Classic television music

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Genre

Classic television music · Television called for short, instantly recognisable music. A tune had to set the tone within a few seconds and return every week. Bernard Herrmann wrote the first title music for The Twilight Zone (1959); the well-known guitar riff by Marius Constant followed a season later. The Doctor Who tune (1963) was written by Ron Grainer and turned into electronic music by Delia Derbyshire of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, using oscillators and spliced tape. For Mission: Impossible (1966), Lalo Schifrin wrote a theme in 5/4 time. Jan Hammer made the music for Miami Vice (1984) with synthesizers and scored a number 1 hit with it. Angelo Badalamenti gave Twin Peaks (1990) a dreamy, slow synthesizer sound.

Listening

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  Mission: Impossible Theme · Lalo Schifrin, 1966
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  Miami Vice Theme · Jan Hammer, 1984
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  Twin Peaks Theme · Angelo Badalamenti, 1990

In School of Rock

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• Film Music Map^NL Map

See also

• Henry Mancini
• Shirley Walker
• Mike Post
• Barrington Pheloung
• Klaus Doldinger
• Pop jazz, lounge and crime TV (Mancini school)
• Prestige TV and streaming