supergran was a good one sang by billy connolly still got it i think:hihi: :hihi: :hihi:
but the best one i can think of is the tales of the unexpected as a young lad of the 70s seeing the naked woman dancing in the fire had a very nice affect on me:) :) :)

My Favs would have to be...

American gothic, Carnivale and that new Deadwod that started over on Sky one last night.

I also love all the Star Trek themes, and yes.. even Enterprise. :P

Happy Days theme, I love singing along to that. Drunk obviously!! would never listen to it otherwise :suspect:

DeeJ :wink:

Its got to be Quincy! lol

It has to be Ron Grainger's 1963 score in the BBC Radiophonic Workshop of the original Dr who theme music.

A groundbreaking piece of electronica still recognised today as being a pioneering piece of music.

Alltogether now "woooooooo , oooooooooooooooo"

Ooooh, how could i forget? Diagnosis Murder!!! Doo doo de doo doo, de doooo dooooooo. Doo doo de doo doo de doooo doooooo... you get the picture :D

Originally posted by Lickable
Doo doo de doo doo, de doooo dooooooo. Doo doo de doo doo de doooo doooooo... you get the picture :D

Erm.. :help:

Another couple for me. Theme tune to Minder and Auf Wiedersehen Pet :clap:

The A-Team :headbang:
Knightrider :thumbsup:
Roobarb and Custard (the original one!) :smile:
Pidgeon Street :wow:
Eurotrash :wink:

oh and Newsnight :cool:

Not only a set of great theme tunes....but also a perfectly balanced evening schedule. Job at the beeb? bring it on!


edd

simpsons! :headbang:

of course, the monty python liberty bell theme! :D

lol I also like the pink panther theme tune, if anyone plays bass learn it!

Match of the day! :clap:

Some of the 80's/90's cartoons we used to watch:

The Mysterious Cities of Gold
Dogtanian
Ulysses
He-Man

Can you remember singing along to them all at teatime!!

Originally posted by Lestat
Dogtanian.. Can you remember singing along to them all at teatime!!

:clap: All for one and one for all, Muskahounds are always ready.. All for one and one for all helping evvvvvvvvvvverybody :wow:

Go Dogtanian :P

Twin Peaks, was cool.
oh and doctor who was pretty impressive.

And i am sad to admit the theme from butterflies from the eighties is sweet.....love is like a butterfly soft and gentle as a sigh....... sorry folks i cringe at myself :)for saying this.
Wendy Craig was a classic, I often feel like her as I throw together the tea.

Originally posted by Lestat

Some of the 80's/90's cartoons we used to watch:

The Mysterious Cities of Gold
Dogtanian
Ulysses
He-Man

Can you remember singing along to them all at teatime!!

Oh yeah...:clap:

for those who long to relive Cities of Gold:

http://www.whimsy.freeserve.co.uk/goldsounds/gold.wav

ahhh..ahh.ahh.ahh.ahhhh....wishing for the cities of gold
:headbang:

Miami Vice. I thought that theme tune was (and still is) soooooo cool!

I think the best theme tune at the minuite has to go to: Sopranos!

FOR THOSE OF A CERTAIN AGE...

Minder (that funky slap bass kicks ass)

No, Honestly

Banana Splits (The Dickies version was better)

Swap Shop (oo-er, really showing my age here)

Pipkins (there I go again)

but saves face with...

Six Feet Under (gloriously weird)

why hasnt anyone said eastenders yet??? :D


mine are smallville and angel :cool:

Oh, and the very best of all:

CHARMED




...just a pity the programme is crap.

Originally posted by funkyukgal
why hasnt anyone said eastenders yet??? :D


mine are smallville and angel :cool:

Cos Eastenders is crap.

Can anyone remember though, the song Anita Dobson had in the charts called "anyone can fall in love" sung to the tune of the Eastenders theme?

I have an MP3 of it, it's quite a decent song, heard it on Top of the Pops 2 ages ago and downloaded it.

On topic though, my picks would have to be...

Knightmare
Old style Neighbours theme
The Bill
All the Star Treks inc Enterprise
Dallas
Dynasty
Crossroads (old ones not the pants remake)

Anyone remember Juliet Bravo? excellent theme tune! :clap:

Originally posted by Lestat
Anyone remember Juliet Bravo? excellent theme tune! :clap:

Yeah that did rule, as far as I remember it was sort of a pre-cursor to The Bill wasn't it?

