RWBY's OST has no business being as good as it is.
The Mandalorian OST is great too.
Also a mention for One Punch Man OST, specifically Genos's theme, my man looks like a total badass and his theme really complements the fights right up until he lets his guard down and gets flattened every fucking time.
I always listen through the Adventure Time ending. The only thing that ruins it is the production company messages at the end that cut the song off abrubtly.
Battlestar Galactica! All of the themes for the various characters fit really well, and the taiko-style drums during space battles, which at first might seem stylistically a bit strange, work amazingly well to amp up the sense of urgency.
The drums add crazzzzy tension to those battles and totally capture the "Well, I guess now we have to wait a whole 45 seconds before that giant salvo of missiles we can all see clear-as-crystal closes in another 2 clicks towards our position and absolutely nukes us" vibe of it all.
I've always thought that BSG's combat scoring was influenced by the combat music from the OG Homeworld game, which itself is ultra loosely based on the 70's BSG show.
The Taskmaster intro always hypes me up for every episode
Also the Curb Your Enthusiasm theme could not fit any more perfectly. To this day every time I see the static noise before any HBO show I expect to hear "bum Bum BUM daaaaaaah..."
The theme itself is āFrolicā by Luciano Michelini, composed in 1974 for the film āLa bellissima estateā and used since then in some advertisements, in which Larry David had heard it. āCurbā generally uses several old āproduction musicā pieces, i.e. those from a music library for films, tv and such. āIt's Always Sunny in Philadelphiaā also does this.
Itās old but for a long time The Wonder Years supposedly couldnāt be released on home video because there were so many music licenses to get clearance for.
I wish they kept doing shows like that. Every ten years, try to make a decent, smart, earnest show about teenagers living twenty years prior.
The criminally underrated Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles had some absolutely gorgeous music. As an example, I think āSarah Connorās Themeā is achingly beautiful: https://youtu.be/sJk8BjEkmx0
Really fit the series, too which, while not being short of wit and action, always had a seriously melancholy undercurrent.
Probably Michael Giacchino's score for the show Lost. I felt like I was watching a movie. If we're talking about anime, then Evan Call's score for Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
I like shows that consequently and (almost) exclusively use actual songs made by real* artists. I remember Orange Is The New Black doing this. And The Wire. Russian Doll. Borat. The list is long.
I prefer shows that do not have a constant mood-setting musical soundtrack.
* a little debatable if their only known the track is the one from the show
White Lotus. The opening themes are all incredible, but all the background music perfectly sets the tone in every scene. Most of it is done by Cristobal, who apparently has had "creative differences" with the show's creator for the show's first three seasons. He's had enough arguing and won't be returning for the fourth season, which is honestly enough to make me skip it despite liking the show.
Generally the only TV show I ever really think about the music for is Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Sick intro theme, and my all time favorite episode of anything is Once More, With Feeling, the musical episode.
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WagnasT@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 266d
Cowboy bebop is awesome.
RWBY's OST has no business being as good as it is.
The Mandalorian OST is great too.
Also a mention for One Punch Man OST, specifically Genos's theme, my man looks like a total badass and his theme really complements the fights right up until he lets his guard down and gets flattened every fucking time.
SaraTonin@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 265d
You might find this fun: https://youtube.com/shorts/YqWkMXTmJow
FoxFairline@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 18 pts · 266d
Mr. ROBOT and Westworld have some amazing scores aside from the cover versions they provide.
invertedspear@lemmy.zip · 8 pts · 265d
The various versions of paint it black are fucking fantastic.
AnExerciseInFalling@programming.dev · 2 pts · 265d
Mr Robot's soundtrack is awesome, I remember the agonizing years waiting for the final volume to come out through all the red tape
Absolutely worth it
zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev · 17 pts · 265d
Twin Peaks. Lots of mood. The revival had several musical guests, too.
dditty@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 264d
Angelo Badalamenti is super talented š¶
CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 266d
showmeyourkizinti@startrek.website · 6 pts · 265d
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 265d
God knows I've had some rough fucking years!
neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 265d
I always listen through the Adventure Time ending. The only thing that ruins it is the production company messages at the end that cut the song off abrubtly.
SuperNinjaFury@midwest.social · 1 pts · 265d
You can find the complete version of adventure time's ending song. It's called island song :)
neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 250d
TIL, thank you friend <3
jake@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 265d
Battlestar Galactica! All of the themes for the various characters fit really well, and the taiko-style drums during space battles, which at first might seem stylistically a bit strange, work amazingly well to amp up the sense of urgency.
Damage@feddit.it · 4 pts · 264d
I loved their version of "All Along the Watchtower"
cheddar_goblin@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 262d
The drums add crazzzzy tension to those battles and totally capture the "Well, I guess now we have to wait a whole 45 seconds before that giant salvo of missiles we can all see clear-as-crystal closes in another 2 clicks towards our position and absolutely nukes us" vibe of it all.
I've always thought that BSG's combat scoring was influenced by the combat music from the OG Homeworld game, which itself is ultra loosely based on the 70's BSG show.
Maybelline@lemmy.zip · 15 pts · 266d
Scrubs
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 265d
I liked the ukulele songs about all the states.
acosmichippo@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 266d
The Taskmaster intro always hypes me up for every episode
Also the Curb Your Enthusiasm theme could not fit any more perfectly. To this day every time I see the static noise before any HBO show I expect to hear "bum Bum BUM daaaaaaah..."
