The best TV theme songs of all time

 

From rousing original scores to pop tunes given second lives, TV theme songs have an uncanny way of worming their way into our memory and triggering waves of nostalgia.

We break down 14 of the best, from the outlandish and the sentimental to the terrifying.

The White Lotus

Since July, every maddening, unusual or menacing thing that has happened to me – from trudging around a supermarket that has run out of aubergines to falling off my bike – has been soundtracked, in my mind, by one piece of music: The White Lotus theme, composed by Cristobal Tapia de Veer.

I know I’m not alone in this.

The score’s hypnotic, slightly sinister cacophony of tribal calls and sharp percussion provided the perfect soundtrack to the show’s depiction of a place that is outwardly paradise, but inwardly hell.

by George Fenwick 05:00, Jan 14 2022, read the full article here