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What tv show has the best theme song? (lemmy.world)

submitted 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) by bizarroland@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Recently started watching old 90s and 80s shows just for the fun of it, because I'm bored with all of the new stuff that's coming out, and I fell into Knight Rider.

My review of the show so far aside, it's got straight up the most banger theme music I have heard in a TV show in a very long time.

https://youtu.be/lxhWxv_5bQ0

It got me wondering what other TV shows have really great theme songs?

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[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 8 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

It’s been a long road, getting from there to here…

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[–] bus_factor@lemmy.world 5 points 15 hours ago

I've never seen a single episode of Magnum PI, but I regularly listen to the theme song. I think you might like it if you liked Knight Rider.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

the most late 80s theme

the most early 90s theme

[–] sirimeow@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

Vikings theme song is a short version of If I Had A Heart by Fever Ray. I listened to Fever Ray (and The Knife) long before Vikings came out, so was pleasantly surprised. It does fit the show very well.

[–] EndOfLine@lemmy.world 8 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

In the 80s I would say either Greatest American Hero or Fame

[–] Xaphanos@lemmy.world 4 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

What about Barney Miller?

[–] bizarroland@lemmy.world 4 points 17 hours ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roHYXrLhmHc

This theme song inspires in me the desire to wear tie-dyed bell-bottom jeans and go walking through the city streets at noon on a Thursday.

I don't know if it's an all-time banger, but it definitely has a vibe.

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[–] Fondots@lemmy.world 6 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

It may not have been the catchiest song that you'd catch yourself humming

But I really dug the opening for American Gods

The song is sort of reminiscent of Immigrant Song by Led Zeppelin, which is of course very fitting

And all the imagery is also very spot-on

The first season, IMO, was probably one of the all-time best seasons of a show I've ever seen

But man did it take a hard nose-dive after that for a few different reasons.

[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 4 points 15 hours ago

American Gladiators has got to be up there.

[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 8 points 18 hours ago (4 children)

The theme from SWAT in the 70s is the GOAT of tv themes. https://youtu.be/LHDg96-ZN_U

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[–] martin@lemmy.caliban.io 3 points 14 hours ago

Battle of the Planets

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago

In the Heat of the Night

Easy.

[–] sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today 7 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Star Trek Picard's is pretty epic

[–] bizarroland@lemmy.world 4 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (2 children)

Absolutely beautiful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXtn4AiIidw

If I had to find a flaw with it, I would say this theme does not scream Star Trek.

If it were on an independent French film about Patrick Stewart being a wine farmer, going through an emotional close to the story of his life, it would fit just as well as it does as this theme.

[–] Einskjaldi@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago

The wine is almost ripe on the vine.

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[–] wirelesswire@lemmy.zip 6 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Bosch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMWc4Ol7yCM

[–] bizarroland@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago

This theme song evokes in me the feeling of leaving a girl's apartment at 3 o'clock in the morning.

You hooked up, you had fun, but now it's time to go back home to the real world, you have to go to work in the morning.

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[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 4 points 16 hours ago

I will go with Boardwalk Empire's theme song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVD8VIuX0bA

[–] bazzett@lemmy.world 4 points 16 hours ago

Definitely Unsolved Mysteries (the original one). And honorable mention to Rescue 911.

[–] HamsterRage@lemmy.ca 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Barney Miller

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[–] gigachad@piefed.social 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

The German Intro of Mega Man

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[–] scytale@piefed.zip 3 points 16 hours ago

Not well known enough, but HBO’s Sharp Objects has a great soundtrack.

[–] AceFuzzLord@lemmy.zip 3 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

Either the original French dub or English dub opening to Code Lyoko.

Either one can easily get me pumped to watch an episode or two of the show anytime, anywhere.

Edit:

Full version of the English dub opening. Missed that the one I put was just the short version used in the intro.

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[–] lordnikon@lemmy.world 3 points 16 hours ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mighty_Orbots

[–] DickFiasco@sh.itjust.works 4 points 18 hours ago

I second Miami Vice. Also, Airwolf is probably my favorite theme music of all time.

[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago

Chainsaw Man's opening theme is amazing. I rock that song all the time. It's just a great track.

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