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Monk – Instrumental theme by Jeff Beal in season 1, and "It's a Jungle Out There" by Randy Newman from seasons 2–8. The Monkees ("(Theme From) The Monkees") - Boyce and Hart (performed by The Monkees) Monty Python's Flying Circus ("The Liberty Bell (march)") – John Philip Sousa played by The Band of the Grenadier Guards
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The feel-good instrumental was inspired by “Your Hand In Mine” by Explosions in ihe Sky.—and as it turns out, the producers originally wanted to use one of the band's songs for the theme.
The song was originally featured as the official theme of the 1980 Winter Olympics, held in Lake Placid, New York. [1] The TV network ABC had used Mangione's recordings four years earlier during their coverage of the 1976 Summer Olympics, and the then President of ABC Sports, Roone Arledge, asked the musician to create the theme song for the Winter games. [1]
The 1980s produced chart-topping hits in pop, hip-hop, rock, and R&B. Here's a list of the best songs from the time, ranging from Toto to Michael Jackson.
The 1987 version by The Art of Noise was an international hit, and won the 1987 Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. [7] It was used as the theme music for the 1987 film version of Dragnet based on the TV show. A new version was released the following year, "Dragnet (The '88 Mix)".
The music video of the theme is a mini-episode of the TV series with Hammer as a fugitive on the run from James "Sonny" Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs. Throughout the majority of the video, Hammer performs the theme in front of a projector screen playing footage from the TV series – including scenes of the Vice duo chasing him.
"Hill Street Blues" is a 1981 instrumental by Mike Post. It is the theme from the TV series Hill Street Blues, and features Larry Carlton on guitar. The single spent over five months on the charts and reached number 10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It became an Adult Contemporary hit in the U.S. (No. 4) and Canada (No. 29).