Programs have used theme music in a large variety of styles, sometimes adapted from existing tunes, and with some composed specifically for the purpose.
Other themes, like the music for The Young and the Restless, Days of Our Lives, and Coronation Street[3] have become iconic mostly due to the shows' respective longevities.
Unlike others, these serials have not strayed from the original theme mix much, if at all, allowing them to be known by multiple generations of television viewers.
's), motorsport (Roger Barsotti's Motor Sport and the bassline from Fleetwood Mac's "The Chain"), tennis (Keith Mansfield's "Light and Tuneful"), snooker ("Drag Racer" by the Doug Wood Band), skiing (Sam Fonteyn's "Pop Looks Bach", the theme to Ski Sunday) and gaelic games ("Jägerlatein" by James Last).
In lieu of its theme music, its opening sequence instead features a tone played on a synthesizer overlaid with a ticking sound effect.
John Batchelor is noted for his use of highly dramatic orchestral scores leading in and out of each segment of his weekly show.