Classic TV theme tunes

[financeguy]

YouTube - The Prisoner Opening Sequence


YouTube - Twin Peaks Intro


YouTube - Brideshead Revisited (1981) - theme


YouTube - Hawaii Five-0 Theme

 

[corianderstem]

YouTube - Twin Peaks Intro

Great soundtrack all-around.

I love watching the opening sequence because it's like playing Name That Location for people who live in Washington.

"Hey, there's Mt Si!"

"Hey, there's Snoqualmie Falls! And Snoqualmie Lodge!"

 

[BoMac]

Is it me, or are TV theme tunes not the same as they used to be, or non-existent altogether?

 

[corianderstem]

It's not just you.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

Some off the top of my head...they might not all be very "classic" but, yeah.

For some reason, one that really stands out as being a favorite is the Dandy Warhols' "We Used To Be Friends" as the theme for Veronica Mars. I thought it was just perfect. No YouTube video of the actual theme credit sequence can be found, though.

And, of course, Carole King's "Where You Lead." I've kind of gotten sick of the song itself because I've heard it so many goddamn times, but when I first started watching the theme song was one of the many, many reasons why I fell so very much in love with the show.

YouTube - Gilmore Girls Theme Song

Some themes from my childhood that should be mentioned just for the place they hold in the pop culture lexicon - X-Files (do weee do do weee do), Sesame St. (sunny days, chasin the clouds away!), Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, MacGyver (another kickass instrumental), Friends (you know all the words to this, don't lie), Saved By The Bell, etc. etc.

The X-Men cartoon theme song was amazing. The Welcome Back Kotter song is awesome. And then some shows I never even really watched like Mission: Impossible and the Star Treks had cool and very well-known theme musics.

I'm forgetting some.

 

[impy13]

Just because I've taken to singing it at people when they have to hang out with someone they don't like...

 

[MrsSpringsteen]

YouTube - MARY TYLER MOORE

 

[waynetravis]

YouTube - Saved By the bell intro 90's

 

[corianderstem]

I don't want to live in a world where Saved by the Bell is considered "classic" anything.

I'm bummed there's no version of the Buffy opening credits on YouTube. Just the music over various other clips. They always had a great opening credit sequence.

 

[Lila64]

Some of my faves that come to mind...

YouTube - Cheers- Theme song (full version)

Gilligan's Island

YouTube - gilligan's island intro


Friends
YouTube - Friends Season 3 theme

Can't find a clip with audio for The Jefferson's Theme song...

 

[LMP]

The Beverly Hills 90210 opening titles could be my favorite opening titles to any show. Unintentional comedy mixed with shredding '90s guitar? Mega-win.

YouTube - Beverly Hills 90210 Season 5 Credits

It's worth it for the combo of Ian Ziering and Brian Austin Green.

 

[Lila64]

Get Smart:

YouTube - Get Smart - Season 3 New Opening Theme

The Addam's Family

YouTube - Los Locos Adams / The Addams Family : Canción de apertura / Opening theme song

 

[Lila64]

Happy Days

YouTube - Happy Days / Dias Felices : Opening theme song ( season 1 and 2 ) / Cancion temporada 1 y 2

 

[LMP]

Also, if anyone can find the original, insane opening credits for Pee-wee's Playhouse, I'd be very happy.

 

[Lila64]

is this it?

MilkandCookies - Peewee's Playhouse Intro

 

[LMP]

is this it?

MilkandCookies - Peewee's Playhouse Intro

Yes! The second half was what I was looking for. How insane is that?

Thank you!

 

[Lila64]

You're welcome. When You Tube fails, go to Milk & Cookies

 

[Screwtape2]

YouTube - Thunderbirds TV Show Intro

YouTube - The Outer Limits Intro

 

[LMP]

The Outer Limits doesn't hold a candle to the intro to The Twilight Zone. Rod Serling's voiceover is classic.

YouTube - The Twilight Zone Intro

 

[Slipstream]

One of my favourite shows. Amazingly, I couldn't find one copy of the intro anywhere on YT. Theme -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDZBgHBHQT8

 

[BVS]

YouTube - Mash Intro with a new look

 

[AchtungBono]

One of my favorite TV themes of all time

YouTube - Angie - 70's TV show opening theme season 2


And two of the most awe-inspiring pieces of music ever written for television:

North and South: Music by Bill Conti

YouTube - North & South Theme(Book 1)

War and Remembrance: Music by Robert Cobert (who also wrote the music for Dark Shadows in the 60's).

YouTube - War And Remembrance - Opening

 

[CTU2fan]

Wait...we're 2 pages in and no

Brady Bunch?

 

[mad1]

Knight Rider was the sh*t

 

[RedRocksU2]

"Come on knock on our door...."

 

[mikal]

that Twin Peaks intro looks familiar.

 

[phanan]

YouTube - Miami Vice Theme

 

[Hewson]

Hawaii 5-0 rules all,

but this is 2nd:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSaDPc1Cs5U

 

[Hewson]

Of course, while not "classic", we all have a soft spot here for this Batman theme:

YouTube - the batman

While searching for it, I found this:
YouTube - THe Batman Intro 2

Is it just me or did they lift Springsteen's "Further on up the Road"?
YouTube - Bruce Springsteen Further on up the road (Album Version)

 

[Slipstream]

In honour of Farrah's passing today. Classic show, classic intro.

YouTube - Charlie's Angels Opening (Pilot Episode 1976)