Favourite TV themes

[Det.Wojciehowicz]

Twist of Fate is a great song but the less said about Two Of A Kind the better.

 

[horrie hastings]

Twist of Fate is a great song but the less said about Two Of A Kind the better.

Two Of A Kind was a stinker but at least it did have a fairly decent sound track. Living In Desperate Times is a great track off it.

 

[horrie hastings]

Twist of Fate is a great song but the less said about Two Of A Kind the better.

As much as i love Olivia.Two Of A Kind is a movie i could never watch again even if you paid me a million dollars, must have been the lure of working again with John Travolta that had Livvy doing it.

 

[Det.Wojciehowicz]

 

[Ride the Lion to Zion]

I didn't watch much TV in the 80s. Consequently, tend to prefer 70s themes. Not too keen either on mainstream 80s music production.

Jan Hammer's Miami Vice theme is a shining exception. Can imagine tuning in to hear it, then tuning straight back out when the programme starts.

A wildly popular theme tune is a mixed blessing. Has the potential to overshadow the show itself. Like when an ad jingle catches on but hardly anyone remembers the product.

 

[Ride the Lion to Zion]

Ayshea is the first SHADO HQ officer seen in the title sequence. She was an early crush for many of us in the 70s. Alongside her singing career and bit-part acting, she presented a children's TV pop show called "Lift Off With Ayshea". Filmed at Granada studios in Manchester.

Typing "Lift Off" into YouTube brings forth a deluge of episodes from a more recent Aussie show.

 

[Ride the Lion to Zion]

Another "unconscious plagiarism" insinuation -

I reckon the Starsky & Hutch theme has echoes of "Skin it Back" by Little Feat.

 

[Ride the Lion to Zion]

It was like one big psychedlic gay acid trip.

H.R. Pufnstuf & Dropnstuf

 

[Det.Wojciehowicz]

I didn't watch much TV in the 80s. Consequently, tend to prefer 70s themes. Not too keen either on mainstream 80s music production.

Jan Hammer's Miami Vice theme is a shining exception. Can imagine tuning in to hear it, then tuning straight back out when the programme starts.

A wildly popular theme tune is a mixed blessing. Has the potential to overshadow the show itself. Like when an ad jingle catches on but hardly anyone remembers the product.

Jan Hammers pieces (both the opening track and those he wrote for each episode) are a big part of what made Vice such a great show. However, the shows true strength came from the actors and the writing. If you want to see some truly brilliant television, check out the episode from Season 1 called Evan (Season 1 Ep 21). To this day it's still one of the greatest episodes of any TV series I've ever seen. The bonus is that the Jan Hammer track for that episode is also the best one he wrote.

 

[Det.Wojciehowicz]

Another great episode is Season 2 Episode 11 Phil The Shill. The Phil in the title is Phil Collins in one of his earliest acting roles.

 

[Ride the Lion to Zion]

Here are the full seasons opening themes of 3 & 5

This is a curious one. Don't remember a damn thing about these series from the time of their original broadcast. First crossed my radar about 10 years ago as a recommendation after I bought the DVDs of Father Dear Father. Another domestic sitcom made by Thames TV.

 

[Ride the Lion to Zion]

The repeats are coming up again but i'm not expecting anyone to go back over 20 pages now

Yep, nobody would be daft enough to plough through 20 pages, let alone 50.

 

[Ride the Lion to Zion]

BTW, on a number of posts I get a blank and -

"Video Unavailable: This video contains content from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds"

 

[Captain Apollo]

I don't think anyone's posted this one -

 

[horrie hastings]

I don't think anyone's posted this one -

Good pick up Captain Apollo, i posted the Bugs Bunny show theme, The Road Runner and the Porky Pig show but never thought of the Merrie Melodies theme.

 

[Det.Wojciehowicz]

I knew you had done those others Horrie, but like you didn't think to add Merrie Melodies. Good to see the Capt. is on the ball.

 

[blue bags]

Jan Hammers pieces (both the opening track and those he wrote for each episode) are a big part of what made Vice such a great show. However, the shows true strength came from the actors and the writing. If you want to see some truly brilliant television, check out the episode from Season 1 called Evan (Season 1 Ep 21). To this day it's still one of the greatest episodes of any TV series I've ever seen. The bonus is that the Jan Hammer track for that episode is also the best one he wrote.

Reminds me of the music from the movie
Excape from New York
Snake Plinskin

 

[Det.Wojciehowicz]

Reminds me of the music from the movie
Excape from New York
Snake Plinskin

Very much mate. Carpenters scores to his films are a big part of why they are so awesome. Escape is definitely his best. Even the ones he didn't do himself (like The Thing and Starman) are absolutely brilliant too.

 

[Det.Wojciehowicz]

Heres another awesome Jan Hammer piece.It's not from TV but rather a pretty cool 80s movie Secret Admirer

 

[Ride the Lion to Zion]

Heres another awesome Jan Hammer piece.It's not from TV but rather a pretty cool 80s movie Secret Admirer

Eighties drum machines had a button marked "John Bonham - When The Levee Breaks".