Best Movie or TV Theme Song

[jmanbooyaa]

Could be fun. Superman theme song. John Williams. Amazing. Always puts me in a good mood. My 5 and 7 year old even love it. 

[boogielicious]

Hawaii Five-0 theme song. Love that! I also love the theme to the Dick Van Dyke Show. 

[iacas]

57 minutes ago, boogielicious said:

Hawaii Five-0

I almost posted the same thing last night. Then I fell into a YouTube hole starting with searching "airwolf theme song".

[imsys0042]

Hawaii Five-0 is good.   So is Magnum PI.   Completely agree with Superman as well as being great.

However my all time favorite is the James Bond theme.

[Bob M]

Mission Impossible theme by Lalo Schifrin. It is in a minor key and in 5/4 time, both of which suggest tension and mystery. 

Another great one was the theme music to the Patrick Mcgoohan ....great surf music!

[ChetlovesMer]

1 minute ago, Bob M said:

Mission Impossible theme by Lalo Schifrin. It is in a minor key and in 5/4 time, both of which suggest tension and mystery. 

The 70's IMO was the best time for show theme songs. I also really liked the theme from S.W.A.T. As much as the theme from Mission Impossible suggested tension and mystery. The theme from S.W.A.T. let you know something exciting was about to happen. 

[Bob M]

3 hours ago, ChetlovesMer said:

The 70's IMO was the best time for show theme songs. I also really liked the theme from S.W.A.T. As much as the theme from Mission Impossible suggested tension and mystery. The theme from S.W.A.T. let you know something exciting was about to happen. 

Agreed. Even though the shows themselves can feel dated, the music tended to be well crafted and fit the show. The "A-Team" also had terrific theme music....you heard it and knew that you were in for a rollicking adventure. 

[nevets88]

Hill Street Blues from the 80s

Six Feet Under a little more present day. 

The Leftovers season 1 more present day. 

Succession, Severance, Pachinko present day. 

Movies - Welcome… to Jurassic Park

The theme to The DaVinci Code is relatively unknown compared to Zimmer’s other works but it invokes such a sense of wonder and mystery. 

Haven’t watched many movies since the start of the pandemic so my most recent favorite is Phantom Thread composed by Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood. He even posted the actual score for the piano to his Instagram account.
 

 

 

 

This is The Leftovers’ actual theme song to most people. 
 

 

[boogielicious]

22 hours ago, Bob M said:

Mission Impossible theme by Lalo Schifrin. It is in a minor key and in 5/4 time, both of which suggest tension and mystery. 

Another great one was the theme music to the Patrick Mcgoohan ....great surf music!

How about the theme to Ellery Queen or one of my all time favorites The Pink Panther? Great jazzy theme songs.

 

[Bob M]

@boogielicious great calls! I had forgotten about the Ellery Queen theme and Pink Panther is a classic. Henry Mancini's music with the great tenor sax playing of Plas Johnson, who was a top session musician in LA for decades. 

[Vinsk]

Jaws.

[Big Lex]

My personal favorite: 

 

[Vinsk]

@boogielicious….I know you like this one….😃

[nevets88]

I like Hilda's theme song. It's by Grimes.

 

[Bucki1968]

I would have to go with "I'm alright" from Caddyshack. Does that count as a "theme song"?

[turtleback]

Those Were the Days from All in the Family.

And the theme songs for the Beverly Hillbillies, Petticoat Junction, and Green Acres.  I still remember all the words to all of these.

[JetFan1983]

Some great choices so far in the thread. I'm gonna stick with TV themes and just go with my personal favorites. 

Welcome Back Kotter.

Dexter

Mad Men 

The OC 

Dukes of Hazzard

Night Rider

Macgyver

Batman: The Animated Series

 

 

....and my all-time favorite TV theme song:

 

 

Quantum Leap!

 

[Denny Bang Bang]

All of of mine take me back to when I was a kid.  Barney Miller show, Sanford and Sons, Charlie Brown Christmas