But in the meantime, here's a fun litle project for us all to participate in.
BEST OR WORST THEME SONG TO A SUPERHERO MOVIE OR TV SHOW!!!
And my totally Top of My Head Top Five Is:
5. Theme from Superman (feature film 1978)
John Williams, obviously. Or as he was referred to back in the 50s, Johnny Williams.
4. Batman
The work of the splendidly monikered hepster jazz guy Neal Hefti. He probably was able to retire on the royalties from the TV version alone.
3. The Green Hornet
Rimsky-Korsakov and "The Flight of the Bumblebee." Classical composers could have made a fucking fortune back in the day if they'd had better management.
2. The Shadow
Camille Saint-Saens was wracked with pain, when people pronounced it as Saint-Sains. (That's an Ogden Nash joke). I should add that the music in question is Camille's "Omphale's Spinning Wheel."
And the Numero Uno toe-tapper for a caped or maked crusader is....
Theme from Superman (TV Show 1951)
The best superhero theme of them all, and believe it of not, nobody has a clue who wrote it. It's officially credited to a dude name Leon Klatzkin, but apparently he wasn't a composer -- he was an editor who helped license obscure b-movie scores to early TV. There's been some informed speculation that it was the work of the great Miklós Rózsa, of Ben-Hur fame, but it's never been reliably confirmed.
Alrighty then -- what would YOUR choices be?
Have a great weekend, everybody!!!!
10 comments:
The theme from the sixties Spiderman cartoon show is a real ear bug. The rest of them from the series, Captain America, Iron Man, Hulk, Thor all had similar jingle like themes. But I was about 10 when I last heard them.
Does Hercules count as a super hero? Another catchy 60's theme.
With the exception of the Superman TV show theme most superhero theme songs rot!
So I will say instead that you and your wonderful lady enjoy the left coast getaway!
Doctored Captain Al
C'mon, Batman has GOTTA be the Rosetta Stone of surf/spy rock 'n' roll.
Dig the workout given it by The Jam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWeL704YTMw
Not sure if it's the worst, but this list should include this favorite:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGL4c-23Mxo
Maybe I'll create a list this weekend with five of the best songs featuring superheroes. Anybody else up for that?
Doctored Captain Al
Then there's Captain Nice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjakiKlweAs
Created by Buck Henry! Music by Vic Mizzy (Green Acres)! Starring future non-comedic actor William Daniels.
And then there's this remarkably long intro for Mr. Terrific: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpYjoQDSvdI
AND, George Costanza's favorite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzfockTg57g
IMO, the epitome of 1970s lameness.
"Courageous Cat Theme" famously performed by the New York Dolls.
Wow; no one included Wonder Woman from the '70s?!?!?!? :)
paulinca
Why choose one superhero when you can have 26 in one song?!?
https://youtu.be/pqbpltJd8ec
Thanks, Stu- that made my day. Also a reminder that it's okay to make a fool of yourself if it's for the kids.
When I was six years old, I loved the theme song for a new show on TV called The Monkees. And then, two years later, I thought the theme for another new show, Hawaii Five-O, was pretty groovy too!
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