Show Tunes
In the TV shows you know and love, music doesn't just play pivotal roles in introducing the episodes, they shape your memory of them. Here, Stephen Steps Lowe takes a look at the stories behind the best and most-loved TV theme tunes of all time.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 6 minutes
- Episodes
- 39
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Show Tunes: Episode 18 - The O.C.
What. A. Tune. Phantom Planet - California
Today, we’re diving into a song that defined a generation, launched a cultural phenomenon, and might just be the anthem of your teen years… or, if you’re l…
Today, we’re diving into a song that defined a generation, launched a cultural phenomenon, and might just be the anthem of your teen years… or, if you’re l…
00:06:09 |
Fri 14 Feb 2025
Show Tunes - Episode 17 - Cheers “Where Everybody Knows Your Name”
"Making your way in the world today takes everything you've got.."
If you’ve ever found yourself humming “Where Everybody Knows Your Name”, you’ll know just how special this song is to a bunch of pe…
If you’ve ever found yourself humming “Where Everybody Knows Your Name”, you’ll know just how special this song is to a bunch of pe…
00:07:16 |
Fri 07 Feb 2025
Show Tunes: Episode 16 - Dawson's Creek: I Don't Want To Wait by Paula Cole
The track wasn’t just a catchy hit in 1996 — there's more going on here than just a tune that gets stuck in your head.
Alright, let’s dive in. The song we're talking about is "I Don't Want to Wait" …
Alright, let’s dive in. The song we're talking about is "I Don't Want to Wait" …
00:06:17 |
Fri 31 Jan 2025
Show Tunes: Episode 15 24.01.25 - I'll Be There For You by The Rembrandts
Fountains, Umbrellas, Handclaps and double-takes it is of course, Friends....
....because, if we’re being honest, we could have kicked things off with this one but opted against it, as we felt it wa…
....because, if we’re being honest, we could have kicked things off with this one but opted against it, as we felt it wa…
00:07:31 |
Fri 24 Jan 2025
Show Tunes: Episode 14 – Baywatch: I’m Always Here
Today we're taking a sun-soaked trip down memory lane to explore the theme song of one of the most iconic shows of the '90s......... Baywatch.
Premiering in 1989, the show quickly became a global se…
Premiering in 1989, the show quickly became a global se…
00:07:56 |
Fri 17 Jan 2025
Show Tunes - Episode 13: Malcolm In The Middle by The Might Be Giants
Today, we’re diving into one of the most iconic TV theme songs of all time: the opening theme to Malcolm in the Middle.
You know the one— it’s upbeat, catchy, rebellious, and practically impossible …
You know the one— it’s upbeat, catchy, rebellious, and practically impossible …
00:07:22 |
Fri 10 Jan 2025
Show Tunes: Episode 12 - Game Of Thrones by Ramin Djawadi
The final Show Tunes of 2024 is a proper classic
The theme to Game of Thrones is one that you could easily guess in a pub quiz, even if there’s a rabble spouting of nonsense at the table next to you…
The theme to Game of Thrones is one that you could easily guess in a pub quiz, even if there’s a rabble spouting of nonsense at the table next to you…
00:07:17 |
Fri 20 Dec 2024
Show Tunes: Episode 11 - Thunderbirds by Barry Gray
The Thunderbirds theme, composed by Barry Gray, is one of the most iconic pieces of television music ever...
