100 Greatest TV Themes, Volume 2

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Annotation

Collection of covers, no originals

Annotation last modified on 2023-03-13 12:15 UTC.

Tracklist

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CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
124
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
24 (Theme)
composer:
Sean Callery (composer)
Sean Callery4:38
221 Jump Street
orchestra:
Daniel Caine Orchestra
conductor:
Daniel Caine
instrumental cover recording of:
21 Jump Street
composer:
Liam Sternberg
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
Liam Sternberg2:45
3A Different WorldBill Cosby2:30
4ALF
orchestra:
Daniel Caine Orchestra
recording of:
ALF
composer:
Alf Clausen and Tom Kramer (composer)
recording of:
ALF
composer:
Alf Clausen and Tom Kramer (composer)
Alf Clausen & Tom Kramer2:59
5Alfred Hitchcock Presents
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Bateman (conductor)
recording of:
Marche funèbre d’une marionnette (for orchestra, 1879)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
arrangement of:
Marche funèbre d’une marionnette (original, for piano solo, 1872)
Charles‐François Gounod4:17
6B.L. Stryker
orchestra:
Daniel Caine Orchestra
recording of:
B.L. Stryker
composer:
Mike Post
Mike Post3:10
7Babylon 5
producer:
Mark Ayres (BBC Radiophonic Workshop)
performer:
Mark Ayres (BBC Radiophonic Workshop)
arranger:
Mark Ayres (BBC Radiophonic Workshop)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Silva Screen Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for ©/℗ rights use only) (in 1996)
recording of:
Babylon 5
composer:
Christopher Franke (German musician, formerly with Tangerine Dream)
recording of:
Main Title (Babylon 5)
composer:
Christopher Franke (German musician, formerly with Tangerine Dream)
Christopher Franke3:01
8Band of Brothers
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
performer:
Mario Klemens
recording of:
Band of Brothers (main theme)
composer:
Michael Kamen (American score composer)
Michael Kamen4:35
9Barney Miller
orchestra:
Daniel Caine Orchestra
recording of:
Barney Miller
composer:
Jack Elliott (1927-2001 US film composer) and Allyn Ferguson
Jack Elliott & Allyn Ferguson3:00
10Battlestar Galactica: The New Series
performer:
London Music Works
recording of:
Battlestar Galactica (Main Theme)
composer:
Richard Gibbs (composer, songwriter, keyboardist)
Richard Gibbs0:47
11Beauty and the BeastLee Holdridge3:02
12The Big Valley
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Theme (The Big Valley)
composer:
George Duning
publisher:
PolyGram International Publ. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998)
George W. Duning3:01
13Black Beauty
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Black Beauty ("Galloping Home")
composer:
Denis King (UK composer/singer/actor)
Denis King2:40
14Blake’s Seven
producer:
Mark Ayres (BBC Radiophonic Workshop)
performer:
Mark Ayres (BBC Radiophonic Workshop)
arranger:
Mark Ayres (BBC Radiophonic Workshop)
recording of:
Theme From Blake’s 7
composer:
Dudley Simpson (Australian composer and conductor)
Dudley Simpson4:27
15Bleak House
violin:
Hugh Bean (violinist) (on 1992-01-18)
orchestra:
The Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (on 1992-01-18)
conductor:
Geoffrey Burgon (composer) (on 1992-01-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Silva Screen Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for ©/℗ rights use only) (from 1992 to present)
recorded at:
Whitfield Street Studios (operating under this name only since 2004, see annotation for history) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1992-01-18)
recording of:
Bleak House: Bleak House (on 1992-01-18)
composer:
Geoffrey Burgon (composer)
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd.
