"Combat!" Opening Theme - All 5 Seasons

The evolution of the "Combat!" opening theme through all 5 seasons. Enjoy!
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[@rinsedpie]

Watched this a child at least 40 years ago with my dad. Dad was in the British Army. Rest well Dad.

[@DavidElkind42]

My grandmother absolutely loved this show. She had the whole series on DVD & used to watch it on repeat. RIP Grammy

[@jakebgraf8739]

Same thing with my aunt. Many great night's with her watching Vic Morrow kill some Nazi's!

[@SuccessforLifester]

Many hunks in it

[@robertszvetics210]

me too wish it was bluray

[@edwardsyrek6737]

I loved it as well. I was born in 1959 and used to watch Combat in the early 60's. I remember when Vic Morrow On July 23, 1982, and two child actors, Renee Shinn Chen and Myca Dinh Le, were killed in an accident involving a helicopter during filming on the set of Twilight Zone: The Movie. So sad...

[@ぞうさん-f5n]

おばあちゃんは、中尉のファンだった。結構出てこない回があるのでガッカリしていた。

[@Kirke182]

I was very young when this came out--4 or 5. This was my first favorite show. Vic Morrow was one of the first actors I could identify along with Raymond Burr. And the Combat opening has stuck with me all these years. My dad was a WW2 vet who served on Guadalcanal. I joined the service some 40 years after him. I sure miss him.

[@khairinaafifah4800]

Combat! - Vic Morrow Saving Private Ryan - Tom Hanks Band Of Brothers - Damian Lewis

[@not.supermario]

Rest in peace to both Vic Morrow and Rick Jason. Both died in tragic ways. I hope they realized how many lives were entertained by them as the front men of one of the best war television shows ever made.

[@Travis17Man]

A veteran of WWII & the Bulge, this was hands-down my dad's favorite tv portrayal of his war experiences. Said it was more 'realistic' than many other war movies/shows of the time. Thx for posting!

[@aim.3897]

60 years later still a great show . While recovering from knee surgery I watched these all recently

[@MKIVWWI]

One of the all-time great opening titles and themes. Iconic 1960s! We always watched this show when it was first run.

[@thepursuitofsuccess9300]

Silly people calling it propaganda. Combat had an anti-war theme in many of the episodes. Fantastic series.

[@marksieve7734]

I liked the season's 3 and 5 themes. Just minor changes, but regardless, 3 and 5 were the best, for me anyway

[@KAYA2COOKS010]

The show was very successful and popular and you can tell by these comments how beloved it was. I never missed one. Excellent special effects for it's time and holds up well.

[@claudiacotner1638]

It was on Tuesday Nights from 7:30 to 8:30 preceeding The Red Skelton Show. It is still one of my fav tv shows of all time. Vic and Rick, you guys are missed!

[@michaelandrew4488]

Still remember the plastic Combat water canteen and helmet I had .. them along with my toy 303 rifle from Lincoln International, and I was set to play COMBAT.

[@southcop3714]

Great show!!My old man was a WW II vet, he used to appease me down when a US soldier was shot dead,Miss you dad!!

[@flavionunes1704]

Que Deus o Tenha , Bravo homem

[@flavionunes1704]

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[@josephcuriale2293]

A brilliant theme by Leonard Rosenman. Thank you for posting this.

[@denisetabachikpfleger3825]

I agree but I keep help but hear a bit of “Lili Marlene” in it. Almost as if “Lili Marlene“ were a march.

[@josephvitielo1693]

He did East of Eden score which very memorable

[@paulreynolds8245]

Asked dad one day about his time in Europe with the third Rangers, he finally said that COMBAT was the closest thing to the experience. My brother said PLATOON and FULL METAL JACKET was Vietnam for him. RIP guys, always remembered and loved. Kid brother.

[@bubhub64]

RIP Vic Morrow. A mans man.

[@nastynate4916]

It's a really great tv show and I watch re- runs whenever they come on

[@jamesgrassia844]

Great theme song. Vic Morrow as Sgt. Chip Saunders was the epitome of cool.

[@barryetherton4889]

In Australia was on every Saturday afternoon, loved it.

