Quintus 5,399 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Badass: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 4,983 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Nothing beats this one: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 SpongeBob SquarePants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 4,983 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 And this one always rocked my world... in STEREO!!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a90tNK8GHvM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Nothing beats this one: The music is actually quite grating! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 4,983 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Composed by Mark "X-Files" Snow, no less!This one instead contains a rambunctious, lovely theme by the great Arthur B. Rubinstein: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 I can't believe nobody mentions this: Indeed. Brilliant music absolutely ahead of its time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Pretty much the epitome of cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melvin Frohike 12 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 I love Bruce Broughton's theme. Steve Bramson did an excellent job scoring the actual series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,990 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Pretty much the epitome of cool.Neat. I love Bruce Broughton's theme. Steve Bramson did an excellent job scoring the actual series.I liked the theme very much.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melange 446 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 OK, so I've just finished watching the last episode of The Tudors,It's a great one. Personally I love the later incarnations (Season 2 onwards) of it though. It sounded better. Regarding other TV intros, I'm definately with Quint on the Equalizer audio/visual intro (one of my favourite)Trouble is, I have a list a mile long of British/Euro and U.S intro favourites from chilhood and teen years that are on YouTube, and they're all gems.Because of that, I just can't pick a favourite from among them but will instead pick a fairly recent show with a great intro (same composer as above)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kzKYij8_uY&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Law and Order SVU, not the regular Law and Order, or Law and Order Criminal Intent, or Law and Order LA. Or law and order UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 It's the same track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 7 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Very disappointed no one has picked this up for a soundtrack yet:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CquMO3vJvo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,037 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Ah, yes! Good stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff 10 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Does it bother British people the way Americans spell "favorite" and "color" as much as it bothers me that you guys spell it the other way? I generally like the British accents and idioms but that's one thing that doesn't sit well for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Charlie, I'm sorry.I'm ashamed.Does it bother British people the way Americans spell "favorite" and "color" as much as it bothers me that you guys spell it the other way? I generally like the British accents and idioms but that's one thing that doesn't sit well for some reason.It bothers you because it makes you feel inferior! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,508 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 I don't how to link, but the opening sequence to "NYPD Blue" (without a single shadow of a doubt, the greatest cop show EVER, so don't even bother trying to type a riposte!!!) is brilliant. The combination of Mike Post's percussion-led score, and the MTV-style cutting, gave the titles an immediate eye-catching, and ear-popping uniqueness. Whenever I saw Sharron Lawrence smile, it was like a 1000-watt light bulb being turned on in my heart (I mean it; that woman is beautiful). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 She has great eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 7 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 (without a single shadow of a doubt, the greatest cop show EVER, so don't even bother trying to type a riposte!!!) Nope, Miami Vice was better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixie_twinkle 48 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Nothing else even comes close:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdVivT0ShC4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,508 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 (without a single shadow of a doubt, the greatest cop show EVER, so don't even bother trying to type a riposte!!!) Nope, Miami Vice was better.NO...IT...WAS...NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nothing else even comes close:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdVivT0ShC4Sorry, Pixie, Jon Pertwee (version 2) was better, and if you want to post that, then be my guest. Just don't even think about posting "TOATL". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uni 306 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Of those mentioned, I love:- Knight Rider (great stuff)- The Fall Guy (one of my favorites as a kid)- Star Trek: Voyager (best ST opening, IMO)- The Incredible Hulk (that piano just nailed it)- Magnum, P.I. (in the days of CHiPs and T.J. Hooker, this one was actually way ahead of its time)But I get to throw in a new one myself--and not just any favorite, but the greatest T.V. opener of all time. This show really got a theme that was better than the material--the original BG could never get past its retro look and overcooked-grilled-cheese feel, but the music made it feel like it was a movie on television (almost a Star Wars movie, at that). The narrative intro also gave it more depth. Even the music for the post-theme guest-cast listing put you in the proper, epic mood.What show am I talking about? What else?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHD1uPVkyk0Goosebumps! After all these years, still the goosebumps!