I have spent some time teasing out all my TV themes and have been spending some time taking a listen to a few:
01 – “Main Title (Alternate)” – North and South – Bill Conti
One of my favourite TV themes, written for the mini-series from 1985, it’s a joy from start to finish. The grand statements of the theme are spine-tingling and – unusually for TV themes – the bridging passage linking the various statements of the main theme is just as good. This Varese Club release is a bit too long to listen to all at once but the wealth of music means that this theme comes up in several different guises.
02 – “Main Title” – Dexter – Rolfe Kent
I’ve never seen an episode of this but I have caught this theme numerous times as I’ve gone somewhere else whilst the OH settles down to watch it. I like the quirkiness of the theme: the instrumentation as well as the off-kilter rhythm.
03 – “Main Title: 3rd Season” – Babylon 5 – Christopher Franke
Not as memorable as the original theme for earlier seasons, this theme (edited out from a suite from the “Severed Dreams” episode) does feature an exciting repeating synth strings motif. Read the rest of this entry »
