I’m going to be honest here; I usually fast forward through
the credits (and the adverts and if I’m watching Glee, the musical numbers) however I do have my fair share of
favourite TV show theme tunes that I’m going to share with you today:
LOST (ABC,
2004-2010)
An exercise in simplicity that also comes off as
disconcerting. If only the finale had measured up. It’s also nice and short.
I have been quiet
about
my Veronica Mars obsession but there is no denying the awesomeness that is “We
Used To Be Friends” by The Dandy Warhols. A more subdued (re: rubbish) version
was used in the third series but I’m featuring the original here.
Twin Peaks (ABC, 1990-1991)
Jonathan Creek (BBC
1998-present)
A reworking of “Danse Macabre” with a creepy, gothic air. It
is also very, very catchy – the hallmark of a good theme tune.
Justified (FX, 2010-present)
Rap and country music
are probably the two things in the world I know the least about but Justified
appeals to that tiny part of me that still wants to be a sherriff in the wild
west. A modern western with a suitably bleak outlook and a lot of black humor,
the gritty opening (I could only find the song not the visuals L sorry) is evocative of
the tone and setting.
Doctor Who (BBC
1963-present)
The theme tune has had many variations in the show’s fifty-year
history but the same basic idea had been stuck with throughout. Everyso often
the ‘effects’ would be updated with whatever new tech the Beeb could get it’s
hands on leading to some pretty psychedelic sequences and rather more face
melting than should be expected from a family show.
I missed a few on this one, there will be a part two in the next issue of Yellow Bunting
No comments:
Post a Comment