Amidst the chorus of people saying that TV is better than it’s ever been, you’ll always find one person lamenting the decline of the theme song. While it’s true that the days of minutes-long intros with original songs and catchy melodies might be in the past, there’s no denying that shows are still finding memorable (and in a few cases, iconic) ways to open each episode.
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With that in mind, we set out to pick the best TV themes of the young century. Some of these are snippets from existing songs, others are new instrumentals that have quickly taken on meaning well beyond the shows they’re attached to. As DVRs and streaming services make it easier than ever to skip TV credits, there are plenty of songs and shows trying to keep the art of the opening alive.
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With that in mind, we set out to pick the best TV themes of the young century. Some of these are snippets from existing songs, others are new instrumentals that have quickly taken on meaning well beyond the shows they’re attached to. As DVRs and streaming services make it easier than ever to skip TV credits, there are plenty of songs and shows trying to keep the art of the opening alive.
- 6/13/2017
- by Steve Greene and Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
"Inside Llewyn Davis" star Oscar Isaac plays Mr. Carpool, a down-on-his luck Angeleno, in the video for Danish producer Anders Trentemøller's latest single "Gravity" (featuring Jana Hunter of Lower Dens) from the album "Lost." As Mr. Carpool, Isaac's character wanders around the freeways of Los Angeles, making ends meet by offering his services as an extra passenger so they can drive in the carpooling lane. The collaborative video by directors Tue Walin Storm and Elvira Lind bridges the line between fiction and documentary as many Los Angeles natives play themselves. Though the video was shot in L.A., the footage was edited in a small cabin in Denmark by Mette Olendorff and Mathias Nyholm Schmidt. "The video is an homage to the great city of La," read the video's press notes, "a place where diversity is an understatement: a place full of vibrant characters from all walks of life...
- 1/10/2014
- by Paula Bernstein
- Indiewire
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