Television Theme Songs

hieronymous · Post by **hieronymous** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 6:11 pm

The Jeffersons!!! Great bouncy gospel bassline, with a great doublestop near the beginning! The closing theme is a slow variation of the opening theme and features some really tasty bass playing as well. (I remember all this because I just got the DVD set of the 1st season for $10 at Longs!)

As for a theme within the last 20 years, does Night Court count? Or is that older than 20 years...

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 6:28 pm

+1 on Northern Exposure.

What about Miami Vice - Jan Hammer.

How about forgetable! Three's Company

brammy · Post by **brammy** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 6:31 pm

F-Troop

janglerocker · Post by **janglerocker** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 6:58 pm

Cop Rock

Let's be careful out there

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 12:56 am

I think "Sanford and Son" was always pretty funky.

lennon211 · Post by **lennon211** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 1:59 am

Looking outside of the last 20 years, I'd say that some of the really classic themes would be The Man From UNCLE, Get Smart, Mission Impossible, The Wild Wild West, The Twilight Zone, and the twangy guitar of Bonanza.

gregga41 · Post by **gregga41** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 3:13 am

"Doctor Who".... man, that still scares me!
The musical score was way ahead of it's time!

wj350 · Post by **wj350** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 4:47 am

"Hawaii Five-O" has to be my favorite, but I remember liking lots of them.

"Sea Hunt" as the camera pulled back from Mike's boat after his pitch about the earth being covered by water

"Adventures in Paradise"

"Mission Impossible"

Heck I even liked the "Friends" theme...had kind of a Beatles tint to it.

jaybic · Post by **jaybic** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 5:00 am

Bill took my answer for memorable with "Friends" - by the Rembrandts I think. For some reason the Mad About You theme song gets stuck in my head all the time.

bitzerguy · Post by **bitzerguy** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 5:05 am

Last 20 years?

Remy Zero - Save Me (from Smallville)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8PdxLSRqCw

Very cool and memorable song.

...Dean

firstbassman · Post by **firstbassman** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 5:20 am

Another one for Hawaii Five-O.
If my band did surf music that would be my first choice to try.

But last twenty years? Hard to think of one.

Doesn't everybody know that there hasn't been any good music since about 1975?

Yeah, Friends theme was kind of catchy. I liked it.

janglerocker · Post by **janglerocker** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:23 am

Great Five-O themed song by Radio Birdman. One of the first songs my band covered back in my pre-Rick days.

Aloha Steve and Danno

janglerocker · Post by **janglerocker** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:30 am

Although I was pre-Rick, Radio Birdman certainly wasn't. Is that a 620?

Radio Birdman

These guys are Aussies. What can our friends down under tell us about their present day activities?

wmthor · Post by **wmthor** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:49 am

Does the theme song from Dallas qualify? The show was aired through 1991.

wmthor · Post by **wmthor** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:56 am

Producer Stephen J. Cannell's shows always had some great theme music.

Rockford Files
Hunter
Riptide
The A-Team
Toma
Baa Baa Blacksheep

and many others.