Another new section, in which I'll be posting some of my favourite or most memorable themes from TV shows. Everything from the sixties to today. May bring back some memories...
First, my favourite TV theme from my favourite TV show of all time, BBC's classic “The Onedin line”. Actually a classical piece from a ballet by Aram Khachaturian called “Spartacus”, this is the Adagio from it, but it has been and will forever be identified with this show.
Unfortunately, and quite amazingly to me, I've had a lot of trouble tracking down the original that accompanied the series --- everyone seems to have uploaded an orchestral rearrangement, which I don't like. So this is the closest I could get to the one I remember.
Another great orchestral piece, from a show I used to love as a kid. Theme from “Black Beauty”.
You've probably seen this on Sky in its current reincarnation (and it's darn good yes) but this is the original and best theme to “Hawaii Five-O”. Book 'im, Dano!
This theme just screams brawn and power, and cool fast cars with big guns to boot! It's “The Professionals”!
And speaking of big guns, here's another of my favourite Saturday shows as a kid, despite how silly it all was, we loved “The A-Team”.
Ominous and full of threatening power, I loved the theme to Terry Nation's “Blake's 7”. Specially the bit at the end with the synth!
Who
didn't love “Minder”?
Another classic, with a theme that should never have fit the type of show it was, but has become forever synonymous with “Hill Street Blues”.
One of
the greatest dramas ever written, with a powerful theme tune. “The West Wing”.
Ramp it up for Buffy!
Yeah, those are the sort of programmes I used to watch (and still do, some of them) on the ol' goggle-box. Hope you enjoyed them. More some other time...