The Lone Ranger Opening Theme Song

Here's the classic Lone Ranger theme for those that love it. Several episodes of the series (some with Clayton Moore's replacement, Johhn Hart) are available at HoughsVideos.50Megs.Com

[@user-th3vx9pj5t]

I am an old Japanese man who was born in 1951. I really enjoyed this program when a kid. Thanks!

[@KarlPhys]

This series was part of my childhood. I wish that my grandchildren could be as innocent as me at their age to enjoy and appreciate that doing the right thing was enough!

[@GeorgeVreelandHill]

This is classic. The Lone Ranger is from an era when TV was wonderful and the shows were excellent. Western was the thing and people could not get enough of it all. This and other shows like Gunsmoke and The Rifleman were the best. Adults loved them and kids could be kids while living their dreams through such shows. Almost every show back then was good no matter what it was. It really was the golden age of TV. Send me back in time. George Vreeland Hill

[@williamtaylor8020]

And Bonanza

[@Micelli1947]

Remember seeing this every Saturday morning with my bowl of Cherrios!! Boy, those were the days!! I'll be 64 in Nov.

[@user-qp3nt5fr3d]

You're still alive?

[@ThymeBottle]

This was my great grandfather's favorite show. He had a big television set in his bedroom and would come in every afternoon from his farm/ranch duties to watch it. I remember the long horns above his bed where great grandmother and I would sit and snack on Fritos and homemade clabber while he sat glued to the set. He used to get on to us and tell us between commercials to quit munching so loudly. I was about three years old then. Great memories!

[@fromthesidelines]

The music used for the opening title of the TV series is the same one that was heard on the radio show from 1940 through '54; George W. Trendle {"Old Cheapo"}, the original owner/producer of the radio and TV versions, used a block of "transcribed" music cues to score both shows, recorded in Mexico. Some of them were reworked "cues" from Republic's "Lone Ranger" movie serials of 1938 and '40, while others were "public domain" classical music passages {i.e. Liszt's "Les Preludes"}.

[@TheHB69]

For some reason I'm having a wave of nostalgia for TV programmes of my childhood today. This is one of them. Can't beat the old one's,better than those of today.

[@SonOfIronHorse]

"Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear..." When i was a kid, i loved the one hour specials about the origin of the Lone Ranger. And every episode after...

[@uzzle65]

I'm 42 & the Lone Ranger's my hero too! I can remember as a boy listening to children's story time on my local radio station on a Sunday morning & the Lone Ranger's voice calling out "I'll get you, Cavendish!"

[@mindeloman]

I've seen alot of TV shows but this has to be the greatest TV intro of all time. Such energy! You can't help but be drawn in. Watch silvers head everytime he fires that 6 gun.

[@PetDirectory]

This is fantastic! Back in the 60's there were good horse shows on TV.

[@JediJan]

I used to love watching Mr Ed too. Most of all The Littlest Hobo and Get Smart.

[@1952kid]

The music still has it. The best of the themes for kids from the 1950/60's . This is why we all had cap guns ,and played cowboys and Indians . When's the last time you saw kids playing that ! I showed my grandkids my old metal cap guns ,the ones that look real, they loved them.

[@MeepChangeling]

1998. We stopped doing that when parents decided to be terrified of every other adult all of the time for no good reason and thus keep kids indoors all day. Which, well, it's your fault. You raised our parents after all.

[@VanWADebbie]

I saw Clayton Moore appear in Portland, Oregon with police escort to a reopening of a theater called The Roseway. I was amazed that the poilce saluted him when he appeared from his limo. Lone Ranger shows were played that day at the theater.

[@screwdigitaldish]

I'm 42 and I absolutley LOVED!!!! that show as a kid.

[@Luzielou]

I´d forgotten this completely. Great to hear it again. Thanks for posting.

[@1989ProblemChild]

Man, this was WAY before my time, but it is AWESOME!

[@123ashd]

these were the daze of our life!!!! love it

[@wntoply6]

i hope everyone can appreciate just how difficult/dangerous it is to ride a horse in the speed moore was riding him. then when he rode silver up that small hill, he took his life in his hands. trust me i know...i've ridden horses, and taken lessons and it's not as easy as portrayed on tv and the movies.

