Classic British Theme Choons

scrumhalf

This one goes back a bit:


Then there's this one:


Anf hats off for posting the Joe 90 theme tune. I was in a band that used to jam on it, all sorts of stuff came out of it.

Happy days...

ICBM

On the subject of football, there really isn't anything more classic than this...

Bellycaster

I'm confused, doesn't it have to have a Wah Wah Pedal???

Oh well, bed time!

8-}

Emp_Fab

....and not quite so British, but still fun :-)

and a rare one....  does anyone else remember this ?

RobDavies

That Crown Court theme reminds me of being sick and off school.  

That's all there ever seemed to be on in the afternoon in the seventies! 

I always thought this was eerily cool.......

cruxiform

Weekend World. What a theme. Sunday lunchtimes on ITV in the 80's rocked.

bertie

retwired said:

The theme tune to two famous TV shows .....

some crackers already,  I think MOTD has to be THE classic British theme of all time........surely (adapted from Football Crazy of course)

what about bit of cor anglais

RocknRollDave

RobDavies said:

That Crown Court theme reminds me of being sick and off school.  

That's all there ever seemed to be on in the afternoon in the seventies! 

I always thought this was eerily cool.......

There's a US remake of The Tomorrow People currently airing...I haven't watched it though.

Proper eerie, though, isn't it? I only remember the episode about "bubbleskin jumpsuits"...if you've never seen it, you'll wonder what the hell I'm on about...

EricTheWeary

Mrstheweary has been watching the US remake but doesn't rate it compared to ( her memories of ) the original series.
Pity I made the discussion British as I can't include Hawaii 5-0, a theme tune so good they did revive it for the remake.

RocknRollDave

.....there had to be a vaguely surf-related mention in there somewhere, eh, Eric...?

EricTheWeary

RocknRollDave;168863" said:

.....there had to be a vaguely surf-related mention in there somewhere, eh, Eric...?

ha! I used to go see a ska band that covered it. Best reason to have a horn section.

Emp_Fab

Oh I love this....  always have... awesome choon....

DrJazzTap

My old college music teacher Joe Bennett used to write for Total Guitar. One of his sideline interests and something he used to contribute to the magazine was interviews with tv composers. He used to have a band that would gig tv theme tunes. I always liked Alan Hawkshaw's tunes.

Incidentally if I remember correctly Joe mentioned when he interviewed he composer for Postman Pat. He wanted to compose a tune, not something dumbed down as it was for children.

Apparently I used to go into a tantrum if I didn't watch Pat.

This is another one which brings back fond memories, I was a little narked when I found out they had changed the theme tune. My nephews used to have a plastic ride on Thomas toy. And my sister said "press the button, it plays the theme tune". So i did.....it did not play the theme tune. And don't even get me started on Mr Tophat. I would love to have been one of Ringo's kids, I'd follow him around all day and after each time he spoke I say "said Thomas"

Handsome_Chris

And yet no one has posted this!

Handsome_Chris

or this!

Handsome_Chris

Or dare I say it...

mudslide73

They should make this into a movie... Daftpunk are a shoe in for the soundtrack!

stickyfiddle

Y'all know there's only one answer here:

Megii

Just a few that immediately come to mind:

anyone remember watching that last one? rather lovely... sniff...

Deadman

There can only be one for me:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7M8ljDl9B4