[@egolatrapatriota8804]

Thank you very much to make me remind when I was a child watching this series with my Grandpa (R.I.P).....bless you all, greetings from Santiago, Chile.

[@theguest1541]

As a kid I used to watch this before school back in 1999 and 2000 when it aired on encore-action a lifetime ago. Haha.

[@DuneWest]

My Pop fought on the front lines (U.S. Army infantry) during the Korean war... he had a lot of close calls, but made it home with only a cut hand. I used to watch "Combat" with him on the TV during the 60's when I was just a kid....I will never forget the theme song.

[@msegov]

Watched it every Saturday afternoon. Never missed an episode but for one time. I didn't get my homework done so my Mom made me do it and I missed the episode. It was torture!!!

[@MKIVWWI]

I did too -- with my older brother and my Dad! Saturday afternoons in the Los Angeles area, on KTTV Channel 11.

[@barryetherton4889]

It was on Saturday afternoon in Australia as well, loved it..

[@olengagallardo8551]

Well guys l have all 5 seasons in usb,so i watch it whenever i want & l do apologise if i sound like im bragging. Jst like all of us here l love "Combat"!

[@erwinjoseph1600]

@@olengagallardo8551 👍👍👍

[@carolgriffith5386]

One of the most iconic opening/closing credits and theme in TV history! Love the simple but effective bomb and rifle/bayonet graphics (Just shows what they could do before CGI junk). I grew up in LA in the 60's watching these Saturday afternoons.

[@irishtino1595]

This is one of the earliest televisions shows I can remember as a kid. Combat, The Monkees, Batman, Beatles Cartoons, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Underdog. Oh what a good list.

[@aubreystout3589]

Love reminiscing, about the old shows of yesteryear... I was born in '86...

[@francisbrennan1424]

This was back when you watched a TV series just for the opening sequence. At least I did anyway

[@andreasd1202]

I like so much of this movie serries. I 've watched that when I was a child.

[@michaelhegyan7464]

My father was a second lieutenant, Army Air force, WW2 watched it him, when just a kid!

[@janetriggione6637]

Omg my dad used to love this show this ones for you rip

[@robertszvetics210]

THE GREATEST WORLD WAR 2 SERIES EVER VIC MORROW WAS MY HERO.

[@flavionunes1704]

Aqui no Brasil também nos anos 60 que saudade

[@JackFlemingFan1]

Loved Combat! as a kid and love the fact all seasons were released in DVD box sets!!

[@JDYapp]

Favorite show by far 152 episodes 1962-67 Vic Morrow my favorite actor got it on VHS DVD and Utube anytime also on Saturday nights on H&I at 2100!!!!!!

[@JDYapp]

361st infantry K company

[@RNOiLCouple]

My all time favorite TV show! It has even more meaning to me now because i understand and feel the emotional ironies that and human experiences of courage, sacrifice of self, duty, loyalty to Country, human suffering and perserverance in the face of extreme danger and privation. What a show, and what a wonderful group of actors and people who brought us this fabulous show! Black and White (except for one season) who cares? It was the best!

[@davidtoler1819]

I liked the show so much I bought myself a Kahr Arms T1BSB Thompson carbine. Class III firearm; $2600.

[@ThePheonixon]

My mum rented the series from the library in the early 2000's. Might have been a different century, but still one of my favourite shows

[@66mrzar]

Combat Tv series brings back my child hood memories , now l am 53 year old

[@aubreystout3589]

Same for me.. I'm 35...

[@lawrencebittke8478]

I loved this show when I was a kid. My late Father was a WWII Veteran with the 8th USAF, B-17 Bomber Command. I was a hero-worshipping adolescent boy then as many kids would be in that age and from time to time he would caution me that war was hell with a lot of killing and destruction and there was no glory or glamor it. Dad helped me keep my head on straight and I took a deep interest in reading about history as a result.

[@MatthewPettyST1300]

Besides Combat, You reminded me of the show " 12 O:clock High" with the B-17 reference. I never missed that one too.

