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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 974: The Story of TV theme songs

February 3, 2023 Alan Cross Television, Theme Songs, TV

Like Homer Simpson, I love my TV. Without my local, network, cable, on-demand, and streaming subs, I would have never made it through the darkest days of the pandemic. The

Movies

Here’s a not-so-quick history of James Bond theme songs.

October 4, 2021 Alan Cross Daniel Craig, James Bond, Theme Songs

[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] This movie is late. Very late. If there hadn’t been a pandemic, the 25th James Bond film, No Time to Die, would already

Television

Who Are The Musicians Behind Your Favourite TV Theme Songs?

July 9, 2016 Nerhys Danny Elfman, Gary Portnoy, Jesse Frederick, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Lazlo Bane, Merv Griffin, Mike Post, Nerf Herder, Oingo Boingo, Television, The Refreshments, Theme Songs, They Might Be Giants

While many people can sing along to their favourite TV show’s theme song, far fewer can name the musicians behind the songs. One such musician is Jesse Frederick whose singer-songwriter

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Friday Timesuck: An Orchestral Mashup of 43 Cartoon Theme Songs

March 28, 2014 Alan Cross Cartoons, Mashup, Orchestra, Theme Songs

How many can you identify? (Via Mashable)