Favourite TV Themes

[64Guitars]

Flash Harry's post of "Half the World Away" by Oasis which was used as the theme song for the TV programme "The Royle Family" inspired me to create this topic. There are a lot of great songs that were used as TV themes and I thought it might be fun if everyone listed their favourites here, preferably with YouTube links. I've got lots of favourite TV themes. Here are a few to get things started.

Note: Some YouTube videos won't play here, so click on the link below the video to watch it on YouTube instead.

The Royle Family (BBC) - "Half a World Away" by Oasis

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


Family Tree (HBO) - "I'm Alone But That's OK" by Ron Sexsmith

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbQ9gAUJbkU


Smallville (CW) - "Save Me" by Remy Zero

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYdCzs5uPrI


The Halcyon (ITV) - "Hourglass" by Tracy Kashi and Samuel Sim

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


Absolutely Fabulous (BBC) - "This Wheel's On Fire" by Julie Driscoll and Adrian Edmondson (written by Bob Dylan and Rick Danko)
I also love Julie Driscoll's 1968 recording of this song with Brian Auger and the Trinity, and the version from Leslie West's 1969 debut album.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ofRApquSbw



And of course...   

Charmed (WB) - "How Soon Is Now?" by Love Spit Love (written by Morrissey and Johnny Marr)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbOjbF1iIm4


Doctor Who (BBC) - By Murray Gold (written by Ron Grainer)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jwj5KhF1Hhk

[Hook]

Best guitar tone ever...and I even thought that when I was a kid.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TjDgcqa_H0

[Flash Harry]

Father Ted, Songs of Love - the Divine Comedy


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xdK7wduVdY

[Greeny]

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

[Greeny]

Wonderful theme from the wonderful Danish show 'The Bridge'.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2TyzFBt0mQ

[64Guitars]

Great songs guys. Keep 'em coming.


Fortitude (Sky) - "Peeling Off The Layers" by Swedish duo Wildbirds & Peacedrums.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzfg8ziVInI

[64Guitars]

I love the bass synth sounds in this and the percussion.

Defiance (Syfy) - by Bear McCreary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0pQcZxNA4s

[64Guitars]

Just realised that there's a similar topic from 2011.

https://songcrafters.org/forum/index.php?topic=11536.0

Most of the links don't work though, so I think this topic is worthwhile even if it includes some of the same TV shows.

[Mike_S]

and an obvious one...!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VqAMILgeio

[launched]

I liked Three's Company theme as well. Obviously my fave is Six Million Dollar Man lol! I've tried finding the theme song discretely but some of it is here at around 2:30 or so:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CPJ-AbCsT8