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Excellent TV theme tunes

Ski Sunday

Both series of White Lotus

Some good ones here already, including Magnum PI, Airwolf and the A-Team, but the winner is (and I am v disappointed that no one has mentioned this over the course of 50+ posts) is obviously Miami Vice

Jan Hammer (the composer of the MV theme tune) is a bit of a legend too having worked with the Mahavishnu Orchestra and the late Jeff Beck on some of his funk fusion records

Hearing Hill St Blues tune again made me feel quite emotional! Watched this religiously as a child but not been back to it since. I wonder has the series stood up to the test of time. 

The most evocative of them all, for me, is the one from BBC's Holiday, Jill Dando era (Paul Hardcastle - Voyager).  To this day listening to it makes me think of faraway places I've been and would like to be. 

Likewise, I've hummed the theme for The Littlest Hobo on quite a few times en route to and travelling back from places that were off the beaten track.  

I couldn't quite connect with His Dark Materials but liked the theme.  

Sorry but any contribution from on our that doesn’t deal with the triumvirate if astonishing theme songs (raccoons, duck tales, gummi bears) just means you can’t read / google.

At least throw a ‘mysterious cities of gold’ grenade into the mix.

His dark materials? Do one m6.

Another one that has remained in my mind from childhood - The Silk Road theme by Kitaro.  Just the right music to make one visualize places with exotic names like Karakoram and Bukhara, and windswept desolate landscapes.  

Dont remember the theme as such but loved BBC Holiday and always thought as a kid that the presenters had the best job in the world.   As I recall though they were usually quite modest, a 3 start hotel on the Costa or something.

The 1950s/60s black and white Robin Hood with RICHARD GREENE as Robin. 

Robin Hood, Robin Hood, riding through the glen,

Robin Hood, Robin Hood, with his band of men, 

Feared by the bad,

Loved by the good, 

Robin Hood!

Also The double deckers, The Banana splits, and When the boat comes in.

Also also, Combat!

 

Top of the Pops had Led Zeppelin, Phil Lynott and Paul Hardcastle tunes as themes. Not a bad pedigree.

And I only found out recently that the eerie, jangly Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy theme was an Eagles instrumental.

Cannot BELIEVE it took until halfway down the thread for Airwolf to get mentioned.

What is WRONG with you all? Are you all deaf? 

No one said Trap Door yet?

Duckula?

Dangermouse? 

Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers?

Ulysses 31?

Jayce & The Wheeled Warriors?

I nearly mentioned Ulysses 31, but then listened to it again on you tube and decided it was, with the passage of time, pretty dire.

I was always quite fond of Henry's Cat though 

Another one that just sprung to mind - the original Panorama 

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