Police Story Theme (4 Different Versions)

[@rickswineberg]

They had the coolest theme songs in the 70s, one of my favorites

[@eddievangundy4510]

Also in the 60's.

[@roberthicks3278]

This was my childhood back in the 70's.

[@TheManamba]

wow I been having this at the back of my mind for 4+ decades !

[@paolopappagallo4032]

Gran bella serie, anche se per certi versi trattava argomenti piuttosto duri.

[@bluevictory1010]

Jerry Goldsmith must have worked right up till the day he died. His history of creating music is mind boggling!

[@markroach4383]

Masterpiece.

[@jmjfanss]

Brian Tyler is the new Jerry goldsmith

[@bobjersey]

He came pretty close, having verifiedly worked on Looney Tunes: Back In Action in 2003.

[@frankdenardo8684]

Jerry Goldsmith did a lot of movie and TV show themes.

[@mikehickey2167]

really enjoyed the show and great theme song.

[@klmhookedmoore5847]

The shows from the 50's, 60's and 70's had the best theme songs.

[@anthonyholmes195]

80s &90s too

[@Pokey324]

My dad (RIP) loved this show

[@vospersb.thorneycroft602]

Here's a little tidbit. I remember a Phil Donahue Show a group from East LA was on the show complaining about that LAPD had a secret unit that would watch ex-cons that were multiple offender's and had been paroled. If they saw them steal a car they would wait till they did a far more serious crime like robbing a supermarket. Funny thing about that above scenario. It is an actual episode of Police Story Staring Vic Morrow, Combat fame, the good guy police officer and Chuck Conners, Rifleman fame, as the bad guy! Vic took Chuck out with a shotgun when Chuck tried to rob a supper market.

[@jackjoyner4275]

That episode was called "Slow Boy" the 2 hour premiere of the series

[@1956MercM260]

Best police series ever. I now own seasons 1 and 2 on DVD. Found them at Barnes & Noble!

[@2020-g8s]

Drew Beck I agree. It’s authentic in its portrayal of law enforcement during those times.

[@BixbysDad]

Check out 'Bosch' on Amazon and 'SouthLAnd' (was on Hulu) very realistic.

[@matutepalacios357]

Hello, can you reupload the series on dvd of the 2 seasons. I am a fan of the series like you. Hopefully you can. I would greatly appreciate it.

[@rickobrien4025]

Eleven Mary six...call the station . Thirteen Zebra Five, John Frank William, Eight Nine nine !

[@markroach4383]

Beautiful. Composed music. These. Artist. We're. Very. Serious. About. There. Craft. 💝💝💝💝🙏

[@MrRjnr]

Checking NCIC, other unit repeat...

[@jaybaz67b30]

Love this series growing up.

[@teredoan5753]

They all Sounded great to Me!

[@marlenesheffield8777]

For those old enough to remember, when this show ran on TV back in the 1970's and was considered controversial in some respects due to its grittiness. Can you imagine what NBC and Wolf Entertainment could do if "Police Story" was re-imagined for the 21st century? Mr. Wolf has the Midas Touch when it comes to the police procedural.😎💪👊

[@steveprestegard5151]

Police Story did reappear briefly on ABC. They even repeated one episode, "Monster Manor."

[@watershed44]

@@steveprestegard5151 Wow when was that, I was a teenager at that point early 1980s on ABC?

[@steveprestegard5151]

@@watershed44 1988.

[@watershed44]

@@steveprestegard5151 Thanks friend, I do NOT remember the series restarting again in the late 80s and I did watch a fair amount of TV, pretty interesting because as a child I did watch some of the 1977-78 series.

[@rolandmiller5456]

Dick Wolf wouldn't do a bad job with Police Story at all. The problem you would have with doing it now is that you have to show the good and the bad in police work and there are people out there that don't want to see the bad of it. There are a lot of good cops out there but there's some bad apples and if you're going to tell the truth about things you got to show every bit of it.

[@jamiewillkner8742]

The first theme was the best. My brother never allowed me to watch 1970s Cop Shows when they were shown in A&E back in the early 1990s. All I wanted to watch back then was Police Story, Rockford Files, Kids In The Hall, Vacant Lot, Monty Python, Ren and Stimpy and Rocko 's Modern Life. Instead my family wanted me to focus on my education, career goals and banned me from any type of so called fantasy.

