Top 5 On Friday
Top 5 On Friday - Week 190
From The Music Memoirs
Top 5 TV Theme Songs
» "Heaven and Hell, Part I" by Vangelis (from the television series Cosmos)
Regular readers will already have guessed this would be the first song on this list. The music is both futuristic and organic at once, a fitting complement to Carl Sagan's groundbreaking series that was not just about the universe around us, but was ultimately about ourselves.
» "Superman" by Lazlo Bane (from the television series Scrubs)
The quirky yet upbeat tone of this song is a perfect match for this series.
» "Piano sonata No. 20 in A Major, D. 959, IV. Rondo Allegretto" by Franz Schubert (from the television series Wings)
The show went from a "traditional teaser/opening credits/main story" format to a cold open sometime around the fourth season, and the Schubert theme was lost. It's too bad, because the pop versions heard over the closing credits really didn't measure up. Plus, the opening theme featured a cello lead, paying homage to Helen, one of the main characters.
» "Twin Peaks Theme" by Angelo Badalamenti (from the television series Twin Peaks)
To this day I've still never actually seen the show, but I love this soundtrack. It's bizarre and moody and a good break from my more traditional listening choices. I particularly like the vocal version of the show's theme song, "Falling" featuring Julee Cruise.
» "Star Trek: Voyager - Main Title" by Jerry Goldsmith (from the television series Star Trek: Voyager)
All the Star Trek shows have had great theme music. (Except for Enterprise, whose power-ballad theme song just sucked.) But Voyager had the best theme opening theme, grandiose and moving without being bombastic.
From The Music Memoirs
Top 5 TV Theme Songs
» "Heaven and Hell, Part I" by Vangelis (from the television series Cosmos)
Regular readers will already have guessed this would be the first song on this list. The music is both futuristic and organic at once, a fitting complement to Carl Sagan's groundbreaking series that was not just about the universe around us, but was ultimately about ourselves.
» "Superman" by Lazlo Bane (from the television series Scrubs)
The quirky yet upbeat tone of this song is a perfect match for this series.
» "Piano sonata No. 20 in A Major, D. 959, IV. Rondo Allegretto" by Franz Schubert (from the television series Wings)
The show went from a "traditional teaser/opening credits/main story" format to a cold open sometime around the fourth season, and the Schubert theme was lost. It's too bad, because the pop versions heard over the closing credits really didn't measure up. Plus, the opening theme featured a cello lead, paying homage to Helen, one of the main characters.
» "Twin Peaks Theme" by Angelo Badalamenti (from the television series Twin Peaks)
To this day I've still never actually seen the show, but I love this soundtrack. It's bizarre and moody and a good break from my more traditional listening choices. I particularly like the vocal version of the show's theme song, "Falling" featuring Julee Cruise.
» "Star Trek: Voyager - Main Title" by Jerry Goldsmith (from the television series Star Trek: Voyager)
All the Star Trek shows have had great theme music. (Except for Enterprise, whose power-ballad theme song just sucked.) But Voyager had the best theme opening theme, grandiose and moving without being bombastic.
posted by Michael at
8:08 AM
8 Comments:
Oh, I love Superman! I am going to miss Scrubs when it goes, but it hasn't been the same in the last couple of years anyway. But that song...that's gold!
By
Natsthename, At
September 05, 2008 8:20 AM
Twin Peaks! Yay!
By
Polly, At
September 05, 2008 8:29 AM
Woah! You got the composers names in there. I'm impressed!
By
Carol, At
September 05, 2008 8:55 AM
We share Heaven and Hell.
And I picked the Enterprise theme for my list - it is actually my favorite ST Theme.
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Lord Mhoram, At
September 05, 2008 8:58 AM
Twin Peaks was a cool theme, I have to check out the themes I never heard, like the one from "Cosmos"
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pjazzypar, At
September 05, 2008 10:32 AM
I thought about including "Superman" myself. I was a big fan of "Wings" and one of the things I liked was that the classical theme wasn't typical for a sitcom.
By
Malcolm, At
September 05, 2008 10:46 AM
I should know the Scrubs theme but I can't place it. Awesome list :)
thanks for playing.
By
The Mistress of the Dark, At
September 05, 2008 7:23 PM
I love Scrubs and I totally forgot about Twin Peaks.
By
ShannonW, At
September 06, 2008 10:13 AM
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