tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post2712150241222574118..comments2024-03-29T08:45:57.792-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): What is Your Favorite TV Theme Music? pattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-50903005390621179532013-04-16T14:52:07.125-04:002013-04-16T14:52:07.125-04:00Rawhide. The Rebel. Paladin. Rawhide. The Rebel. Paladin. Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-64625442711800288642013-04-15T21:38:51.800-04:002013-04-15T21:38:51.800-04:00There is a big difference between the kind of them...There is a big difference between the kind of themes mentioned - Mission Impossible, Hawaii Five-O, Hill Street Blues, St. Elsewhere etc. and the type of expositionary song common in the late 50's and early 60's- "Come and listen to the story of a man named Jed ...", Gilligan's Island, The Brady Bunch (OK the 70's too), even My Mother the Car.<br /><br />Jeff M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-29943521962974696372013-04-15T13:06:46.484-04:002013-04-15T13:06:46.484-04:00My own more haphazard recent contribution to this ...My own more haphazard recent contribution to this subject:<br /><br /><a href="http://socialistjazz.blogspot.com/2013/03/saturday-music-club-on-thursday-mostly.html" rel="nofollow">Saturday Music Club on Thursday: mostly 1960s televised music of various sorts...</a>Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-56034801414291162142013-04-14T21:24:56.458-04:002013-04-14T21:24:56.458-04:00My personal favorite tv theme song (in addition to...My personal favorite tv theme song (in addition to Rockford, U.N.C.L.E., and M. I.) is the one used in the tragically short-lived Kem Nunn/David Milch HBO series John From Cincinnati (as performed by Joe Strummer):<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbbM_v2_5wAMantanhattanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06657859362063071201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-70147609950174073352013-04-14T17:23:13.014-04:002013-04-14T17:23:13.014-04:00Do not remember that show at all, but the music ha...Do not remember that show at all, but the music has a lot in common with MI. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-73911360356292601182013-04-14T17:16:32.301-04:002013-04-14T17:16:32.301-04:00changed my mind:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0...changed my mind:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XAIXP937AcKieran Sheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16681787953865476304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-34668202945954360312013-04-14T15:20:44.929-04:002013-04-14T15:20:44.929-04:00I'm with Deb - Peter Gunn. Also love Mr. Lucky...I'm with Deb - Peter Gunn. Also love Mr. Lucky, another Mancini tune.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-13945046558668201162013-04-14T14:42:23.637-04:002013-04-14T14:42:23.637-04:00My favorite TV Theme is The Fifth Corner.
http://w...My favorite TV Theme is The Fifth Corner.<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3_-dIYWDc8<br /><br />Forgive the self promotion Patty, but I took a look at TV themes at MysteryFile awhile ago. Maybe it will help remember some forgotten favorite.<br /><br />http://mysteryfile.com/blog/?p=20220<br /><br />michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17812924049258701715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-21162492693592091572013-04-14T14:34:37.437-04:002013-04-14T14:34:37.437-04:00Sorry, but this bastardized version offends me. Th...Sorry, but this bastardized version offends me. The TV show original by Lalo Schifrin is the way this needs to go. The 5/4 time signature makes all the difference.Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-85245490380040318642013-04-14T14:03:12.970-04:002013-04-14T14:03:12.970-04:00What a game changer that was. What a game changer that was. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-48108662808865600562013-04-14T13:43:03.571-04:002013-04-14T13:43:03.571-04:00There is nothing like the coke-fueled frenetic pul...There is nothing like the coke-fueled frenetic pulsing of the Theme from Miami Vice to match the coke-fueled plots.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-42992040696560222902013-04-14T13:38:41.976-04:002013-04-14T13:38:41.976-04:00I think, although this has been a bad week for mem...I think, although this has been a bad week for memory issues, that they played that more between scenes than in the traditional way. Or at least sometimes they did. <br />Lots of great theme music when you go to look. