The death of the great TV theme tune??? (1 Viewer)

[Parker Clack]

How about:

X Files (music only)
the Law and Order franchise (music only)
Will and Grace (music only)

I think the difference today is that much of the "theme" music is just instrumental instead of having lyrics attached to it.

Parker

 

[Scott_F_S]

"Woke Up This Morning" by A3 was not written for The Sopranos. A section of the already-existing song was used for the show's theme.

 

[Craig: Mclaren]

@Jason
I'm taking the piss! Don't the yanks on here understand the Brit sense of humour yet???

The Shield theme tune is ok but there is no title sequence. Just a really short title card. The title for 24 is fine but you know what I mean. If you asked most people around the world about theme tunes and decent title sequences I know they would say they are one of the best parts of the show if done right. Perhaps the producers need to be told this? Or is it a network thing?

PS- I forgot MASH was written for the movie, I had a brain lapse! Oops!

 

[Sean Cauley]

I'm surprised to see this one mentioned positively. It's a catchy bit of music, to be sure, but it's from one of those shows that doesn't have a theme long enough to play its credits against; most episodes I can remember have the main cast credits against the opening scene/teaser, and then there's a quick run of a few bars of the piano theme as the words "Will & Grace" cross in front of the black-background shot of the cast, just before the commercial break.

I like "I'm No Superman" from Scrubs. I don't know if it was originally done before the show, or specifically for it. Most episodes, it's a pretty short version (total lyrics: "I can't do this all on my own...no I know...I'm no Superman...I'm no Superman!"), though they ran an extended version once or twice. Lately, they've cut it down even more, to just a snatch of instrumental and a quick shot of "Created By Bill Lawrence" on an X-ray board.

 

[Lew Crippen]

Oh the way Glenn Miller played;
Songs that made the Hit Parade;
Guys like us, we had it made;
Those were the days.

And you knew who you were then;
Girls were girls and men were men;
Mister, we could use a man like Herbert Hoover again;

Didn’t need no welfare State;
Eveybody pulled his weight;
Gee our old LaSalle ran great;
Those were the days.


A classic missing from Craig’s list. Perhaps because we borrowed the show’s concept from the U.K.

 

[Steve Phillips]

I think all sitcoms should have mandatory "Green Acres" or "Gilligan's Island" type theme songs...