Some songs may mention the title and nothing else...and some songs have just music...these are my faves:

THEME FROM S.W.A.T.

THE HUSTLE - Van McCoy

FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN - Walter Murphy (he now does the music on FAMILY GUY)

EXPRESS - B.T. Express

FRANKENSTEIN - Edgar Winter Group

PICK UP THE PIECES - Average White Band

MOVIN' - Brass Construction

TSOP (The sound of Philadelphia aka SOUL TRAIN THEME) - MFSB

EUROPA - Santana (basically any instrumental by Santana i love)

I'M READY - Kano

SLEEPWALK - Santo & Johnny (well known oldie song...it was played at the end of La Bamba when Richie died)

THEME FROM MIDNIGHT EXPRESS - Giorgio Moroder

THEME FROM A SUMMER PLACE - Percy Faith

TEQUILA - The Champs

GREEN ONIONS - Booker T & The MG's

Axel F - Harold Faltermeyer
The Poor People of Paris - Les Baxter
Hang 'Em High - Booker T & The MG's
40 Miles Of Bad Road - Duane Eddy

Telstar - The Tornadoes (cool because, for one thing, no other song has the
sound of a helicopter in it)
The X-Files TV Theme (it just fits the show so perfectly)
Bonanza (the best western theme and one of the best TV themes of all time)
The Incredible Hulk - Joe Harnell (esp. the "lonely man" closing theme)
The Simpsons Theme - Danny Elfman
Flying - The Beatles (the only track composed by all four Beatles)

The Love Theme from St. Elmo's Fire
Theme from Matlock(Love this song!!)
Theme from Law and Order
Theme from M.A.S.H.(The words just ruin this song for me, so I like the instrumental version)

Some songs may mention the title and nothing else...and some songs have just music...these are my faves:

THEME FROM S.W.A.T.

THE HUSTLE - Van McCoy

FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN - Walter Murphy (he now does the music on FAMILY GUY)

EXPRESS - B.T. Express

FRANKENSTEIN - Edgar Winter Group

PICK UP THE PIECES - Average White Band

MOVIN' - Brass Construction

TSOP (The sound of Philadelphia aka SOUL TRAIN THEME) - MFSB

EUROPA - Santana (basically any instrumental by Santana i love)

I'M READY - Kano

SLEEPWALK - Santo & Johnny (well known oldie song...it was played at the end of La Bamba when Richie died)

THEME FROM MIDNIGHT EXPRESS - Giorgio Moroder

THEME FROM A SUMMER PLACE - Percy Faith

TEQUILA - The Champs

GREEN ONIONS - Booker T & The MG's

not meaning to nitpick,but some of those do have some vocals.
It's all good,though. :)

"Morning Dance"-Spyro Gyra
"Rockford Files"-Mike Post
"Space Race"-Billy Preston (used on 'American Bandstand' for years)
"Song For Guy"-Elton John

not meaning to nitpick,but some of those do have some vocals.
It's all good,though. :)

"Morning Dance"-Spyro Gyra
"Rockford Files"-Mike Post
"Space Race"-Billy Preston (used on 'American Bandstand' for years)
"Song For Guy"-Elton John
that's why i posted in my first post abt some of the songs having the title sung in them and nothing else.

Chuck Mangione - all his work

I don't really like insturmental music but my favorite is Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys it's awesome. Only one I like.

Summer Madness - Kool and the Gang
Sun Goddess - Ramsey Lewis/Earth, Wind and Fire
My Favorite Things - John Coltrane/Kenny Burrell
Tanya - Dexter Gordon
I agree with Irene anything with Santana
Big Moon - Neal Schon
Anything by Vince Guaraldi
Bumpin Down Sunset - Wes Montgomery
The Westside - Phil Collins
Take The A Train - Duke Ellington
When You Wish Upon A Star - Miles Davis
Give It All You Got - Chuck Mangione
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Richard Elliott

Summer Madness - Kool and the Gang
Sun Goddess - Ramsey Lewis/Earth, Wind and Fire
My Favorite Things - John Coltrane/Kenny Burrell
Tanya - Dexter Gordon
I agree with Irene anything with Santana
Big Moon - Neal Schon
Anything by Vince Guaraldi
Bumpin Down Sunset - Wes Montgomery
The Westside - Phil Collins
Take The A Train - Duke Ellington
When You Wish Upon A Star - Miles Davis
Give It All You Got - Chuck Mangione
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Richard Elliott
OMG how did i forget Summer Madness???? awesome song...just awesome. It's a great song to listen to when driving down the coast or taking a long drive somewhere.:D

My favorite Instumental song is Intermission by Panic! At The Disco-- It rocks.