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-55939743398664412582013-04-14T13:18:01.297-04:002013-04-14T13:18:01.297-04:00If you want to hear/be reminded of the first BOB N...If you want to hear/be reminded of the first BOB NEWHART SHOW theme (it's the first):<br /><br />http://youtu.be/GyQZdJUsbhkTodd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-15419593334526505662013-04-14T13:01:06.546-04:002013-04-14T13:01:06.546-04:00SEINFELD did have a theme...only in late episodes ...SEINFELD did have a theme...only in late episodes (perhaps...I gave up on the series) did they skip it entirely (as more and more series stop running discrete openings):<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epb5HCZNBZQ<br /><br />There were three MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. theme arrangements I heard in use on the series...the third one was pretty stiff, but the first and the second were nice bits of pop-jazz.<br /><br />Best version:<br />http://youtu.be/caOdWhq86xc<br /><br />(and as edited for use:<br />http://youtu.be/iC88U1SyQQw ...Sharon Farrell...)<br /><br />2nd, sax in, flute out:<br />http://youtu.be/jKs1So89OV8<br /><br />Stiff final arrangement:<br />http://youtu.be/FuTWxTl4Atw<br /><br />Among the better ones that come to mind that haven't been mentioned:<br />I SPY<br />BARNEY MILLER<br />THE BOB NEWHART SHOW (1970s...I don't know what the 1960s series theme sounded like)<br />IT'S GARY SHANDLING'S SHOW<br />MAKE A WISH<br /><br />...I've embedded this in the past, as it's full of good to excellent themes...there really are quite a few to think about...<br />http://youtu.be/cqx-D0440pA<br />Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-23575272114394975982013-04-14T12:43:21.550-04:002013-04-14T12:43:21.550-04:00And I bet everyone can sing "Oh, we're mo...And I bet everyone can sing "Oh, we're movin' on up/To the East Side/To the deluxe apartment in the sky..."<br /><br />DebAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-4058277055480450202013-04-14T12:30:55.809-04:002013-04-14T12:30:55.809-04:00ever wonder if it's a good thing that all this...ever wonder if it's a good thing that all this music is still in your head. Maybe I could do quantum physics if I could forget the tune to Sanford and Son. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-32028789910305195822013-04-14T12:23:01.059-04:002013-04-14T12:23:01.059-04:00Hawai 5-0Hawai 5-0Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-65100636279935802782013-04-14T10:50:15.010-04:002013-04-14T10:50:15.010-04:00Doctor WhoDoctor WhoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-39304480707633539202013-04-14T10:44:07.582-04:002013-04-14T10:44:07.582-04:00Peter Gunn. Maybe I don't remember how to spel...Peter Gunn. Maybe I don't remember how to spell it. Joe Baronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10275991273751678636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-25175119526560040552013-04-14T10:26:17.978-04:002013-04-14T10:26:17.978-04:00Oh, and we mustn't forget Pink Panther and Doc...Oh, and we mustn't forget Pink Panther and Doctor Who.Randy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627907086811387527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-64311880674797083442013-04-14T10:24:06.578-04:002013-04-14T10:24:06.578-04:00Everybody beat me to all the ones I like-except on...Everybody beat me to all the ones I like-except one.<br /><br />Alexander Courage's Star Trek.Randy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627907086811387527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-38162389570331955752013-04-14T10:17:30.154-04:002013-04-14T10:17:30.154-04:00Patti - Oh, that's definitely memorable!! Hmmm...Patti - Oh, that's definitely memorable!! Hmmm.. I have several theme songs I really like. The Mike Post theme to <i>Hill Street Blues</i> is great and there's nothing like the theme to <i>The Rockford Files</i>..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-66322355200234785572013-04-14T10:08:23.137-04:002013-04-14T10:08:23.137-04:00The Rockford Files would be my runner-up and I bet...The Rockford Files would be my runner-up and I bet you can hum it.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-15127313282402148252013-04-14T09:36:10.917-04:002013-04-14T09:36:10.917-04:00THE PERSUADERS, by a wide margin.
http://www.you...THE PERSUADERS, by a wide margin. <br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykLCAfVa410<br /><br />DANGER MAN also had a very cool theme.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLgNPYw9QMwAnders Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164550847416446757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-80226491841444305542013-04-14T09:07:30.624-04:002013-04-14T09:07:30.624-04:00I second George's pick. The MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E...I second George's pick. The MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. theme is just pure Sixties adventure to me. HAWAII FIVE-0 is a close second. Of shows still on the air, I'm partial to THE SIMPSONS.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.com