...instantly recognizable for its bold, heroic orchestration. First airing in 1965, the B…
...instantly recognizable for its bold, heroic orchestration. First airing in 1965, the B…
00:06:43 |
Fri 13 Dec 2024
Show Tunes: Episode 10 - Buffy The Vampire Slayer theme by Nerf Herder
In Episode 10 of Show Tunes, Stephen Steps Lowe takes a deep dive into the iconic theme song of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
We look at how Joss Whedon envisioned the show's opening credits to blend th…
We look at how Joss Whedon envisioned the show's opening credits to blend th…
00:07:47 |
Fri 06 Dec 2024
Show Tunes: Episode 9 - The Muppets Theme composed by Jim Henson and Sam Pottle
In this episode of Show Tunes, Stephen Steps Lowe explores the iconic theme song for The Muppet Show
....composed by Jim Henson and Sam Pottle and written in 1976, the song became a key part of the …
....composed by Jim Henson and Sam Pottle and written in 1976, the song became a key part of the …
00:07:13 |
Fri 29 Nov 2024
Show Tunes: Episode 8 - The Prisoner by Ron Grainer
The iconic theme song to The Prisoner (first hitting screens in 1967), is composed by Ron Grainer, and has been reckoned as one of the most memorable and d
Ronald Erle Grainer (11 August 1922 – 21 F…
Ronald Erle Grainer (11 August 1922 – 21 F…
00:08:21 |
Fri 22 Nov 2024
Show Tunes: Episode 7 - Magnum P.I by Mike Post and Pete Carpenter
It’s Movember as we record this, so there can be no better time than now to pull out our Hawaiian shirts, dust off the Ferrari and wax that Mustache…
....because this week, well this week, we are do…
....because this week, well this week, we are do…
00:07:32 |
Thu 14 Nov 2024
Show Tunes: Ep 6 - The X-Files Theme by Mark Snow
Even if you have never seen the show, you know the tune, you know the names and you want to believe
The iconic theme song for cult sci-fi show, The X-Files was composed by Mark Snow, an American com…
The iconic theme song for cult sci-fi show, The X-Files was composed by Mark Snow, an American com…
00:05:39 |
Mon 11 Nov 2024
Show Tunes: Ep 5 - The Sopranos - Woke Up This Morning By Alabama 3
The theme song for The Sopranos, Woke Up This Morning is written by the criminally underrated, Brixton band, Alabama 3.
The track, for which, Alabama 3, rightly or wrongly, are perhaps best known, p…
The track, for which, Alabama 3, rightly or wrongly, are perhaps best known, p…
00:08:42 |
Fri 01 Nov 2024
Show Tunes: Ep. 4 Dallas composed by Jerrold Immel
Unless this is all a fevered slip in the shower dream sequence we are uncovering one of the biggest and best themes ever: the iconic tune for Dallas.
This is episode four of our run, where, assuming…
This is episode four of our run, where, assuming…
00:06:53 |
Fri 25 Oct 2024
Show Tunes: Ep. 3 FAME by Michael Gore with lyrics by Leslie Bricusse
Let’s dig our leggings out, back comb the shizz out of our perms, and get on point as we are well and truly in classic territory here.
Premiering in January 1982, Fame followed the lives of students…
Premiering in January 1982, Fame followed the lives of students…
00:08:21 |
Fri 18 Oct 2024
Show Tunes: Episode 2 - Knight Rider by Stu Philipps
If you’ve never talked into your watch or done the sound effects to Knight Rider’s KITT, then have you ever lived?
The theme tune for "Knight Rider," composed by Stu Phillips and featured in the sho…
The theme tune for "Knight Rider," composed by Stu Phillips and featured in the sho…
00:09:18 |
Fri 11 Oct 2024
Show Tunes Ep.1
The Simpsons - Danny Elfman
Welcome to the first episode of Show Tunes, where much like its distant cousin Song 2, we are setting about finding hidden gems behind the recording of our most beloved T…
Welcome to the first episode of Show Tunes, where much like its distant cousin Song 2, we are setting about finding hidden gems behind the recording of our most beloved T…
00:08:24 |
Fri 04 Oct 2024
Episode 0
The Trailer
"In the TV shows you know and love, music doesn't just play pivotal roles in introducing the episodes, they shape your memory of them. Here, Stephen Steps Lowe takes a look at the storie…
"In the TV shows you know and love, music doesn't just play pivotal roles in introducing the episodes, they shape your memory of them. Here, Stephen Steps Lowe takes a look at the storie…
00:00:58 |
Tue 05 Sep 2023
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