Similar kind of thing anyway, drama thingy about Police.

It was very much like the bill, a police drama in which the main character was a woman. I was only young when it used to come on and always thought Juliet Bravo was her name!

Only really used to watch the beginning and the end though for the music.:rolleyes:

Originally posted by Lestat
Only really used to watch the beginning and the end though for the music.:rolleyes:

Seem to remember it had a rotating police badge on the end credits

I used to like Knight Rider theme music, recently had that for my mobile phone ringtone.


oh and Terrahawks had a pretty funky tune to it, when they did the noughts and crosses bit

Originally posted by Rich
Cos Eastenders is crap.

Can anyone remember though, the song Anita Dobson had in the charts called "anyone can fall in love" sung to the tune of the Eastenders theme?

I have an MP3 of it, it's quite a decent song, heard it on Top of the Pops 2 ages ago and downloaded it.

On topic though, my picks would have to be...

Knightmare
Old style Neighbours theme
The Bill
All the Star Treks inc Enterprise
Dallas
Dynasty
Crossroads (old ones not the pants remake)


You have GOT to be joking about the Anita Dobson song?

The Buffy The Vampire Slayer theme is one of my favourites.

But the best one of all is for the American show 'Do-Over'. Not only is it a great track, but I met the girl who sings it one dark night in Cambridge;)

Ahhh..... The memories!:D

As a kid I used to like 'The Professionals' theme tune.

Originally posted by Edd


http://www.whimsy.freeserve.co.uk/goldsounds/gold.wav



Oh...that one took me back! Here's another one...its probably not the tune that's great but the memories of watching this programme and the title sequence...grange hill with the comic strip opening on this link...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/ilove/tv/titles/grangehill.shtml

the flashing blade
belle et sebastian
white horses

...just thought of another one I'd almost forgotten about. The old (very old) b&w Robinson Crusoe theme, recently used on an advert. Anyone know what that piece of music was called? I wouldn't mind that one on mp3.

What about Crown Court [1973-1984]? Very ominous theme, that one. Also springing to mind is Auf Wiedersehen Pet theme from third series set partly in USA. I agree with Ant here regarding the old, black and white Robinson Crusoe theme. If I remember correctly, it was a German series with English sub-titles, regularly repeated in school holiday period during the early 70s. Marvellous, stirring stuff.

Has to be the cricket, makes you think there is something exciting coming on and it is only the bloody cricket.

Tales of the unexpected.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Flashing Blade

Dangermouse

Banana Splitz

Nomme

Originally posted by nomme
Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Flashing Blade

Dangermouse

Banana Splitz

Nomme

Oh yes! The most fantastic children's tv programme ever - The Flashing Blade! I can remember the feelings of excitement and expectation generated by that thrilling theme tune! Wonderful stuff.

I'd love to see it again - but I have a horrible feeling that, from an adult's perspective, it would be so camp as to be almost unwatchable!! :D

StarSparkle

PS Love the Buffy theme as well - so fabulously gothic

Originally posted by StarSparkle
Oh yes! The most fantastic children's tv programme ever - The Flashing Blade! I can remember the feelings of excitement and expectation generated by that thrilling theme tune! Wonderful stuff.

I'd love to see it again - but I have a horrible feeling that, from an adult's perspective, it would be so camp as to be almost unwatchable!! :D


Hmm - seems you can buy it (http://uk.politinfo.com/shop/index.pl?item_id=B00005LW4C&search_type=image)

"You've got to fight for what you want,
and all that you believe...."

Nomme

Can't say it's one of my favourites but made me smile when I came across this:

Hong Kong Phooey (http://www.btinternet.com/~mark.ashall/wavs/Hongkong.wav)

Also, just recalled sitting and trying to click my fingers in time with the theme tune to 'The Addams Family'

Nomme

Originally posted by nomme
Hmm - seems you can buy it (http://uk.politinfo.com/shop/index.pl?item_id=B00005LW4C&search_type=image)

"You've got to fight for what you want,
and all that you believe...."

Nomme

Altogether now ....... ahhh, yes, the memories are all coming back ....... I had my first-ever crush on Francois the Chevalier de Recci!!

Many thanks for the link, Nomme - I didn't realise the Flashing Blade was available to buy now. Guess what's just shot up to the top of my shopping Wants List?!! :D

Cheers,

StarSparkle :)

I loved Auf Wiedersehen Pet- Joe Fagin is god!!!!!!!!!!

