Like much of the show’s original music, the “30 Rock” theme boasted a jazzy, showtunes-infused sound that gave the impression of both irreverence and also classic comedic farce. One of Tina Fey’s not-so-secret weapons is her husband Jeff Richmond, who served as the musical director of “30 Rock,” a role he now holds on “ Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.” Both shows are set in New York, but their theme songs couldn’t be more different. Like any good theme worth its weight in guitar shredding, this is kind of theme that’ll make you a fan of a show before you even watch an episode. But Edmund Butt’s original “Ashes to Ashes” theme feels like a newly discovered Jan Hammer B-side in the best way possible. It borrowed the premise of its spiritual predecessor (the similarly Bowie-titled “Life on Mars”), following a cop who’s traveled to another decade after a traumatic brain injury in the present day.
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This list has a few homages and nods to TV and music past, but none of those are as faithful a recreation of a bygone era as this late-2000s BBC police procedural. Unfortunately, due to clearance rights, “Teardrop” doesn’t appear as the theme song on some repeats and in some international territories – perhaps the danger of choosing a popular track as your theme. Originally found on the downtempo group’s 1998 release “Mezzanine,” the haunting single is sung by the Cocteau Twins’ Elizabeth Fraser, who also wrote the lyrics (which she has said were inspired by the death of Jeff Buckley). Massive Attack’s moody “Teardrop” was already a well-known song when Fox’s medical drama “House” adopted it as the show’s theme in 2004.
The quirky song perfectly set up the nature of one of TV’s most untraditional families – ending, of course, with the perfect mantra for young Malcolm: “Life is unfair!” 23. They Might Be Giants might be considered the MVPs of the TV theme song genre, having also written the themes to kids cartoons “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse” and “Higglytown Heroes.” Plus, it was their cover of Bob Mould’s “Dog on Fire” that opened “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.” But it was “Boss of Me,” the theme song to “Malcolm in the Middle,” that won the band its first ever Grammy – in 2002, in Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media category. “Man Seeking Woman” is gone too soon, but this earworm from Photay will definitely live on. Having this cheery opening to come back for at the opening of every episode is a nice mirror of Josh’s romantic persistence, even when things got weirder in the world around him. It’s the musical embodiment of the rocky search for love, complete with floor-shattering thuds and fleeting siren songs in the distance. Think of this chair-dancing masterpiece as the soundtrack for a voyage to a reality where best friend mechs can fight on a city street, five-star generals debate text etiquette and an affair with Santa Claus can be one of the most emotionally insightful things on TV. (And of course, “The Simpsons,” but that goes without saying.) Aside from that single restriction, we let the music speak for itself. To help narrow our efforts for this list, we only considered shows that premiered after 2000, otherwise “ The Sopranos,” “ Freaks and Geeks” and “ Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” would be vying for slots pretty high up in our rankings. Recommendation Machine: In 'Help,' Jodie Comer's Performance Anchors a Sobering Pandemic Healthcare StoryĢ021 Emmys Winners List: 'Ted Lasso,' 'The Crown,' and 'The Queen's Gambit' Lead the Night Peter Dinklage Says Ending 'GOT' Was a 'Relief,' but 'Hardest Thing to Walk Away From' Peter Dinklage Knows 'Game of Thrones' 'Offended a Lot' of Viewers: 'Impossible' to Ignore Backlash From this year’s new shows alone, “ The Keepers” and “ Big Little Lies” each used memorable cues to craft a pair of impressive opening sequences. And the number of these recent classics is still growing.
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