# TV Themes--all time greatest **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 17, 2006, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-themes-all-time-greatest/340390 "2006-01-17T18:49:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![cactus\_waltz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@cactus\_waltz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cactus_waltz)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-themes-all-time-greatest/340390/61 "2006-01-18T12:18:43Z")
> [@Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor](#): > > What kind of instrument produces the chiming sound in that? All music (that is, any music that doesn’t require a license, such as _Walking on sunshine_ ) in Futurama is written by **Chris Tyng**. He’s a multi-instrumentalist , but his first instruments are drums and percussions, so a lot of the different Futurama rhythms are composed by various odd percussion instruments. If you check out the commentary tracks on the season 2 dvd box, Chris Tyng will drop some of the names of the instruments. If I’m not mistaken, it’s in the episode **The Problem with Popplers**. By the way, I nominate **the Simpsons** and fully agree with **Cowboy Bebop** ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-themes-all-time-greatest/340390/62 "2006-01-18T13:15:49Z")
**Thunderbirds** ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-themes-all-time-greatest/340390/63 "2006-01-18T14:02:04Z")
Just wanted to add another one. **Law & Order** ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-themes-all-time-greatest/340390/64 "2006-01-18T15:47:41Z")
> [@Honey](#): > > Just wanted to add another one. > > **Law & Order** which one? they’re all slightly different ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-themes-all-time-greatest/340390/65 "2006-01-18T16:13:02Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > which one? they’re all slightly different The one that hooked me was the original. I do like the slightly slower version from Criminal Intent though. ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-themes-all-time-greatest/340390/66 "2006-01-18T16:24:28Z")
_The Beverly Hillbillies_ ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/57b2e6/32.png) [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-themes-all-time-greatest/340390/67 "2006-01-18T20:06:45Z")
As much as Voyager pissed me off, I loved the theme. I think it was the saddest of the Trek themes. TOS was kinda fun and silly. TNG was bold adventure. DS9 was pride and militaristic. ENT was sappy pop…though I liked the visual montage. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-themes-all-time-greatest/340390.md?page=3)