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Enter our TV theme song contest
My Sunday column this week is all about theme songs vanishing from television programs.
In conjunction with that column, I’m running a contest. From the column:
Austin is a musical city, and TV shows need themes. South by Southwest is over, and you’re either musically inspired or seeking your next gig. So here’s the deal: Let’s write theme songs for shows that don’t have them. Create something supernatural for “Supernatural.” Knock out a theme for “The Event” (quick, before it’s canceled!). It doesn’t even need to be a current show — go ahead and give “Lost” the “Gilligan’s Island” treatment.
If you want to, just create lyrics for an existing musical theme like Prady did for “Hawaii Five-0”: They live in Hawaii/And they’re really tough/One of them’s named Danno/As if that’s not enough …
Hum it, sing it a cappella, or grab a guitar, keyboard or bongos and play along if you’d like. Get the band back together and jam out for “Grey’s Anatomy.” Add visuals if you’re so inclined, but feel free to keep it bare-bones simple — it could just be you, your dulcet tones and a cellphone camera.
When you’ve got something good, upload it to YouTube and send me a link. I’ll put the most creative entries on the TV Blog and reward my favorite with some of the ridiculous promotional stuff the networks won’t stop sending me.
As an example, I wrote and recorded a cheesy, retro sitcom theme song for “The Middle.” Check it out, above. Don’t worry if you can’t sing; I can’t either. I’ll score on cleverness, not vocal prowess. And remember, your entry doesn’t have to be this elaborate; it could be as simple as just singing into your webcam.
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By Chet
April 2, 2011 10:54 PM | Link to this
Hahahaha. Yes. Very good. "what are you doing with Raymond's wife.."