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What tv show has the best theme song? (lemmy.world)
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Recently started watching old 90s and 80s shows just for the fun of it, because I'm bored with all of the new stuff that's coming out, and I fell into Knight Rider.

My review of the show so far aside, it's got straight up the most banger theme music I have heard in a TV show in a very long time.

https://youtu.be/lxhWxv_5bQ0

It got me wondering what other TV shows have really great theme songs?

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[–] 66 points 6 months ago (14 children)

Game of Thrones has got to be up there. Very catchy and fairly unique, but it really captures the essence of (the best parts of) the show.

The themes to Foundation and Severance are also both really in tune with their respective shows.

But for me, the theme to The Expanse is my favorite. Again, it captures the essence of the show, and also like the show it's pretty underrated.

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  • [–] 21 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    The Expanse is the only show I've never once skipped the opening credits on, even on rewatch. The song's a pitch-perfect mood throughout the whole series, and a great length, too. Doesn't overstay its welcome.

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  • [–] 12 points 6 months ago (4 children)

    Did you guys sing along?

    Thrones yeah, game of thrones yeah, game of fucking thrones!

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  • [–] 9 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

    You should check out Scavenger's Reign! The intro music only becomes more haunting and fitting as you learn more about the story. I never skipped it and i typically don't like title sequences

    Edit: Intro link

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Okay, that music was cool as fuck. Like, there's so many places where that is appropriate music.

    If it were played at the denouement of any dramatic thriller where like the hero is outside of the room where the person they were trying to save is being actively killed by the bad guy before they rush in to kill the bad guy in revenge, it would fit flawlessly.

    There's something very much about death in that song. Death and helplessness.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    Oh yeah, 100%! It also lands a little differently through the show, sometimes despairing, sometimes regretful, and even with a flicker of hope. Absolutely recommend if you'd like a sci-fi survival story that feels like a dark graphic novel. The writing is top notch

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  • [–] [S] 8 points 6 months ago* (1 child)

    My college professor gave me the first book of the Game of Thrones series, and I hated it so much.

    And because of that, I just, I've never watched the series. Some friends of mine had it on midway through the first episode, and the only time that it caught my attention was when there were titties on the screen. Like, I do not give the first fuck about Game of Thrones.

    I have yet to see either the Expanse or Foundation.

    I have them both in my to watch list, but I can't really comment on their themes yet.

    But Severance? I've watched every episode of Severance, I could not tell you what the theme song is from that show. Even if it's really good, it's also very, very forgettable, which, admittedly, probably fits with the theme of the show very well.

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  • [–] 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

    Huh. I have also seen every episode and I can't recall the theme music at all. I know it had an intro because I remember thinking the visuals were cool but I can't bring back a single snippet of the music. Weird.

    edit: I had to look it up because it was bothering me. As soon as it started playing I remembered it, I actually think it's a fantastic theme song. It's spare and unsettling, which is perfect for the show but I can kinda feel why it's hard to recall. I'm glad you pointed it out.

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