Best theme tunes:
Ironside
Shaft In Africa
The Professionals
Monkey!
The Hanged Man (also used by The Two Ronnies in their ‘Worm That Turned’)
Enter The Dragon
Bullitt
Streets of San Francisco
Jamie & The Magic Torch
Superfly
Magnum Force (also the first Dirty Harry s/t)

Best incidental music on a TV show: The Sweeney
Best individual track on a soundtrack LP: Hot Wheels by Badder than Evil, from the Gordon’s War s/t


I could go on. Fortunately for you, I shall not.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 13:12, 3 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

I heard a cracking version of Mony Mony last night by The Mohawks
I assume that you already have this on original vinyl?
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 13:14, Reply)

I have their LP but it's a bootleg

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 13:16, Reply)

Fascinating fact:
The sleeve notes on the Mohawks LP refer to mysterious band leader and organist Morris Hawk. This character was entirely fictional – in reality it was the work of Alan Hawkshaw, best known perhaps for his seminal track ‘Chicken Man’ – more commonly known as the original Grange Hill theme tune. Thus returning back to the ‘theme tunes’ question rather neatly.

Bonus fact: the Grange Hill theme was also the theme music for the first series of Give Us A Clue with terminal homo Lionel Blair.
Bonus fact II: ‘Chicken Man’ was the last tune played at every gig by seminal 80s psych legends Electric Head Funk.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 13:24, Reply)

Wow.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 13:27, Reply)

Alan Hawkshaw is the king of theme tunes
But the question on nobody's lips is: When is the Electric Head Funk reunioun tour?
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 13:28, Reply)

They get absolutely no hits on Google.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 13:31, Reply)

Did you spell it with a "k"?

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 13:32, Reply)

I cut and paste it from your post.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 13:36, Reply)

There is no reason on earth
why a band of 16-year-old hippies from Winchester who disbanded in 1989 having recorded nothing apart from a couple of cassettes would be listed on the internet...
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 13:45, Reply)

I'd also like to add to this list:
The entire soundtrack to Get Carter.
Thanks.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 13:15, Reply)

A lot of these are FILMS.
Do you just go in for the credits then fuck off home?
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 13:17, Reply)

He hasn't even done the most basic research!

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 13:20, Reply)

I'd like to add Magnum PI.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 13:21, Reply)

Its a shame really.

( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Thu 10 Nov 2011, 13:32, Reply)