After your favorite animated series intro, it’s time to present you our favorite drama series openings!
Westworld
Westworld tells a mysterious story about the development of artificial intelligence in the eponymous amusement park, where visitors have the opportunity to fulfill their darkest fantasies thanks to androids, playing a number of archetypal western heroes. No wonder that the HBO series opening theme focuses on the hosts (because that’s what the created machines are called). Calm and exceptionally atmospheric music by Ramin Djawadi is accompanied by black-and-white animations, suggestively depicting the production of hosts, finishing details in 3D printing.
Most importantly, each of the three seasons has a different animation to reflect the development of the plot. So the headlines stop focusing on the park itself, and something is clearly getting out of hand. However, each of the openings perfectly introduces the atmosphere of production. – Krzysztof Olszamowski
Game of Thrones
Since I have already touched on the issue of Ramin Djawadi’s music, it is impossible not to mention the series on which the composer was most famous for his work. Of course , I ‘m talking about George RR Martin ‘s adaptation of A Song of Ice and Fire , or Game of Thrones . This time, the theme from the opening theme is much more resonant than in the case of Westworld , but we are also dealing with an often pompous story, characterized by extraordinary momentum.
Hence, the intro gives the viewer, from the first episode, a preview of the grand scale of the story. We see a beautiful, animated model of Westeros, depicting the individual lands and places where the series takes place. As the story unfolds, the opening sequence also evolves, adding more places to the map and changing the well-known ones. Such a procedure allows you to smuggle references to the most important events in a given season. – Krzysztof Olszamowski
Outlander
I could point out many unusual, effective and extremely thoughtful opening credits, but it is the opening of Outlander that immediately introduces me to its world. It contains the most magnetizing elements of the extraordinary reality of 18th century Scotland. It is so brisk that I also travel in time – I am struck by the blue of the sky and almost endless green, unspoiled by human activity. The lack of civilization gives us, above all, a sense of freedom, but what is behind it also dangers. Although the action takes place in the past, the struggle for survival of the heroes in the brutal reality of war makes us live their fate “here and now”. Science appears to be less credible than ancient rituals and magical practices. This is the essence of introducing Outlander to the world- the fragility of life, the realities of war with what is mystical, spiritual, immaterial and … resistant to the passage of time. This is accompanied by “The Skye Boat Song”, a Scottish song from the end of the 19th century, thanks to which the opening sequence becomes even more eloquent and symbolic. – Paulina Czajka
Power Rangers
It is the title song of the American series “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” based on the Japanese series “Super Sentai”. Additionally, the song appeared many times during the episodes, in both vocal and instrumental versions. Six notes, which together form the background music in the main slogan of the song ,, Go Go Power Rangers “ , were well sound messaging Ranger , Billy created by one of the main characters of the series. The messaging sound remained the same for the Zeo and Turbo series , despite the fact that both series had new credits.
Energetic power metal rhythm, nice text and an interesting music video composed of serial photos have become one of the showpieces of the ’90s.
