Peter Gunn Theme

[@71superbee3]

Thanks for the positive comments all. It was my pleasure to upload this suave work by Henry Mancini.

[@0patience4flz]

71superbee3 2 million ppl are cool

[@marilynstevenson865]

Still great years later... cheers Marilyn

[@chesterescoto]

@@fredwrinkle What r u a Lawyer? Like He's making Any Money?

[@petertaylor3600]

And thanks for finding it ...I used to watch it when......

[@CosmicStargoat]

It is delicious

[@elainebmack]

I am a professional musician who had the rare privilege of playing a show with Henry Mancini at the Chicago Theater back in the 1980's. We played all his great themes and songs from his years in Hollywood, including Pete Gunn, and that one got the audience up and dancing in the aisles, seriously!

[@EducatedSkeptic]

I worked in a casino in Nevada in the 1960s, and Mancini and his orchestra brought the entire house to its screaming feet!

[@tarstarkusz]

I'm an 80s kid who thinks this is Spy Hunter.

[@Arthurm25]

it awesome mrs Elaine i want hear how you play

[@thomaszaleski889]

Wow.

[@starfishsystems]

Kind of impressive for a little old E9.

[@billlawlor4858]

I was seven when this show came on. My barber used to give me the Peter Gunn haircut. I was just too cool for the women in my third grade class.

[@angelbabies7]

Insert: Shirley Temple giggle meme

[@paulpeterson4311]

OMG I love that!!!!

[@markmitchell457]

We're the same age 😎 3 TV channels and a b&w TV.

[@frankturnip2088]

Does that mean you are a homosexual bill?

[@amd77j]

😂😂😂!!!

[@blootoober]

60 years old and it still *completely* rocks

[@krismakardikan9823]

This tune is totally sickass.

[@Boylieboyle]

This tune is the bang all the way down with the volume all the way up

[@richardmcree6992]

79 years old and it ROCKS!

[@mikekean8344]

Peter Gunn was a badass PI who took no crap from anyone!

[@tacitus2244]

Jimi Hendrix does a pretty good cover.

[@tejanochris]

After all these years, this song still gets me moving and I am almost 70. That's what I'm talking about.

[@cliffeck6104]

Great comment .... I'm 88 and can still wear my Tux and drink a dry Martini feeling suave, just like Peter Gunn. *chuckle* of course I'm devilishly handsome.

[@rodneysmith247]

They don't make music like this anymore 5/28/52

[@davido3026]

1965

[@653j521]

@@rodneysmith247 That's because creativity doesn't stay still.

[@nhmooytis7058]

Same here, I’ll be 71 in 2 days, remember watching the show with my grandma as a little kid!

[@GuyMorey]

The most brilliant instrumental song of all time. A classic. Real instruments, real musicians, real talent, real grit, real genius.

[@jukeboxeddie1]

That incredible sax solo is the incredible Plas Johnson -- he is also the one who played all the Pink Panther movie solos -- an icon!

[@burpie3258]

Interesting, because I always misremember this song being in the Pink Panther movies!

[@fnamelname1814]

Thanks for the info.

[@rezathenightfly]

Correction: The said inimitable alto saxophone solo for the PG theme was in fact performed by Ted Nash, and not Plas Johnson.

[@declamatory]

That's an alto, not a tenor!

[@FeoAmante]

This is the bar for absolute cool brilliance in a theme song. Nothing else tops it.

[@michaellinner7772]

This song is a key player in the theme music of my life. My dad liked this tune and now I do as well. Miss you papa 💜

[@XaviClot]

God bless you and your dad!!!

[@sylviaross5722]

I was a little girl in the 60's (born in 59, northeastern Alabama), & I remember watching the reruns. I LOVED the theme song, as I loved all music in minor chords. And it was so COOL! I loved everything British - still do - including British Invasion of music, as well as movies: James Bond, The Saint, The Avengers, The Beatles (favorite band of all time), The Pink Panther (theme also written by Mancini), The Stones, ELO, ELP, Yes, etc., etc., etc. Thank you for uploading this masterpiece blast from my VERY DISTANT past.❤

[@starfishsystems]

This particular time stays in E9 the entire time. It's a dominant MAJOR chord.

[@OldJoe212]

This just has to be the greatest TV theme of all time.

