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jriddle73 — 1 year ago(July 26, 2024 07:36 PM)
Henry Mancini's great theme graced Blake Edwards' PETER GUNN for all three seasons of its run in the late '50s/early '60s. The show, which was the first show to feature a detective protagonist created specifically for television, is seldom seen these days, but its theme has been recorded by everyone and used by everyone for just about everything:
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jriddle73 — 1 year ago(July 26, 2024 07:48 PM)
Mike Post has written a
lot
of tv themes over the years (many of them will probably turn up here if this thread catches on). One of his most iconic has to be his theme from HILL STREET BLUES:
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jriddle73 — 1 year ago(July 26, 2024 07:57 PM)
Definitely! Jan Hammer did a lot of great work on this show. Very time-and-place.
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jriddle73 — 1 year ago(July 26, 2024 07:59 PM)
Yeah! Stew Copeland, fresh off the Police:
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jriddle73 — 1 year ago(July 26, 2024 08:14 PM)
I don't know that one! That's Roger Moore and Tony Curtis?
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MissMargoChanning — 1 year ago(July 26, 2024 09:21 PM)
This has been done over and over, but in my humble opinion, this is THE TV THEME!
Talk about Iconic!
You asked a pretty question; I've given you the ugly answer.
Fasten Your Seatbelts….
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MissMargoChanning — 1 year ago(July 26, 2024 09:23 PM)
This has been done over and over, but in my humble opinion, this is THE TV THEME!
Talk about Iconic!
You asked a pretty question; I've given you the ugly answer.
Fasten Your Seatbelts….
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jriddle73 — 1 year ago(July 26, 2024 10:15 PM)
Ron Moore titled an episode of his BATTLESTAR GALACTICA after a line in this song ("Taking A Break From All Your Worries").
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jriddle73 — 1 year ago(July 26, 2024 10:04 PM)
A classic! Morton Stevens created this one in 1968, and CBS used it–various versions of it–for 12 years.
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MissMargoChanning — 1 year ago(July 26, 2024 10:11 PM)
Here is another great one by Nelson Riddle, the great composer of countless theme songs and soundtracks…
You asked a pretty question; I've given you the ugly answer.
Fasten Your Seatbelts….
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jriddle73 — 1 year ago(July 26, 2024 10:16 PM)
Ha! I was going to put this one up myself a little later!
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