Best Theme Tune

[Penfold]

Going along with best/favourite tv series or film threads, what are your favourite theme tunes of all time? Mine are;

British tv: Doctor Who (but not the current version)

American tv: X Files. Tthe music alone sends shivers down my spine.

Film: The Exorcist. I saw this film back in the early eighties and it still scares the pants of me!

 

[michelanCello]

CSI:NY (I don't watch it, but the music is genious!!) It's Baba O'Riley from The Who: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMCxuSzdGDI

And I like House MD too, only they don't play a really good part of the song, it's Teardrop by Massive Attack: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muI4MHCitno

And there are a lot more, which I might post later on...

 

[Sjoerd3000]

The A-team ofcourse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MVonyVSQoM

Thought the intro to Watchmen was quite good
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrVZV__w500

 

[michelanCello]

Of course...

 

[Dotsie]

Star Trek, the original series. Brilliant.

 

[michelanCello]

Just noticed Penfold meant filmsoundtrack too... well, I really couldn't chose one. I probably like everything. Hans Zimmer is my fav compositor, but I like the music from Pride and Prejudice, Requiem for a Dream, LotR, Love Actually, etc, etc... I love movie soundtracks! Sometimes even more than the movie itself...

 

[Tonyblack]

People here of a certain age here will remember the theme to Robinson Crusoe.

 

[superfurryandy]

Streets of San Fransisco: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P7_jSDF9yw

I'm a fan of Lalo Schafrin:

Dirty Harry http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDKRD2q3bYo

Bullitt http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWQRjH-Ibbc

As for Brit crimes fillums, here's some Roy Budd:

Get Carter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kMhcf8eyiA

Black Windmill http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts22-lju2Mo

Love David Shire's score for the original Taking of Pelham 123: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsyDWtzfA7k

And the brilliant Bernard Hermann, of course:

North by Northwest http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGax-8RiucI

Cape Fear http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH3RhbVP7cA

 

[Undershaft]

Best theme?

The ones I just love are:
1.Twin Peaks Theme- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oDuGN6K3VQ
2.Themes from the three CSI (but it's rather The Who's good job)- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHgF1DHgfKI
3.The Sopranos Theme (Woke Up This Morning)- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUT07eZoXPw
4.Mission Impossible Tv Series Theme- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k55NuWQCh78
There are a lot of others , but this 4 will be in my memory forever .

 

[superfurryandy]

Moving back to telly...

Mighty Boosh: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24ejG_4MI5A

The Wire (S1 version): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1ABR4UpDSU

Snuff Box (all versions!): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDkX2-eiPIM My fave is the rude park version at 3:08.

Was lucky enough to see the brilliant Matt Berry do a live version earlier in the year, accompanied by Mark Morriss of The Bluetones.

Mr Berry specializes in funked up versions of sitcom themes:

Sorry: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08KG5_2Tp8g

Sorry again, followed by Are You Being Served: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipoVdL2g6PY

 

[Sjoerd3000]

Some more movie themes I like

The Good, The Bad and the Ugly!

Terminator 2

And just because I like the movie so much
The outlaw Josey Wales

 

[michelanCello]

Some more movie themes I like

The Good, The Bad and the Ugly!

Terminator 2

And just because I like the movie so much
The outlaw Josey Wales

LOVE Morricone!! We played a piece called "Moment to Morricone" with the orchestra I'm in, and it was soooo good, you just couldn't help it, you had to move along with the music and smile all the time (which was a bit difficult for those who played a wind instrument... )

 

[Courtjezter]

Ok,

I am currently at work so cant link to youtube, but go and hunt these down if you wish.

Theme from My Name is Nobody

Quantum Leap

Battlestar Galactica, original and new

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)

The Littlest Hobo

The Fresh Prince of Belair

Ullysses 31

Star Wars

 

[Sjoerd3000]

and how could I forget Indiana Jones

 

[michelanCello]

Yeah! John Williams is the man! "Kiss a wookie, kick a droid... " http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk5_...BF89F3525&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=4 (I think I've already posted this one somewhere else, but doesn't matter... I hope it's not the dutch songtext when you open it - 'cause that happened with me, don't know, why, last time I watched it there were english subtitles... never mind)

 

[Courtjezter]

Oh and how could i forget the theme from Deer Hunter, Cavatina by (a different) John Williams

 

[mystmoon]

I've had the theme tune to Maid Marian stuck in my head for the past few days http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWhLp2Zpn1w

 

[Sjoerd3000]

Ghostbusters theme!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uXnvZcl2TM&feature=fvst

 

[Finomans]

I'd go for on her majesty's secret service and mad men that's a cool theme too.