Guitar-based TV Theme Tunes

KevS

Philly_Q said:

Offset said:

Just listened to it.  Although a vastly inferior version I have to say I couldn't remember 45+ years later which was used.

It's the original.

The Quartz single didn't get released until 1980....It says on the Quartz single,Theme from Weekend World..I think a lot of people would have bought the Quartz single thinking it was Mountain.I have the early British pink rim Island pressing of Nantucket Sleighride..Never thought to compare the 2..You listen to Nantucket Sleighride by Mountain..Not a snippet from the theme to Weekend World.What Quartz did to me is dishonest,but to some other people genius marketing..There are a lot of things on the Internet saying it was Quartz and not Mountain..Maybe the myth was started by Quartz..lol..Weekend World Started when I was 4 by the way....So I can't remember the theme tune until the 1980's..When I found out the original 1970's theme tune was Mountain,I thought the Quartz version had maybe replaced the Mountain one..Nope..So at least Quartz didn't get any of Mountains Royalties..Also I swallowed an internet myth..It is the way people speak down to you in a condescending Rees Mogg manner,they sound 100% convinced themselves.. 

OilCityPickups

https://youtu.be/YNiR0LHXa30

1978 ... remember this well 

Flanging_Fred

Old Country with Jack Hargreaves.

I can’t hear this music without mentally picturing a donkey.

https://youtu.be/tgUE3UvtcPs?si=k0CnAd2dNs9kaTaK 

Ozzie744

March said:

Brian May & EVH should make an appearance somewhere. 

https://youtu.be/5lC54X5Gc1Q?si=Qio0860533Kud1A7

I came here to post this but since someone already did I'll submit the theme song to Barney Miller. A lot of horns in it too, but I always loved the opening bass line and the guitar.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmiC0C6Dkgo

scrumhalf

I can't do links to YouTube on my phone but check out the theme to the London Programme from the 80s.

They had a bleepy synth one but they also had a guitar-based one that was quite good.

skullfunkerry

HerrMetal said:

I love Leo's stuff. This is one of my favourite of his theme songs:

https://youtu.be/spc3Py-oyTs?si=xW3drqWgHz8T5y9Y

guitarjack66

robinbowes said:

Anyone remember "One Summer" from 1983, with Billy & Icky?

Oh yes. Loved that series starring a young David Morrissey.

HarrySeven

For members of a certain age…

https://youtu.be/C_E289aPQ6s?si=iKfw_YwRleQ8eLkz

HarrySeven

jimification said:

25 years later - I can't believe this hasn't been mentioned yet!

Also Blackadder II

Yup! Surprised this wasn’t up earlier!

HarrySeven

And again, for those who remember children’s TV in the early ‘70’s, I’ve always liked the acoustic guitar in this…

https://youtu.be/CMKibbJS-Gw?si=tMg-YdNLtuhtktvx

Rusty-Strings

I remember John Craven's first appear on TV in the very early 1970's, pre Newsround, presenting a programme called Search. I'm pretty sure the theme was the actual Zeppelin recording of Whole Lotta love. Maybe somebody else similarly imbued with years can confirm this as Captain Google has failed me!

blueskunk

Magnum PI. 

Grumpyrocker

Flanging_Fred said:

Old Country with Jack Hargreaves.

I can’t hear this music without mentally picturing a donkey.

https://youtu.be/tgUE3UvtcPs?si=k0CnAd2dNs9kaTaK 

When I was a kid I thought it was the most boring thing on TV. Now in my dotage I've enjoyed a few episodes on YT.

Anyway, my offering to the thread.

digitalkettle

Flanging_Fred said:

Old Country with Jack Hargreaves.

I can’t hear this music without mentally picturing a donkey.

https://youtu.be/tgUE3UvtcPs?si=k0CnAd2dNs9kaTaK 

Oof...'Recuerdos de la Alhambra' butchery!

Jimbro66

Did Law & Order get mentioned?

https://youtu.be/xz4-aEGvqQM?si=ICE9Tpzw_OMfTWcZ

Offset

Jimbro66 said:

Did Law & Order get mentioned?

https://youtu.be/xz4-aEGvqQM?si=ICE9Tpzw_OMfTWcZ

Ooh yeah. It also featured the best ever American detective character, Lennie Briscoe, played by the peerless Jerry Orbach.

guitarjack66

HarrySeven said:

For members of a certain age…

https://youtu.be/C_E289aPQ6s?si=iKfw_YwRleQ8eLkz

The title sounds familiar. Was it about a group of young Londoners going on the town and their adventures? Some of the actors may now be regulars on the big screen from it and in their late 50s and 60s now.

Edit. Yes it was. Linda Robson and Perry Benson among the cast.

lewisanderson

Barney Miller
Rockford Files

Teleguide

I always like the outro music to Rainbow

Offset

^^ Only just found out (unless I'd forgotten) that Mr Geoffrey passed away in 2018 :-(