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One of the more impressive collections of TV music released in recent memory, NBC: A Soundtrack of Must See TV collects the themes from virtually all of the network's noteworthy shows, spanning five decades' worth of television. Unlike some TV music compilations, which seem to take no consideration in how their songs are ordered, this collection is almost absurdly organized. The themes are grouped into very specific show categories -- "The Best Themes from a Sitcom (Adult/Workplace)" or "The Best Themes from a Drama (Police/Detective)"; while this might be a little too rigid, it does ensure a consistent mood and good flow from track to track, which is important considering that the longest themes only clock in at just over a minute. Some of the tracks here, such as the theme to "Saved by the Bell" and "Access Hollywood (Theme 2002)," were probably included more for the shows' popularity instead of the themes' musical merit, but by and large the collection offers a very strong collection of TV themes, including some all-time classics. Many of these come from the "Best Themes from a Drama (Police/Detective)" category, which boasts the "Hill Street Blues," "Rockford Files," "Dragnet (Danger Ahead)," "Peter Gunn," "Night Rider," and "Miami Vice" themes alone. "The Best Themes From a Sitcom (Adult/Workplace)" also feature some of the collection's most memorable themes, including "Seinfeld," "Cheers (Where Everybody Knows Your Name)," "I Dream of Jeannie," and "Get Smart." As expected from almost any TV music collection, the work of television composer extraordinaire Mike Post is well-represented, with his themes for "L.A. Law," "Law & Order," and the aforementioned "Hill Street Blues" and "Rockford Files" themes making him the most prolific composer on the album. Quincy Jones' cutting-edge theme for "Ironside" and excellently funky "Sanford and Son (The Streetbeater)" are also standouts. As nice as it is to have these classic and more current TV themes collected, the album's real finds are the slightly less well-known songs, like José Feliciano's "Chico and the Man" theme, as well as the themes to "The NBC Sunday Mystery Movie" and "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color.
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TRACK LISTINGS
1 I'll Be There for You Friends 0:57
2 Seinfeld 0:53
3 Where Everybody Knows Your Name Cheers to You, Master of the House 1:06
4 Thank You for Being a Friend The Golden Girls 0:43
5 Will & Grace 0:33
6 Mad About You 1:40
7 Night Court 0:43
8 The Streetbeater Sanford and Son 0:55
9 Chico and the Man 1:14
10 Jeannie From I Dream of Jeannie 0:49
11 Get Smart 0:57
12 Tossed Salad and Scrambled Eggs Frasier 0:40
13 The Fresh Prince of Bel Air 1:09
14 Kiss Me The Cosby Show 0:59
15 Ready for Anything Gimme a Break 0:54
16 Without Us Family Ties 1:03
17 A Different World 1:10
18 My Opinionation 0:50
19 It Takes Diff'rent Strokes 0:53
20 Saved by the Bell 1:06
21 In the Heat of the Night 1:12
22 Hill Street Blues 1:16
23 The Rockford Files 0:55
24 The NBC Sunday Mystery Movie 1:09
25 Police Woman 1:03
26 Ironside 0:46
27 Danger Ahead Dragnet Homage 1:31
28 Peter Gunn 0:53
29 Knight Rider 1:19
30 Miami Vice 1:03
31 St. Elsewhere 1:44
32 L.A. Law 1:33
33 Law & Order 1:24
34 Wagon Train 0:50
35 The Virginian 0:43
36 Little House on the Prairie 0:57
37 Alfred Hitchcock Presents 0:30
38 Fame 1:13
39 Theme 2002 Access Hollywood 0:32
40 Unsolved Mysteries 1:56
41 The Mission NBC Nightly News 0:33
42 Dateline NBC 1:37
43 The Tra la la Song The Banana Splits 1:26
44 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color 1:32
45 It's Howdy Doody Time 0:52
46 Inquisitive Tango Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 1:32
47 Saturday Night Live 2:03
48 Tonite The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 0:59
49 Late Night With Conan O'Brien 0:57
50 Johnny's Theme AKA the Tonight Show Theme / Doc Severinsen The Tonight Show ... 1:19
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