Originally posted by mega_monty
I used to like Knight Rider theme music, recently had that for my mobile phone ringtone.


oh and Terrahawks had a pretty funky tune to it, when they did the noughts and crosses bit

I have the complete series of Terrahawks, all 39 episodes, on DVD.

Top stuff, just ****** me off when the cubes cheat to win the Os and Xs game in the end credits :mad:

Red Dwarf, the intro music from Series 1 and 2.

Also like The Young Ones theme, and Mastermind (really goes well with the show and the intro visuals)

Airwolf anybody :confused:

Possibly the GREATEST ever theme tune was during the 80's. It accompanied ITV's 'The Big Match' every weekend.
I think it was so popular that they used it for the world cup too - have a listen, how many memories does this bring back!!

First though - PUT YOUR SPEAKERS RIGHT UP! IT'S CLASS.

www.tv.cream.org/specialassignments/themes/big_match_80s.mp3

Originally posted by quent

belle et sebastian


Belle & Sebastian? Was this the programme about the little boy with the white Pyranese mountain dog? I thought I was the only one who remembered this programme.

Loved the Auf Weidersehen pet thingy by Mark Knopfler (Why Aye Man) and from the 80's, does anyone remember 'Big Deal?' I think Bobby Gubba (Bobby G) from Bucks Fizz wrote and sang the theme tune.

I used to like the theme from The Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy

heard its been made into a movie!

Gotta be Ironside

(police siren) Weee We, Weee We, (Gunshot) Dum dee dum dee dum dummmm (insert wah pedal and main theme here + more wah pedal!)

Getting off topic a little - Bullit theme tune, fantastic

'New Faces', (circa 1975).

Anyone else old enough to remember this one?

...............................

Originally posted by Lestat
Possibly the GREATEST ever theme tune was during the 80's. It accompanied ITV's 'The Big Match' every weekend.
I think it was so popular that they used it for the world cup too - have a listen, how many memories does this bring back!!

First though - PUT YOUR SPEAKERS RIGHT UP! IT'S CLASS.

www.tv.cream.org/specialassignments/themes/big_match_80s.mp3

Wow! What memories! I forgot how good it was!

Sportsnight. Takes me back. Jumpers for goalposts etc etc.

trap door ...............stay away from that trap door

forgot to add the bad boy tunes ... the american cops series
and unsolved Mystery

Originally posted by ladyovmanor
trap door ...............stay away from that trap door

I remember that. Were they made of plastercine or something? It was great. I even had the computer game for my Amstrad CPC!

Here take a listen to Trap Door!:thumbsup: top theme tune.

http://www.tv.cream.org/specialassignments/themes/trap_door.mp3

Theme tunes, gotta love em!

My faves are...

Bullseye

Black Beauty

Crystal Maze

Jimbo Jet

Playdays

Thomas the Tank Engine

Going for Gold

Blockbusters

Live and Kicking

Challenge Anneka

I've got quite a decent selection of tunes (257 to be exact) actually so if anyone has a tune they want, PM me and i'll see what I can do for ya :)

Jimbo and the Jet Set, good call, dinp, well remembered!

On the kids topic:

The Flumps
The Family Ness
Portland Bill

and of course, not forgetting the brilliant

King Rollo!

Originally posted by dinp
Theme tunes, gotta love em!

My faves are...

Bullseye

Black Beauty

Crystal Maze

Jimbo Jet

Playdays

Thomas the Tank Engine

Going for Gold

Blockbusters

Live and Kicking

Challenge Anneka

I've got quite a decent selection of tunes (257 to be exact) actually so if anyone has a tune they want, PM me and i'll see what I can do for ya :)

Ok, i'll challenge ya! How about-

Spender

Noels House Party

Fingermouse

And lastly but not least- the fantastic Transformers!

Originally posted by nez75
Ok, i'll challenge ya! How about-

Spender

Noels House Party

Fingermouse

And lastly but not least- the fantastic Transformers!

I've got Noels House Party and Transformers, I havent heard of the other two so I havent got them

Originally posted by Lestat
Here take a listen to Trap Door!:thumbsup: top theme tune.

http://www.tv.cream.org/specialassignments/themes/trap_door.mp3

That brings back some memories...

Cor, sniff that!

