What are the best TV Themes?

[PeppermintTeaTime]

We've had a lot of lovely nostalgic threads lately which I've really enjoyed so I wondered what people's favourite TV themes are, both adult and children's TV.

I wasn't around for the original series and haven't actually watched it but the Black Beauty theme has to be one of the best. For some reason it makes me cry every time.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=8u5NgC4lZ8s&pp=ygUbZ2FsbG9waW5nIGhvbWUgYmxhY2sgYmVhdXR5

Succession, claro. And Van Der Valk, the original series.

How spooky, I was thinking of Galloping Home and up pops your thread.

And now the Black Beauty theme is my earworm for the evening. Also, on a horsey theme, White Horses.

Blockbusters
Strictly
Neighbours
House of Elliot

Some good ones mentioned.

Ski Sunday has to be up there too.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=526OsPdSlxk&pp=ygUQc2tpIHN1bmRheSBpbnRybw%3D%3D

1970's Survivors series - stuff of my dreams for years. Love the epic theme tune and how the intro scenes explain perfectly what has happened.
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=survivors+1970s+theme#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:a664c0d5,vid:3Zbf7pQkEvA

Jeeves and Wooster series with Stephen Fry as Jeeves. I liked the titles as well.

Messed up that link - sorry!

Robin of Sherwood. The whole soundtrack, brilliantly evocative.

Brideshead Revisited.
(More recently, Good Omens).

Did the 999 theme scare anyone else as a child? I still loved the show though.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=_a3AXAOY4pU&pp=ygUJOTk5IHRoZW1l

Hawaii 5-0

Prisoner cell block H.
🎵you used to bring me roses, I wish you would again.
But that was on the outside, and things were different then...🎵 absolutely fantastic lose yourself tv!.

By Clannad. I have this on cd,its amazing

Robinson Crusoe from the early 70's it was a French production I think, and the theme tune was wonderful.

It's going back a long way but I loved the theme for Ace of Wands.
Also from the 1970's the theme from The Flashing Blade, Robinson Crusoe and On White Horses rolled out every summer holiday on morning BBC Children's TV

Flambards is a weird one but gets stuck in your head

@midsomermurderess I spent may an hour at my gymnastics club learning a competition team routine with skipping ropes to the Van der Valk theme in the 1970's. I can still picture the moves when I think of the tune! IIRC it got quite high up "the hit parade."

A recent -ish one - The Game of Thrones Theme Tune is fantastic. Youtube has a video of top rock guitarists playing it in the fender workshop which is good for a listen for a different take

Survivors sounds so sinister. I love it. I'm not familiar with the show but it looks so intriguing.

Going to listen to the others too.

Succession
The OC
The Hills

(Sorry for lowering the tone!)

The music for the end credits of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Taggart. A proper gravelly voiced diva singing that!
And F1 The Chain and the cricket tune, Booker T & the MGs?

Hope this works but it's the one for me!

Huckleberry Finn in the 80s.

Cheers
Prisoner Cell Block H
Minder
Going for Gold (quiz)
Dawson's Creek

From childhood, The Littlest Hobo theme, along with its opening credits, still always makes me emotional.

A homeless dog travelling from place to place, helping people in need and then moving on...
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