I had the idea to start a series of posts about TV show theme songs and the first one is from the TV series Black Sails.
The series was filmed at Cape Town Film Studios in Cape Town, South Africa, with local production company Film Afrika.[16][17]
The opening title sequence was made by Imaginary Forces and directors Michelle Dougherty and Karin Fong with the backing sea chantey-inspired theme composed by Battlestar Galactica and The Walking Dead composer Bear McCreary. It accurately features an instrument of the period in the form of the hurdy-gurdy.[18]
For the amount of detail that was added to the vessels, it took over 300 workers to build just one ship.[19]
In real life, recurring actor Nick Boraine is Louise Barnes's husband; Anna-Louise Plowman and Chris Larkin are, respectively, Toby Stephens's wife and brother; and Guy Paul is Harriet Walter's husband. Black Sails is an American historical adventure television series set on New Providence Island and written to be a prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson's 1883 novel Treasure Island.[1] The series was created by Jonathan E. Steinberg and Robert Levine for Starz. It debuted online for free on YouTube and other various streaming platform and video-on-demand services on January 18, 2014.[2] The debut on cable television followed a week later on January 25, 2014.[3] Steinberg is executive producer, alongside Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form, while Michael Angeli, Doris Egan, and Levine are co-executive producers. The show features treasure-seeking pirates fending off British government attempts to stop them.
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X-Men Theme
Here's a kick in the nostalgias for you https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAkL2-vh2Sk
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I got goosebumps all over. I haven't heard/seen that in years. I liked the X-Men, but I was more of a Spider-Man and Transformers fan.
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Black sails was an epic series. One of the best I've seen in a long while.
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Vikings is definitely on my favorites list, both in terms of story and soundtrack. Great choice!
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An amazing show - couple of off seasons but absolutely brilliant overall. And the opening theme is fantastic. Great shout for a thread!
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I've always been fascinated by pirate stories, and this one in particular left a lasting impression on me many years ago. It all started with Treasure Island
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Frasier - Tossed Salads & Scrambled Eggs

Again a theme tune sung by the star of the show, Kelsey Grammer. The words are a anecdote for psychiatry
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Of all the ones you post, this is the only one I remember, and I watched many episodes of it. The intro music is unmistakable. A classic.
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The others are a bit older and from the UK except The Monkees. I did do Fleetwood Mac's, The Chain yesterday to celebrate the start of the Formula One season. This song was the opener to the F1 show on the BBC and C4 for decades.
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When I was younger, I used to watch a lot of F1. My favorite driver was Senna. I'm Portuguese and I also watched some British TV shows. Did you watch this one? It also has a great intro song.
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Weekend World

Get ready to rock This would you believe was the opening theme to a in depth politics show on ITV, Sunday afternoons, but for a young lad, the best bit was the opening theme, then I left the room 😂. I'll be back in an hour for Space 1999
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The Monkees

Officially the best TV theme tune ever.
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Minder - I Could Be So Good For You

Other than being one of the best programmes on in the '80s, starring George Cole & Dennis Waterman, the theme tune was also great. Sung also by Dennis
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