The Simpsons Theme - Danny Elfman
Green Onions - Booker T & the MGs
Austin Powers Theme - The James Taylor Quartet
Man Of Mystery - The Shadows
Diamonds - Jet Harris & Tony Meehan
Main Title Theme from The Man With The Golden Arm - Jet Harris
Walk, Don't Run - The Ventures
Tequila - The Champs
Hoots, Mon - Lord Rockingham's XI
The Storm - The Hunters
Wipe Out - The Safaris
Soul Bossa Nova - Quincy Jones
Telstar - The Tornados
Werewolf - the Frantics
Margaya - the Four Fenders
Buzz Saw - the Gee Cees
Jam Up - Tommy Ridgley
Wade In The Water - Ramsey Lewis
Axel F - Harold Flatermier
Let There Be Drums - Sandy Nelson
The Sixth Of Beethoven - Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band
The Hustle - Van McCoy
Theme from 'Rocky' (Gonna Fly Now) - Bill Conti
Rebel Rouser - Duane Eddy
Puddin' Time - Sean Jones
April In Paris - Count Basie
Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White - Perez Prado
The Way You Look Tonight - Johnny Douglas & His Orchestra
Back To The Future - Alan Silvestri
Hit And Miss - John Barry
Misirlou - Dick Dale
King Of The Hill Theme - The Refreshments
At The Sign Of The Swinging Cymbal - Brian Paye and his Orchestra

Love theme by Barry White.

Gresham Blues – Level 42
Mister Magic – Grover Washington
Surrender – Dave Koz
Mt Airy Groove – Pieces of A Dream
It’s Better To Travel – Swing Out Sister
The Untouchables Theme (1987 – Ennio Morricone
Hill Street Blues Theme – Mike Post/Larry Carlton
Angela (Taxi Theme) – Bob James
Feel So Good - Chuck Mangione

Yirra-Kurl by Xavier Rudd

Love theme by Barry White.
Good Lord!!! how on earth did I forget that one!!?????

Just copying my answers from the last time this thread was done:

Rainforest - Paul Hardcastle
Express - B.T. Express
2 Nigs United 4 West Compton - Prince
Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra
Africano - Earth Wind & Fire
Machine Gun - Commodores
Claudine Theme - Curtis Mayfield
Summer Madness - Kool and the Gang
K-Jee by MFSB

A taste of honey-Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass
Love is Blue-can't remember who did the song
St. Thomas-Peter Frampton

Alot of my other favoriotes have been mentioned already

"Ashley's Roach Clip" Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers
"Head For Backstage Pass" Jeff Beck
"Cebu" Commodores
"Adolescent Funk" Funkadelic
"Odyssey" Booker T. & the MG's
"My Mood" M.F.S.B
"Chameleon" Herbie Hancock
"Rockit" Herbie Hancock
"Africano" Earth, Wind & Fire
"Frankenstein" Edgar Winter Group
"Valdez In the Country" George Benson
"The Wind and I" George Benson
"Affirmation" George Benson
"Come Dancing" Jeff Beck
"Teen Town" Weather Report
"Runnin" Earth, Wind & Fire
"Night of the Thumpasorus Peoples" Parliament
"The Smurf" Tyrone Brunson
"City, Country, City" War
"H2 Overture" War
"Outa Space" Billy Preston
"Power" Earth, Wind & Fire
....

Ive never cared for instrumentals, but, i kind of liked the instrumental VERSION or "In the mood" ( i love big band music )

At last-Etta James, theres a version that doesn't have the lyrics, I had it played at my wedding.

