I remember my Dad watching the opening theme song and I loved it.

My parents said I used to rock back and forth to it in my high chair ... 😁

I remember that when I was in middle school, we were assigned to write a poem.
"Poems are all about sad things," I thought.
I said, okay, "I'l write a poem that describes the opening sequence of MASH."
I got an A.
And I giggled.

(once upon a time BEFORE streaming when it was LIVE Broadcast).

The Dukes of Hazzard, The Equalizer, Airwolf

Game of Thrones
The ‘dun dun’ sound on Law and Order

We're moving on up!

Sorta off topic, but Earle Hagen composed Harlem Nocturne, the quintessential Film Noir piece. I was gobsmacked it took decades before a TV program, Mike Hammer, used it.

My favorite cover of Harlem Nocturne is by Johnny Otis (René Bloch’s haunting, resinous Atlo Sax totally put it over the top)

Oh, I should hate the song because my son played it over and over and over again for his UCLA marching band chops/tryout recording. He finally nailed it and I got a UCLA marching ban hat.

Best of the best to me!

I disliked the show, just my opinion.
Like my grandmother said, some people like beer, others champagne. That's just the way it is. (That is, if you disagree, it's okay. No need to debate).

But, that opening theme - brilliant.

Sung by Joey Scarbury

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It's one of Francis For Coppola's first movies. It has very similar sad music. The movie would not be the same without the music.

Jan Hammer's Miami Vice theme song:

Theme for The Outlanders. It is on Netflix. His wife sang the opening on the first seasons. It takes place in Scotland and he uses the pipes to add to the feeling. I was surprised he did The Walking Dead. YouTube might also have it.The most beautiful is the opening.

and a bunch of other scores in Defiance. I was surprised I liked Defiance since it's Science Fiction.


Thank you for the recommendation for Outlanders!

and put in a prisoner of war camp.But I did like the theme.

I've actually played it on its own and "sung along," which is really fun on an instrumental.

A great theme song incorporating cool jazz and an absolutely rocking studio orchestra. Hats off to the ladies and gentlemen in the first violin section for the first 15-20 seconds.

Recording technology in the 1960s was not as sophisticated as today and the recording was probably made “live” meaning a studio orchestra actually played the music!

That chart is one of my all-time favorites!

The theme song to The Avengers.

by the group The Vogues My uncle Chuck B was in that group. Five O'Clock world and Turn Around Look at Me were hits for them. I can offer you more information but through DUMail. He was my father's youngest brother.

I thought The Vogues were great and Five O’Clock World is still one of my all-time favorite tunes. I sing it often around the house, much to my wife’s annoyance. Emma Peel and John Steed were great together in The Avengers. I was saddened when Diana Rigg passed away in 2020.

The shows creators ( "showrunners"? ) said they needed someone for "Male Appeal".

It worked on me in my preteen years! Fell in love with her in On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

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group.

One of my favorites, too.

Journey of the Sorcerer https://share.google/t9fbm0U2x6Ss2zQdy

It's also my ringtone!

closely followed by Airwolf

Theme to 26 Men (50s western)

A more innocent time, at least for me.

Fun song funny show

Rolled out of bed
Mr coffee's dead
The mornings looking bright
My shrink ran off to Europe and didn't even write
And my husband wants to be a girl
...chorus

Also like The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Good Times and The Jeffersons.

Good tunes, every one.

It features Mic Jagger, but is composed by Brian Premerton, who also does the ambient sound stuff for the show. I really enjoy the show. Piss off my family by not letting them skip the introduction when we watched and rewatched episodes.

but I'll add one more: the original Dark Shadows theme.

had to mention it as Green acres, & the Beverly Hillbilies were all connected somehow into the same universe .