[@arusky2001]

Ahhh.. the good old days.. when good and bad were so clearly defined.. I miss them.

[@Geno7MM]

Excellent....excellent...bring the show back,especially for our Grandchildren

[@christimacc]

Gosh, there's something soooo inspiring about that opening.

[@BucksDaughter]

Yep, I remember it well. We never missed a show.

[@fredaslaves]

This was such a great show

[@superbeehemi]

ahh, Sat. mornings in front of the old black & white tv in the 50's...what a time to be a kid!!!

[@drb61573]

Remember watching this every saturday morning. i wish I could find on DVD. It reminds so much of Dad. Still love this show

[@EdwarDixie]

whoa! this great show is a legend

[@VanWADebbie]

I went to a reopening of an old theater in Portland, Oregon which had Clayton Moore as the Lone Range with LR movies. When Clayton Moore came to the theater in a white limo, he had a police escort. Just before he came out of the limo, there was a police line ready to salute him and the reverse when he left. I felt privalaged to see and shake Moore`s hand.

[@Conqueror441]

I've always wanted to watch the Lone Ranger and just sit on the floor in front of the Tv and watch it all day like all kids are suppose to do. lol :P

[@CarlDuke]

I remember reading how Clayton Moore loved answering fan mail and took his responsibilities very seriously in trying to be a great role model for kids even up to his dieing day.

[@PinkysHouse]

My little nephew just a few years ago when he was a baby loved watching the Lone Ranger and usually went to sleep by the end of it. I agree they need to bring this kind of television back....today's shows have too much immorals and try teaching the wrong kind of values. Give me the days of the singing cowboys and "High O' Silver Away!"

[@yukonnahanni]

The theme to the Lone Ranger was THE OVERTURE TO WILLIAM TELL !! How Wonderful for so many to have been brought up to it !! It, iwas probably the most recognized classic theme of its time by so many children of the era !!! Still wondeful to all !! :)))

[@hanoc101]

Agreed. Several other people played the lone ranger but Moore was the Lone Ranger.

[@whd2002]

Interesting, that theme. When I was a kid, my mother was a studio musician. She said that all the great musicians worked the studios for the extra money. And when you listen to the theme -- as cut up as it is, you definitely hear two things. First, the sloppy trumpet/french horn work from the begnning of the last movement. Then, the lightening fast, perfect orchestra running through the rest -- chopped up, of course. All in all, a mess. But hey, we were kids.

[@grannydyess]

saturday morning westerns and cartoons. the memories are great. of course there were all the classic westerns thru the week also. loved them

[@Isotec1]

this message is to the TV honchos,please bring shows like this back to TV

[@audreyfischer]

Every once in a great while I come across a modern day hero--and think of this exact scene--- coming to the rescue and my Yelp for Help! :>)

[@sternumagnum]

To show you how much times have changed, I used to watch this at a friend's house (we didn't have a TV at home yet) when we were both about 5 or 6 years old -- and his parents barely allowed him/us to watch it, because it was "too violent" !!..

[@Lindasims733]

Wow this was one of my favourite programs as child

[@rijeka8]

For 2009. he's got two movies that are finished:'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus' and 'Public Enemies'. He's currently filming 'Alice in Wonderland' and probably after that 'Pirates 4'. In between there is room for new Batman but producers must hurry because he will not be available when Pirates team and script are selected and finished.

[@McGlasshole]

Jay SIlverheels was a Mohawk, but in the show he was portraying a member of the Potowatomie Nation. In that native language the name Tonto was supposed to refer to a "wild one." The reel Jay was quite a real life character. An outstanding athlete, particularly in Lacrosse - he also did some professional boxing.

[@darylparfrey8042]

Who remembers watching the Lone Ranger,i loved and never missed it......🦄🐎

[@slinky460]

It was on the radio before TV, along with many other programs. I know, I used to listen to them at night on a old RCA radio before we got a TV. I think it was better on the radio because you could turn off the lights and make your own pictures. The last radio program I remember was Jonny Dollar. After it was taken off the radio in the late 1960s, that was the end. No more.

[@martster8555]

The best show in the history of TV, in my opinion.

