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What tv show has the best theme song? (lemmy.world)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/asklemmy@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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[–] 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

These answers are a testament to how much better theme songs were before the 2000s, especially for kids shows. You used to get a minute and a half of hype music to introduce new viewers to the show or psych up returning viewers. Now, even the best ones, like Gravity Falls, are less then 40 seconds.

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

    I honestly both agree and disagree. The tunes were absolute bangers but 30 seconds is quite long enough for opening titles.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    You might be able to get the point of the show across in 30 seconds, but it's hard to set the vibe. Think about how much atmosphere Batman: TAS built in the minute-plus intro. Besides, it's not like that time is going towards the episode length; TV shows have gone from 24 minutes in the late 80s/early 90s to 21 minutes in the 2000s, and all that extra time went to commercials. It would be nice if they could at least give 30 seconds back towards a good theme song.

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