Grange Hill theme

Recreation of the 1978 Grange Hill theme tune, 'Chicken Man'. I created this in Cubase in June 2015, finishing it off in May 2018. I used the HALion Sonic SE, Smartelectronix ASynth and EZdrummer VST instruments for the sounds along with some guitar, bass guitar, guiro, cabasa and shaker. The theme was composed by Alan Hawkshaw. This version was created by Oliver Sacker.

Bergerac theme

Recreation of the 1986 Bergerac opening theme tune. I created this in Cubase, finishing it off in May 2025. I used the HALion Sonic 7 (with HALion Symphonic Orchestra and Iconica Sketch patches), Pianoteq, SWAM Saxophones v3 (trial version) and ezdrummer VST instruments for the sounds, along with some real melodica, bass and guitar. The theme was composed by George Fenton. This version (based on the opening titles of ‘Fires in the Fall’ Tx 26/12/86) was created by Oliver Sacker.

Through the Keyhole theme

Recreation of the 1987 Through the Keyhole opening theme tune. I created this in Cubase in July 2024, finishing it off in August 2024. I used a Korg Monologue and the HALion Sonic SE, SampleTank 2.5XL, EZdrummer, Groove Agent SE, Dexed VST instruments for the sounds, along with some guitars, bass and vocals. The theme was composed by James Simpson and Philip Pope. This version (based on the opening titles of series 1, episode 8 Tx 22/05/87) was created by Oliver Sacker.

Taggart theme

Recreation of the 1985 Taggart opening theme tune, 'No Mean City'. I created this in Cubase, finishing it off in December 2024. I used the HALion Sonic 7, Korg Collection 2 M1, ezdrummer and Groove Agent ONE VST instruments for the sounds, along with some real bass and guitar. The theme was composed by Mike Moran. This version was created by Oliver Sacker.

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