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The 40 Best TV Theme Songs of All Time
Paste Magazine ^
| November 17 2008
| Josh Jackson
Posted on 11/19/2008 6:40:27 PM PST by kik5150
It's fashionable to lament the state of the TV theme song. Gone are the days when a show's whole premise was summed up in musical verse before every episode. Now we have Lost and it's single chord. And though I actually like Lost's simple spooky chime and have recently highlighted the 12 Best TV Theme Songs From Current Shows, there's no denying we're past the golden age of the TV show theme song. Take a look at the following list, and let me know where I'm wrong. I've included music without words, but I skipped over shows that used already popularized tunes like "The William Tell Overture" from The Lone Ranger and "Stand" from Get a Life.
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KEYWORDS: themesongs
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To: kik5150
1. Baretta (Keep your EYE-YEE-AYE on the Sparrow!).
2. Charlies Angels.
3. Miami Vice.
4. S.W.A.T.
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posted on
11/19/2008 7:30:45 PM PST
by
Clemenza
(Red is the Color of Virility, Blue is the Color of Impotence)
To: kik5150
I think one of the worst was the theme for Three's Company.
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posted on
11/19/2008 7:31:03 PM PST
by
aruanan
To: kik5150
I personally like the Nelson Riddle (he was Frank Sinatra's arranger for a long time) tune for the show "Route 66"
Honorable mention for "77 Sunset Strip"
Some mention should be made of the original TV "Batman" theme... it was so retarded you wanted to listen to it.
Also the "Perry Mason" theme - very 50's TV noir and atmospheric.
To: kik5150
No contest.
Nelson Riddle’s Original ‘Untouchables’ theme.
Some of those on the list were putrid.
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posted on
11/19/2008 7:31:52 PM PST
by
Carl LaFong
(I'm Sarah Palin)
To: kik5150
The Theme from Mr. Lucky! Another Mancini theme.
Guy who won and ran a classy gambling ship and met up with bad guys. Good series until they screwed it up.
http://www.deezer.com/track/mr-lucky-T125429
“The most excellent theme was another sleek, warm, sophisticated melody, instantly recognisable as a Mancini piece.” From a website.
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posted on
11/19/2008 7:32:44 PM PST
by
Right Wing Assault
("..this administration is planning a 'Right Wing Assault' on values and ideals.." - John Kerry)
To: kik5150
Two of my favorite TV theme songs are "If I Could Tell You," from The Voice of Firestone, a weekly program that was discontinued in 1959, and "Avant de Quitter ces Lieux" (When I Quit These Parts), from Charles Gounod's opera Faust, which was used as the theme of Lassie in 1958.
To: kik5150
Peter Gunn
The Wire (First Season)
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posted on
11/19/2008 7:33:06 PM PST
by
Clemenza
(Red is the Color of Virility, Blue is the Color of Impotence)
To: aruanan
I think one of the worst was the theme for Three's Company Totally agree! Insipid, to say the least...
Some other faves not noted:
Alfred Hitchcock
Stat Trek (Original)
Jetsons
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posted on
11/19/2008 7:34:20 PM PST
by
mikrofon
(TV Tvnes)
To: aruanan
I think one of the worst was the theme for Three's Company. Alan Thicke wrote that monstrosity.
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posted on
11/19/2008 7:34:46 PM PST
by
buccaneer81
(Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
To: bushinohio
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posted on
11/19/2008 7:34:50 PM PST
by
fhayek
To: kik5150
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posted on
11/19/2008 7:35:08 PM PST
by
Inyo-Mono
(In Memory of My Father [1917-1988] --WWII Vet, U.S. Army Air Forces)
To: buccaneer81
He also wrote the theme song from Diffr’nt Strokes.
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posted on
11/19/2008 7:35:42 PM PST
by
Clemenza
(Red is the Color of Virility, Blue is the Color of Impotence)
To: kik5150
What? No “George of the Jungle?”
How ‘bout “Scooby Doo,” “Lost in Space (1 or 2)”, “Daktari”, “Route 66”, “Stranded”, “Wild, Wild West”, “Pink Panther,” “Tonight Show,” “DRAGNET” for God’s sake!
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posted on
11/19/2008 7:36:25 PM PST
by
TruthHound
(You can keep the "change"!)
To: kik5150
Bonanza ... early on & one of the best.
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posted on
11/19/2008 7:36:28 PM PST
by
BluH2o
To: kik5150
The theme for I Dream Of Jeannie. I used to have it as the start up on my ICQ. LOL. Drove my wife nuts.
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posted on
11/19/2008 7:36:36 PM PST
by
Ozarkie
To: kik5150
Surprised that the original Star Trek theme is missing. The closing theme for The Incredible Hulk was also quite memorable.
To: Pharmboy
“Have Gun Will Travel
Wire Palladin
San Francisco”
Woo-woo—One of the best tv shows ever. They were showing it here until recently on Me-Tv, replaced it with Newhart or some tripe. I emailed and called to put HGWT back on, no luck.
Another good theme from the HGWT era—opening theme to “Twilight Zone.” Didn’t know it at the time, but it was way cool beatnik music....
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posted on
11/19/2008 7:36:55 PM PST
by
Fu-fu2
To: Clemenza
He also wrote the theme song from Diffrnt Strokes.Every bit as bad.
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posted on
11/19/2008 7:36:58 PM PST
by
buccaneer81
(Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
To: TruthHound
Lost in Space (1 or 2)Third season theme was good.
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posted on
11/19/2008 7:38:01 PM PST
by
buccaneer81
(Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
To: Funee Kat
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posted on
11/19/2008 7:40:02 PM PST
by
Right Wing Assault
("..this administration is planning a 'Right Wing Assault' on values and ideals.." - John Kerry)
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