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Best TV Theme Tunes of the 80s and late 70s

Scottie_ukScottie_uk
edited February 2015 in Chit chat
Let's continue our 80s reminiscing and extend the conversation to 80s and late 70s TV show theme Tunes.

Let me start with this one. It has to be one of my current favourites. Odd because as a kid I was not much into such shows, preferring my Spectrum, Lego or to play outside instead. It must be the excellent early80s synth sound that I like. I'm surprised it was not sampled or remixed in dance music more. In any case here it is:

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  • MatGubbinsMatGubbins
    edited February 2015
    The Professionals - with Bodie and Doyle. Action action action. On ITV4 in the UK during the day.
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  • GreenCardGreenCard
    edited February 2015
    Magnum P.I.. Makes me wanna dive over a car bonnet.

    My personal faves...





    Miami Vice (possibly my favourite TV show ever, in case no one's gathered that yet :razz:) had a lot of great music, but funnily enough I was never very keen on the actual main theme.
  • GreenCardGreenCard
    edited February 2015
    Oh, and this one...



    Grange Hill's gots tha funk! :-D
  • MuigMuig
    edited February 2015
    I know it sounds a bit swotty, but I was a fan of the theme tune from the Children's ITV programme "The Book Tower".

  • def chrisdef chris
    edited February 2015
    GreenCard wrote: »
    Magnum P.I.. Makes me wanna dive over a car bonnet.
    yeah! love that. any Mike Post written themes tbh. The A Team theme is great. especially the 'orchestra breakdown' bit :)

    and also a bit obvious but the Knight Rider theme is fab
  • Maroc's Other ProjectionMaroc's Other Projection
    edited February 2015
    Cheeky Funster (53)
  • SwainySwainy
    edited February 2015
    We've got this far without posting this?

  • Maroc's Other ProjectionMaroc's Other Projection
    edited February 2015
    The Knightmare theme and intro animation are brilliant :)



    They changed it a bit and slowed it down in later series intros so the first few in the late 80s were best.
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  • SwainySwainy
    edited February 2015
    Buck Rodgers has got to be worth a mention too



    And of course The Equalizer

  • The PresidentThe President
    edited February 2015
  • GreenCardGreenCard
    edited February 2015
    Swainy wrote: »
    And of course The Equalizer

    Pretty sure Stewart Copeland composed that music. Useless bit of pop trivia for you all. :)
  • zx1zx1
    edited February 2015
    Swainy wrote: »
    And of course The Equalizer


    Yep! The Equalizer is one of my favourites too!
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  • zx1zx1
    edited February 2015
    The President wrote: »

    Did i see a topless woman in that sequence?:smile:
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  • weesamweesam
    edited February 2015
    Rockford Files

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg1Cx26-928


    Tranmere Rovers use it as their players run onto the field.

    Tranmere played home games on a Friday when Rockford Files was on TV, and the joke was that you were missing something much better by being at the match


    One of my earliest memories was strugling to stay awake in the evening to watch the Rockford Files. My dad had an uncanny resmblance to James Garner; and my mother and father tricked me into thinking that my dad was on TV....(looks similar to a young Merle Haggard too, who my dad used to play constantly and tell me that he , James Garner and Merle Haggard were the same person...wtf)
  • dm_boozefreekdm_boozefreek
    edited February 2015
    Possibly the most iconic 80's theme tune ever...



    Surprised it wasn't in the first post ;)
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  • GlennGlenn
    edited February 2015
    Knight Rider is hard to beat!



    :D
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited February 2015
    def chris wrote: »
    yeah! love that. any Mike Post written themes tbh. The A Team theme is great. especially the 'orchestra breakdown' bit :)

    and also a bit obvious but the Knight Rider theme is fab

    and this mike post theme


    the simon may orchestra anyone?


    how about some RAWK MUSIC (lol)
    Angry Anderson (Rose Tattoo)


    you old film buffs might know this one lol


    and the snooker ;)
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  • ewgfewgf
    edited February 2015
    My favourite TV theme tunes:



    Juliet Bravo




    Brookside





    Alias the Jester






    The Tomorrow People (British version from the 1980s)







    Blake's 7 (the best TV theme tune ever, IMHO)






    Blackadder 2's endings (every episode had a different ending tune, which might not sound good out of context, but after watching an episode, it was great to see a funny relevantly worded song round off the experience!). Has any other series done this?





    Tales of the Unexpected (I don't think I like this at all, but it's the most memorable and haunting theme tune ever, if you only listen to one

  • def chrisdef chris
    edited February 2015
    grange hill theme is a great little piece of music. composed and recorded in one afternoon on a tight deadline apparently

  • weesamweesam
    edited February 2015
    def chris wrote: »
    grange hill theme is a great little piece of music. composed and recorded in one afternoon on a tight deadline apparently


    and also the theme tune to give us a clue
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mK3JMI7x5CE
  • Ian HamiltonIan Hamilton
    edited February 2015
    Battlestar Galactica



    MacGyver



    Misfits of Science



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  • DavidBDavidB
    edited February 2015
    If it hasn't already been mentioned, Le Parc, theme from Street Hawk. Written by Tangerine Dream.

    http://youtu.be/CCItnKrXvMM

    http://youtu.be/UolPb4z5618
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  • colecole
    edited February 2015
    Chips



    V



    I was going to say Manimal but after listening to it again it wasn't that good.
  • ewgfewgf
    edited February 2015
    Mash (TV program, not the film) (like anyone hasn't heard this!),





    Last of the Summer Wine






    Dangermouse






    The Hitch-Hiker's Guide the Galaxy (TV program, not the film)






    And here is episode 1 of 6 of the brilliant TV series (which is a zillion times better than the film), so watch this if you don't already have the series on DVD (the DVD, by the way, has some great extras for fans of the TV series).

  • urbanupstarturbanupstart
    edited February 2015
    weesam wrote: »
    and also the theme tune to give us a clue
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mK3JMI7x5CE

    Yep, glad you mentioned that as I can't find any evidence of the Grange Hill theme being used apart from my memory of it. Searching on you tube for 'Give us a glue' brings up the cheesy 'With Michael Parkinnnnsooooon!' Song thing.
  • urbanupstarturbanupstart
    edited February 2015
    I'd go for Tales of the Unexpected, Blakes 7 and Streethawk as the best.
  • DavidBDavidB
    edited February 2015
    http://youtu.be/hHwJDYCW2Rw
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  • Scottie_ukScottie_uk
    edited February 2015
    Tim Thaler, "The Boy Who Sold His Laugh".
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  • JuanF. RamirezJuanF. Ramirez
    edited February 2015
    The Benny Hill Show theme tune is one of the coolest!

  • rich_chandlerrich_chandler
    edited February 2015
    No one has mentioned the A Team yet?
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