recording of:
Bleak House (Main Theme)
composer:
Geoffrey Burgon (composer)
Geoffrey Burgon1:42
16Blossom
orchestra:
Daniel Caine Orchestra
recording of:
Blossom
composer:
Stephen Geyer and Mike Post
Mike Post & Stephen Geyer2:59
17Bring ’em Back Alive
orchestra:
Daniel Caine Orchestra
conductor:
Daniel Caine
recording of:
Bring 'em Back Alive
composer:
Arthur B. Rubinstein (composer/conductor)
Arthur B. Rubinstein3:07
18Buffalo GirlsLee Holdridge3:15
19Captain Pugwash[unknown]1:04
20Charlie BrownVince Guaraldi2:22
21Charlie’s Angels
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Theme (Charlie's Angels)
composer:
Jack Elliott (1927-2001 US film composer) and Allyn Ferguson
Jack Elliott & Allyn Ferguson1:51
22The Chief
recording of:
The Chief
composer:
Nigel Beaham-Powell
Nigel Beaham-Powell2:37
23China Beach
recording of:
China Beach
composer:
John Rubinstein
John Rubinstein2:48
24The Chronicles of Narnia
violin:
Hugh Bean (violinist) (on 1992-01-18)
orchestra:
The Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (on 1992-01-18)
conductor:
Geoffrey Burgon (composer) (on 1992-01-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Silva Screen Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for ©/℗ rights use only) (from 1992 to present)
recorded at:
Whitfield Street Studios (operating under this name only since 2004, see annotation for history) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1992-01-18)
recording of:
The Chronicles of Narnia: Aslan's Theme (on 1992-01-18)
composer:
Geoffrey Burgon (composer)
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd.
recording of:
The Chronicles of Narnia (undefined)
composer:
Geoffrey Burgon (composer)
Geoffrey Burgon1:30
25The Cosby Show
orchestra:
Daniel Caine Orchestra
recording of:
The Cosby Show
composer:
Bill Cosby and Stu Gardner
Bill Cosby2:38
CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationPete Townshend3:04
2CSI: Miami
recording of:
Won’t Get Fooled Again
lyricist and composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!) and Towser Tunes, Inc.
Pete Townshend5:14
3CSI: New York
recording of:
Baba O’Riley
lyricist and composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Eel Pie Publishing Ltd., Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!), Towser Tunes, Inc. and TRO Essex Japan, A-Division
Pete Townshend5:10
4The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
orchestra:
Daniel Caine Orchestra
recording of:
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
composer:
Patrick Williams (composer, arranger)
Patrick Williams2:40
5Desperate Housewives
performer:
London Music Works
recording of:
Desperate Housewives Theme
composer:
Danny Elfman (American singer and score composer)
Danny Elfman0:42
6Dream On
orchestra:
Daniel Caine Orchestra
recording of:
Dream On
composer:
Michael Skloff
recording of:
Dream On
composer:
Michael Skloff
Michael Skloff2:59
7The Dukes of Hazzard
performer:
Martin Portier & Michigan Music Works
recording of:
Theme From the Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol’ Boys)
composer:
Waylon Jennings (American country musician)
publisher:
Rich Way Music, Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Waylon Jennings2:22
8E.R.
performer:
London Music Works
recording of:
Theme From ER
composer:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
James Newton Howard0:54
9Eerie Indiana
orchestra:
Daniel Caine Orchestra
recording of:
Eerie Indiana
composer:
Gary Chang
Gary Chang2:36
10Evening Shade
orchestra:
Daniel Caine Orchestra
recording of:
Evening Shade
composer:
Sonny Curtis
Sonny Curtis3:07
11Family Ties
Jeff Barry & Tom Scott3:06
12Fawlty Towers
performer:
The London Ensemble
recording of:
Fawlty Towers
composer:
Dennis Wilson (Composer of Fawlty Towers Theme)
Dennis Wilson0:51
13Freddy’s Nightmares
conductor:
Daniel Caine
Nicholas Pike2:45
14Friends
vocals:
The Soldiers (singing trio of British Army soldiers)
recording of:
I’ll Be There For You (theme from ‘Friends’)
lyricist:
Allee Willis
additional composer:
David Crane (creator of the television sitcom Friends), Marta Kauffman, Phil Solem and Danny Wilde (The Rembrandts, Great Buildings & The Quick)
composer:
Michael Skloff
The Rembrandts43:02
15Hardcastle and McCormackMike Post & Stephen Geyer3:19
16Head of the Class
Ed Alton2:39
17Hogan’s Heroes
recording of:
Theme (Hogan's Heroes)
composer:
Jerry Fielding and Fred Steiner
Jerry Fielding3:02
18Hollywood and the StarsElmer Bernstein2:07
19Hollywood Wives
Jan Buckingham & Jeff Silbar2:48
20Hooperman
conductor:
Daniel Caine
instrumental cover recording of:
Hooperman
composer:
Pete Carpenter and Mike Post
Mike Post3:07
21House M.D.
