Favorite T.V. theme song

[jgannon]

And besides Welcome Back Kotter, the original theme song to I Dream of Jeannie - not the second one although that is great too!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l32ZLcSHG5M

 

[ecandle]

McCloud

 

[Ynow]

Lone Ranger
Little Hobo
Have Gun will Travel
Alfred Hitchcock
Petticoat Junction
Andy Griffith Show
Bonanza
77 Sunset Strip
Green Acres

 

[RayW]

Cheers
Greatest American Hero
Miami Vice
Monk (the original, guitar instrumental)

And for a really obscure one, there was a medical dramedy back in the 90's called Going To Extremes about American med students going to school on a St. Somewhere tropical island. The theme was a great reggae ditty.

 

[ejfud]

Rockford Files

 

[SoundOfSound]

The first time I ever hooked up the stereo output from my SONY TV into my YAMAHA system I used to love to crank up this tune to see what it could do.

I also loved the way they were able to synchronize certain movements to the music.

The original Miami Vice theme song by Jan Hammer.

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

 

[Dmannnnn]

The Streetbeater by Quincy Jones, AKA the theme from 'Sanford and Son'.

Full Version

AWESOME

 

[Sandy G]

"The Avengers', w/Patrick MacNee & Diana Rigg.. "Mrs Peel, we're Needed..."

 

[woofercooker]

A few others I really like are Hill Street Blues, Dallas, and Laverne and Shirley.

 

[andy]

Doctor Who, Dallas, Chips, 6 Feet Under, Star Trek (TOS and TNG).

 

[Dmannnnn]

No Simon and Simon?

 

[SoundOfSound]

No Simon and Simon?

I used to love that show! :thmbsp:

More Cowbell!!! :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSUiYyMqcz0

 

[harman/kardon]

"The Persuaders" - probably pretty unknown in the States. With Tony Curtis and Roger Moore.

FAN TAS TIC theme song!

 

[mech986]

Magnum PI, especially with the visuals:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBVHKwf5mSc

Star Trek TNG is iconic, but Star Trek Voyager is Majestic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DaXyxLY9fc

Airwolf:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTb_5oPqCys

Banacek, in much the style of Columbo and NBC Mystery Movie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIU0vUQo8-0

It Takes A Thief, with Robert Wagner, Swinging!
"Oh look Al, I'm not asking you to spy. I'm just asking you to steal."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ma9Nyq6AmlQ

Later series version by Dave Grusin, groovy and Swinging!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl30EaLtcBU

The Prisoner, extended 1st show version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhnTMxHOWlY

 

[mulester7]

Cheers

.....:wave:.....

 

[Chad Michael]

Oh my... I'm buried in themes that I need to re-visit...

Thanks people, lots of great memories / compositions here

 

[Guest123]

A few of my favorite TV show themes:

"Fear" (from "One Step Beyond". The Ventures did an excellent cover of this one).
"Taxi" (love that Fender Rhodes)
"Mission Impossible" (probably the only TV theme ever in 5/4 time)
"The Andy Griffith Show"

 

[bobsvinyl]

A few of my favorite TV show themes:

"Fear" (from "One Step Beyond". The Ventures did an excellent cover of this one).
"Taxi" (love that Fender Rhodes)
"Mission Impossible" (probably the only TV theme ever in 5/4 time)
"The Andy Griffith Show"

Great pick on the "One Step Beyond". I recently found the LP "Music From One Step Beyond" on Decca with Harry Lubin conducting.

 

[brian222]

only one for me...Hill Street Blues

 

[screenersam]

Rt 66. luv it. (done by Nelson Riddle I believe)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcZ1k4d02KA

original Simon & Simon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JuMuUNHHDc

closing theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajiCiBnnRFs

original Daktari https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hNfPREh-nk (with some spanish?)

Kolchak the Night Stalker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfmK8YUdSpY