[@coolaunt516]

Route 66 was a pretty good theme song too.

[@citygirl5705]

Too many great cop show themes in the 70s to say this is number one. Like "The Rookies, SWAT, Streets of San Francisco, Hawaii 5-0." But Peter Gunn is definitely up there.

[@raypurchase801]

@@citygirl5705 Definitely Hawaii 5-0. Plus the British TV series, "The Avengers" and "The Persuaders".

[@CGAWFA]

#3 behind “The Avengers” and “Route 66” (the GOAT).

[@scottjoseph9578]

Hawaii 5-0 being the other great one. But this was Henry Mancini. I also liked the theme to "The Prisoner."

[@flipkiller8521]

My late grandfather loved this show and often played this song on his guitar on our family jamming nights. Rest in peace, grandpa. I will really miss all the times we listened to your music together.

[@ZachYTTheGamer]

I'm so sorry for your loss.

[@ricardoadrianbaravalle1793]

@@ZachYTTheGamer Yo no porque no lo conoci.

[@Laceykat66]

Did you know this song had lyrics? Every night your line is busy All that buzzin' makes me dizzy Couldn't count on all my fingers All the dates you had with swingers Bye, bye, bye, baby I'm gonna kiss you goodbye and go right through that doorway So long, I'm leaving This is the last time we'll meet on the street going your way Don't look surprised, you know you've buttered your bread So now it's fair, you should stare at the back of my head If you write a letter to me My former friend, don't you end with an R.S.V.P. I'm going bye, bye, I'm moving Tomorrow I may be splittin' to Britain or Norway I'm saying bye, bye, bye baby Now that I heard all that jazzing whereas I have had it, I've had it

[@marcusblackwell2372]

Where's the version with lyrics? I'm intrigued now

[@Laceykat66]

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[@Laceykat66]

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[@ericmarcus2679]

I can't hear it but that may just be me.

[@sharonthomas865]

Thank you

[@scottroberts7463]

An absolutely savage opening riff. I can only imagine how happy Mancini must of been when that started playing in his head and then on a piano.

[@cristabele]

Must HAVE been - not ‚must of‘ ! 😉

[@scottroberts7463]

@@cristabele indeed true

[@djangorheinhardt]

I think the original guitarist for the first session was Bob Bain .He was quite a busy session man at the time .

[@supercyberfunk]

This has a James Bond quality to it. It could easily have been a theme to another 00 agent if they did a spin-off.

[@oppressionisgood154]

0069

[@yazukaquix]

Look for the game "SpyHunter"

[@supercyberfunk]

@@yazukaquix I remember that game. It was one of the first NES games I played back in the day.

[@timothylong3722]

The Bond theme has a Peter Gunn quality to it. Mancini's Gunn theme came earlier, in 1959.

[@ErrantChordier]

I always saw the Peter Gunn theme, James Bond theme, and Mission Impossible theme as being in the same boat

[@roberth.jewell3784]

I wish they would make it a updated version of Peter Gunn and use the same music because this song absolutely rocks.

[@LordMondegrene]

Try the 80's version by "The Art of Noise."

[@markberryhill2715]

@@LordMondegrene thanks! I was just about to mention it. And the video with the girls really rocks! 🎸

[@michaellinner7772]

Except now the name of the show would have to be "Peter Assault Rifle" and he would have to be locked up in a safe.

[@LordMondegrene]

@@michaellinner7772 because roving nut jobs with AR-15 need them to fight off hordes of Mexican drug mules?

[@londomolari5715]

Or it would be "gender swapped" and be Pricilla Gunn.@@michaellinner7772

[@cdstoc]

One of my favorite pieces ever. Because of this song every police/detective show in the 1960's and most of the 1970's had a jazz theme. The pianist in the original recordings is none other than John Williams, who has since had a decent career scoring movies.

[@Telukin]

Yeah, John Williams did alright for himself :)

[@IsraelNowIsraelForever]

A Super Raiders career.

[@doczack1]

Yeah he’s got a killer shark of a career

[@markjacobsen48]

This was cool before cool was invented.

[@shaneg9081]

+Mark Jacobsen Nah, cool was already invented. Most people just hadn't learned about it yet. Nobody didn't know about cool after this.