[@johntanguay6420]

Best tv series EVER------ BY FAR

[@ronnieperalta4051]

It was shown in the Philippines every Saturday at 7pm, I was 7 years old back then and we gather together with every other kids in our neighborhood at 6:30pm to anticipate the program. No kids were playing outside or on the street while COMBAT is still showing. After the shows, we started playing with our wooden toy guns re-enacting the play in Combat. Vice Morrow, Caje and Kirby are the more popular guys in that show. I just love Combat!

[@olengagallardo8551]

👍👍👍

[@TralfazConstruction]

Some things one _never_ forgets.

[@thedealer777]

I used too watch this and "Rat Patrol" all the time when I was a kid. Listening to this song, I could picture these "dog faces " marching to the next battle in the rain through mud, unshaven, stinking to high heaven, in their cruddy fatigues, beat down, yet putting one foot in front of the other. My old-man was a Korean war vet with the 6th armored division as an infantry man. Had three battle stars on his campaign ribbon. He once told me that's one of the ways you survive, no matter what, just keep putting one foot in front of the other, 'til you get where the hell you belong.

[@olengagallardo8551]

If Vic Morrow came 1st then it was his episode,if Rick Jason came 1st then it was his!

[@grabitt.4013]

Vic Morrow acquired an enormous amount of creative control over this show, and it mostly payed off, because he was damned good. He directed some of the very best episodes. Rick Jason didn't mind, apparently, and in fact respected Morrow's judgment.

[@ronnieperalta4051]

I downloaded all the episodes from KZbin and have it in my portable harddrive so I can watch it everywhere I go.

[@williamjones6276]

The season three opening theme is the best! I love that classic "boom" of the cymbals at 2:28.

[@vicsiapoc4594]

"COMBAT" reminds me of my childhood days. One of my the TV Series along with "THE LONGEST DAY"

[@fxtrader7856]

I was between 9 and 11 years old at that time. Watching this video makes me very homesick

[@junito1957]

GREAT SHOW AND SERIES

[@robertszvetics210]

i watched combat every tuesday night

[@steveperry1344]

checkmate king 2 to white rook over.

[@antoniodelrio1292]

Ha. Was just thinking seemed like it came on on Tuesday night then immediately I saw your post. Cool.

[@briancrawford6868]

Fabulous series. Interesting that Rick Jason wrote in his memoirs that Morrow "had an absolute dislike of firearms. He used a Thompson submachine gun in our series, but that was work. In any other respect he'd have nothing to do with them."

[@grabitt.4013]

I don't know what the broadcast times were on the East Coast or in the rest of the country, but every Tuesday night at 8 p.m. from 1962 to 1967 on the West Coast, my Dad and I parked ourselves to watch it. He was a flyer, but he really appreciated the guys on the ground who would help hide his parachute if he needed them.

[@66mrzar]

My favourite TV shows when it was being played in Singapore during early 70s ,1970, 1971, 1972 or perhaps 1973

[@RK831]

Very patriotic tune. Proud to be an American!

[@tssitcom]

Just to clarify something that was said earlier. The actual credits at the beginning of the episode were done in rotating order. If you watch the Combat retrospective that was done many years later, Rick Jason explained this in the Interview. It was done this way to basically appease both stars. Just wanted to clarify that. As for the show, one of my all time favorites. And if you didn't see the retrospective, you really have to.

[@katsu1804]

I love this drama "Combat!". I was surprised at the opening theme you presented. Because there are subtle differences between them. By the way, I like the ones from the 5th season. Because it suits my memory and sensibility. Thank you for your presentation. from Tokyo

[@rstefanie2622]

Thanks for posting. great stuff

[@clintonearlwalker]

"In May 1962, before filming for the series began, Seligman had the principal cast (Jason, Morrow, Rogers, Jalbert and Greene) go through a week of basic training at the Army's Infantry Training Center at Fort Ord in northern California.[9] "We did everything from crawling under barbed wire with live .50 calibre machine bullets whizzing over our heads, to swinging across a muddy pond on a rope, to pulling the pin on a live grenade and throwing it properly, to running an obstacle course," Jason later wrote. "It was much more than I’d had to do in [World War II] for my real basic training in the Air Corps."[5] Morrow noted that the instructors who worked with the cast at Fort Ord had one common request: not to act like John Wayne. "Poor John," Morrow told a reporter. "I wonder if he knows he's almost a dirty word in the Army."--Wikipedia

[@keithgreenwade2398]

Wow! The memories! Thanks for the post :)

[@jmweed1861]

Grew up watching it my dad a WWII veteran.. He loved it too.......