OMG how did i forget Summer Madness???? awesome song...just awesome. It's a great song to listen to when driving down the coast or taking a long drive somewhere.:D


Irene I agree!!!!

I also forgot Donald Byrd's "Cristo Redentor."

Love is Blue-can't remember who did the song

That was Paul Mauriat and his orchestra, a one hit wonder from 1968.

Anyway, here is my list:

"Morning Dance" - Spyro Gyra
"Cafe Amore" - Spyro Gyra
"Breezin'" - George Benson
"Chariots of Fire (Titles)" - Vangelis
"Theme from 'Hill Street Blues'" - Mike Post
"Theme from 'A Summer Place'" - Percy Faith and his orchestra
"TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" - MFSB
"The Hustle" - Van McCoy
"Theme from 'Rocky'" ("Gonna Fly Now") - Bill Conti
"A Fifth of Beethoven" - Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band
"Frankenstein" - The Edgar Winter Group
"Tequila" - The Champs
"Axel F" - Harold Faltermeyer
"Theme from 'Taxi'" ("Angela") - Bob James
"Rebel-'Rouser" - Duane Eddy
"Route 101" - Herb Alpert
"Theme from 'Hawaii Five-0'" - The Ventures
"Sleigh Ride" :tree: - The Ventures

one of these days - pink floyd (yeah there's that one short line in the middle but he doesn't even sing it, he GROWLS it; it's an instrumental, bitchhh)
orion - metallica
the call of ktulu - metallica
anesthesia - metallica
to live is to die - metallica
eternal/demise - evanescence

plus an ass load of classical songs, but damn, that's all i can think of.

Machine Gun-Commodores
Breezin-George Benson

Summer Song - Joe Satriani
Quadrophenia - The Who
Holly Hop - Buddy Holly
Sparks - The Who
Insurance - The Faces
Listen - The Clash
YYZ - Rush
Eruption - Van Halen
Tonight's Number - The Faces

Stevie Ray Vaughan: "Pipeline". Jimi Hendrix: "The New Rising Sun." Cream: "Steppin' Out." Eric Clapton: "Tracks and Lines" and "Signe." Jeff Beck: "Love is Green" and "Sleepwalk."*

Jeff Beck: "Brush with the Blues" and "Another Place." Van Halen: "Eruption."
Adrian Belew: "Naive Guitar," "Hot Sun," and "Paint the Road."
--------------------------------------------------------------------------*: this is a cover of the Santo & Johnny tune.

Oh, I've got one hell of a list for you people. In no particular order:

"Space Invaders" -- The Pretenders.

"Apostrophe(')" -- Frank Zappa.

"Interstellar Overdrive" -- Pink Floyd.

"Linus and Lucy" -- Vince Guaraldi Trio.

"Ricky's Theme" -- The Beastie Boys.

"Opening Day(Theme from Up the Down Staircase)" -- Fred Karlin.

"Obsessed" -- NoMeansNo.


Actually, this list is incomplete, and I'm going to have to add more on here someday.

Two more:

"The Syncopated Clock" - Leroy Anderson and his "Pops" Concert Orchestra*
"Theme from 'Miami Vice'" - Jan Hammer

* - this was also the theme of TV's "Tonight Show" (long before Jay Leno!)

"Classical Gas" - Mason Williams
"Jessica" - the Allman Brothers Band
"Crinkly Grin" - Family
"Glad" - Traffic
"Green Onion" - Booker T. and the MG's
"Side O' The Road" - Creedence Clearwater Revival
"93's O.K. J" - Family
"Bouree" - Jethro Tull
"Any Colour You Like" - Pink Floyd

Oh, lord, I have several...

"Fly, Robin, Fly" - Silver Convention (only lyrics: Fly, Robin, fly. Fly, Robin, fly. Fly, Robin, fly, up, up to the sky.)
"Get Up and Boogie" - Silver Convention (only lyrics: That's right! Get up and boogie! Get up and boogie! That's right!)
"Pick Up the Pieces" - Average White Band
"Cut the Cake" - Average White Band
"A Fifth of Beethoven" - Walter Murphy
"Theme from Love Story" - Francis Lai
"Theme from Romeo and Juliet" - Henry Mancini (a LOT of his stuff is great)
"Love's Theme" - Love Unlimited Orchestra
"TSOP" - MFSB
"The Hustle" - Van McCoy

Oddly, I can't think of any others right now, but there are millions, literally.

