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Whenever producers change the theme tune of a show it is nearly always a remix of the old one
But can anyone think of shows where a theme has been replaced by a brand new score
For example in. 1992 Surprise Surprise scrapped it's famous Unexpected Hits You Between The Eyes theme and replaced it with a brand new theme which went
"life is full, full of surprises"
They are both great themes but I much preferred the later theme
But can anyone think of shows where a theme has been replaced by a brand new score
For example in. 1992 Surprise Surprise scrapped it's famous Unexpected Hits You Between The Eyes theme and replaced it with a brand new theme which went
"life is full, full of surprises"
They are both great themes but I much preferred the later theme
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Magnum P.I. changed theme tune a season or two into it's run.
The original tune
The second tune
George and Mildred
Only Fools and Horses
Happy Days
Family Fortunes
The Price is Right
Catchphrase
Red Dwarf
Strike it Lucky/Rich
all changed their theme tunes to something completely different. The latter also changed it's title at the same time.
Human Target
Cagney & Lacey
Monk
The Amazing Spider-Man (1977 live action)
Max Headroom (1987 Sci-Fi series)
Both of those fall into the remix/re-recording category.
What is worse, is when they use the same tune but "up-date it."
Maggie Bell's "No Mean City" which introduces Taggart, has been changed twice and has been poorer each time.
The theme from series 3 onward is a classic! :cool:
Red Dwarf was a remix of the original I thought, not a different tune (after S2).
I only know of the "Happy Days" theme for Happy Days (just the one).
Knots got jazzier.
Early episodes of Happy Days used Bill Hayley's Rock Around the Clock as the opening theme.
You really have to hear them both to appreciate the difference!
The original Baywatch theme was "Save Me" by Peter Cetera.
For seasons 2-10, it was replaced by "I'm Always Here" by Jimi Jamison.
The main theme of season 11 is "Let Me Be the One" by Fiji & Glenn Medeiros.
For the DVD release of season 1, the original theme was replaced by "Strong Enough" by Evan Olson. However, the UK release features "Above the Waterline" by Kim Carnes instead, and the German release features the original theme by Peter Cetera.
This: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_VnuEIhldA
was replaced with this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XAIFDFFsiE&playnext=1&list=PLC5B208136D1F91F0
House has a different title theme for international versions.
US version.
International version.
The US version is Teardrop by Massive Attack. The international version is actually the US version's ending-credits music.
I thought The Saint tunes were very similar .
The B&W episodes version was jazzed up for the early colour ones but the later colour ones had the different theme but still seemed similar
The QL revamp was the same tune just a different version.
Tomorrows World changed its theme at least 3 times
I have. Cartoon Network used to show it all the time.