[@71superbee3]

+Maeve Synnott Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr

[@bobcampbell7596]

+Maeve Synnott Listen to the music Maeve and you just might get it. Probably not though.

[@comsaway946]

Duane Eddie's version was cooler lol ;)

[@omerdemir6173]

Dave Brubeck invented the "cool"

[@blahplayhard4092]

I didn't realize this show/theme was this old. This is a pretty advanced sound for 1958. It's got a bit of heavy metal in it well before heavy metal was a thing.

[@thinkofsomethingcooler]

I always felt this theme along with a few surf rock songs by The Safaris was the birth of both Punk and Heavy Metal :))

[@ivanalvarado3646]

This would be a banger prog metal song now that you mention it.

[@davidcaldwell8418]

I'm glad someone else noticed that!!! 🤘🤘🤘

[@NoahSpurrier]

Rock and Roll was barely a thing at this time!

[@thinkofsomethingcooler]

@@NoahSpurrier yes that’s the point of the post. Rock n roll artists had these unique inventions which they grew up with called the radio (it was the first tv theme to make the Billboard 100), the record player and the tv. 😉 So they grew up hearing it and a lot of bass players especially learned this riff as one of their first when picking up the guitar. Hence, the birth of it. :)) Also by 1958 you definitely had Rock n Roll. 3 of the top 5 Billboard Top 100 artists of that year were early Rock and Roll. And that’s just record sales not radio play. The Teddy Bears - “To Know Him Is To Love Him”, Phil Spector’s first band and song Tommy Edwards - R&B Ricky Nelson - Traditional early rock n roll

[@bdodson5]

Henry Mancini's contribution to the music of popular movies and tv really completed the work. What would Pink Panther have been without the theme? Or Breakfast at Tiffany's? Or Charade? Or Days of Wine & Roses? I mean, seriously. They'd have been good, but they were so much better due to Mancini. His contribution was huge, and I miss his work. Thanks for posting.

[@NoahSpurrier]

And Morricone and John Williams and Danny Elfman.

[@robertgosselin14]

@@NoahSpurrier Mancini was also a major influence on Walter Becker & Donald Fagen’s music (Steely Dan)

[@Juliaflo]

@@NoahSpurrier Don't forget Dimitri Tiomkin.

[@Frostie-e8g]

Or "Hatari" without "Baby Elephant Walk" ???

[@madbrowniac7871]

Or this classic Comment from "Edith Bunker:" "Archie, Mike! Don't fight! Not on Henry Mancini's Birthday!"😂🤣😂🎤🎼🎵🎶🎸🎹🥁B.W.

[@marieannie7081]

John Williams played the piano riff on this brilliant Mancini composition.

[@leftcoaster67]

Johnny Williams at the time?

[@Juliaflo]

The theme that set the standard by which television themes are measured. God go with you.

[@kendallrivers1119]

Well this and Perry Mason.

[@Perririri]

Brady Bunch copied it sometimes

[@0manoscar]

TV theme top 5: 5: Crockett's Theme 4: Airwolf 3: A-Team 2: Hawaii Five-O 1: Peter Gunn

[@elrojoJazz]

One of the best instrumental songs of all time!

[@charlesstewart8683]

Back in the 1970s, stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, aboard a Navy guided missile destroyer, the thrill of adventure filled the air. Picture it: the vast expanse of the sea stretching out before us, the ship cutting through the waves with precision. And there we were, surrounded by the excitement of our duties, when suddenly, the ship's entertainment system blared to life with the infectious beat of the theme from Peter Gunn! It was an electrifying moment amidst the vastness of the ocean, a reminder of the exhilarating experiences that awaited us on our naval journey😎

[@mocharger06]

The world owes so much for composers like Henry Mancini and Nelson Riddle for composing great themes for movies & TV.

[@romeredubost6971]

Lalo schrifin and Quincy too

[@pamelacaldwell6055]

❤😁👌👍

[@majorgrubert9554]

The sheer breadth of Mancini's genius is astounding. He excelled in such different styles. Think of: Peter Gunn Moonriver Pink panther The little elephant Days of wine and roses And so many others... Awesome!

[@flashesofblack4128]

The musical genius of this song by Mancini is as if it came from heaven!

[@susangreene9662]

One of the greatest theme songs ever. The man was gifted!!

[@charlesschrader2988]

I'm 80, I remember this on the T.V. brings back so many memories thank you.

