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Greenhornet
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
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 Posted - 07/25/2008 : 4:50:58 PM
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You all have reminded me of a few more:
The Justice League (Not the "Unlimited" follow-up)
The Professionals (A British show in the style of "The Avengers")
And from cartoons:
Chip and Dale's Rescue Rangers
Just for the record, the ORIGONAL instermental music for Scooby Doo, Where Are You? that was played in the opening and durring the closing credits of the first episode and for the closing credits of the second episode was a LOT better than the famous "Scooby dooby doo, where are you? (ect)"
"The Queen is testing poisons." CLEOPATRA, 1935 |
Edited by - Greenhornet on 07/25/2008 4:54:40 PM |
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niccolom
Preeminent Apostolic Prelate of the Discipleship of Jabootu
Canada
118 Posts |
Posted - 07/25/2008 : 6:29:37 PM
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Hard to really say which are my favourites since I can't remember most of them! One of those problems as get older they tell me. Of those that I can remember you guys have already nailed them such as:
The Avengers
Hawaii 5-0
Miami Vice
SWAT
Peter Gunn
However, I'm really surprised that no one thought of The X-Files and Twin Peaks? Just thinking of them made me pop a DVD into the slot a listen to them.
But I must confess my favourite TV theme songs are a couple of oldie goldies, and westerns both:
Bonanza and
The Lone Ranger.
"When you have to shoot, shoot, don't talk."
Tuco Benedicto Pacifico Juan Maria Ramirez, aka "Tuco," aka "the Rat," aka "Ugly," aka "il Cattivo" |
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RossM
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
427 Posts |
Posted - 07/26/2008 : 5:15:56 PM
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My favorites include
Maverick, Who's that tall dark stranger there? maverick is the name.
Taxi, lovely wistful Bob James tune
Bonanza reminiscent of the Magnificent 7 capturing the wide open space of the mythic west.
The Rebel Johnny Yuma by Johnny Cash, great song.
Mission Impossible Grabs you in the same way that the original James Bond theme does. Same can be said for The Man From UNCLE.
Dr. Who The original theme from 1963 was one of the most innovative things ever on tv. The hypnotic base line came in part from banging on a piano string and the melody came from an oscillator.
Peter Gunn always had very good jazzy music that was played live.
Hawaii 5/O and the Ventures. Just too good for words. |
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RossM
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
427 Posts |
Posted - 07/26/2008 : 5:21:05 PM
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| I forgot Welcome Back by John Sebastian. The song was so good that the name of the show was changed from Kotter to Welcome Back Kotter. Its a beautiful song. Too bad that the show was pure obvious junk. |
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RVHorror
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
532 Posts |
Posted - 07/28/2008 : 1:36:41 PM
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Lots of good ones here, so I'll just add "Batman: The Animated Series."
In fact, the one from the Adam West show was pretty good too. |
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Representing Labor
Diocesan Ecclesiarch of the Sacred Order of Jabootu
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RossM
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
427 Posts |
Posted - 07/29/2008 : 09:07:31 AM
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I forgot about Rawhide, fantastic show perfectly complimented by Frankie Laine and that song.
The closing theme for Red Dwarf was intentionally tacky and comical and as a result it sticks in your head like a bad cold. Its cold outside, there's no kind of atmosphere...great song for that funny show.
The Lone Ranger used Rossini to perfection.
For the worst ever I select:
I Dream Of Jeanie, tacky dull repetitive, awful.
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niccolom
Preeminent Apostolic Prelate of the Discipleship of Jabootu
Canada
118 Posts |
Posted - 07/30/2008 : 2:30:00 PM
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Originally posted by RossM
My favorites include
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The Rebel Johnny Yuma by Johnny Cash, great song.
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One of my favourite songs, but I don't remember it being a theme song?
"When you have to shoot, shoot, don't talk."
Tuco Benedicto Pacifico Juan Maria Ramirez, aka "Tuco," aka "the Rat," aka "Ugly," aka "il Cattivo" |
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Greenhornet
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
1791 Posts |
Posted - 07/30/2008 : 6:27:02 PM
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Originally posted by RossM
For the worst ever I select:
I Dream Of Jeanie, tacky dull repetitive, awful.
Another reason Samantha is better than Jeannie!
Bewitched
Jazzy, but smooth.
"The Queen is testing poisons." CLEOPATRA, 1935 |
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zombiewhacker
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
1475 Posts |
Posted - 09/01/2008 : 9:06:03 PM
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BUMP!
Now that we've got the juices flowing, recommendations on the best TV theme CD compilations? Here's one I found:
[url]http://music.barnesandnoble.com/All-Time-Top-100-TV-Themes/e/016581117020/?itm=2[/url]
They would all appear to be original cuts, too, not remakes. What I'm looking for in particular is one that contains the long versions of many TV themes. For instance, Gary Portnoy's theme to Cheers was also released as a three minute single, as was Joey Scarbury's theme to Greatest American Hero and John Sebastian's Welcome Back Kotter.
I wonder how many other shows also released their themes separately as singles. |
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Food
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
342 Posts |
Posted - 09/01/2008 : 9:34:40 PM
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| Magnum P.I. did, but it's not that interesting. At the televisiontunes.com link I gave earlier, you can hear it. |
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Sardu
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
1126 Posts |
Posted - 09/02/2008 : 09:26:34 AM
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Hill Street Blues was a single. I'm pretty sure S.W.A.T. was.
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Greenhornet
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
1791 Posts |
Posted - 09/02/2008 : 4:56:52 PM
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SWAT was a single, Sardu. We played it a lot while training at Camp Bullis, Texas.
"The Queen is testing poisons." CLEOPATRA, 1935 |
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Flangepart
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
2329 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2008 : 06:51:56 AM
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D'oh! Sardu reminded me...
RED DWARF and THUNDERBIRDS. Oh, and STINGRAY.The drum part in Stingray makes me envision an english guy in a suit, drumming like mad and grinning the same way...I donno why...
Marvin the Paranoid Android to Buzz Lightyear "Too infinity and beyond-i've been there, its rubbish!"
"Hoody Hoo, i waste 'em with my cross bow!" Bob Herzog- KODT
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Neville
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Spain
1590 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2008 : 09:27:17 AM
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| What about The Equalizer? Not only was a great show, thanks to its somber tone and Alfred Woodward's acting, but it also had a killer theme by Stewart Copeland from The Police. |
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