VASI Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 I will start with the main theme from "Get Carter". Roy Budd was the composer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VASI Posted September 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 Mistake on the topic title. Not "for", but "from". Sorry! The next one come from British science-fiction television. The amazing music theme for "Doctor Who" from Delia Derbyshire and Ron Grainer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VASI Posted September 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 I had many years to hear an excellent composition for a television drama. This come from the newest television drama, called "The Knick". Composer is Cliff Martinez. http://youtu.be/GL9GLEfqKNE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Karlsson Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 Where to begin...? Pretty much anything by Ennio Morricone. Henry Mancini. The Simpsons theme by Danny Elfman. The theme from Twin Peaks, and a lot of other things David Lynch used in his movies, for example Roy Orbison! (Yes, may not qualify as "theme", but still great in my book). Tarantino used a lot if cool stuff in his movies as well. The theme for "The Bridge" in the original Swedish/Danish version. The James Bond theme. Ok I'll stop now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Feeley Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 Fun topic and great lists from everyone! Geez there are so many theme songs I like. Here are few: Because this is the first song my first band figured out how to play. Yes, we had a horn section. Yes, I totally screwed up the guitar part. But we were in 7th grade so sue me. Because instead of going all uptempo and aggro like so many other cop-show themes, Mike Post goes melancholy. Because Man on Wire is a great film. And when filmmaker James Marsh couldn't afford original music, he somehow got composer Michael Nyman to allow some of his preexisting music to be used in the film. And it works, ime. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nUThAWFNoo Because it's the theme to Peter Gunn. Henry Mancini can bring it, huh? Because Snuffy Walden wrote something pensive, then celebratory, but still pensive. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOPgwZ9hj00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrd456 Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 The Original "Route 66" theme and "Brazil" from the movie "Brazil" J.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old school Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 Jerry Fielding did a lot of great work. This is a fantastic title sequence from The Wild Bunch..... CrewC http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xc9um3_the-wild-bunch-opening-titles_shortfilms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Karlsson Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 I also find Charlie Chaplin interesting: http://www.charliechaplin.com/en/biography/articles/205-chaplin-as-a-composer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Wielage Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 One of my favorite themes (and opening title sequences) was for the British show, The Avengers: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montybuckles Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 i remember hearing this piece and thinking that it was some classical piece i'd never heard that was plucked out for the soundtrack, before discovered it was composed by georges delerue.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old school Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 Of course, our resent past gave us this great intro/theme.... The show also used all sorts of music well IMO. CrewC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiDoBYu-S04 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old school Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 Love the "On Any Sunday" trailer RVD. That was SoCal back in the day. CrewC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Toline Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 The West Wing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al mcguire Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 Route 66 was the show that the Nagra 3 made possible. 2 cute guys drive across the country in a fast car, theme by Nelson Riddle. The Batman TV show Theme by Neil Hefti The Jeffersons Them by Ja'net Dubois and Jeff Barry and my personal favorite Sanford and Son by Quincy Jones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VASI Posted September 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 Ok, ok I know, but a wonderful composition for Beauty and The Beast. Excellent choices from everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 speaking of Gilligan's Island, as it is the 40th anniversary of the show this week, I heard Bob Dylan's version of the theme song on my Sirius; I'd love to download a copy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Visser Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 Not necessarily the "theme song" but one of the most striking songs from my memory of Peter Seller's "The Party". and of course... must check this out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPSharman Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 Wow. This is an awesome thread. I'm getting chills and flashbacks. The Pink Panther theme was a big one from my childhood. The big TV themes for me were Dallas and CHiPs! The UK in the late 70's early 80's. I can't tell you the number of times I rode my dirt bike or bicycle as a kid humming the CHiPs theme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomboom Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 "The Banana Splits" for me ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VASI Posted September 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 Epic themes (and the whole music) it was for Lord of The Rings. Another great (for me) from "Ascenseur Pour L'echafaud http://youtu.be/ibhCgqEwPxY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundmanjohn Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 Let's not forget Elmer Berstein: And finally, a wobbly, stolen video from Elmer's last appearance in the UK at The Promenade Concerts. I was there and met the man afterwards and like a besotted teen, got him to sign my vinyl copy of The Man With The Golden Arm. (One of the many benefits of being married to a session musician.) Traditionally, England football supporters whistle the theme to The Great Escape at foreign matches and especially whenever we play Germany: it doesn't help... John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old school Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 I'm surprised no one mentioned this theme song. CrewC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERYpbpqxf4o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Jelovsek Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 Hey guys thank you for all the ideas what to listen Here are couple of my picks ... TV Show From earth to the moon - TV Show Airwolf - Documentary Le Peuple Migrateur (Winged Migration) - And the last one - music from a movie Hannibal - Vide Cor Meum - Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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studiomprd Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 I just posted the RIP for Cape Fear co-star Poily Bergen, who has died at 84. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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