[@user-mj8nf2vp7q]

I too remember the early to mid '90's airings of Police Story, Columbo, McCloud, McMillan and Wife, etc. I used to watch them on my days off from work. I'm in my early 40's, and still remember some of these shows when they were still shown in prime time during my childhood. ...Big fan of Kids In The Hall when I was 19, or 20.

[@domjal]

Ah yes the 90’s ,officially the last decade of intelligent TV - look at what A&E has become - Entertainment without Art.

[@MrRjnr]

Buy the DVDs now 😁

[@clarencebeeks1528]

Excellent post! This series was ahead of its time. Brings back some good memories.

[@tierone4761]

Back when cops carried revolvers & flashlights were metal. And the cruisers had V8’s & rear wheel drive. Good Day Everyone!

[@olengagallardo8551]

Yeah and police captains were tough as nails and mean as hell,not todays politically correct wimps!

[@shakaobear]

My days.. San Diego PD academy, may 1985

[@shihanUKS]

...and foot chases were looked forward too.

[@snodgresswilim4817]

still the best way to get it done

[@todde3753]

Yup

[@menachemsachemrobotscowitz2794]

Each season's theme quickens tempo. "I'm in a hurry !"

[@Useaname]

The shortest and greatest theme in TV history

[@richardthunderbay8364]

I love this theme. The show was also pretty good. One of the best dramas of the 70s.

[@bobmalon7244]

I swear every cop show from the 70's had a cool theme!

[@martinschmitt6502]

Wow ! I've been searching for this theme for 40 years ! I saw Police Story in France in the seventies and I never forgot that music. I thougt it was "Man in the suitcase"....

[@michaelbrinkley3284]

Recently, I've been catching up on some of the old Columbo episodes I missed back in the day, and it finally dawned on me to check KZbin for this theme. I haven't heard it in over 30 years, but it never got out of my head. Thanks for posting such a great copy of it.

[@pawt1963]

It has a certain similarity to Goldsmith's theme for Barnaby Jones, which he wrote at about the same time.

[@RonaldCharlesEpstein]

How did the producers of both shows react when they discovered the resemblance.

[@christopherangel6690]

H and I tv is playing them on very late nights Saturday into Sunday. I love this series. Was very controversial in its time but the stories were very heated and intense.

[@wannabetowasabe]

I miss having a good police show on TV like this one. The last good one was "Southland," which NBC dropped after a season or so. It was too nitty, gritty I guess. Police Story was pretty realistic for the time. I remember the guest stars, one of which was "Dandy" Don Meridith, who turned out to be a fair actor as well.

[@sixtythreekraft2608]

I like the first one best.

[@frankdenardo8684]

SixtyThree Kraft shows the screen gems logo which was a subsidiary of Columbia pictures.

[@frankdenardo8684]

SixtyThree Kraft shows the screen gems logo which was a subsidiary of Columbia pictures.

[@anthonyholmes195]

I like the 2nd & 3rd best

[@frankdenardo8684]

@@anthonyholmes195 my favorite is the episodes with football legend Don Meredith as detective Bert Jamison and Tony Lo Bianco as sergeant Calabrisi.

[@souldeep69]

like the fourth one the best. One thing I like is setting the rhythmic background first and then building on it. He did this also on "Barnaby Jones" and actually did it twice in "Room 222". On the latter, he starts with rhythmic background figure, builds on it with the main melody,, then actually drops back to a slightly more ornate but still building block background figure repeated before overlaying the melody again. Very unique, but all 3 themes do that same rhythm figure setup.

[@Goatboysminion]

The second one was the best. Good show, I miss it.

[@geoffdb9638]

I love the Police Officer, Sheriff's Deputy; their presence denote the very core of a civilized community - safety, security, being able to take a deep breath of fresh air, right of personal space, calmness, law and order. That Policy Story series did so much to cement my support of The Cop on the beat, dressed in uniform blue while on duty in a marked black/white patrol cruiser. I hate that those cops who beat Rodney King got away with it and that the jury bought their story...they even used the "n-word" while beating him. It soils the uniform of the good cop.

[@olengagallardo8551]

And the timing couldnt have been worse.if you recall that was around the time of the gulfwar

[@MrJaybody-vd6eb]

If NBC was so smart! They'd redo Police Story again and set it in the 70's with updated stories that they couldn't do back then? They was killin' it with this back in da day! I was so sad when it ended! Still can't get over that one! Best cop show ever! Even rate it better than Miami Vice! If that's so hard to believe?