Well,I gotta add one to my list.
Sandstorm by Darude.My all-time favorite!!

Oh, lord, I have several...

"Fly, Robin, Fly" - Silver Convention (only lyrics: Fly, Robin, fly. Fly, Robin, fly. Fly, Robin, fly, up, up to the sky.)


It almost became "Run Rabbit Run." Those silly Germans! :lol:

Here are a few:

"Feel So Good" Chuck Mangione
"Rock It" Herbie Hancock
"Summer Madness" Kool & the Gang (The studio version)
"The Jam" Larry Graham and Graham Central Station

True Nature ~ by Yanni

Anything by Kenny G. I don't care what anybody says, he's awesome.

Take Five: Dave Brubek

Quiet Village: Martin Denny

Moon River: Henry Mancini

Stranger on the Shore: Acker Bilk

The Poor People of Paris: Les Baxter

Theme from the TV show High Chaparral


These are just some of my favorites.

Two more:

"No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)" - The T-Bones (used in an Alka-Seltzer commercial and later on State of Grace)

"Give It All You Got" - Chuck Mangione (used for the 1980 Winter Olympics--think speedskater Eric Heiden and the 4-3 hockey win over Russia; at first glance I thought this was for the Summer Olympics, but we boycotted them! :eek: )

Here are a few:

"Feel So Good" Chuck Mangione
"Rock It" Herbie Hancock
"Summer Madness" Kool & the Gang (The studio version)
"The Jam" Larry Graham and Graham Central Station
I love the early works of Chuck Mangione...especially that one you mentioned.

"Give It All You Got" - Chuck Mangione (used for the 1980 Winter Olympics)


He did another, mellower version called "Give It All You Got. . . But Slowly." :)

Pink Panther Theme
Magnificaint 7 Theme
Mission Impossible theme
Axel F
Tequila
Maginum P.I. Theme
Unionhouse Branch- Alison Krauss & Union Station
Choctaw Hayride- Alison Kruass & Union Station
Sister Bay- Fred Simon
A State of Grace- Michael Gettel
Patrick Meets The Brickbats- Jerry Douglas
Little Martha- Jerry Douglas
Jessica's Theme (Breaking In The Colt)- The Man From Snowy River
The Man From Snowy River theme
Anne of Green Gables Theme
Helms Place- Billy McLaughlin
Tsavo - Billy McLaughlin
Sleepwalk- Santo & Johnny

Moon River-Henry Mancini
Charade- Henry Mancini
The whole Titanic soundtrack by James Hoerner.
I love James Hoerner.
The Patriot Soundtrack
The Last of the Mohicans soundtrack
My Heart Will Go On ( sax version by Kenny G.)
Bolero from Moulin Rouge!

I thought of a few more:

Theme from Rocky
Theme from Matlock(Think I already mentioned it, but I LOVE it!)
In The Mood-Glenn Miller
Watermellon Man
A Fifth of Bethoven-Walter Murphy
Moonlight Serenade-Glenn Miller(LOVE it!)
Santa Maria-Gotan Project
Pink Panther Theme-Henry Mancini
Remember Me-Heitor Pereira
Happy Feet-Randy Spendlove

Popcorn:Hot Butter
The Star Wars Theme:Meco
Theme From Close Encounters Of The Third Kind:Meco
Music Box Dancer:Frank Mills
The Homecoming:Hagood Hardy
Feels So Good:Chuck Mongoine
Rise:Herb Alpert
Sleep Walk:Santo & Johnny
Peter Piper:Frank Mills
Chariots Of Fire
The Happy Organ
The Pink Panther Theme:Henry Mancini
Charade:Henry Mancini
Spring Rain:Bebu Selvetti
At The Movies:Hot Butter

Frankenstein - The Edgar Winter Group

Add "Grazing in the Grass" by Hugh Makesela (1968)

It amost became "Run Rabbit Run." Those silly Germans! :lol:
LOL! That has often lead me to wonder, if they had went along with that name, what would be those last few words? Run, rabbit, run...run, rabbit, run...run, rabbit, run...oh, look there's the hunter with his gun?