[@zoeboe49]

To auspete. I am a 60-yr.-old man who grew up watching the Lone Ranger AND I am also an animal rights advocate. Both sides could be please by simply putting earplugs in Silver's ears (which they probably did anyway). Horses have a very keen sense of hearing (I am a riding instructor and stable owner in Texas). Most animal rights folks are not as extreme as you think. Have a great day!

[@stoneagequeen53]

Awww I loved this show! The horse is beautiful!

[@yukonnahanni]

the nice thing , about the Lone Ranger besides the overture , was the lesson , taught to all the young kids who looked up to him, & to Tonto (who by the way was a Native Canadian by the name of Jay Silverheels ) They set the bar for many young children !!! Clayton Moore was the Lone Ranger

[@MorriganSteel]

How I loved this show as a kid! I wanted to be the LR haha. Thanks for posting!

[@dahsuerk]

Watched a lot of its reruns in the 60's after school.

[@lagerhound]

"The Lone Ranger came on when I was a kid on Saturday afternoon......" Jibbie49 - Can't remember what day it was, but I knew it came on at quarter-past-five !

[@grogtgs]

One of the greatest theme songs

[@saunders49]

Clayton Moore has a terrific biography called, "I Was That Masked Man." It is full of great stories about the man who will always be The Lone Ranger.

[@rodnrach]

Hi ho Silver........away!!!! Man I used to love those old shows!

[@larrymason4476]

William Tell Overture I believe is the opening theme song

[@marilynsnider8183]

You're absolutely right! I grew up on classical music, so I should know.

[@marirod45]

hi ho silver awayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks for this. I always watched it when i was a kid.

[@BMWLDRider]

I'm 58 and he's still my hero

[@user-ug6zd8nf6f]

Brings back memories. They don't make shows like that anymore. Secret agent man, mission impossible green hornet and others.

[@jorgecthulhu]

I still have goosebumps when I hear the William Tell Overture and the Intro!!!!!

[@thatpageguy1]

The intro to the radio show by the late Fred Foy, who announced for Dick Cavett on his TV show, has got to be the most dramatic, stirring announcing jobs ever. I was hoping this would be it. Think I'll look to see if it's here on KZbin.

[@tonyktown]

If you are over 50 and this doesn't bring back childhood memories..well you must be Helen Keller.

[@wiredtvcraze]

Standing for Truth and Justice during a time when a man's word as gold and innocence was cherished and life was dear.

[@Napalm66]

This puts a tear in my beer.

[@therealjoebloggs]

Glenn Strange-- actually played a relatively smaller part in Gunsmoke (compared to Doc, Festus, Kitty). He also played Frankenstein's Monster in a few films.

[@BigLisaFan]

@raginroadrunner . Jay Silverheels (Tonto) was from the First Nations Reserve near Brantford, Ontario, Canada.

[@thomas9531]

you see The Lone Ranger is The Green Hornet's great-uncle- Britt Reid's father was Dan Reid Jr son of TLR's brother who was killed at Grant's Pass with the others and Dan Reid often appeared on the show, going into town and getting a job at local newspaper to find out the lowdown they've changed all that for the new movie opening this week and have lost part of a great legend

[@TheFacefinder]

an incredible opening.

[@witness2history]

Hi-Yo Silver! The Ranger will always be a hero to me!

[@youngmindedman]

@Madiiyyah one of my fav. old shows. i'm 72 and still love it, young man.

[@lespastor8386]

This is the exact theme song as I recall

[@belair55zz56]

Yep gotta love those times.

[@B4BoomersBlockBoy7]

Hi Ho Silver N' Haul Away !...My fav show back in the Day !

[@Jibbie49]

I though The Lone Ranger came on when I was a kid on Saturday afternoon after cartoons finished. I remember the Cisco Kid and Sky King, too.

[@user-oz4sk3zb5z]

ロ―ンレンジャ―ワクワク胸躍るね❗️子供の頃よくみました。

[@BillDFC]

Just off the phone to Ringo.He said- "Beans,beans are good for the heart, the more you eat,the more you fart, the more you fart,the better you feel, so have some beans with every meal".