[@richardcronin694]

78 years old and playing this song makes me ultra cool.

[@OldManMontgomery]

Composed in the middle 1950s. Still impressive. This is classic jazz, and that's why.

[@JohnWilliamGibson]

And why Henry Mancini was one the great jazz composers. he never sold out, composing and producing many of the great jazz songs of the 50s and 60s. he is sadly missed as most of the commercialized crap of today is completely unlistenable.

[@SirSmoldham]

Still awesome after all these years.

[@610otaku]

You gotta try the Cramps version. Their guitarist, poison ivy, rocks

[@lauracollins1145]

once in a middle school rehearsal we were playing this song and i played the nastiest solo this song has ever seen on the trombone the whole ensemble came up to me to shake my hand

[@t.j.payeur5331]

To anyone who grew up watching this show..it's no wonder that we're so damned cool...

[@larrygrant-hy8sk]

I still watch Peter gunn. Love the show

[@tingdzinkochu]

I want this as my superhero theme whenever I enter a room. . . any room . . I don't care

[@slmb_b]

A Czech fantasy room

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

Theres a really cool baritone sax in this song, but its buried here in this version, the highs have been remastered and that washed out the baritone sax. What a shame.

[@-rambo-9625]

like when you enter the mens room in a restaurant

[@jefftappan381]

It's a toss-up between this and the original 007 theme. Both are OFS.

[@severalbears1756]

Auschwitz berkenau😳

[@ElAviadorNegro]

One of the boldest, most ambitious TV show intros of all time. Right up there with Mission Impossible, Johnny Quest and The Pink Panther.

[@Kenikex]

and Hawaii Five-0

[@ElAviadorNegro]

@@Kenikex Big time.

[@alif-hy4zb]

the ventures !

[@natureandphysics403]

Rockford Files?

[@peggyfranzen6159]

"Hawaii Five O"- that was cool as well!

[@bobtis]

Timeless! 1958 still on Prime. Watch it still. Too young the first time around. That same driving force through the whole song. Awesome.

[@elainebmack]

I was way too young to watch the show back in 1958, but I remember hearing the theme music as I drifted off to sleep.

[@AmatureAstronomer]

Outstanding song. And, as I recall, Peter was about the coolest detective around - though not as proficient as Paul Drake (from Perry Mason).

[@jameskessler2588]

Don't forget Archie Goodwin

[@AmatureAstronomer]

@@jameskessler2588 Good secretary and chauffeur.

[@dncarac]

Erle Stanley Gardner described Paul Drake as lugubrious. And Paul Drake is how I explain that word to people who ask me what that word means. Alas, no one understands anymore.

[@tattyshoesshigure5731]

Now THAT is what a ‘proper’ theme tune sounds like... just totally cool!

[@nathanforester5993]

It's 106 miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses.

[@FlashakaViolet]

hit it

[@paulopereira3261]

classic !!

[@sampono1962]

best line ever

[@richardmcfeters3711]

Nathan Forester the Blues Brothers! Shit! They still owe you money from the last time.

[@charlespayne2002]

Nathan Forester we're getting the band back together....

[@AnotherAmateur]

This is the unofficial theme song for the Henry Gunn High School band in Palo Alto, CA.

[@RobertWPaine]

One of the BEST TV shows of all time. Should have had a much longer run.

[@Shadowman4710]

Peter Gunn, the original Blues Brother...

[@elainebmack]

Henry Mancini was one composer who recommended Quincy Jones to do the soundtrack for "The Pawnbroker", Jones's first film score. There were virtually no Black film composers in Hollywood at the time. The music scene in Hollywood was very White and insular at the time, but Mancini believed in Quincy Jones's talent.

[@dollbunni]

I had to play this on my trombone with the 8th graders (I'm a 6th grader) for a concert and it was an amazing experience. I'm obsessed with this song now!

[@JohnDoe-kw3pc]

Well now you’re an eighth grader too. Good job.

[@samdidat7263]

same with me i'm in 6th grade and playing the full version

[@ThePianoMan1953]

Hey, I played it in junior high school! It was the first time in my life, that I thought I was cool! LOL..........

[@YT4Me57]

Bravo!!!

[@jean6872]

Now you're a sophomore and I wonder if you lost your obsession. Middle school music teachers do a great job.