And I'm in one of my bored moods, so I guess I'll go and name all of the instrumental soap theme songs that I love. Soooooo many of these could have been released as singles and would have become hits, honestly. And it goes over the board. There's a lot of easy listening-type, a lot of pop-rock type, several disco/dance types, and all kinds of genres.

(in no particular order)


Search for Tomorrow.
1. "Theme from Search for Tomorrow" (1951-1973) - Chet Kingsbury
2. "We'll Search for Tomorrow" (1973-1986) - John Barranco and Jack Cortner

Love of Life.
1. "Theme from Love of Life" (1951-1967) - John Gart
2. "And Then it Happened" (1967-1973) - Charles Paul
3. "The Life that You Love" (1974-1977) - Carey Gold
4. "Love of Life: Theme. Piano." (1977-1980) - Hagood Hardy

The Guiding Light.
1. "La Lumiere" (1970-1975) - Charles Paul
2. "Ritournelle" (1975-1982) - Charles and Dina Paul
3. "Guided Lightning" (1982-1983) - Jack Urbont
4. "My Guiding Light" (1983-1990) - Rob Mounsey
5. "Hold On to Love" (1991-2002) - Rob Mounsey
6. "Guiding Light: Fifty Years on TV" (2002-2003)
7. "Guiding Light" (2005-present)

The Secret Storm.
1. "Secret Storm" (1970-1973) - Charles Paul

As the World Turns.
1. "As the World Turns" (1956-1981) - Charles Paul
2. "The World Turns On and On" (1981-1993) - Jack Cortner
3. "As the World Turns" (2002-present)

The Edge of Night.
1. "The Edge of Night" (1956-1976) - Paul Taubman
2. "The Edge of Night" (1976-1984) - John Barranco and Jack Cortner

General Hospital.
1. "General Hospital" (1963-1975) - Kip Walton
2. "Autumn Breeze" (1976-1993) - Jack Urbont
3. "Faces of the Heart" (1993-2004) - Dave Koz

The Doctors.
1. "The Doctors" (1971-1980) - Robert Israel
2. "The Doctors" (1980-1981) - Score Productions
3. "The Doctors" (1981-1982) - Charles Gross

Another World.
1. "Another World" (1964-1975) - Charles Paul
2. "Another World" (1975-1981) - Robert Israel and Arthur B. Rubenstein
3. "Another World" (1981-1987) - Robert Israel and Jonathan Segal
4. "Another World" (1996-1999) - Dominic Messenger

Days of our Lives.
1. "Days of our Lives" (1965-present) - Charles Albertine, Tommy Boyce, and Bobby Hart

Dark Shadows.
1. "Dark Shadows" (1966-1971) - Robert Cobert

One Life to Live.
1. "One Life to Live" (1968-1975) - Charles Paul
2. "One Life to Live" (1975-1984) - Jack Urbont
3. "One Life to Live" (1992-1996) - Lee Holdridge

All My Children.
1. "All My Children" (1970-1989) - Dina Dore
2. "All My Children" (1990-1994, 2002-present) - Billy Barber and Robert Israel
3. "All My Children" (1995-2002) - David Benoit

Somerset.
1. "This...is Somerset" (1974-1976) - Chet Kingsbury

The Young and the Restless.
1. "Nadia's Theme" (1973-present) - Barry DeVorzen and Perry Botkin Jr.

Ryan's Hope.
1. "Here's to Us" (1975-1989) - Carey Gold

Loving.
1. "Loving" (1983-1989) - Michael Karp
2. "Loving" (1991-1992) - David Randall Lowe and David M. Shapiro

Santa Barbara.
1. "Santa Barbara" (1984-1993) - Joe Harnell

The Bold and the Beautiful.
1. "Higher Upon This Love" (1987-present) - Jack Allocco and David Kurtz

Sunset Beach.
1. "Sunset Beach" (1997-1999) - Dominic Messenger

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Completely and utterly useless information, but hey, I get a kick out of sharing the soap love!

