I have a soft spot for music from tv show intros from the 70s and early 80s. The compositions and memorable melodies were something else.
I think maybe it was a legacy from the 70s movie soundtracks, where Ennio Morricone really showed how important soundtracks were to movies, but then TV shows had to do it in 30 seconds. I love the craftsmanship of it.
Some of my favorites:
“The prisoner” is quite wild from a music perspective and way ahead of it’s time. Looks more like a 60s/70s series. Never saw it myself.
I guess it’s not so decade dependent, but more about someone caring enough to make a good intro song.
Here are more TV themes that you didn’t know you already knew:
Hill Street Blues
Round the Twist (this is the Epitome of early 1990s)