Best current TV theme music

[JimN]

This evening, I watched the last of the "Taggart" episodes I recorded on the Sky+ a couple of months ago. The programme originally featured a theme song sung by Maggie Bell from "Stone The Crows", but these days, it has a superb rock guitar instrumental intro. Short, but very punchy and with a catchy chord sequence.

And it's still current - some new episodes have recently been shown by SMG in Scotland, though ITV plc has (as yet) no plans to show them in England and Wales.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb7NAJX2UyI

JN

[stratmantd]

That version of the Taggart theme was in keeping with the original vocal version Jim. There is a totally new recording being used now which isn't a patch on the two earlier versions. It's quite fitting really because the current series is not a patch on the old ones.

[JimN]

The new (latest) version of the "Taggart" theme was presumably introduced because of the arrival of NICAM stereo. I couldn't find a stereo version on Youtube!

JN

[Risky]

This may not be well known but the theme music used in the House TV programme is a an instrumental version of Teardrop by Massive Attack. Check out the original version at: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=house+theme+music&aq=0

[JimN]

Although it's not current (it's now eight years old), the first season theme for "The Wire" was sensational: Down In The Hole by the Blind Boys of Alabama.

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

JN

[Pitts]

I guess its no surprise on this forum as to why we like the "New Tricks" theme.. given who wrote it !!

[Mike Honey]

Mike Moran?

[neil2726]

new Tricks theme sounds very much like Travelling Wilburys " End of the Line" which I think was the programmes original theme tune in series 1. one my fave themes was the Billy Bunter one , which I think was Vaughan Williams "Song of the Sea"
Mike oldfield did it as "Portmouth" -(I think) but left out he very melodic middle bit!

[dave robinson]

Match Of The Day theme - by a country mile . . . . . .

[Geoff Alderton LH]

Hi all.
A new BBC prog, starting next week "The Indian Doctor" has I believe, one of the Shadows big hit's as it's theme tune.
Regards Geoff.