Theme from Z-Cars Theme from Z-Cars "Theme from "Z-Cars"" was the theme tune to the long-running BBC television drama "Z-Cars". Based on the traditional folk song "Johnny Todd", which was in a collection of traditional tunes by Frank Kidson dated 1891 called "Traditional Tunes: A Collection of Ballad Airs". Kidson's notes for this song say: "Johnny Todd is a child's rhyme and game, heard and seen played by Liverpool children. The air is somewhat pleasing, and the words appear old, though some blanks caused by the reciter's memory have had to be filled up." There is also what appears to be a version
Theme music uses orchestra scores or original music set mood for the show, such as the "" theme song, which was drawn from the theme for the 1989 "Batman" film created by Danny Elfman and sets the mood for the cartoon. Another example is Ron Grainer's theme music for "Doctor Who". Other shows use remixes or covers of older songs, such as the theme song of "Spider-Man: The Animated Series" (1994–1998), which featured a reworked cover of the theme song from the classic Spider-Man cartoon from the 1960s. The song was performed by Aerosmith lead guitarist Joe Perry. In the early years