Best TV Music Score

Oh the Huge Vanity | 1/26/2013 | Me

[Mike Darancette]

No Politics here.

What were the best music score for a TV Show/Series?

I'll go first

Victory at Sea Cosmos The Civil War Memphis Beat

[kanawa]

My first thought

[trebb]

True Blood

[bert]

I think that score is the longest on record being 26 hours long

[left that other site]

That’s even longer than the Ring Cycle!

And no “Fat Lady” singing at the end either! :-)

And you are correct about the length. It took many LP’s to present it in its entirety.

Thinking about this has brought back so many wonderful memories of my Dad.

[real saxophonist]

You win. I actually saw Black Flag, way back in the day; Hung out with Henry for a while before the show.

[real saxophonist]

I’ve read that some of the studio musicians who did the original Hawaii Five-0 theme were brought in to do the theme for the new series.

[real saxophonist]

There’s an old ‘50s pickup truck in the parking lot here, and every time I see it I think of Quincy Jones.

[wally_bert]

My parents let me watch SOAP as a kid and I loved it then and now.

I would take the stars and supporting cast of SOAP over 95% of what passes as on air talent today.

[Doc Savage]

Rockford Files!!!!!

[real saxophonist]

Hey Hey Hey, it's Fat Albert!

One of the best bass lines.

[Vinnie]

Route 66

[wally_bert]

Steele is another big favorite of mine. I have all the DVDs and the big Steele Remembered After All These Years book autographed and somehow some minor autographed theatre stuff from SZ came with it. Very nice touch that made something great that much better.

[2nd Bn, 11th Mar]

Victory at Sea can be the only answer.

[wally_bert]

Definitely one of the best.

I would love a CD of the RF incidentals. A few other good or lesser series have them out.

[real saxophonist]

Emergency!, written by Nelson Riddle. Billy May later took over the duties.

One of my favourite shows when I was a kid. Glad to see it now on Hulu.

[stinkerpot65]

High Chaparrel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfSdTa-vKQ4

Mannix

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuldM3o47Tg

[real saxophonist]

I completely missed your original post. Cosmos! I still have the book. How many 15 year old kids do you see wearing turtlenecks and blazers? That was me.

Vangelis. Here is my favourite from that series: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYRtwjFnjgM

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Peter Gunn.

[fattigermaster]

Baretta

[greyfoxx39]

Another vote here for Hill Street Blues.