Sadly, the snippet in the link is not the full version of the theme tune...I remember it having some more verses :(

Dawson's Creek

Red Dwarf

The Office

Hmm lets see I allways liked

Tales of the Unexpected ... with the woman dancing sillouhetted in the flames at the beginning

Sweeney - With the gold car coming down the road

I love the Gang show theme from It aint half hot mum. You could never get away with a line like "we are here to make you feel gay" in a modern song.

The theme from Hill street blues, and the one from Taxi were classics. As was the Benny hill Show's Yakkety Sax tune.

Professionals and sweeny. What great tunes they are. I have used the sweeny once in the end of a song I did with a band, it always raised a big cheer when it came on.

I have a very fond rememberence of the theme tune from painting with nancy, it had a constant violin note which sustained throughout the whole tune.

The Persuaders.
Tales of the unexpected
Steptoe & Son. (Very Clever & descrpitive)
Poldark
& others

Steptoe & son and
Fawlty towers

Does anyone remember 'The Red Hand Gang' a early 80's kids drama, with 5 American schoolkids solving mysteries. It had a wicked theme tune, I remember humming it all day long after watching it.

Not sure if this one has been mentioned

Cheers

and goes really well with the opening titles too.

Originally posted by Ant
...just thought of another one I'd almost forgotten about. The old (very old) b&w Robinson Crusoe theme, recently used on an advert. Anyone know what that piece of music was called? I wouldn't mind that one on mp3.

Ant

It was called "The Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe" by Robert Mellin & Gian-Piero Reverberi.

PM ......me if you want a mp3 copy.

Originally posted by Lestat
Does anyone remember 'The Red Hand Gang' a early 80's kids drama, with 5 American schoolkids solving mysteries. It had a wicked theme tune, I remember humming it all day long after watching it.

Crikey yeah that's one that worms it's way into your brain, and NEVER comes out.. lol
One of the kids played a funny little flute thing, was it called a nose flute? I could never understand why most of them had bikes to get around quickly, and there's one kid with a little skateboard ?? Why bother, he could never keep up with the others. Even though the scenes used to start with them arriving together. Bonkers!

Originally posted by dinp
Theme tunes, gotta love em!

My faves are...


Challenge Anneka

I've got quite a decent selection of tunes (257 to be exact) actually so if anyone has a tune they want, PM me and i'll see what I can do for ya :)

Used to like watching Anneka jumping in and out of helicopters in her cat suite on Treasure Hunt, had quite a good theme music to it too.

Originally posted by Yodameister
Not sure if this one has been mentioned

Cheers

and goes really well with the opening titles too.

I'd forgotten about that one - great theme tune, could be a song in it's own right! (maybe it is?)

Originally posted by mega_monty
Used to like watching Anneka jumping in and out of helicopters in her cat suite on Treasure Hunt

Me too she had a lovely womanly arse

I know it was mainly on the radio, but Hitch Hikers Guide To The Galaxy is a very memorable, strange and haunting tune.

Not necessarily the best theme, but in terms of how well it goes with the show I think the original Grange Hill theme tune was pretty good.

mine was ,journey to the unknown.

For those who want to listen to their favourite tune this has some, I have hammerd the A-team tune to bits.

Tv theme tunes (http://www.retrojunk.com/media/49/)

Doctor Who theme rocks.

Very haunting, especially the later generations, from Tom Baker onwards.

Originally posted by Rich
Doctor Who theme rocks.

Very haunting, especially the later generations, from Tom Baker onwards.

Good call, Rich.

Sends a shiver up my spine whenever I hear it.

A couple more just off the top of my head:

Brush Strokes
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads

Originally posted by quent
the flashing blade
belle et sebastian
white horses

The Flashing Blade!!!! Brilliant!!!

Was that the dubbed film that was on kids TV? Genius.

I did love Dangermouse.

yeh whatever happened to the likely lads was a classic theme for a classic programme.

Z cars was good to.

Folly foot was good too (showing my age now)

Has Fraggle Rock been mentioned before?

Cracking theme tune

Ok, what about -

Hawaii Five O

Magnum

and for the kids -

Jamie and the Magic torch

Chorlton and the Wheelies!


Cath xx

it wud av to b the only fools n horses themes
they av got to be the best written theme tune on tha tele!!!!!!!!

The Young Ones! :heyhey:

Magic Roundabout.

Is anyone interested in the Magic Roundabout movie that's supposed to be coming out?