[@terrelll.howard8660]

Jerry does it over and over again. So well.

[@MerensWorld]

It is also played during the episodes at times.

[@user-mj8nf2vp7q]

My Dad's a cop, parents never missed an episode. Gotta love the Wah-Wah factor. I was a toddler then, but still remember the dreary theme...not child friendly, the 70's.

[@ApartmentKing66]

I never cared for the theme or the series. Didn't care for Barnaby Jones either, though Lee Meriwether was nice to look at.

[@user-mj8nf2vp7q]

@@ApartmentKing66 I liked them both...especially Barnaby Jones. Also enjoyed Barney Miller, CHiPs, The Rockford Files, family, Charlie's Angels, Hart to Hart, etc.

[@timothyeverett6605]

Iike that showpertty good

[@carologiwan501]

Jerry Goldsmith was so prolific. The Waltons, The Man From Uncle, Dr. Kildare, Poltergeist, and my fav The Wind and the Lion. And so much more. The guy was a genius!

[@lynnpoint6395]

I used to watch this show when I was a teenager, just to listen to the theme music.

[@scpd613]

one is the best. Hands down. Miss this show and the time.

[@robertgantry2118]

I always liked that theme song. I think I like the 2nd version the best.

[@haroldsherwood7232]

great Goldsmith theme music, and what drew me to the show was Dandy Don Meredith doing occasional episodes, the 70's was the time for great theme music and football stars becoming actors, and besides, Dandy Don needed to get away from all the un-necessary blame he took for not winning the big one.

[@creoleviking8433]

So Awesome.. Grew up watching every week!!

[@KageZX10RRonin]

The drums on the second one are pretty crisp , the third take too !

[@darrylsaunders2008]

One of my favorite themes and cop series had to add it too my Plex nas

[@TIMCOWBOY1971]

Classic tv 📺 show !

[@BillysFingers]

This is a great collection to source and post, much appreciated, thanks!

[@mrceleb2006]

If you're in Canada, you can stream the whole series via CTV Throwback!

[@pontcanna]

Thanks, but I keep getting error messages...

[@jessenapoleon8791]

I remember Police Story from 1970s and was broadcast on Me TV 📺 a few years ago, Monday thru Friday night 🌙 s also The Untouchables,Dragnet and Hawaii 5-0.

[@2020-g8s]

Thanks for the video. Love this series. It was ahead of its time

[@josephcutrona1456]

Caused me to go into Police work

[@jessesands4099]

These were great shows millions of times better than the garbage on TV today!🤨📺🔫👮🚓

[@Gildedbutterfly1976]

Omg I remember this came on in the early 80s.

[@martymcfly5434]

Yep I remember it too Sheels1976 haven't seen it in years!!💁❤👍

[@RonaldCharlesEpstein]

Creator Joseph Wambaugh knew his stuff.

[@mariebrown5681]

Very true.

[@noneofurbusiness5223]

It's a shame no one knows who Wambaugh is. He's still alive.

[@JettRink-b8k]

Part Jazz, part funk... we really had true Macho television shows.

[@naufrago5369]

I'm italian and I watched this TV serie in the late seventies. The italian title was "Sulle strade della California" (obviously in order to take advantage of the success of the TV series "The Streets of San Francisco"). I was a child in those years and I watched every Police TV series with my grandfather (who was a police officer). Even today this is my favorite genre. There were different actors in every episode; an unusual and brilliant feature. Unfortunately this TV series lacks the features that will be successful in the following decades. So in Italy it is substantially forgotten and no publisher produce it in DVD or Blue Ray. What a shame.

[@patricktownsend3474]

Captain Hook- fantastic acting and the only episode I remember.

[@ignatiusgrippa]

Just imagine the level of wakka-juwakka if this had continued another 4 seasons.

[@brianoneill7186]

By 1979, most TV themes had gone disco. Maybe by 1982, it could have more of a synth sound.

[@jaredjlinden]

They did few Police Story movies in the late 80s and some of them used newly-scored version of the old theme. One version was slow and had a lot of sax (ugh) and another one was also slow and used strings for the main melody!

[@bradlafferty6076]

The great Pepe Serna pops up Again, before he was chain sawed in South Beach next to Scar Face, before he wore 2 belts in Buckaroo Banzai! The hardest working man in Show Biz!