[@su5119]

Timeless... never to be improved

[@casio444]

COOL. There is just no other word to describe it. One of--if not THE--best themes ever recorded.

[@roseyriveter6928]

Great style cut!

[@hustlernmuscular5430]

My first time hearing his music was in the NES game Spy Hunter back in 1988. 8-bit rendition of the song was used for that game.

[@GPLP335]

As a very young kid I remember loving this theme. It's amazing!

[@Megalodon64]

The Spongebob show always uses this theme whenever a police fish walk by

[@mochaclef5091]

Actually, the song they play is called "The Mob" but it's a tribute to this song.

[@TheBigDaddyPrototype]

MagicianMusician127As I read this, the Hall Monitor episode played. XD

[@alexpsychedelia9016]

Megalodon64 the song they originally used was by Sam Spence and the song was called the mob. It was originally in another movie about football.

[@RealDapperDude]

I'm 63, my younger daughter is 27. When she's in town, we still watch the Bob of Spongeness together. He was NUMBER ONE!! Smitty Warbenmanjensen, of course

[@alessandriaj7265]

Hey, never understood Sponge Bob until I happen to not change channels on Nick after another show, left it on, started listening, then watching, I couldn't believe the adult level of humor that's worked into that show, the lines they have him saying, very funny. He's so annoying he's funny too.

[@ianboard544]

It was faster in the TV series. Better slowed down a bit. This, and the Johnny Quest theme, are the best theme songs with a jazz orchestra.

[@genehennigh3305]

This rarely, and unfairly, overlooked as one of the best opening riffs that there are.

[@garywickstrom950]

Dangerous song when driving. I could be easily over 90 by the end.

[@theallseeingmaster]

only up to 90?

[@fsdhuy]

KmartKade Pinball haha yes

[@spikespa5208]

But the best tune, played loud, for the start of a road trip.

[@sirdeadlock]

That's a long cruise, 90 years old.

[@TheEdgydogs]

@@theallseeingmaster in the dark with the headlights OUT

[@narvelancoleman3813]

One of the coolest soundtracks to ever grace a television screen!

[@marilynstevenson865]

Brilliant composing, Mr Mancini. Brilliant rendition, City of Philharmonic Prague Orchestra and Mario Klemens,....

[@rozzybabe999]

Good memories- dancing to this in front of the whole school at Northview high school in the cafeteria 🎶🎵

[@suepennell158]

I was just listening to some Henry Mancini music and wondered who his pianist was. I surprised to find out it was John Williams. Two geniuses. But the Peter Gunn theme… now that’s classical rock! Phew!

[@NYNick49]

The part which begins at 1:28 is BRILLIANT!! It's why Peter Gunn is the GOAT!

[@jayfredman4385]

Mancini wanted this theme to be edgier compared to his Mr. Lucky theme which aired on televison at the same time. He gave this theme a more jazzy sound and harder hitting. Mancini composed some of the best themes for television shows and movies, one of which is the Magnificent Seven theme.

[@daniverse9625]

Actually Peter Gunn was before Mr. Lucky, and Peter Gunn's theme was created as a result of wanting to infuse jazz into TV scoring. Also Mancini didn't do The Magnificent Seven theme.

[@kamilee4123]

Daniel Davis Yeah I was gonna say I'm like 99% sure that Elmer Bernstein wrote the score for the Magnificent Seven.

[@BobSmith-dk8nw]

Yeah. Elmer Bernstein wrote the Magnificent Seven Theme: Uh ... tried to paste a link to the Wikipedia page on the Magnificent Seven but while I can paste it into word pad it will not paste here ... So - go to Wikipedia and look it up ... .

[@dncarac]

Loved the Mr. Lucky theme.

[@tralhas]

Rock n' Roll Racing =]

[@MrMarkole91]

+Tales Oliveira Hell yeah !!! Awesome game xD

[@BenJabituya]

Tales Oliveira Can't forget Spy Hunter!

