Such a great topic for your surgical precision! I started to write an earworm piece on the Rockford Files theme song, which was stuck in my head and I will get back to it, but the topic of TV themes is, as you show here, a massive one with lots of directions to follow. I have noticed the increased use of popular songs as themes, which yo…
Such a great topic for your surgical precision! I started to write an earworm piece on the Rockford Files theme song, which was stuck in my head and I will get back to it, but the topic of TV themes is, as you show here, a massive one with lots of directions to follow. I have noticed the increased use of popular songs as themes, which you of course do mention. I thought of R.E.M.'s "Stand" used for the Chris Elliott 90's sitcom, Get A Life. And They Might Be Giants' "Boss of Me" for Malcolm in the Middle. And more recently, the use of The Grass Roots' "Let's Live For Today," in the AppleTV+ series, Pachinko. That one might be my favorite usage of a known classic. Or, maybe this amazing usage of Sofi Tukker's "Good Time Girl" one from HBO's brilliant 2020 series, "The New Pope."
Such a great topic for your surgical precision! I started to write an earworm piece on the Rockford Files theme song, which was stuck in my head and I will get back to it, but the topic of TV themes is, as you show here, a massive one with lots of directions to follow. I have noticed the increased use of popular songs as themes, which you of course do mention. I thought of R.E.M.'s "Stand" used for the Chris Elliott 90's sitcom, Get A Life. And They Might Be Giants' "Boss of Me" for Malcolm in the Middle. And more recently, the use of The Grass Roots' "Let's Live For Today," in the AppleTV+ series, Pachinko. That one might be my favorite usage of a known classic. Or, maybe this amazing usage of Sofi Tukker's "Good Time Girl" one from HBO's brilliant 2020 series, "The New Pope."
https://youtu.be/sgwYToaSQ90?si=o9bfzEEAvwvcaRqJ