[@bubblejomay]

@EnvyHK Maybe he was shooting at Butch Cavendish. Who is Butch Cavendish? Well he is the character in the pilot, who by his dastardly deeds created the Lone Ranger. Now a piece of trivia. The actor who played Butch Cavendish also played a part in the 1938 or '39 movie of the Lone Ranger. Yes there was a series made for theater before the 1949 TV series.

[@pylgrym]

YAY! you can still find the rock where he rears up on Trigger - condos around it now...

[@sybermen]

TODAVIA ERA TRANSMITIDA ESTA SERIE EN VENEZUELA A COMIENZOS DE 1980 POR VENEVISION CANAL 4 A MEDIODIA, ES INCREIBLE CASI 4 GENERACIONES DE VENEZOLANOS VIMOS DESDE LOS AÑOS 50 HASTA ENTRADOS LOS 80 ESTE CLASICO DE LA TV.

[@Smartboy8877]

@wurlitzer1450 I remember those lyrics being used as the answer to the riddle "where does the Long Ranger take his garbage?"!

[@walleyrt69]

The Lone Ranger had Broke Back Mountain moments with Tonto up in them Hills.Tonto was a "Man of two Spirits".

[@fromthesidelines]

The only thing that's missing from this opening is the Ranger's "Hi-Yo, Silver!" at :17. This opening title was usually seen during the 1954-'55 season (with radio announcer Fred Foy narrating)...

[@yeauxxx]

From out of the West come the thundering hoofbeats of the great horse Silver, The Lone Ranger rides again! A cloud of dust and the speed of light and a hearty Hi-Ho Silver! The Lone Ranger rides again! Never has there been a greater Champion of Justice. Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear, The Lone Ranger rides again.

[@prophetslayer777]

I met Clayton Moore when I was 8 years old.

[@Smartboy8877]

@PeteWoodier Another great sense of You Tube humor! You guys are the best!

[@carlitos1009]

I loved watching this!

[@ganondorf59]

Can't agree more. What we had were maybe more simple stuff but IMO simple was also something that meant QUALITY unlike now complex and so much tech 4 nonsense. Stuff like Bonanza or The Lone Ranger r priceless.

[@bubblejomay]

@EnvyHK No, the 1938 version was made for the movie screen. KZbin has it, I have seen it. But read my earlier response very carefully to find the answer to the trivia question.

[@daveythek]

If you go to Best Friends animal shelter (as seen on the NatGeo show Dogtown) in Kenab Canyon, they will show you the rock where that scene was filmed. Very cool and Unexpected

[@PeteWoodier]

Tonto was lying on the ground with his ear to the dirt. The Lone Ranger asks What is it Tonto? Stagecoach, 6 cartwheels, 6 horses, four black, two white, Sheriff and Deputy riding shotgun outside. That's marvellous Tonto, how can you tell? Just ran over me, five minutes ago.

[@murielsartre]

Hahaha! This was rerun in the 70s in my town on school mornings at 6:30AM. When I got up to get ready for school, I had this on in the background.

[@char4him99]

It was so cool.

[@XMLarry]

Hi yo Silver away! Will be forever etched in my mind, ty for posting

[@Smartboy8877]

@TiminPhoenix I remember when my driver ed. teacher told me that joke when I was sixteen years old! It really makes a good point about what it is like to have a fair-weather friend!

[@PrincessBaby82]

Okay , that was a ture classic I still have my dad's metal 1951 lunch box!` ..lol.

[@starey1]

the actors name is Glenn Strange and the western where he played a somewhat major part in was GUNSMOKE where he played Sam the bartender at the Long Branch saloon.

[@mcardle1]

i have never seen a beter looking horse!

[@1971mav]

I'm 41 and I remember watching reruns as a kid.

[@LordBicen]

Yep Used to watch this and Zorro back to back on sunday mornings. Great times, great T.V.

[@usermikes]

Christie's Auction house in Manhattan is going to auction off a few of Clayton Moore's iteams.

[@ShugaAnnSpyce]

I didn't realize it either but if you speed the commercial's version up it sounds like it.

[@JLMartin02]

@princesspeachfanyay the Horse's name is Silver, Tonto was his sidekick

[@BjavaBbotBme]

Thanks Rikky...missed this one!