If you want a superb example of a catchy theme song, look to the iconic Oscar Mayer wiener song from 1963. This little ditty was easy to sing and repeated the Oscar Mayer name throughout. When people ...
"Our whole universe is in a hot dense state..." The second you hear that first line, you know what's coming next: an episode of "The Big Bang Theory." Since the show debuted in 2007, Barenaked Ladies ...
In the earliest days of MTV, few songs were more inescapable than Devo’s fractured New Wave classic “Whip It.” With hardly any bands making music videos when MTV launched in 1981, the fledgling ...
Twelve years after Barenaked Ladies wrote the theme song for “The Big Bang Theory,” the band returned to the megahit series to compose an acoustic version for the final episode. Vocalist/guitarist Ed ...
"Da, duh." Two simple notes – E and F – have become synonymous with tension, fear and sharks, representing the primal dread of being stalked by a predator. And they largely have "Jaws" to thank. Fifty ...
Common has teamed up with collaborators to compose "Victory," the official theme for NBA on Prime. The streaming platform ...
This commentary is adapted from a segment on Current’s weekly podcast The Pub. For us producers of TV and radio shows, theme music tends to be like that dining room table you inherited from your ...
They are four notes that changed the action game: “Dum dum da da.” That is the musical motif that instantly set the suspenseful stage for many a thrilling spy adventure as the theme song of “Mission: ...
Every classic action film series has great music, and James Bond is no different. Over 007's 58-year history, the theme music featured at the beginning of every film has become a Bond tradition. While ...