[@juancarlostomasino5346]

Tales Oliveira y

[@brianshope8085]

Holy moly, I had forgotten about that game (and it's Blizzard HAH). That was the only racing/car game I could stand playing until Carmageddon, Interstate 76 and Grand Theft Auto (back in the year of our lord, nineteen hundred and ninety seven - it was a different time back then - a simpler time. I had only just become a young man and the Information Age was just opening it's eyes to the world for the first time. The defeat of Sauron was long forgotten and Peter Jackson had only just started reading the novels for the first time. "Privacy" was a word only uttered near restrooms and voting booths. Everyone knew where they stood when it came to their virtually violent video games. But alas, it is a different story today. The dark lord has regained much of his former strength. Our generation had become too comfortable, too complacent... too careless... and I fear what the long night has in store for us)

[@argus0118]

And Armored core 4

[@josephinecarcia4576]

How could anyone NOT like this music? I remember watching this show way back when, and have always enjoyed the music. Thanks for sharing this so we can enjoy the memories!

[@andrewroberts1258]

By far the best rendition of this legendary theme

[@richardkorpel3251]

This was one of the first time an intro was actually specially composed for a series. before, they just used some generic theme that would fit anything. but all of that changed with this great theme

[@CaptainNuka]

This was actually the first song Jimi Hendrix learned to play on guitar (fun fact) enjoy

[@thegame6141]

Who the hell are you?

[@ballsdeep6912]

@@thegame6141 someone with an account that’s 5 years older than yours

[@thegame6141]

@@ballsdeep6912 go to sleep little boy :v

[@ruivoplay]

Rock & Roll Racing

[@donhutchinson4403]

... absolute beauty to my old ears...

[@roykilling2496]

Hell yeah! Love the solos!

[@matthewfein]

I love classic TV themes like this!

[@Bim310]

Little known fact: The composer, John Williams, who wrote the music for Jaws, Star Wars and so many other great films was a studio musician while younger and played the piano for this and many of Mancini's other most famous themes.

[@williamthethespian]

"The City of Prague Orchestra" ? How could this orchestra have captured the music, the time, the rhythm, and the feeling, so perfectly ?! Wow.

[@jaybennett236]

It was an OK show. But I watched it just to hear the theme at the beginning and end! Also, Mancini's "The Stripper"! Hawaii 50 Theme! Man, they don't make anything close these days!

[@lindavick2646]

I LOVE MY PETER GUN WATCH IT DAILY

[@willywhitten4918]

This version by Mancini kicks! It kicks harder and with more class than any of the covers. One of the best tunes of all time. \\][//

[@StevenCarinci]

+Willy Whitten Who was the band? Was it the Wrecking Crew? Or the Mancini Orchestra?

[@willywhitten4918]

Steven Carinci . I assumed that it was the Mancini Orchestra...I had the 45 years ago, but I don't recall for sure who was mentioned in the liner notes. \\][//

[@tackyman2011]

+Willy Whitten I still like the Art Of Noise version, but yeah, this is cooler.

[@mxp299l]

The original Mancini version is hard to beat (this ain't it). But Ray Anthony's "Peter Gunn Suite" is one of the best covers in existence.

[@erikruder3360]

Duane Eddy did it brilliantly as well

[@terrace65]

During my senior year in high school, 1965, this was the most popular song played during pep rallies, ect. I played drums and my instructor told me all he wanted to hear on the last extended note was the sound of golf balls bouncing down a wooden staircase.

[@AtlasBlizzard]

I've been looking for precisely THIS version of this theme for ages! Thank you so much for uploading it! :)

[@phoenixkizer6176]

Im playing this song in my Jazz band and its fun as hell

[@StriderStryker]

Won’t forget that time when The Rock was a spy in SpyHunter 3. They were thinking about making a movie about it, but it is now delayed with no news.

[@rextucker3184]

A theme song that will be forever badass. Coronet Blue. Route 66. Hawaiian Eye. There were some others. But Peter Gunn got that bom bom bom bom bom bom BOM bom goin' on! Makes you want to put on sunglasses and look at somebody sideways. It's hip.

[@jellyfishj1]

correct--forever badass

[@simoninglis7437]

Amen to that..my brother.

[@scottfrasier156]

the theme from Route 66 is my all time favorite next to Gilligan's Island

[@frankalegria5041]

MR LUCKEY THE N 77 SUNSET STRIP

[@MichaelERoss]

"Makes you want to put on sunglasses and look at somebody sideways." Spot on!

[@Abyss1021]

Superb. Like M Squad, these themes just stirred the soul. We can't seem to duplicate these incredible scores anymore. These are timeless compostions that'll stand the test os time. Wow... One never gets weary hearing these tunes.

