In this case, it mainly reflects the story of station program director Andy Travis (Gary Sandy). This theme joins The Fall Guy theme (and many others) in expressly describing what the show is about. WKRP in Cincinnati 1978-1982, 1991-1993 by Tom Wells and Hugh Wilson with Steve Carlisle vocals Some readers might recognize the song from Fall Out Boy’s 2015 song “Uma Thurman,” which used the theme as the source for its primary sample. The surf-inspired theme for monster comedy The Munsters received a Grammy nomination in 1965. The Dallas theme, an improbable blend of western film tropes and disco, remains instantly recognizable. He also created themes for other shows like Dallas spin-off Knots Landing and the third season of Walker, Texas Ranger. He would go on to write the theme for Dallas and score 55 episodes of the show. Jerrold Immel broke into television composing scores for Gunsmoke in the early 1970s. The “I’ve been seen with Farrah” line was a reference to Majors’ then-marriage to Farrah Fawcett of Charlie’s Angels she also appeared in The Fall Guy pilot. Lee Majors, having worked with Larson on The Six Million Dollar Man, signed on to play Seavers and even sang the theme song. Inspired by the song, Larson created the character of Colt Seavers, a stunt man and bounty hunter. Coincidentally, his friend (and frontman of The Diamonds) Dave Somerville had written a song about a stunt man for a show that never went forward. Larson wanted to develop a show featuring a stunt man. The Fall Guy 1981-1986 “The Unknown Stuntman” by Dave Somerville The words and music were by George Wyle and show creator Sherwood Schwartz. Minnow got lost in a storm with seven very different people aboard. In one of the theme songs that actually states the show’s premise, “The Ballad” explains how the S.S. Gilligan’s Island 1964-1967 “The Ballad of Gilligan’s Island” by George Wyle and Sherwood Schwartz Incredibly, the theme lives on, having been appropriated by NBC for its Olympics coverage since 1996.
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However, it earned a cult following and is fondly remembered by TV critics. This weird western starring Bruce Campbell ran for only 27 episodes in the mid-1990s. Then it rips into four-on-the-floor post-punk surf-rock, turning the old themes on their heads in the same way that the show stretched horror tropes. It starts with a nod to the old Universal horror days with a fugue on organ. His first hit, based on the film that he wrote, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, came packed with a great theme. Joss Whedon gets a lot of credit for revitalizing genre TV. Buffy the Vampire Slayer 1997-2003 by Nerf Herder It was performed by Sonny Rhodes, and remarkably infused the space theme into a traditional country tune. The first Joss Whedon show on the list, the space western Firefly boasted a theme composed by the writer himself. Firefly 2002-2003 “The Ballad of Serenity” by Joss Whedon It was the first TV theme to have its sound rooted in synthesizer. Ironside featured Burr’s wheelchair-bound crime solver and a theme by the legendary composer and producer Quincy Jones. Legal drama Perry Mason’s theme had a jazzy swagger that befitted the character borne from Erle Stanley Gardner’s detective stories (some of which ran in The Saturday Evening Post). Raymond Burr headlined two much-loved dramas with highly regarded theme songs. Uploaded to YouTube by spudtv Ironside: 1967-1975 by Quincy Jones Tie: Perry Mason and Ironside Perry Mason: 1957-1966 by Fred Steiner Mainstream, Adult Contemporary, and Airplay charts. The release was a massive hit around the world between 19, and notched No. The song became so popular, with DJs playing it on the radio, that the group recorded an extended version for a single, and a companion video was produced featuring the six leads of the show. The Rembrandts co-wrote the original minute-long version of the tune with Friends producers David Crane and Marta Kauffman, Kaufman’s husband Michael Skloff, and musician Allee Willis. We’re practically legally obligated to include this one.
Friends 1994-2004 “I’ll Be There for You” by The Rembrandts Veronica Mars ran three seasons, had a film continuation released in 2014, and will return for a multi-episode run on Hulu this year. This 2003 Dandy Warhols track was both bracingly of-the-moment and completely appropriate for the Kristen Bell-led teen detective show.
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