What TV series had the best musical soundtrack?

[TheMightyFavog]

Hands down, Gotta be Cowboy Bebop. Yeah, I know, it's anime, but the soundtrack is nonetheless awesome. Jazz, blues, even a bit of crappy J-pop and even metal.

Besides, Yoko Kanno, who composed many of the tracks put together an awesome band called The Seatbelts for the jazz tracks. One of the drummers, Al Foster, used to beat the skins for Miles Davis.

[TZ]

1. An old one--Miami Vice

Honestly that is the last show I remember having good music

[BlueIris]

38. Yeah.

As an ankle-biter, that was the first place I ever heard the coolness of Crowded House.

[Bennyboy]

2. The music in the West Wing was always so moving.....

an intergral part of the story. Who can forget Yo Yo Ma and Josh? Or the Wiffenpoofs(sp)? Or the music whne Toby laid the homeless veteran to rest/

[TheMightyFavog]

4. I remember an ep where they played Dire Strait's Brothers in Arms..

I think that might have been the episode where Bartlett reveals to the public that he has MS.

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

5. "Two Cathedrals" - Sesason Two Finale.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaUPDYXQUtw&feature=related

[1gobluedem]

16. They played that on Miami Vice too

That was the first time I heard it.

[MissMillie]

54. I agree... The Dire Straits thing... also one episode in Season 3

where they go to a "Rock the Vote" rally and Aimee Mann is performing there. :loveya:

And the music playing when Zoey Bartlet gets kidnapped.... Massive Attack's "Angel" I think.

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. "Due South" always had cool tunes on it.

[AlCzervik]

6. Life on Mars

http://www.bbc.co.uk/lifeonmars/series1/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/lifeonmars/series2/

[Mojambo]

20. For sure. n/t

[Sebastian Doyle]

45. Any show that names itself after a Bowie tune deserves a vote

The US version of the show plays some decent music too.

[meegbear]

7. Batman ...

Those 60s guitar riffs'll rock yah every time.

[Midlodemocrat]

8. Supernatural is a show I just happened upon and the soundtrack

is awesome. Classic Rock, which is my fave.

[bif]

9. Pete Kelly's Blues

Before my time. But a local jazz group played it once and I love it. It's from an old Jack Webb show from the 1950s.

[no name no slogan]

10. The Rockford Files

Honorable mention: Baretta

[MorningGlow]

11. Northern Exposure

Excellent eclectic mix, with a healthy heapin' of zydeco. I have both soundtrack CDs.

Also Gilmore Girls (have that soundtrack CD too) and WKRP in Cincinnati--curses that they didn't get licensing for all the tunes for the DVD release. :(

[Bennyboy]

12. Mumbo Gumbo was one of the artists on N.E.....

And they are from Sacramento. great guys and girls, great live shows. www.mumbogumbo.com

[Sequoia]

33. Touche' !! Northern Exposure.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

13. How about Smallville?

[myrna minx]

14. I purchased the Twin Peaks soundtrack back in the day. I love absolutely love it. n/t

[Ivan Sputnik]

39. It's great....

There are actually two Twin Peaks soundtracks available now -- three if you count the prequel film soundtrack.

[geardaddy]

15. Gotta say it's gotta be "Weeds"

[Nevernose]

41. Volume 3 is supposed to be coming out soon

I've been listening to the first two quite a bit, lately.

[geardaddy]

50. I just love all the covers of "Little Boxes"

:D

[NoPasaran]

17. Green Acres

[Tikki]

18. Streets of San Francisco theme....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P7_jSDF9yw

Tikki

[Mojambo]

19. I haven't watched it for a few years, but Nip/Tuck does some amazing stuff with music.

West Wing is another obvious choice.

[Bertha Venation]

21. The West Wing - the word "majestic" always came to mind

in the first few bars. Good music for the subject.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

22. Peter Gunn.

[Auggie]

35. Gunn had a huge impact in terms or record sales

[TrogL]

23. Fame

My hands down favourite was the episode where the keyboard player (Ralph?) was in his studio messing around and got this bass riff going (GGAGBbCDGGAGBbCDDDEDFGADDEDFGAGGAGBbCDGGAGBbCDDDEDFGADDEDFGAGGAGABbCDAABbACDEBbBbCBbDEFCCDCEFGDDEDFDF#DDEDFDF#DDEDFDF#DDEDFDF#D) and other musicians wandering by joined in until the whole school was involved.

[Tikki]

24. I think you are correct...that is a great...

funky Bass sound....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2COKt6DqSaQ


Tikki

[TrogL]

26. I FOUND IT !!! Hot lunch Jam

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7ZDCqpsizQ&feature=related

[Tikki]

32. Nice.....

Tikki

[peacefreak]

25. China Beach was always pretty good.

nt

[MissMillie]

55. agreed

and apparently it is the royalties for all that music which has held up the release of this series on DVD.

[Stuart G]

27. Carl Stalling did the soundtrack for one of the longest running TV shows:

Bugs and Tweety Show.........Sat Mornings ...his orchestration for the Warner's Cartoons was incredible.....

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006298


What's Up Doc?

[trof]

28. The Andy Griffith Show. It's the only one my dog sang to.

As soon as the theme music came on, our German Shepherd would just throw her head back and begin to howl and yodel.
No other, just the Andy Griffith Show.

[Swede]

29. Either Dazed & Confused or Last Action Hero.

[blondeatlast]

30. WKRP in Cincinnati--including the opening and closing themes. nt

[Rob H.]

31. From what I can remember...

The Wonder Years had a great soundtrack. Unfortunately, problems with music licensing rights are keeping the series from being released on DVD. :(

[lutefisk]

34. I don't know about the whole soundtrack, but the Hawaii Five-0 opening...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AepyGm9Me6w

[InvisibleTouch]

36. Seconded on Miami Vice. n/t

[KamaAina]

37. Frank's Place

in fact, as with WKRP, the major obstacle to re-releasing the short-lived CBS series set in a New Orleans restaurant has been licensing the music. In the case of Frank's Place, much of it consisted of original works by Louisiana artists.

[RevolutionaryActs]

40. I agree with you.

You have so many amazing people involved. Yoko Kanno, Mai Yamane, Steve Conte, and Tim Jensen.

Blue, Green Bird, and Call Me, Call Me are honestly three of my most favorites ever. :D



Six Feet Under and True Blood must get honorable mentions though. ;)

[Inchworm]

42. Mary Poppins!!!

Feed the Birds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHrRxQVUFN4

Step in Time!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4I-b_GJ4ltk

Chim chim a knee!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGCmVDl46rY

A British Bank
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDbOK_fDu9Y

:woohoo:

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[Initech]

43. Arrested Development

Big yellow joint... the big yellow joint... I'll meet you down at the big yellow joint...

[6000eliot]

44. Private Eye from the '80s.

Soundtrack by Joe Jackson.

[enigmatic]

46. Peter Gunn

[sarge43]

47. Another Mancini lush and lovely - Mr Lucky

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5OsLatnCFY

[Beer Snob-50]

48. i gotta say the sopranos had a great soundtrack

best bumper music for a news show (a new category) would have to go to morning joe in my opinion (even if you don't always like the content)

[LostinVA]

49. Buffy and China Beach

[annonymous]

51. Miami Vice, The Wonder Years and The West Wing

All 3 series had amazing soundtracks. Homicide Life on the Street and Felicity also had decent soundtracks as well.

[SoxFan]

52. Best score: Lost. Best use of outside material: Homicide

[Orsino]

53. Buffy.

Great music.