{"id":539,"date":"2015-12-03T14:41:25","date_gmt":"2015-12-03T14:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?p=539"},"modified":"2021-07-02T15:05:10","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T15:05:10","slug":"episode-23-tv-theme-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?p=539","title":{"rendered":"Episode 24 &#8211; TV Theme Songs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week join Steve and Jonathan as they discuss one of the most successful television theme song writing partnerships in TV history: Post\/Carpenter! We discuss the history of TV theme songs, why they&#8217;ve fallen out of fashion, and provide three examples to illustrate the successful Post\/Carpenter formula. This week Steve and Jonathan are &#8220;Drivin&#8217; like the demon that drives your beat&#8221;. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ep_23_steve-003.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ep_23_steve-003-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"ep_23_steve 003\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ep_23_steve-003-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ep_23_steve-003-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ep_23_steve-003-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MAGNUM, P.I. 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href='https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?attachment_id=565'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/joey_scarbury-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/joey_scarbury-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/joey_scarbury-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/joey_scarbury.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-565'>\n\t\t\t\tsinger Joey Scarbury&#8217;s debut album from 1981\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?attachment_id=568'><img 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