[@annmcneal7582]

My dad lived this show-- so we all watched this togethet with supper, in the living room.

[@ToxicAvengerX]

I just found out he commited suicide the other day. It's really sad man he killed himself 1 week after the Combat! reunion back in 2000. He never left a note or gave a reason why. RIP RICK JASON AND VIC MORROW

[@AK7962]

戦争花嫁の叔母が二人、オランダ系アメリカ人の叔父はノルマンディーからオランダに進撃して、デンマークーベルリンへ、かの地で終戦を迎えました。終戦の翌年日本へ進駐、叔母と知り合い結婚、昭和30年代に帰国しました。叔母は今も米国で暮らしています。戦時中のコンバットスタイルのGI時代の写真を見せてもらいました。しかし・・旧陸軍省勤務だった母方の祖父と、15で予科練志願の父を持つ、数奇な家族を持っています。

[@refealibazeta7886]

Combat was it!!. 💥💥💥💥

[@66mrzar]

Wish this kind of show to be made again with the same actors

[@chaunceythefrog7649]

great show! 👍

[@rattpoison1]

Liked that theme song. Watched every episode and if I didn't I wouldn't know today. Those black/white tv shows from 60's were awesome. Too bad reruns aren't available.

[@stevenpetryk2249]

Find them on KZbin. We've watched them on our Roku! Love that show! As a little, I mean little...kid I loved it! Caje, fir some reason was my favorite.

[@Ap13HELPjlb51]

Oh, I see from wagtunes that the credits reversed from show to show. I had forgotten that. And it did come on Tuesday nights.

[@buffalopatriot]

My brother and I watched this show every week. The composer Leonard Rosenman took a lot of 'flak' from the classical music establishment for taking jobs like this. He also did a bang up job in Stanley Kubrick's 'Barry Lyndon'.

[@nadarajah2468]

Vic morrow as Sargent Saunders is a household name Played the role with perfection can beat Rick Jason anytime No Vic morrow no combat

[@jeffkatt]

I was addicted to this show! I ended up getting the entire series on DVD a few years ago. The episode that always stuck out in my mind was when the guy was too young to be in the war but he could spot the snipers hidden in the trees. He eventually saved the day by telling Sgt Saunders where they were. This was the best war series on tv, then came The Gallant Men. I also liked Garrison's Gorillas. I thought Chief throwing the knife was cool!

[@Shindler39]

That was a great program, nostalgia.

[@dakotaseven947]

One big trivia question..who was the intro voice announcer? Good luck.

[@aubreystout3589]

Mmmmm. My dad probably would know, as a viewer of the show... but he's been dead since 1997...

[@wbiro]

Enjoyed (and figured out the main chords/melody for keyboard).

[@nycsongman9758]

Numi Who Nice. Figuring out chords and melodies is fun; particularly if you have a basic grasp on the major /minor scales. Good work.

[@cristianalexanderpacaraull4363]

La serie la pasaban por andina tv hoy canal 9 que recuerdos de los 90s

[@bigdannyg1969]

Combat! was a great show. Very good story-lines, character developments, and attention to script consistency. I would sit through this show, then followed it up with McHale's Navy, and or F-Troop, though sometimes I would catch episodes of Hogan's Heroes and Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

[@ktgw314]

たいへん懐かしい～　サンダース軍曹、今でも私のヒーローです！

[@williamjones6276]

In my humble, military opinion, the Season Three through Season Five openers sound richer and more crisp. You'll notice though that the tempo of the S5 opener has been slowed a bit but it sounds just as great.

[@stevenpetryk2249]

As an old musician I loved the theme song. It was a bright sounding march to what I view as a pretty intense show. Great show, cast, guests, storylines. It was the whole package.

[@marksieve7734]

Yes, and the narrator in season 5 kind of yells COMBAT with more intensity. Great show.