[@OneBlueFroggy]

I was just getting my cool on back in 1959 when this came out ! Even learned to play it on the piano (I was 9) ❤️✌️🇨🇦

[@lindalovesmusic9091]

My Dad held me as a baby listening to This! He was the coolest guy ever ♡

[@CARMENCLUCK]

I WAS BORN IN 53... SO IN 1961, I WAS 5 YEARS OLD...UNTIL NOVEMBER.. AND I REMEMBER AND LOVEEEEEEE THIS THEME SONG... IT JUST NEVER LASTED THAT LONG.... SO I LOOP IT... LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE THIS TUNE..

[@bird7094]

was looking through my grandfathers old records and found the "The Music From Peter Gunn " and was very taken back from the amazing music never thought i would love music like this makes me feel closer to my grandpa thank you:)

[@SurferJoe46]

Try to find a copy of the "M-Squad" 33 album with Lee Marvin ... the band is terrific!

[@marytica123]

WOW ! Brings back memories - this was a standard for all high school cheer squads back in the 1960's !

[@perpetual61]

Pictured is actor Craig Stevens who was Peter Gunn on The TV Series.

[@L.Spencer]

Oh, it was a TV series...I was wondering. Guess I'll have to look that up. :)

[@LetoAtreides82]

Remove the smile and he could pass as a James Bond.

[@lukehalmrast7366]

I’ve never watched show, in fact I was born until over 40 years after this show first aired. But in grade 8 middle school band, before the pandemic, we were going to perform a Henry Mancini collection piece, and this theme was so fun to play on the trumpet, unfortunately we never got to perform this as damn Covid happened.

[@Jaimas]

I wonder if Mancini realized how many people would come to love this song, not due to the original series it was designed for, but a game series that wound up using this theme under license? A really cool example of how music can pull different generations together.

[@sharonbre9347]

Love that steady bass line.

[@norbertobonomo6991]

¡Que tema musical de una serie inolvidable "Peter Gunn"........un ritmo singular y perfecto!

[@thomaschacko6320]

Just fabulous, thank you! What a great theme! Craig Stevens did one feature film, “Gunn,” in 1967. Directed by Blake Edwards, with music by Henry Mancini - who else? Too bad they didn’t do more!

[@th35had0wster]

First heard it in an Arcade game. Think it was called SpyHunter. Kinda mastered the game, but the music was the main reason I kept going back to play the game. =]

[@weaponizedmath4369]

When orchestras were common place at high end clubs. And people danced 💃 those were the days, but I'm only 58 never seen them....but pink panther, looney tunes, introduced me to another world, when in 5th grade I picked up a trumpet/coronet and played through my school years, all these tunes from my past it was an amazing time that I haven't seen repeated since. Kids will never appreciate making music 🎶 that's raw and tow tapping, make ya wiggle in your seat while doing it....thanks to my parents for sending me in that direction. .

[@charlesbatts3676]

THIS IS ONE SOULFUL,FUNKY,JAZZY THEME SONG. HENRY MANCINI HAD THE FLAVOR BACK IN 1959.

[@josephcostello695]

Sad part I remember hearing this and watching the tv show. I don't mean the reruns.

[@LoosMoose]

I remember when this came on I loved the tune... but it was time to go to bed... Mom and dad didn't want me seeing "bad things" on TV. HAH! Look at what they have today..... no wonder....

[@jjiacobucci]

Not so sad, actually; Best of times! Lucky man !

[@earthlove6908]

One of thee "Grooooviest" compositions evaahh, baby!!!!

[@usfrenchguy]

For my personal record, what would be the other two? =D

[@moremerry57]

Ellen Felker, before “groovy” existed.

[@josephebacon]

Remember watching Peter Gunn as a kid. Also remember the movie Gunn with Craig Stevens and Ed Asner. Shame they didn't make any more Gunn movies with Craig!

[@RollerCoasterLineProductions]

Sopranos S3 E1 brought me here -- this song mixed w Every Breath You Take - The Police

[@dondixon4206]

This music puts the "BAD" in "BADASS!"

[@randallulrich]

I suppose that's better than putting the "ass" in "badass". (C'mon.....admit it. You walked right into that one.)