Massive Attack2:52
22Hunter
orchestra:
Daniel Caine Orchestra
conductor:
Daniel Caine
instrumental cover recording of:
Hunter
composer:
Pete Carpenter and Mike Post
Mike Post & Pete Carpenter3:27
23I’ll Fly Away
W.G. "Snuffy" Walden3:09
24Kojak: 2nd Series
John Cacavas2:38
25Law and Order
orchestra:
Daniel Caine Orchestra
conductor:
Daniel Caine
recording of:
Law & Order
composer:
Mike Post
Mike Post2:49
CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Jay Gruska1:04
2Lost
Michael Giacchino3:41
3MacGyver
conductor:
Daniel Caine
recording of:
MacGyver
composer:
Randy Edelman (American score composer)
Randy Edelman2:36
4The Magic Roundabout
Legrand & Charrie & Aulivier & Danot1:22
5Mancuso FBI
conductor:
Daniel Caine
Doug Katsaros2:56
6Melrose Place
recording of:
Melrose Place
composer:
Tim Truman
Tim Truman3:06
7The Men From Shiloh
Ennio Morricone3:02
8Midnight Caller
conductor:
Daniel Caine
instrumental cover recording of:
Midnight Caller
writer:
Peter William Ham
Brad Fiedel2:46
9Mork and Mindy
Perry Botkin Jr.2:44
10Moses the Lawgiver
choir vocals:
Crouch End Festival Chorus
vocals:
Mária Kopecká
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Nic Raine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Silva Screen Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for ©/℗ rights use only) (in 2004)
recording of:
Moses the Lawgiver (Theme)
composer:
Ennio Morricone (Italian classical and score composer)
Ennio Morricone33:51
11My Two Dads
Greg Evigan3:08
12Night Court
conductor:
Daniel Caine
Jack Elliott3:03
13The O.C.
Phantom Planet3:15
14The Odd Couple
conductor:
Daniel Caine
Neal Hefti3:11
15Police Story
Jerry Goldsmith2:59
16Pride and Prejudice
Carl Davis3:53
17QB VIIJerry Goldsmith2:02
18Quincy M.E.
