Interactive Poll XLVI

Logan wrote: MachineMessiah: Had a listen, the Verano Azul is quite delightful. The Captain Futuro and Robotech 2014 (I had seen Robotech) remind me of the mid 1970s Japanese Space Battleship Yamato, which leads me to be reminded of my favourite music from that (I am a sucker for such vocals and it has an air of pathos):

And that, nostalgically, reminds me of the American adaptation Star Blazers and it's full on cheesy theme;

The Leftovers - Max Richter. Probably the best TV show music I've heard, great show too.

Gentle and Giant wrote: The Leftovers - Max Richter. Probably the best TV show music I've heard, great show too.

Snicolette - Lassie and Daktari were both childhood favorites of mine.  My Friend Flicka, for some reason, I mostly ignored.  I had to be home every Sunday afternoon to watch Lassie, though I didn't care for the Timmy and Lassie episodes so much.  I had forgotten about Daktari until I accidentally ran into to it flipping through the channels a few weeks ago, and I exclaimed, wow I had forgotten about this one.  My favorite out of your three would have to be My Friend Flika, though, as listening to the old themes now, they seem a bit contrived even if they were childhood favorites.  Shame on me for losing that childhood wonder!

Raffi - I'm also, strangely enough, a big fan of Don McLean and had no idea "Vincent" was used for a TV theme in any country.  But count on Italy to use such a passionate song for a TV theme.  Italy is amazing for utilizing passion in their music and other media and art.  I live the way he expresses himself when he sings, almost like he is improvising the lyrics as he sings, giving even more expression and meaning to his own original songs and even the covers that he does.  Excellent choice!

Edited by TCat - July 15 2020 at 09:32

Nogbad_the_bad - I love the retro sound of the Twin Peaks theme.  I always thought it fit the odd yet atmospheric feel of the series which is what Lynch is well known for.  As far as one of the most fit themes for a series, this would be it.  Funny how I always think of wood paneling when I think of this series.

mathman - Mike Post - the king of the TV theme song.  Out of these three I would have to also go with your favorite, The Rockford Files.  Post had this way of creating a memorable hook and then developing an entire theme song around it, and the TV producers loved it.  But so did the audiences.  BTW, that Gilligan's Island spoof was silly, but I'm surprised they didn't use the closing theme verse during the heavier section.

TCat wrote: Snicolette - Lassie and Daktari were both childhood favorites of mine.  My Friend Flicka, for some reason, I mostly ignored.  I had to be home every Sunday afternoon to watch Lassie, though I didn't care for the Timmy and Lassie episodes so much.  I had forgotten about Daktari until I accidentally ran into to it flipping through the channels a few weeks ago, and I exclaimed, wow I had forgotten about this one.  My favorite out of your three would have to be My Friend Flika, though, as listening to the old themes now, they seem a bit contrived even if they were childhood favorites.  Shame on me for losing that childhood wonder!

  I was a horse nut...Still love them, though I can't ride anymore, we have three beauties where I am living now.  Daktari theme was so fun....different and fit the series, the visuals are so very 60's tv show.  I am also a huge fan of all of the canids (all animals, really, and have had my share of a variety of pets, including some wonderful felines as well), and thought the theme for Lassie is very pretty.  I also loved Fury, another horse tale (pun!), but the theme wasn't much to speak of...and of course, Mr Ed.    Pretty much watched all animal shows, including Flipper, which has a very 60's theme tune also.  We lived not far from Marineland and as teenagers would ride our bikes out after hours and climb under the fence to pet the killer whales.  I'm glad they have shut down most of these kinds of theme parks now, but it was quite the experience.    

^ there's an Italian TV series called La Piovra. The music for the first season was made by Riz Ortolani (I'll post the credits theme) but Ennio Morricone dit the music starting season 2 and is brilliant. Just from those themes it's really hard for me to pick up a song. 

Edited by Cristi - July 15 2020 at 11:08