZ · 13-02-2014 11:51pm

The Backwards Man wrote: »

I've never spent much time in school but I taught ladies plenty

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmIsMzyohqM

You're f**kin' old mate! I wasn't allowed stay up for that!

sadie06 · 13-02-2014 11:52pm

One of my all time favourites, Six Feet Under:

The Backwards Man · 13-02-2014 11:53pm

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

You're f**kin' old mate! I wasn't allowed stay up for that!

It used to be on at like 5.30 on a Saturday evening.

BraziliaNZ · 13-02-2014 11:54pm

The Backwards Man wrote: »

It used to be on at like 5.30 on a Saturday evening.

I have a distinct memory of sneaking downstairs when I was single digits age and my brother and ma watching it and me being turfed back upstairs. Grizzly Adams hogged that spot I thought?

SarahBM · 13-02-2014 11:55pm

The Buffy theme song, the Angel theme song and Stargate SG1 and Atlantis. Love them. I loved the original Alias opening sequence, but then they changed it from S2 on. Hated the new one.

Also the Stat Trek intros are brilliant. I love the Voyager theme the most.

I could pick loads more. Can't think of one from a more recent series that I like.

keith16 · 13-02-2014 11:57pm

Season 4 of the wire

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JK8j0KNLl0

Twiki · 13-02-2014 11:58pm

Mission Impossible
The Rockford Files

The Backwards Man · 13-02-2014 11:58pm

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

I have a distinct memory of sneaking downstairs when I was single digits age and my brother and ma watching it and me being turfed back upstairs. Grizzly Adams hogged that spot I thought?

Na, we used to get stew on a Saturday, at the exact time the Fall Guy was on.:( That's how I remember.

One for Sunday afternoon here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQjb_QiFbJE

shopaholic01 · 13-02-2014 11:59pm

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

I have a distinct memory of sneaking downstairs when I was single digits age and my brother and ma watching it and me being turfed back upstairs. Grizzly Adams hogged that spot I thought?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKY23ah6PqQ

It was, The Fall Guy was about 7 I thought.

BraziliaNZ · 14-02-2014 12:00am

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Na, we used to get stew on a Saturday, at the exact time the Fall Guy was on.:( That's how I remember.

One for Sunday afternoon here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQjb_QiFbJE

Who could forget that. I'd post a Rawhide link if I could be bothered, they definitely showed that on Sat/Sun mornings when I were a ween (obviously re runs I'm not ancient). My Da used to watch it when he was a kid and used to tell me they called Clint Eastwood "The Kid" ffs, that's how old that sh*t is, lol

Cee-Jay-Cee · 14-02-2014 12:01am

All my favourites are BBC sports shows theme tunes
Ski Sunday
BBC cricket
BBC's Formula 1 Show
Grandstand

KungPao · 14-02-2014 12:02am

Malcolm in the middle certainly aint my favourite...bloody hell, that was annoying.

A great one is Knight Rider.

BraziliaNZ · 14-02-2014 12:02am

shopaholic01 wrote: »

It was, The Fall Guy was about 7 I thought.

yeah hehe and Dallas was sitting on the stairs when you're supposed to be in bed but you could still hear Sue Ellen and Bobby etc with their melodrama!