[@benjafovi1cr328]

Good show. lots of memories.

[@fkspirit]

Cool! I love Vic Morrow.

[@thepursuitofsuccess9300]

Actually he didn't use the liner. They made many of the cast members fiber glass versions of an M1 steel pot. It was a lighter helmet but it wasn't the liner. The camouflage cover he used was not actually a Marine Corp cover. It was made from parachute camouflage material. This was different looking then Marine corp camo. There are pictures of rangers during WW2 using these parachute camo covers. Cool stuff.

[@miidry1401]

リック・ジェイソン ビク・モロー BGMカコイイ

[@steve_lehr]

Very nice post. If my memory serves me correctly, Morrow and Jason rarely appeared in the same episode. The featured star on any given episode would be introduced first in the opening theme.

[@thevirginian5746]

My favorite versions of the theme are from season 3 & 4. It sounds more polished, IMO. Sounds like they slowed it down a little in season 5. LOL--- I keep waiting for the announcer to say the guest-star's name when they zoom in on Rick Jason or Vic Morrow's heads...

[@michaelandrew4488]

I remember COMBAT being shown quite late in the evening on the TV here. I think Chanel 9 in Melbourne showed it at around 9:00 or 9:30 PM. I could , maybe, watch the opening titles and the first few minutes .. then off to bed.

[@JxT1957]

Best tv show ever.. have the complete dvd boxed set.

[@fhebuidon2810]

00:07 COMBAT SEASON 1 AND 4 B&W FOR NES GAMES 1954-1967 03:34 COMBAT SEASON 5 NEW COLOR FOR SFC/SNES 1968

[@manilajohn0182]

Great show for it's time. Best episode? "Anatomy of a patrol", followed by "Hills are for heroes".

[@LJHuang-jn8bj]

Season 5 is in color.

[@Fat12219]

Good old days 😌

[@shugaroony]

Yes, found the Bridge Ball theme on Takeshi's Castle finally :)

[@66mrzar]

I was a kid during the early 70s when combat TV series being played

[@franciscobenitezaragon4434]

Los domingos después del cuento de cachirulo que EMOCIÓN YO TENÍA SEIS AÑOS GRACIAS POR HACERME SUSPIRAR.

[@peterguindo1576]

The best war TV series.

[@raulduke6105]

I never understood why they ran these war shows for WW2 and Korean vets. My pops served in the pacific and never watched any. Watched every cowboy show ever made

[@madamemim1234]

Todos os pais assistiam esse seriado . O meu pai adorava ! Essa música ficou gravada na minha memória

[@flavionunes1704]

Eu também eu tinha 10 anos de idade marcou minha infância no Brasil

[@leonardosolis7493]

Extraordinaria serie

[@fredbazoo]

A little trivia for you. Look at Sanders Helmet. First of all it has Marine Corp camo on it. Secondly, that helmet has two parts, the exterior hard steel outer, and a light "plastic" or fiberglass inner liner. He ditched the heavy steel, took the inner liner, covered it in the marine camo and voila!!! A nice paper light helmet to film in!! lol

[@gmb222]

My Lord, what happened to America in 50 years? 😳

[@olengagallardo8551]

Our great country has become decadent..

[@timedefinite3670]

Millennials haha

[@raulduke6105]

Vietnam was the start

[@marksieve7734]

Communists brainwashing the kids. A disgrace.

[@JR-kr9cb]

They used to run this program in Mexico way back

[@Countdown70s]

awesome...after all these years, I just realised that I always used to think Saunders was holding a Colt pistol in his hand in that shot, it was the mag of his usual .45 Thompson, the newsprint grainy art background they used sort of blended and concealed part of the weapon...i could never understand why he had a handfun instead of his beloved .45 SMG..

[@flavionunes1704]

Choro muito relembrar meus 10 anos que eu via todas as terça feira este seriado a noite com meu irmão Helinho

[@rwbrown1904]

I love this tune but I like the Season 1 version the best. It’s slower and more orchestral than the later versions.

[@TheHylandrdet]

I wish that some TV network would shake off the PC and create a remake of "Combat" based on the current war on terrorism.