The author and performer of this piece is the American composer Ronald Aaron Wasserman. – Kamil Sawicki
Locke & Key
The series is a fairly new production of Netflix, so not everyone could have had contact with it yet. The story tells about the Locke family with which very specific keys are connected. The opening of this series is a graphic representation of the magical atmosphere of this story. Very nicely made in terms of graphics, with matching music and flavors referring to the plot itself. I like it very much because it strongly influences my sense of aesthetics. – Jarosław Trock
True Blood
Although vampires are out of style, these headlamps are still in my head. The opening is full of adequately selected scenes that strongly reflect the atmosphere of a small town set in the deep south of the USA. There are praying people here, there are rednecks, there is a possessed possum, and there is also a fight in the bar, and even baptism. For me, the quintessence of how I imagine the South in the States. This is not the end though! The creators cut the whole thing with micro scenes showing various sinful shots. So we received a thoughtful composition, which is complemented by the song “Bad things” by Jace Everett, which not only has great lyrics, but also sticks to the head with the melodic line itself. This piece adds a whole musical context, because the “bad things” mentioned by the singer not only mean sex, but also all temptations, to whom people in this series succumb, despite their zealous assurances of their religiousness. –Jarosław Trock
American Horror Story
Here I can’t choose my favorite opening credits and enter all of them. What I like about them is definitely the creepy vibes they give me. There is something about them that is both fascinating and disturbing. Despite the fact that the melody line is repeated every season, sometimes only supplemented with some element characteristic of the season’s theme (e.g. it is the most audible for the Freak Show and Cult), it always harmonizes well with the film track. I remember that after watching the opening of the first season for a long time, it was a long time for me to shake off the feeling of a mixture of fear and disgust that he left behind. – Jaroslaw Trock
Doctor Who
Doctor Whois the longest broadcast science-fiction series, which I don’t think I need to introduce to anyone. Almost all of us have heard about the madman from the blue police booth, so this time I will focus on the unusual intro of the series. For over 50 years, the sequence has changed like the title Doctor, but retains its characteristic atmosphere. My favorite version comes from the times of the Tenth, when we could observe the TARDIS rushing through the vortex of time (and also falling out of it), so that the name of David Tennant (who played the role of the Doctor), the current screen partner (companion), the title of the series appeared on the screen in subsequent screens. and the episode (including its writers). Of course, the sequence is accompanied by a characteristic and legendary soundtrack, which many of the fans of the series use as ringtones on their phones. –Mateusz Michałek
Zombie
Imagine this situation: you study medicine (estimate), the world is open to you. One day you go to a slightly “tuned” party, and when you wake up in the morning, you only feel unrestrained hunger. I have bad news for you: you are dead, but not quite. Now you have to crack human brains, preferably quite efficient, so as not to turn into a mindless, bloodthirsty beast. Poor what?
From the very beginning of the plot, it appears that “iZombie” by Rob Thomas will not be another super serious horror movie. It is also emphasized by the opening credits of the series – a light, rocky note accompanying comic book frames. It is both a clever introduction to the plot and a reference to the comic book original of the story. The track itself is so catchy that you won’t get rid of it for a long time. – Joanna Biernacik
Smallville Secrets
These words sung by Remy Zero were known to every viewer of the first decade of the twentieth century. The series about the adventures of young Clark Kent needed something to redefine his legend. That something from 2001 until the last episode aired in 2010 was a piece about rescue. Because what more is needed than a catchy refrain that could become a regularly spoken mantra of the young Lana Lang and an atmospheric musician, introducing us to new musical trends of the 21st century, where Clark and his companions could have fun at parties organized in the Kent barn. – Bartek Stuła
From X Archive
At the turn of the 1980s and 1990s, a lot of series with extremely catchy openings were created. But much looked very similar. We got fragments of episodes and a performance of actors who were very eager to smile at the camera and wink at the viewer. Headlamp that changed this scheme was the introduction to The X-Files . Dark and atmospheric music made it possible to get goose bumps. The appropriate visual setting only enhanced this effect. In many moments we didn’t even know what we were looking at, and it still frightened us. The heroes were shown on their FBI ID cards, which was also extremely original. And finally the inscription The Truth Is Out Thereand we already knew there would be something to be afraid of. No wonder the soundtrack from the series has become extremely popular and is recognizable to this day. – Piotr Markiewicz
Fearless
It’s hard to say why the credits from the series Nieustraszonyshe is so amazing. In fact, it’s just a few bars of partially computer-generated sounds, repeated over and over again. There is actually nothing revealing about it. In the background, we hear a voiceover telling us who Michael Knight and KITT are and what their purpose is. We see fragments of the episodes and the main characters, so everything that was seen in many other productions from this period. And yet, probably many people were already excited at the intro itself. Maybe it was influenced by this amazing car with red lights in the front, racing through the desert, jumping over bridges, other cars and cliffs? Or was it about how handsome and amazing David Hasselhoff at the time? Although it is probably just a nostalgic memory from our childhood, we remember this opening as one of the best. – Piotr Markiewicz