Favorite series opening theme(s)?

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Game of Thrones, Black Sails, Succession, Westworld, Cheers, Taxi, and MASH are theme songs that immediately come to mind. Taxi and MASH being my favorites.

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Ditto ā€¦took the words right out of my mouth. Right up there for me is the Sanford and Son theme too

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This is still the one to beat :grinning:

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And one more I really like though it really isnā€™t a theme in the opening credits but rather a different version by a different artist is played at the end of each season finale.

Youā€™ll Never Leave Harlan Alive in Justified

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That reminds me of The Wire that used the same theme song for each season but used a different artistā€™s redition. I believe Tom Waits recorded the original and he was used for season 2(?):

To me, this is one of the most perfect themes ever and I love that they used different versions throughout the series. Also Frankā€™s Wild Years is one my favorite albums of all time.

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True Detective Season 3. The theme tune is Death Letter by Cassandra Wilson. Spotify

Love this moody music. Fits well.

Sorry guyā€™s if the link I entered is wrong in any way. Just let me know I will try to rectify it.

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From a couple of years before my time, but pretty epic - Theme From S.W.A.T.-Rhythm Heritage - YouTube
@Audiophool ā€” looks like itā€™s from the same guy, Barry Devorzon, who brought us Nadiaā€™s Theme.

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Oh manā€¦had totally forgotten this one but remembered it as soon as I heard it!!! Great oneā€¦super funky. Lol, very different from Nadiaā€™s Theme for sure. Thanks for sharingā€¦love it!!:+1:

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My favorite Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds song, had no idea this show was using ā€œRed Right Handā€ until my 13 old son mentioned he really like the theme song on Peaky Blindersā€¦

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I feel like this earworm should be included The Greatest American Hero Theme Song - Believe it or Not - YouTube

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I always really dug the opening sequence from House of Cards, not only for the music, but also for those sweet, panning-time-lapse shots. Definitely one of my faves

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So epic LL Cool J stole it

Or so Iā€™ve heard :grimacing:

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Doctor Who original theme music by Delia Derbyshire and Ron Grainer.

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Call me odd, but I really like The Song of the High Seas, sometimes referred to as Victory at Sea. I remember watching this series on PBS with my father when I was a kid.

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Maybe the older ones still remember:

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Some of the best ones have already been mentioned, so what can I throw inā€¦ from recent memory I wanna say the opening for ā€œAndorā€ was something special, as it kept morphing from episode to episode - I think I liked 2 and 6 the most, but some combinations of the others could lead to good results too.

Then if I think back to one that was constant but I never wanted to skip anyway, itā€™s the opening to Netflixā€™ ā€œGodlessā€ Western series:

From the classics the ā€œStar Trek: The Next Generationā€ one goes without saying :yum: but I will also underscore the ā€œStar Trek: Strange New Worldsā€ one I found such a good modernization of the TOS one that I also never skipped it.

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