Theme Songs: Where did they go?

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OK so most of our older members will remember these ancient relics mostly used in TV. They used to be songs that were written and tailored to the show to either tell what the show was about or describe some feeling, emotion, or character within the show. However now-a-days shows no longer have theme songs and usually just use a tune or some random music from pop culture.

A few exceptions that I know of is Firefly & the James Bond films (save for Quantum of Solace which in my opinion was not a theme song that described that movie).

I truly miss theme songs because they helped give a show some identity instead of it being a repeat of another show that takes place in a different city or with a slightly different plot and a different cast.

So I thought I would start this thread to post some of your favorite theme songs that described the shows they were used on, reminisce on older times, and see what all we can come up with.

My choices:

1. As a Firefly Fan, I nominate its theme song as that describes Mal (the main character) perfectly: YouTube - Firefly theme

2. One for the older members here: Gummi Bears (Disney Cartoon) which describes the characters, a bit of history, and a bit of the story: YouTube - Disney's Gummi Bears Full Song

3. Chip and Dale's Rescue Rangers which describes the basic plot of the show: YouTube - Chip & Dale: Rescue Rangers Theme Song

4. Transformers (The 1986 Cartoon movie) which was pretty much (a remix of the theme song used for the show, describes the story & characters: YouTube - Transformers Theme

5: Scooby-Doo (Should be completely obvious): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_C2HJvtRDY

So which ones do you remember, which are your favorites, and do you wish that shows would use tailored theme songs again?

[harvestthesouls]

As a learning composer aspiring to work in tv, ofcourse I most definately wish the industry would revive tailored theme tunes! Though, alot of the shows I watch, still very much use themes; Ugly Betty, Heroes, Dexter, Chuck, etc

Old favourites; Power Rangers (first season & TimeForce), Hey Arnold!!!!!, Rugrats, X Files, Angel (performed by band but nevertheless tailored), Angels in America, Band of Brothers, tons more!

[nferno]

wishbone, where in the world is carmen san diego,and the list goes on and on

[cheffy]

omg where do you start???, probarbly the one that sticks loudly in my mind is top cat or boss cat, or even the a-team. oh the memories.