Favourite TV show theme tunes

[krtek a houby]

 

[DaveCinzano]

Vote German, vote often

 

[Humberto]

Outro bonus round: Red Dwarf.

 

[PTK]

The best Star Trek theme:

This sequence is a distortion of the history of human spaceflight.

Many of the "firsts" in space travel were achieved by the USSR/Russia, but all we see here are US missions, even when they were not the first. The Mercury/Redstone sub-orbital "hop" shown here was rather pathetic, when the USSR had already put someone in orbit.

The only tragedies shown are US tragedies, when the USSR also lost space travellers.

If it were not for the Soyuz spacecraft, which was first developed in the 1960s, the USA would have had no way of putting people in the International Space Station for many years.

We could also have done without the glorification of the might of the imperial US Navy.

 

[Ax^]

We could also have done without the glorification of the might of the imperial US Navy.

the nato opening for star trek

 

[krtek a houby]

the nato opening for star trek

Ah, the Mirror Universe

 

[krtek a houby]

Early Hans Zimmer (with a nod to Magma)

 

[krtek a houby]

One of the most powerful shows of recent times deserves one of the most powerful themes

 

[DaveCinzano]

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I loved this song. Sung by Kit Curren himself, played by Wedge Antilles.

I even bought the single.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

This was reason puppet sidekicks started to appear in the broom cupboard (and becomes a staple of on screen BBC children's TV continuity announcements).
To promote this show Philip Schofield had S.I.D. sit in with him. I think just for just one day with Kenneth Williams doing the voice (and an on screen interview). I 'think' the S.I.D. puppet prop remained for a day or two (silent, becuse Williams was obviously not there anymore). Philip then pretended S.I.D. was just off camera and conversed with him. 'Robotic' arms later helped out holding picture and signs, and very soon S.I.D. became Sid, a silent butler (or something) that sometimes even stood on screen (not showing his face), but was mostly just a white gloved hand. At some point the gopher puppet was added and they soon didn't bother with Sid anymore.

 

[zedr]

 

[Pickman's model]

i quite like the succession theme

 

[Serge Forward]

 

[krtek a houby]

i quite like the succession theme

Nicholas Britell, did the Underground Railroad a few posts above.

 

[Ted Bunting]

Minder.

Surely..?

 

[DaveCinzano]

My god I heard this a lot 2011-13

 

[Silas Loom]

Minder.

Surely..?

 

[nightowl]

 

[SpookyFrank]

For a theme tune that's basically inseparable from the show itself...

 

[DaveCinzano]

Whilst it's evocative, I preferred the Rob Dougan track Channel 5 swapped in in its place

 

[Elpenor]

Everybody Up!

 

[DaveCinzano]

Classy for a kids' show

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Wong also did the soundtrack for Russian Doll.

 

[DaveCinzano]

Trippy 60s/70s SF shows repeated in the 80s/90s

 

[starfish]

One for us Jocks of a certain age. And hes still alive, 97 apparently.

 

[hitmouse]

Was trying to remember if JG Thirlwell ever got to score much, and then found he did the music for Venture Bros:

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I used to think this was great. . .


But it's actually a bit shit

 

[diond]

This show is very rarely talked about when people reminisce about 80s programmes but the full theme tune is excellent.

 

[krtek a houby]

Hauntingly beautiful