The UEFA Champions League anthem was composed by British musician Tony Britten in 1992. It was inspired partly by “Zadok the Priest”, a composition by George Frideric Handel. And the lyrics are sung in three…
Tag: theme song
The famous Ghostbusters theme was written and performed by Ray Parker Jr. But its resemblance to Huey Lewis and the News’ “I Want a New Drug” led to a copyright dispute. The two recordings have…
The original Addams Family theme song was written and performed by Vic Mizzy. And there’s a surprising detail. The vocal group you hear isn’t really a group. Mizzy recorded the singing himself. Then layered additional…
The famous dramatic theme from Requiem for a Dream is “Lux Aeterna” by Clint Mansell. The recording was performed by the Kronos Quartet. It appeared in Darren Aronofsky’s 2000 psychological drama. But the composition later…
The famous music associated with British Formula 1 television coverage is the instrumental ending of Fleetwood Mac’s “The Chain”. The recording appeared on the band’s 1977 album Rumours. The BBC began using its dramatic bass-driven…
The haunting opening music from Twin Peaks was composed by Angelo Badalamenti. But there’s something many listeners don’t realise. The famous instrumental theme has a vocal counterpart called “Falling”, performed by Julee Cruise. The music…
The Friends theme song is “I’ll Be There for You” by The Rembrandts. The American pop-rock duo recorded the track for the television series. But here’s the interesting part. It wasn’t originally created as a…
The haunting opening song from the first season of True Detective is “Far From Any Road” by The Handsome Family. It wasn’t written for the series. The recording originally appeared on the duo’s 2003 album…
The original Charmed theme is “How Soon Is Now?” performed by Love Spit Love. But the song wasn’t originally written by that band. It’s a cover of The Smiths’ 1984 classic. And if you’ve watched…
The famous dramatic theme from 28 Days Later is “In the House – In a Heartbeat” by John Murphy. But there’s another recording many viewers remember just as strongly. “East Hastings” by Godspeed You! Black…
