One of my favorite things about the internet is the sheer volume of free MIDI music downloads from various places. Also, the variety of MIDI music available on the web is almost limitless. They range from classical music to pop and rock. Think of any song or music and chances are you’ll find one lurking somewhere on the web. Thanks to the musicians who worked to arrange this music and upload it to the Internet.

My favourites, of course, are the wide selection of Movie and TV tracks available in MIDI format. Ever since we were little kids, my siblings and I have loved to hum, sing, or play our favorite tunes from TV or movies. We even play this game where one of us hums or plays the theme song and we guess the TV show or movie that was taken.

Most of the stuff I’m going to be featuring here is 80s classics. Maybe one of the reasons for this is that during my teenage years (which is in the 1990s), they stopped making the kind of shows that I loved during my childhood. childhood, which is the 1980s. (I was really disappointed when they stopped airing McGyver.) Sure, they tried to revive some of the classic TV shows, like Star Trek (I lost count of the versions they did), but I thought none could beat the glory of the classics and I totally lost interest in the newer releases. Another reason was that as my thinking began to mature, I became interested in shows that had more mature and intellectual themes like LA Law, which has musical themes that I don’t find appealing in MIDI format.

So much for the nostalgia, and let’s start examining each of my featured TV tracks. I found it hard to narrow my options down to 10. But after much thought, I finally did it. Sorry to those whose favorites I didn’t include. But then these are my staff options

1. horseman knight – Do I need to say more? Surely most of us who were aware before 1986 are familiar with KITT, a highly sophisticated self-driving car, driven by none other than David Hasselhoff, aka Michael Knight. In fact, the connection between Hasselhoff and this show impressed me so much that I still call it Knight Rider to this day. The theme music was composed by Glen Larson and Stu Philips. The arrangement featured here was by Don Peake, who did the show’s music when Stu Philips left the series. This is the arrangement I came to know. It has a more electronic sound (as opposed to the Philips symphonic style), which I think is a more appropriate style for the high-tech of the series.
2. Battlestar Galactica – As a child I was fascinated by science fiction series. The first intergalactic series I could remember was Battlestar Galactica. Although I don’t remember its plot well, and I don’t remember any of the episodes (I only remember the great battleship gliding through the vastness of space), its main theme, with its sonorous set of trumpets, still echoes in my mind. . This arrangement that I downloaded, looks very similar to the original theme.
3. Star Trek, the next generation – I considered myself lucky to be able to witness the revival of the Star Trek series on September 28, 1987. Although I did get to see reruns of the original series, I didn’t like it as much as Next Generation. The reason is that the new series has much better special effects. And, of course, I love the majestic marching sound of its title track.
4. Danger – I love watching game shows. Some of the many shows I came to love are The Prize is Right, Wheel of Fortune, Name that Tune, Deal or No Deal, Family Feud and of course Jeopardy. When I was a student, I used to join (and sometimes win) inter-school trivia contests. That’s why I came to love Jeopardy and its theme song. The theme presented here is “Think!” music, played during the final danger when the contestants write their final answer. Interestingly, it lasts for exactly 30 seconds, the time limit given to the contestants. “Think!” (written by Merv Grifin as “A Time For Tony” as a lullaby to his son Tony) was first heard in 1964 when the original Jeopardy debuted (I didn’t know Jeopardy was that old). When Jeopardy was revived in 1984, the electronic version of “Think!” was used as his theme. However, the original is still used in the Final Jeopardy round.
5. perfect strangers – He had vague memories of sitcoms he watched as a kid, including different hits and Mork and Mindy. But none of them stuck in my mind as much as the antics of Balki Bartokomous and Larry Appleton in perfect stranger. I looked forward to each episode, and each one is sure to make your tummy hurt with laughter. I felt sad when it stopped airing in 1993. Hit sitcoms like Friends never caught my interest since perfect strangers ended. Equally memorable was the theme of the program titled nothing will stop me now written by Jesse Frederick and Bennet Salvay, and performed by none other than David Pomeranz. I consider it one of the most inspiring TV songs I’ve ever heard (with lyrics like: Standing on the wings of my dream, rise and fall on the wings of my dream…) The vocal version of the song is far superior and sounds better than the instrumental (MIDI) version available here. But hey, this MIDI version is enough to give you an idea of ​​how melodious this song is.
6. Dr Doogie Howser – It was during my teenage years that Doogie Howser aired. (1989 – 1993) Naturally, I came to love television comedy-dramas because they dealt with problems of adolescence. Yes, Doogie Howser was a genius (a 16-year-old doctor), but he lives a very normal teenage life, thanks to his typical teen friend Vinnie Delpino, who keeps him connected to life outside of his profession. As a young musician, I was also drawn to the show’s theme song. Interestingly, the main feature of the song is the sound of the YAMAHA DX-7 synthesizer, which was popular in the mid to late 90’s. Unfortunately, I was able to find a MIDI version that closely resembles the original. Are there only a few musicians who are also fans of Doogie Howser? (One of these days, I may post my own version of the Doogie Howser theme here. I remembered during my high school days that I became instantly popular at my school just by performing the Doogie Howser theme.)
7. x-files – “The truth is out there”, “Don’t trust anyone”, “I don’t want to believe”. These are the catchphrases that appear on the X-files, a show that addresses paranormal phenomena, mistrust of the government, conspiracy theories, and belief in extraterrestrial life. The enigmatic sound of the X-Files theme song (featured here) accurately captures the mysterious nature of the show.
8. MacGyver – Again, anyone who developed a conscience before 1992 (the year the show ended) knows MacGyver, a laid-back and extremely witty secret agent, played by Richard Dean Anderson. We are in awe of how MacGyver escaped extreme situations simply by using simple, ordinary, day-to-day things, and his most reliable Swiss Army knife. He was so well known at this that we sometimes say the phrase, “we made it out of a situation.” More recently, though, Mythbusters (another one of my favorite shows) tried to test some of MacGyger’s tactics and found that some, like the ultralight bamboo plane, plastic bags, and the concrete mixer engine, are completely bogus. (But that is another story). and outside the main topic of this blog). Along with a popular show comes a popular theme song. I still remember how the girls freaked out when I performed the MacGyver theme song at my high school. Some trivia: McGyver’s first name is Angus. Teri Hatcher appeared on the show as Penny Parker. (She knew. A quiz show got it wrong when she said Hatcher’s first TV appearance was on Lois and Clark.)
9. The Simpsons – As a child I loved cartoons. But when I entered teenage life and began to lose interest in them, The Simpsons came on the scene. It was a new generation of animated shows, mostly dealing with more mature themes, not typical of cartoons. It was the first adult-oriented animated sitcom. Needless to say, The Simpsons became so popular that it is now the longest running American sitcom and the longest running American animated show. Its main theme is equally interesting. Did you notice that Liza’s saxophone solo (aside from Bart’s chalkboard lines and the couch scene) is different from show to show? Other trivia: Did you know that Homer’s annoying growl “D’oh!” has been adopted into the English lexicon?
10. Mission Impossible – Last on my list, but definitely not least, is the Mission Impossible theme. It was composed by Lalo Schrifrin. The version shown here is from the 1966 show. It was given a fresh, modern arrangement when the show was revived in 1988. The movie version of the Mission Impossible theme has an even more powerful arrangement. So while the Mission Impossible series, as well as the movies (although I didn’t like how they screwed up the IMF team) were very successful, therefore its theme song is widely considered one of the most iconic television themes of all time. time. .

That concludes my list of my top 10 TV MIDI tracks. I hope you enjoyed downloading this music and it brings back good memories from the past.