What's this theme song?
February 13, 2019 6:42 AM Subscribe
I'm trying to identify a TV show with haunting intro theme music that included some whistling. If I remember right, the music sounded vaguely Celtic. The TV show is contemporary or contemporaryish (after 2010), and available on either Netflix Canada or Amazon Prime.
Do you remember anything else about the show? Rural vs urban, young cast vs old cast, etc?
posted by Mogur at 7:13 AM on February 13, 2019
posted by Mogur at 7:13 AM on February 13, 2019
Response by poster: Mogur: It was possibly a western, possibly a historical drama, or possibly swords & sandals stuff.
posted by thisclickableme at 7:15 AM on February 13, 2019
posted by thisclickableme at 7:15 AM on February 13, 2019
Response by poster: Not Outlander, not Castle. I think Outlander is closer in mood though.
posted by thisclickableme at 8:04 AM on February 13, 2019
posted by thisclickableme at 8:04 AM on February 13, 2019
The theme to Season 1 of Patriot, on Amazon Prime, uses a song that is sort of haunting, vaguely Celtic, and while it doesn't have whistling it does have some Oooh oooh ooooohs at the end. Train Song by Vashti Bunyan.
(this is an amazing show that everyone should watch)
posted by bondcliff at 8:58 AM on February 13, 2019 [1 favorite]
(this is an amazing show that everyone should watch)
posted by bondcliff at 8:58 AM on February 13, 2019 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: bondcliff: Gorgeous song! (but that's not it)
posted by thisclickableme at 9:06 AM on February 13, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by thisclickableme at 9:06 AM on February 13, 2019 [1 favorite]
The only theme songs I can think of with whistling are The X Files and Eastenders, and the last one is fake whistling from a Casio.
posted by w0mbat at 9:32 AM on February 13, 2019
posted by w0mbat at 9:32 AM on February 13, 2019
Another two, but not haunting at all, are Some Mothers Do Have Em, which is 70s and obscure and my favorite, It’s The Garry Shandling Show.
posted by w0mbat at 9:39 AM on February 13, 2019
posted by w0mbat at 9:39 AM on February 13, 2019
Not a historical drama, doesn't have whistling, but does have humming and some instrumental parts that might be rememberable as whistling -- the theme to Detectorists is a possible longshot.
posted by LobsterMitten at 9:40 AM on February 13, 2019
posted by LobsterMitten at 9:40 AM on February 13, 2019
Response by poster: Really enjoying this parade of awesome tunes, but it's not Eureka, Detectorists, Garry Shandling, Some Mothers, Eastenders, or X Files.
posted by thisclickableme at 10:06 AM on February 13, 2019
posted by thisclickableme at 10:06 AM on February 13, 2019
“Vaguely Celtic” made me think of Haven. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjb4scJINuo
posted by Asterism at 12:51 PM on February 13, 2019
posted by Asterism at 12:51 PM on February 13, 2019
Slight long shot, but it could be Caliban's Dream from the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics -- the whistling bit starts about 2m55s in.
posted by rollick at 3:08 PM on February 13, 2019
posted by rollick at 3:08 PM on February 13, 2019
Response by poster: (not Haven, Caliban's Dream, or John Adams)
posted by thisclickableme at 10:24 AM on February 14, 2019
posted by thisclickableme at 10:24 AM on February 14, 2019
Do you have the tune stuck in your head? Could you record yourself humming or whistling it and share a snippet?
Bonus guess (based on “haunting”, but not much else going for it) - Homicide: Life on the Streets
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf5q3Xk9bRo
posted by Asterism at 10:40 AM on February 14, 2019
Bonus guess (based on “haunting”, but not much else going for it) - Homicide: Life on the Streets
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf5q3Xk9bRo
posted by Asterism at 10:40 AM on February 14, 2019
OK, look, not a TV show, but has whistling, a fiddle, qualifies as haunting, and comes from a western-themed piece of media..."Born Unto Trouble," from Red Dead Redemption.
posted by MonkeyToes at 4:37 PM on February 14, 2019
posted by MonkeyToes at 4:37 PM on February 14, 2019
No whistling, but I have a gut feeling it might be Deadwood
posted by obliquity of the ecliptic at 6:33 PM on February 14, 2019
posted by obliquity of the ecliptic at 6:33 PM on February 14, 2019
Response by poster: Asterism: I had it stuck in my head for about an hour after I first heard it. I thought it would stay, but it didn't, and now here we are ...
(it's not Homicide, Born unto trouble, or Deadwood [I miss Deadwood])
posted by thisclickableme at 10:32 AM on February 15, 2019
(it's not Homicide, Born unto trouble, or Deadwood [I miss Deadwood])
posted by thisclickableme at 10:32 AM on February 15, 2019
The theme from Over the Garden Wall is haunting, has whistling, and is available on Netflix.
posted by rollick at 12:48 PM on February 15, 2019
posted by rollick at 12:48 PM on February 15, 2019
Response by poster: (It's not Over the Garden Wall.)
posted by thisclickableme at 3:32 AM on February 17, 2019
posted by thisclickableme at 3:32 AM on February 17, 2019
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