Archive for the 'Television' Category

The Ricky Gervais Show Theme Song

This is for the HBO and Channel 4 animated series, of course, that premiered in 2010, and not the audio series. The only available information for the opening and closing theme song (same) of The Ricky Gervais Show is its composer. The song was composed by a certain Glyn Hughes, who also happens to be [...]

The Life & Times of Tim Theme Song

This next theme is yet another HBO series, but an animated one at that. The Life & Times of Tim seems to be making a lot of waves in its short life span. Late last year HBO almost canceled the series only to revert its original decision, so now everyone is currently awaiting the premiere [...]

Hung Theme Song

Hung is a fairly-new comedy series on HBO which premiered in 2009 and is now on its way to a third season. It stars actor Thomas Jane, known best as the original The Punisher, but its biggest star (cast) may still well be Anne Heche. As with most HBO originals, this series has a proper [...]

How to Make It in America Theme Song

2010-present Another HBO original you should check out, especially if you like Shannyn Sossamon. Alright, proper titles, and proper, proper theme song on this one. The opening theme for How to Make It in America is a song entitled “I Need a Dollar” (quite obvious, isn’t it?). It is by American soul and hip hop [...]

Game of Thrones Theme Song

2011 This show will definitely rule. So, what do you think? Premiere was shown just last Sunday so I guess it’s too early to judge. But expectations are definitely high for this one. Good thing about HBO though is they know just how to promote their originals “just right.” Like the video below for example—uploaded [...]

The Chicago Code Theme Song

2011 Yes, Jennifer Beals, yes. Alright, another new show with a proper opening theme. Things are looking good. The theme song for The Chicago Code—that crime series starring Flashdance goddess Jennifer Beals—is a piece by Canadian composer Robert Duncan. So far we have credited Mr. Duncan for the themes of The Unit, Terriers, and Castle, [...]

Harry’s Law Theme Song

2011 Some interesting tidbits of information here. First, the opening theme song. Sounds cool, right? But it is way too short—especially considering this is a David E. Kelley creation. Now, original music for Harry’s Law is credited to the Transcenders. We encountered them earlier from the Gossip Girl theme, so just to recap, they are [...]

Law & Order: Los Angeles Theme Song

2010–present; also “Law & Order: LA theme song” The faith of this series hangs in the balance. This post may well be about our disgust in the lack thereof—a proper theme song and opening for Law & Order: Los Angeles. The series actually started with one of those ten-second titles, which still stands as an [...]

Portlandia Theme Song

2011 You can be funny even on a shoestring budget. Alright, let’s get to it. The opening tune for Portlandia is entitled “Feel It All Around”. It is by “chillwave” musician Washed Out. Yes, Washed Out is a solo act, it is the stage name of a certain Ernest Greene, who made songs from his [...]

Boston Med Theme Song

2010 So, Boston Med was a short medical documentary on ABC last year. While I haven’t really reviewed the “tapes,” I’m sure about the information on this theme. The theme song for Boston Med, for the longest time, has been credited as “Everything”. I guess we can safely say that its official title is “Everything [...]