Here's an evocative list. Timely, too, as I've been toying with the idea of putting together a band that ONLY plays TV theme and commercial music. Sadly, I think that band would get much more work than Ghost Town.
Here's my top-ten list of favorite theme songs, in roughly reverse order:
10. Muppet Show - just try not to smile.
9. Peter Gunn - toss-up between this and Hawaii 5-0, but it turns out this is much cooler.
8. Barney Miller - I'm a bass player, so this one's mandatory.
7. Six Feet Under - Thomas Newman's too brilliant.
6. Fat Albert - "Yeah, yeah, yeah, gonna have a good time!"
5. Mary Tyler Moore - This defines early 70s music to me.
4. Monkee's Theme - 60s version of the Muppet Show.
3. Rockford Files - Cooler than you remember. Lots of early synths and bass harmonica, and what more do you need?
2. Sanford & Son - Coolest thing on this list.
1. Twin Peaks - Just hauntingly beautiful, in a way that was different from anything that came before it, and much that has come since.
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