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 265d
That's Alex Horne's band, "The Horne Section" in case you weren't aware
SlurpingPus@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 265d
The theme itself is āFrolicā by Luciano Michelini, composed in 1974 for the film āLa bellissima estateā and used since then in some advertisements, in which Larry David had heard it. āCurbā generally uses several old āproduction musicā pieces, i.e. those from a music library for films, tv and such. āIt's Always Sunny in Philadelphiaā also does this.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 264d
I was talking about the Taskmaster theme. Thought it was clear since I mentioned Alex Horne. The guy who basically created (and hosts) the show.
SlurpingPus@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 264d
Ah, I'm not familiar with the show. Was wondering where a band fits in, if the track is library music.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 264d
I could have been more specific
calliope@retrolemmy.com · 11 pts · 266d
Itās old but for a long time The Wonder Years supposedly couldnāt be released on home video because there were so many music licenses to get clearance for.
I wish they kept doing shows like that. Every ten years, try to make a decent, smart, earnest show about teenagers living twenty years prior.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 265d
Freaks and Geeks
LoonyLenny@lemdro.id · 9 pts · 266d
WKRP in Cincinnati
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone · 9 pts · 265d
I really like the theme song and musical setting of Firefly. I'm not as hyped about the story now as I once was, but the music is still great.Ā
AtariDump@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 265d
Hereās what I think of that
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 265d
Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!
LordMayor@piefed.social · 8 pts · 265d
Samurai Champloo has a good soundtrack.
CodingCarpenter@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 266d
The Drew Carey show
barooboodoo@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 265d
Livin in sin with a safety pin š¶
HubertManne@piefed.social · 2 pts · 265d
yeah all the versions were great and I in particular liked the five o clock world opening.
agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 265d
FLCL season 1
Puella Magi Madoka Magicka
Severance was pretty solid
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 5 pts · 265d
+1 for FLCL. The Pillows rock.
agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 265d
Ride on shooting star
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca · 0 pts · 264d
FLCL? It's fun to dereference initialisms the first time you mention them.
agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 264d
It isn't an initialism, that's just what it's called.
Bonus@piefed.social · 5 pts · 266d
The Knick
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nPy6vTw527uHm-uAOKxbFBnW8ZapHnNbo
ndupont@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 265d
Exactly
A_norny_mousse@feddit.org · 3 pts · 265d
Cliff Martinez does pretty good soundtracks, they even play on ambient radio stations sometimes. I remember his name ever since Solaris.
SaraTonin@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 265d
The criminally underrated Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles had some absolutely gorgeous music. As an example, I think āSarah Connorās Themeā is achingly beautiful: https://youtu.be/sJk8BjEkmx0
Really fit the series, too which, while not being short of wit and action, always had a seriously melancholy undercurrent.
sittinonatoilet@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 265d
Black Sails
Visstix@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 265d
Never skipping that intro.
The3represents@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 265d
Probably Michael Giacchino's score for the show Lost. I felt like I was watching a movie. If we're talking about anime, then Evan Call's score for Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 264d
The opening theme to āTaxi.ā
A_norny_mousse@feddit.org · 4 pts · 265d
I like shows that consequently and (almost) exclusively use actual songs made by real* artists. I remember Orange Is The New Black doing this. And The Wire. Russian Doll. Borat. The list is long.
I prefer shows that do not have a constant mood-setting musical soundtrack.
* a little debatable if their only known the track is the one from the show
Ilandar@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 265d
It wasn't a great show but the anime Kubikiri Cycle had a very interesting soundtrack, composed by Yuki Kajiura. Some examples:
Let Him Tell His Story
Old-fashioned Fairy Tale (this one features her own language)
Ashiette@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 265d
Kajiura Yuki always was one great compositor. I think she really nailer Tsubasa Chronicles.
resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 266d
Ba-da ba-da bad-daaaah da.
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 265d
Friends?
resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 265d
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyyrv7qNAfY
unknown@piefed.social · 3 pts · 265d
Utopia (the original british series) has a fucking amazing score.
adhocfungus@midwest.social · 3 pts · 265d
White Lotus. The opening themes are all incredible, but all the background music perfectly sets the tone in every scene. Most of it is done by Cristobal, who apparently has had "creative differences" with the show's creator for the show's first three seasons. He's had enough arguing and won't be returning for the fourth season, which is honestly enough to make me skip it despite liking the show.
pipi1234@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 265d
Utopia Highly recommended!!!
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 3 pts · 265d
Generally the only TV show I ever really think about the music for is Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Sick intro theme, and my all time favorite episode of anything is Once More, With Feeling, the musical episode.
BarbudoGrande@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 265d
Max Richter and his score for The Leftovers is great.
Second someone else mention Westworld, which is the same composer as GoT: Ramin Djawadi
There's others I very much enjoy but these two are worth commenting
Okokimup@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 265d
The first season of American Horror Story.
ITGuyLevi@programming.dev · 1 pts · 264d
The Blacklist had a pretty dope soundtrack.
Edit: definitely not "original" music though.
sayitghoul@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 264d
Best use of music has to be Supernatural for sure
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 264d
enterprise, before they had a wierd people singing.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 265d
The opening theme of Succession is legendary
lepinkainen@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 264d
https://youtu.be/Y8uMvUgnpwI
Clannad - Robin (the Hooded man) from Robin of Sherwood