[@olengagallardo8551]

The episodes of Vic Morrow are among the best

[@MrRjnr]

Robert Forster too

[@terrelll.howard8660]

The man can wrote for anything---He was a master"""

[@2020-g8s]

Love this show

[@terrelll.howard8660]

How can you improve on greatness?

[@AmericanIsraeliJew]

I bought the complete series on ebay in DVD but there major problems in the playback. So I let the guy I bought from know and he sent me another complete set and the same thing happened with it. I tired it on two different VCR's and it did the same thing. If anyone has the complete series on VHS let know if you want to sell it.

[@adric137]

Great music, it reminds me of a Disco garden!

[@deacondavis5098]

Top Ten Goldsmith Favorite!!!!!!

[@oliviaxoxa6732]

this is great for my project. thx

[@erickriebel4366]

Perfect makes me want to go out and do something crazy

[@salayobrown8942]

THE DRUM PLAY ON THE THIRD ONE IZ FUNKY AZ HELL!!!

[@justinetamberlake7262]

The 1st theme on here is my favorite 1.

[@salayobrown8942]

THE LAST TWO R FUNKY AZ HELL.

[@tallthinwavy3]

Reminds me of the theme of movie McQ

[@heggy_69]

Never seen this but the theme is crazy good

[@shihanUKS]

...goosebumps from the series that started it all. Who was the percussionist?

[@gerardkijak1686]

The great Jerry Goldsmith

[@willlocke3019]

He was the best when it came to composing music for movies and TV. Forever rest in peace Jerry Goldsmith.

[@vetclinic4435]

So did Lalo Schifrin emulate Jerry Goldsmith or was it the other way around? There are so many cues in this that sound just like Dirty Harry and others.

[@DLCOrganization]

You know, I'm quite POSITIVE that "Police Story" did NOT have the SPT logo originally at the end of the last 3 seasons.

[@mikeb1149]

Noticed the increased tempo of each version. I think this was done to leave more room for commercials. Shows were sped up 1-2% upon broadcast to squeeze out several seconds per hour for use during prime time to sell more expensive ads.

[@barrybernucho6604]

They really "discoed" it up in the last one.

[@OutOnTheTiles]

The wah wah peddle ruled in the 70’s!

[@timothyeverett6605]

Nice song

[@user-nj5ce9dq3e]

Good drama and theme song

[@ferdinandog.8814]

Sono belle tutte e quattro per me , telefilm meraviglioso fatto molto bene

[@gabrielnelson3400]

1st one is the best imo

You can see where Barnaby Jones theme got its DNA from....

[@simonmcjohn]

GREAT

[@salayobrown8942]

I LIKE THE LAST TWO BETTER!!!!!

[@DmitriLeon2000]

One problem with transitions to the SPT logo in last three versions is no cross-fading.

[@11111db11111]

+Dmitry “DmitryLeon2000” Leontev I do believe that you are correct. I've come up with a workaround though. Blink your eyes every time that part comes :)

[@viralbuthow000]

Funkier than a New York City Port-o-Potty.

[@susanfit47]

There are 4 different versions of the Police Story theme music.

[@deanarupe73]

This theme and Barnaby Jones sound alike.

[@filippopetraroli8912]

2018???? My ringle in the phone!!!!

[@grumpyscatsbestfriend5990]

11 Mary six call the station.

[@burkeofmellowpark3472]

13-Zebra-5 ..John,frank, william, 899.....

[@Tmanaz480]

More WahWah! OK, you're getting close.

[@alanstrong55]

NBC carried this series, if I recall correctly.

[@entidadalan4967]

❤

[@AmericanIsraeliJew]

I like this series so much that I bought it on Amazon but the DVD were flawed badly. So I told the seller and the seller sent me the series again and they were also flawed in the same way. I know it wasn't my DVD player because I even bought a new DVD player and they were flawed in the same way. I couldn't watch the series.

[@anthonyholmes195]

2nd version is the best

[@matthewnovakoski8479]

I love the police in falls township

[@rudyiraheta80]

upload with paramount blue mountain

[@lorenzodicapo6305]

Sounds like this was developed further and became 'Barnaby Jones'

[@margomckaine78]

Sounds like the music from Barnaby Jones

[@kayandaeddings4803]

The third theme is my favorite. Anyone agree?

[@Blaqjaqshellaq]

I prefer the first.

[@pressureworks]

Those Great 70s Police and Private Detective Shows ! But one not so great -- CHIPs.