Best TV theme tunes

I'm feeling kind of rebelious so I thought I'd hijack the Dr Who thread and start one on the question of what do you think are the best TV themes of all time?

Since I'm the coolest I'll start it off with my top ten...

1. The Equalizer
2. Taxi
3. Knight Rider
4. Grange Hill
5. The A Team
6. Rainbow
7. The Professionals
8. Miami Vice
9. Dr Who
10. Cheers

Most recent best TV theme song is "Woke up this morning" for the intro of the HBO special The Sopranos.

Hi,

Thanks for hijacking our topic. Our choice would be no.7 but in its slightly more modern version used in 'CI5: The New Professionals'. If you haven't heard or seen this email us and we'll send you some tapes.

Regards,

Mark & Lucy

Themes from:

The Rockford Files

S.W.A.T.

The Rookies

I think Mike Post did them all???

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Tv themes?
They are all OK. For TV themes I mean.
What bugs me is how fast I get sick of them..NOW.
Thank god there is a mute button.
-ED-

there are so many

Barney Miller
Starsky & Hutch
Night Court
Emergency
knight Rider

bleh...theres just too many, and not counting the themes to cartoons

And call me weird, but I still dig the theme to Trapper John MD...hehe

The Muppets no contest
"its time to put on make up.........."

Airwolf, Miami Vice (all of the themes) and Knight Rider.

-tek

Miami Vice , was written by Jan Hammer previously from Mahavishna's Orchestra and a Yamaha DX-7 was used.

Peace
Bob
<><

I never knew the guy from kinght rider was Jan Hammer......is this trou??

Yeah. Anything can happen if you don't read carefully.

-tek

Hi,

I only came back to this thread because of lack of anything else to do. The girl's are out helping run a disco at the yocal youth centre.

Anyway; Knight Rider - Having watched an episode today (c/r Bravo - Sky) the original score was penned(?) by Glen Larson who also created the series. From memory, the voice at the start of the titles was that of the guy who played Wilton Knight in the pilot episode. I seem to remember he played the captain in 'Voyage To The Bottom Of Sea' back in the mid-1960s.

Any more memories, anyone?

Mark

Spiderman, the live action TV series starring Nicolas Hammond (1977)

Awesome theme tune... the incidental music in that show was some of the first music I learnt to play by ear...

Knight Rider
The A-Team
Street Hawk
Airwolf
The Fall Guy
Any theme tune utilising a wah pedal, including...
To The Manor Born, eheheh...

Battle Of The Planets

Ahhh, happy memories...
Rich

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My favorite by far: Barney Miller

Honorable Mention:

Suicide is Painless ( Mash )

Miami Vice

Hill Street Blues

hawaii five-0 ( just because of the drum rolls )

The one I still hear all the time even though it's gone for many years: Car 54 where are you ?


AJ

'Suicide is painless' is awesome, as is MASH.

-tek

X-Files
A-Team
Knight Rider

What else? I forgot. Lot of movies of course

Personal fav: U.F.O

Magnum PI

Quantum Leap

Baa Baa Blacksheep

Hogan's Heros

Kikaida (japanese show in 70's hawaii)

and who can forget the ole classic: The Love Boat

My favorites were:

MASH
The Waltons
Emergency
Little House on the Prairie
Magnum PI

How about :
Seinfeld
Law and Order[short]

Hi,

Does anybody remember a series called 'Manimal' starring Simon McCorkindale (c/r Falcon Crest & Casualty)? A nice person has just left me with a boxed collection of the entire series. I'm not sure about the story lines or effects but the theme and titles are top notch. Recommended viewing for anybody reading this.

Regards,

Mark

Yes indeed, used to watch it every week! lol

Always remember when he changed into the black puma, lumps would go up and down on the back of his hand... things like this stick in the mind... hmmmm

Stirling stuff!
Rich