Moonglow and Theme from "Picnic" (Morris Stoloff, 1956)
Tequila (The Champs, 1958)
Sleepwalk (Santo & Johnny, 1959)
Walk, Don't Run (The Ventures, 1960)
Theme From "A Summer Place" (Percy Faith, 1960)
Moon River (Henry Mancini, 1961)
Stranger on the Shore (Mr. Acker Bilk, 1962)
Lonely Bull (Herb Alpert, 1962)
Pipeline (The Chantays, 1963)
Miserlou (Dick Dale and the Deltones, 1963)
Maria Elena (Los Indios Trabajaras, 1963)

A lot of you people have mentioned Mancini, but I wonder how many can appreciate his theme from "Silver Streak" as much as I can. Another instrumental theme I love a lot is John Barry's theme from "The Knack... and how to get it."

On the subject on instrumentals that aren't theme songs, Midnight Oil had a catchy one from ten years ago called "Gravelrash."

Dream Theater - Ytse Jam
Metallica - Orion

A lot of Dream Theater's stuff is based on Instrumentals, I'd like to throw in the parts of "A Change of Seasons" which I think is immaculate.

I think "Sleepwalk' by Santo & Johnny is perhaps the most beautiful instrumental song ever written or performed.

My others are Chica Boo by Lloyd Glenn at the "88", the Lovejoy theme by Denis King and the Jeeves & Wooster theme by Anne Dudley

Add Cassie's Theme by Grover Washington Jr. to my list

Let me add the theme from Rocky -
Gonna Fly Now

I've got another few here:

Night of the Vampire by the Moontrekkers, the Stempington Stomp by Daniel Pemberton, the Starsky and Hutch theme by Tom Snow, the Pink Panther Theme by Henry Mancini and King Cobra by the Wildtones

Dream Theater - Ytse Jam
Metallica - Orion

A lot of Dream Theater's stuff is based on Instrumentals, I'd like to throw in the parts of "A Change of Seasons" which I think is immaculate.


WOW!! Another DT fan! I absolutely LOVE them!!

Others I like from them besides Ytse Jam,

Erotomania
Dance of Eternity
Stream of Consciousness
Overture 1928
Hell's Kitchen

and I was also going to mention "A Change of Seasons" although there is a bit of vocals in that piece.

Others:

2112 - Rush
YYZ - Rush
Wizards in Winter - Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24 - TSO
A Mad Russian's Christmas - TSO
Sleigh Ride - The Leroy Anderson Orchestra(the bestest, bestest version of Sleigh Ride EVER!!!!)
Orion - Metallica
The Call of Ktulu - Metallica
Always with me, always with you - Joe Satriani
Satch Boogie - Joe Satriani
Fire on High - Electric Light Orchestra
In the Hall of the Mountain King - ELO
Cinema - Yes
Brazilian - Genesis
Second Home by the Sea - Genesis(well, it's 'mostly' instrumental, just a little singing at the end)

Add "YYZ" (named for Toronto International Airport's code) by Rush. :)

Add "YYZ" (named for Toronto International Airport's code) by Rush. :)

You know, for a while after I got into Rush, I had no idea that's what YYZ was. I mean I knew they were from Canada, but didn't know that was Toronto's airport code. Well, I know that now after I had to book a flight one time and was looking on the list of codes. And then I was like "That's where they got YYZ from!";)

You know, for a while after I got into Rush, I had no idea that's what YYZ was. I mean I knew they were from Canada, but didn't know that was Toronto's airport code. Well, I know that now after I had to book a flight one time and was looking on the list of codes. And then I was like "That's where they got YYZ from!";)

The airport is alternately named for Lester Pearson, prime minister of Canada in the sixties.

I agree with Irene - Sleepwalk is a very pretty, and HAUNTING piece. Another instrumental I like a lot that many of you may not be familiar with is Donny Hathaway's Valdez In the Country - a very uptempo jazz/blues number. It's on the compilation entitled These Songs for You, Live!