Stu Phillips2:12
19Remington Steele
recording of:
Remington Steele
composer:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger)
Henry Mancini3:04
20Riptide
orchestra:
Daniel Caine Orchestra
conductor:
Daniel Caine
recording of:
Riptide
composer:
Pete Carpenter and Mike Post
Mike Post & Pete Carpenter2:21
21Rome
Jeff Beal1:30
22Scrubs
Lazlo Bane3:39
23Simon and Simon
Barry De Vorzon3:24
24The SimpsonsDanny Elfman1:39
25Six Feet Under
Thomas Newman2:38
CD 4
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Slap Maxwell Story
Patrick Williams3:04
2Sledgehammer
Danny Elfman2:50
3Smallville
Remy Zero4:02
4Space: 1999: 2nd SeriesDerek Wadsworth2:01
5Space: Above and Beyond
Shirley Walker3:52
6Spenser for Hire
conductor:
Daniel Caine
Larry Herbstritt & Steve Dorff2:35
7Star Trek: The Next Generation
orchestra:
Daniel Caine Orchestra
conductor:
Daniel Caine
instrumental cover recording of:
Main Title (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
composer:
Alexander Courage and Jerry Goldsmith (American score composer)
publisher:
Bruin Music Company
version of:
Main Theme (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)
version of:
Where No Man Has Gone Before (original Star Trek title theme)
Jerry Goldsmith52:57
8Starsky and Hutch
recording of:
Gotcha (Theme From “Starsky & Hutch”)
composer:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
publisher:
EMI Gold Horizon Music Corp., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Tom Scott2:30
9Stingray
conductor:
Daniel Caine
recording of:
Stingray
composer:
Mike Post
Mike Post & Pete Carpenter2:32
10The Street
Daniel Caine2:53
11Streethawk
recording of:
Le Parc (L.A. – Streethawk)
composer:
Christopher Franke (German musician, formerly with Tangerine Dream), Edgar Froese and Johannes Schmoelling
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
Tangerine Dream3:13
12Survivors
producer:
Mark Ayres (BBC Radiophonic Workshop)
performer:
Mark Ayres (BBC Radiophonic Workshop)
arranger:
Mark Ayres (BBC Radiophonic Workshop)
recording of:
Survivors
arranger:
Anthony Isaac
Anthony Isaac2:50
13Tales of the Unexpected
Ron Grainer2:20
14Tales of the Gold MonkeyMike Post & Pete Carpenter3:05
15Testament of Youth
violin:
Hugh Bean (violinist) (on 1992-01-18)
orchestra:
The Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (on 1992-01-18)
conductor:
Geoffrey Burgon (composer) (on 1992-01-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Silva Screen Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for ©/℗ rights use only) (from 1992 to present)
recorded at:
Whitfield Street Studios (operating under this name only since 2004, see annotation for history) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1992-01-18)
recording of:
Testament of Youth: Intimations of War (on 1992-01-18)
composer:
Geoffrey Burgon (composer)
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd.
Geoffrey Burgon3:31
16The BBC Film Programme
Billy Tylor3:48
17Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
recording engineer:
Mike Ross‐Trevor (engineer)
producer:
Geoffrey Burgon (composer)
violin:
Hugh Bean (violinist) (on 1992-01-18)
soprano vocals:
Lesley Garrett (soprano) (in 1992, on 1992-01-18)
orchestra:
The Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (on 1992-01-18)
conductor:
Geoffrey Burgon (composer) (on 1992-01-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Silva Screen Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for ©/℗ rights use only) (from 1992 to present)
recorded at:
The Hit Factory (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Whitfield Street Studios (operating under this name only since 2004, see annotation for history) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1992-01-18)
recording of:
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: Nunc dimittis (on 1992-01-18)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Geoffrey Burgon (composer)
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd.
recording of:
Nunc dimittis (for voices, trumpet and organ) (in 1992)
composer:
Geoffrey Burgon (composer) (in 1979)
recording of:
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
composer:
Geoffrey Burgon (composer)
Geoffrey Burgon2:16
18The Tomorrow People
producer:
Mark Ayres (BBC Radiophonic Workshop)
performer:
Mark Ayres (BBC Radiophonic Workshop)
arranger:
Mark Ayres (BBC Radiophonic Workshop)
Dudley Simpson3:36
19The Trial
Hal Lindes2:30
20V: The SeriesJoe Harnelli1:50
21Van Der Valk
Jack Trombey2:49
22The West Wing
W.G. "Snuffy" Walden4:40
23Wise Guy
orchestra:
Daniel Caine Orchestra
conductor:
Daniel Caine
recording of:
Wise Guy
composer:
Pete Carpenter and Mike Post
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
Mike Post2:55
24The World at War
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Carl Davis (conductor and composer) (in 2003-08)
recording of:
Main Theme (The World at War (TV series))
composer:
Carl Davis (conductor and composer)
recording of:
The World at War / Main Theme & German March
composer:
Carl Davis (conductor and composer)
Carl Davis3:56
25The Young and the Restless
Barry DeVorzon & Perry Botkin Jr.3:50