- Uni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewdog1 50 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Let's see:Deep Space NineVoltron - Diiiiiiiii Daaaaaaaaaa Da Daa Da Da Di DaAir Wolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 DS9's is a bit slow and dull, even the later versions. Good music, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 DS9's is a bit slow and dull, even the later versions. So is your brain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen II 1,235 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Omen II, excellent clip, never heard of that one before. And it stars the Lost main character! (I still like Poirot more, though )Nigel Hess is probably best known internationally for his score for Ladies In Lavender, but he has written some great TV themes. As well as Wycliffe, Dangerfield and Hetty Wainthropp Investigates are particularly catchy. I recommend this CD if you think you might like to hear more of his music for the small screen.This one's a little before my time, but whether or not you like football there's no denying that the theme tune for The Big Match by David Ordini is a classic: Makes me want to go outside and have a kick around in the garden right now! Jumpers for goalposts, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melange 446 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Couple of Classics for ya, from Britain. Primary School Brainwashing, before main feature. Sit down, watch revolving box with surreal music, be hypnotised, absorb, believe. Music for a damn serious topic program,where things are serious and it's all descending into hell. Whistleblowers, joblessness etc. Beware, it's 'serious'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fommes 153 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Jumpers for goalposts, etc. Mmmm, marvellous!The Big Match is a nice one - being a tennis fan myself, I'm particularly fond of the similarly sounding Light and Tuneful by Mansfield:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwKV__zHtPY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melange 446 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 For many British Boys,that nude sillhouette dancing lady was one of our first tastes of erotica while still a preteen. Weird and sometimes disturbing show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,508 Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 "Thunderbirds", or any Gerry Anderson TV show, come to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 It's the same track.not at all. Law and Order is to Law and Order SVU as is Goldsmiths original unused enterprise theme is the the used theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien F 1,742 Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 This has a major nostalgia factor for me. One of the best, visually and musically... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex1272 0 Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Tales From the Darkside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Ware 526 Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 For many British Boys,that nude sillhouette dancing lady was one of our first tastes of erotica while still a preteen. Weird and sometimes disturbing show. The Anglia Knight - that really takes me back to the early 80s living in Norfolk! Not something I *ever* expected to see at JWFan!I'd like to nominate another Anglia programme for best title sequence - the really rather good Knightmare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,626 Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Anyone saying Lost just demonstrates their Giacchino fanboyism. Anyone saying Star Trek TNG is just a Star Trek TNG nerd. It's just a watered down version of STTMP. Go listen to that score for the real thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 7 Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 What part of musically and visually don't you understand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,301 Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Anyone saying Lost just demonstrates their Giacchino fanboyism. Anyone saying Star Trek TNG is just a Star Trek TNG nerd. It's just a watered down version of STTMP. Go listen to that score for the real thingBut in the end we're talking the video sequence+audio or the music???Also, Giacchino didn't make the Lost opening noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,626 Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 ah ok then Here's the best TV show intro ever then, The Six Million Dollar Manhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HofoK_QQxGcFor some reason 8 is Enough stuck in my head for a long time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Anyone saying Lost just demonstrates their Giacchino fanboyism. Anyone saying Star Trek TNG is just a Star Trek TNG nerd. It's just a watered down version of STTMP. Go listen to that score for the real thingyes the Lost opening was pretty lame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,508 Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 For many British Boys,that nude sillhouette dancing lady was one of our first tastes of erotica while still a preteen. Weird and sometimes disturbing show. The Anglia Knight - that really takes me back to the early 80s living in Norfolk! Not something I *ever* expected to see at JWFan!I'd like to nominate another Anglia programme for best title sequence - the really rather good Knightmare.Strange to think that the man who wrote the music for this, also wrote the theme to something that we should all be familiar with... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 I love the Enterprise's Mirror universe Alternate opening credits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Ware 526 Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Strange to think that the man who wrote the music for this, also wrote the theme to something that we should all be familiar with...Yes, The Prisoner does have a catchy theme tune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melange 446 Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Another two of my favourites from the U.S The 'Screaming Sax' in Cagney & Lacey music,truly made it a Gem. Hill Street Blues music had a 'melancholy duty' about it. Superb.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtWjhN86WLU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,508 Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Strange to think that the man who wrote the music for this, also wrote the theme to something that we should all be familiar with...Yes, The Prisoner does have a catchy theme tune. Actually, I was thinking of "Steptoe And Son". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 For many British Boys,that nude sillhouette dancing lady was one of our first tastes of erotica while still a preteen. Weird and sometimes disturbing show. An absolute masterpiece of opening titles sorcery. That shit used to freak me out! Brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Speaking of Steptoe And Son. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melange 446 Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Black Beauty (TV Series of the famous character,in the early 70s). Everyone loves that theme, and a friend pointed out lately just how clever that camera work was on the intro. HartBeat (UK Kids Art show hosted by the ever so English 'Tony Hart'. Mid 80s or so)Great pulsy synth theme and clever intro graphics. One comment described it perfectly - "Blimey. It's like Kraftwerk after tea and biscuits" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonzoe 18 Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 nuff said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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