Personally I think it'll suck like almost all other cartoon to movie crossovers.

Airwolf,
knightrider
minder (would love a copy if anyone has it.......)
sweeney
professionals
crystal maze
dr who

Originally posted by jonluvsnique
Airwolf,
knightrider
minder (would love a copy if anyone has it.......)
sweeney
professionals
crystal maze
dr who

Minder rocks - if you have MSN I'll send it to you

pm me your addy if so

Mash theme tune - Suicide is Painless (Manic Street Preachers). I love it.

Originally posted by TracieJC
Mash theme tune - Suicide is Painless (Manic Street Preachers). I love it.

Only trouble is their version isnt as good as the original.

Has to be Fraggle Rock

Dance you cares away.........worries for another day, let the fraggles play. Down at Fraggle rock.

Originally posted by coopster1974
Only trouble is their version isnt as good as the original.

Agreed - the TV show version is far superior, I prefer the instrumental version.

Originally posted by coopster1974
Only trouble is their version isnt as good as the original.

I don't agree with that. They are quite different interpretations, I can sometimes prefer either one depending on the mood I'm in.

And the film theme is slightly different again.

Pretty much agree with what you've already said. That is, Tales of the Unexpected, Black Beauty, Minder (which makes me think of the smell of KFC. I used to watch it in our friends' KFC shop in Firth Park) and Hill Street Blues.

What was the Ski Sunday music? I too like the jamaican music to Test Match Special, reminds me of of England getting battered by the likes of Viv Richards and Clive Lloyd!

What about Armchair Thriller, with the screaming bloody face sliding down the armchair. Eeeeeeeeck, that used to have me bricking it.

last year i put together a cd for myself and some mates....has about 90 tracks of the best tv themes on.. its fantastic fun!!!!

baywatch theme (by survivor.......eye of the tiger blokeys)
littlest hobo (so sad awwww poor doggy)
golden girls (sing along to this one! hehe)
airwolf (knight rider in the air)
minder (class)
thundercats (ohhhh yeah thunder, thunder THUNDERCATS hooooooo)

:D

Originally posted by MTheo
littlest hobo (so sad awwww poor doggy)


Ahhh I love this - 'Maybe tomorrow I'll wanna settle down, until tomorrow I just keep moving round' :( Poor London, I would taken him in...

On the subject of the Thundercats theme... remember the 411 song 'Fun to Get Some' released over the summer? For weeks I thought the chorus to that went Dumb Dumb diggi-diggi-di dumb di-dumb and I knew it would be Thundercat Song :confused: :P

i have got the littlest hobo theme. hehe.. i do sing along! only if im alone of course:D

Originally posted by MTheo
i have got the littlest hobo theme. hehe.. i do sing along! only if im alone of course:D

There’s a voice that keeps on calling me, down the road that’s where I will always be.


:clap:

Originally posted by sugarnspice
There’s a voice that keeps on calling me, down the road that’s where I will always be.


:clap:

blimey....who's been trawling the old threads then! to bring back anything embarrasing ive said :hihi:


`and every step i take...well i make a new friend, dont turn your back dont turn around coz im gone again....'

im off for a cry:( hehe

Originally posted by MTheo
blimey....who's been trawling the old threads then! to bring back anything embarrasing ive said :hihi:


`and every step i take...well i make a new friend, dont turn your back dont turn around coz im gone again....'

im off for a cry:( hehe

Lol. Hehehehe. Found much more embarrassing things from my good self on my forum thread travels, don't worry about it.

Shall we have a littlest hobo meet? :hihi:

Originally posted by Yodameister
Has Fraggle Rock been mentioned before?

Cracking theme tune

You ever heard the *ahem* rude version of the FR theme song? :P

Down at Fraggle Rock
Grab a Fraggle by his cock...

Something like that anyway.. Sorry Mods I know we're not supposed to post "adult" material but it was just a joke.

Some of the ones I like that haven't been mentioned:

The Prisoner (another Ron Grainer effort, and a totally classic series - probably the best TV prog ever made IMO)

UFO (the Gerry Anderson series)

And I always used to find the theme tune to A Family at War particularly depressing when my parents used to watch it (I'm showing my age here, I know). Can't remember much about the actual programme though except there was an old bloke with a moustache called Sefton and I think by the end of virtually all his family had been wiped out in the war in one way or another. Cheerful it wasn't.