Best and worst opening songs?

Submitted by ChaingaPaste t3_11z4xrv in television

What are the best and worst opening songs for tv shows? It can be something with somebody singing or it can be something where it’s just music as long as it’s some sort of intro song for a show.

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katatafiish t1_jdayxv9 wrote

The Greatest American Hero was great

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im_a_dick_head t1_jdb4gb5 wrote

Best intro songs: The OC, Smallville, Bosch, The Punisher, Firefly, Whiskey Cavalier, Veronica Mars, Peacemaker.

It's funny how great intro songs are always in great shows.

Honorable mention: Game of Thrones

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meowskywalker t1_jddr6pa wrote

> Game of Thrones

I still cannot believe House of the Dragon used the same exact song. So lame.

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WalkerSunset t1_jdaxcrr wrote

Taxi or Hill Street Blues for the best. Or maybe Cheers.

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kazh t1_jdb522n wrote

The Taxi theme song is one of my favorite pieces of music in general. It always brings me back to that vibe where I can take it easy for a minute and calibrate a little.

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AmnesiaInnocent t1_jdba9pj wrote

Best original with words: "The Ballad of Serenity" (Firefly)

Best original instrumental: "Main Title Theme" (Batman: The Animated Series)

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TheNerdChaplain t1_jdbbwws wrote

Star Trek Enterprise - Faith of the Heart

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wake t1_jddb6pu wrote

Have to assume you’re putting this under the worst category. God awful.

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zjl630 t1_jdawrpu wrote

My votes for best!

Scrubs - I’m no Superman by Lazlo Bane Peaky Blinders - Red Right Hand by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (Maybe originally the Arctic Monkeys)

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F1ngL0nger t1_jdbemom wrote

Definitely agree with your votes but Nick Cave has the arctic monkeys beat by a couple of decades lol

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zjl630 t1_jdcwdfj wrote

I see! Don’t have any history with them other than that song so I didn’t dig too deep!

Perfect fit for the show though.

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F1ngL0nger t1_jdd16rd wrote

Yeah no worries, just an FYI.

And yes the song fits beyond perfectly

And the scrubs intro lives rent free in my head forever

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table-desk t1_jdd997o wrote

The best opening theme is Perfect Strangers.

The worst is probably Star Trek:Enterprise, lol

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Nobodycares2022 t1_jdb7klv wrote

Too many great songs to pick the best, but my least favorite is Young Sheldon .

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bangharder t1_jdc8vh5 wrote

Married with children is the best

Family guy is the worst

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p_dc t1_jdcimg7 wrote

Best: The X-Files, Twin Peaks, Six Feet Under, Game of Thrones

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HappyGilOHMYGOD t1_jday4o9 wrote

Game of thrones and Dexter are among the best

Whatever the hell the leftovers changed their's too (I think season 2?) was the fucking worst

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Latter_Feeling2656 t1_jdaywtl wrote

Best instrumental: original Hawaii Five-O

Best vocal: Secret Agent

Worst: I don't get how Billy Joel's "My Life" relates to Bosom Buddies

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jaywf89 t1_jdbjrh5 wrote

To be fair to Bosom Buddies, a theme song does not have to fit exactly into a show’s plot. For example, Woke Up This Morning has nothing to do with gangsters, it’s about a domestic abuse victim killing their husband. But the lyrics are vague enough that it fits into the show amazingly well. The other song which was considered, Elvis Costello’s Complicated Shadows, mentions gangsters in it’s lyrics, but it just wouldn’t have worked IMO.

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Magnet5150 t1_jdbioyv wrote

I love Cold Case, but I hate the opening.

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Confident_Basil_2213 t1_jdc8kiy wrote

Best are from the golden day's when Studios had in house orchestras and great Composers writing amazing theme tunes.

Personally favs would be ATeam theme or Magnum Pi theme. Don't make music like that anymore for TV.

Going against the grain here but really found the White Lotus S2 song super annoying.

I also don't like the music on some bigger HBO shows lately like Last of Us. It seems GoT-lite.

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trubs12 t1_jdcjvi1 wrote

Best: Game of Thrones,Dexter, True Blood, Severance, Damages, The Americans...and more

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Carson-in-Oregon t1_jdcwbnm wrote

I love the opening song for Ted Lasso. Apparently Jason Sudeikis and Marcus Mumford are friends IRL.

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Tigerlily-312 t1_jdcxknv wrote

Best: Game of Thrones, Firefly, Veronica Mars, Lockwood & Co.

Old time best: Original Mission Impossible, St. Elsewhere (young Denzel…my ❤️), Hill Street Bues, X Files

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anasui1 t1_jdcy2n6 wrote

CHIPs, The Jeffersons and Diff'rent Strokes

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md4024 t1_jddpxdx wrote

For me, Justified has the absolute worst intro song. Like, I can't fall asleep to the show, because I don't want to curse myself by waking up to that song. Great show, terrible theme.

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eventfarm t1_jdeeqkb wrote

We're all Celtic singers when the theme to Outlander comes on.

Sing me a song ....

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Carson-in-Oregon t1_jdew6bd wrote

I remembered one more - Thank you for being a friend - theme song for the Golden Girls! Totally one of the best.

Also loved the music before Mad Men.

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fothergillfuckup t1_jdgpcog wrote

Enterprise. Wtf. Good series, awful theme. Stick to the horn section startrek.

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fothergillfuckup t1_jdgpjmq wrote

70's uk sitcom "Shelley". Sticks in your head for days.

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Vestalmin t1_jdb6dj0 wrote

I don’t know how people feel yet I still feel like I’m going to make people mad but, I’m not a fan of Better Call Saul’s theme. I just doesn’t go with the show imo

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Chilis1 t1_jdbehfo wrote

Arcane was a great show but had unquestionably the worst intro song of all time.

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Drab_Majesty t1_jdb6osy wrote

Best... Balmorhea - Bowsprit (Rectify)

Worst... big bang theory song

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Carson-in-Oregon t1_jdevtv1 wrote

What? You did not just say the Big Bang Theory's theme song was the worst! hmph!!

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