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TCat 
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 Posted: July 14 2020 at 19:04 |
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Here's my first:
The Jones Sisters - "Comet" - Theme from "Perpetual Grace Ltd." The Jones Sisters did all of the music for the TV series and the album that resulted is pretty great. This is another song from that series, however, since it isn't the theme song, I guess it doesn't qualify, but it's a great song nevertheless if you are interested. Edited by TCat - July 14 2020 at 19:08 |
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Snicolette
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Posted: July 14 2020 at 18:59 |
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"Into every rain, a little life must fall." ~Tom Rapp
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rushfan4
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Posted: July 14 2020 at 18:51 |
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I'll go with this favorite that I've heard 1000 times over the last 13 years
And to add to the Mike Post genre: |
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Logan
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Posted: July 14 2020 at 18:44 |
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My nominated choice, at least unless it is said that it isn't, and I won't now, so to be absolutely clear, this Utopia one is my official nomination (it's listed as Utopia 2 in the video because it's from the second series/ season):
 Cristobal Tapia de Veer - "Lucidity Gone" - from Utopia If you are only listing the show name, then you might want to list it as Utopia 2 in the poll options. --------------------------------------------------------- Some alternates: If soundtracks from artists in PA are allowed: Mogwai - "Fridge Magic" off Les Revenants Murray Gold - "Heaven Sent - The Shepherd's Boy" Doctor Who Angelo Badalamenti - "Laura Palmer's Theme" - Twin Peaks Was also considering this Zbigniew Preisner from the superb Dekalog. Also considered Inspector Morse theme, Chocky and The Prisoner theme. Edited by Logan - July 17 2020 at 16:27 |
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Snicolette
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Posted: July 14 2020 at 18:20 |
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Snicolette
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Posted: July 14 2020 at 18:17 |
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Posted: July 14 2020 at 18:13 |
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Three of my favorite theme of TV series.
1) HAPPY DAYS 2) THE JEFFERSONS THEME SONG 3) MONK THEME SONG (IT'S A JUNGLE OUT THERE, BY RANDY NEWMANN) here the complete song: |
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Snicolette
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Posted: July 14 2020 at 18:13 |
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Posted: July 14 2020 at 18:10 |
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Snicolette
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Posted: July 14 2020 at 18:06 |
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Snicolette
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Posted: July 14 2020 at 18:01 |
 
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Posted: July 14 2020 at 17:45 |
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The theme from Matador (1978-81), composed by Bent Fabricius-Bjerre. Matador is a TV series in 24 episodes about the life of the fictional Danish provincial town Korsbæk between 1929 and 1947. It is an institution in Denmark and highly regarded for its artistic level. More info can be found on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matador_(Danish_TV_series) All episodes are introduced by the main theme which sometimes reappears within the episodes in different variations. Here is the theme (as the introduction to the first episode which takes place in 1929): Edited by The Anders - July 14 2020 at 18:07 |
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Posted: July 14 2020 at 17:36 |
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And out of competition, just for fun, a cover of a well-known TV theme done in the style of another well-known song:
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mathman0806
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Posted: July 14 2020 at 17:34 |
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So many great TV themes to choose from. Mike Post did a bunch of iconic TV themes throughout the decades. Quite a few charted as singles.
One of my favorites: The Rockford Files (first choice) Hill Street Blues (feat. Larry Carlton) Magnum PI (also feat. Larry Carlton) |
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Nogbad_The_Bad
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Posted: July 14 2020 at 17:21 |
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Lewian
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Posted: July 14 2020 at 17:18 |
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Hahaha, I've watched Daktari as a child but didn't have any memories of what the music was like. This is much more fun than I'd have thought! If you're not yet sure what you nominate... I'd pick that one.
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Lewian
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Posted: July 14 2020 at 17:09 |
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Irmin Schmidt is well known in the prog world as keyboarder of Can, and I've tried for ages to get him listed here. But currently, as far as I can see, I haven't succeeded yet, meaning that he qualifies for the poll. He actually has done truck loads of TV soundtracks, and the one I'm playing here isn't exactly an application for PA, but I love this melody to pieces. It's the title track of a TV series, a coal miner saga set in the densely populated and a bit scruffy working class German Ruhr area (I lived there for 1 1/2 years and loved it for the people there), and the music perfectly combines the coal and steel atmosphere with the romanticism that many who call it their home feel for the region. Edited by Lewian - July 14 2020 at 17:10 |
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Posted: July 14 2020 at 16:55 |
Indeed. Though I haven't watched TV for quite a few years, I did watch a lot of it when I was younger. Believe it or not, I learned to read through a TV programme for adults that was shown on the Italian TV in the 1960. I have selected a few theme songs from TV shows I used to like back in the day. This one, I believe, is relatively well-known: Don McLean's "Vincent" became famous in Italy as the opening theme of Lungo il fiume e sull'acqua, a detective series based on the novel The Other Man by British author Francis Durbridge. Here is the full version of the song: Edited by Raff - July 14 2020 at 16:56 |
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micky
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Posted: July 14 2020 at 16:35 |
 I thought it might be a good one.. so many great ones.. I'm curious about some of the non American ones.. I know Raff has a few lined up..
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Snicolette
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Posted: July 14 2020 at 16:24 |
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Great idea, Micky! And much shorter to listen to, most likely, so having a lot may not be as time-consuming. This goes from classics everyone may know that are phenomenal for so many reasons to forgotten (or perhaps should be forgotten) gems. Looking forward to hearing what everyone else brings to the living room.
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