Talk:Crockett's Theme

message: The article currently reads: "Although not a big success in the US, the song was a smash hit in the UK, reaching #2 in the singles chart there. It was not originally called "Crockett's Theme", but its success led Jan Hammer to feature the original version on his 1987 album Escape From Television."
This raises a few questions: What was the original title, when did the title change, what was the title on the single release that reached #2 in the charts? Was it really the album release that prompted the change of title (the article seems to imply that it was)?
Cool if someone who knows can make the article a bit clearer on this. Thanks. --Kvaks (talk) 11:49, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: To answer the first part of your questions, (or try to), the song maybe didn't have a different title, but rather had a different length or beat to it (i.e. 2:30 mins instead of 1:00 min). That might have been the reason the original version was included in the CD release. Look at the Miami Vice theme, their is the one minute version (TV theme) and a 2:20 minute version (full theme) of it, same song, same title, just different lengths. The rest of your questions I can't really answer. El Greco(talk) 21:39, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  History 

message: Once again, a Wiki article is tweaked, without back-up examples and reliable links, to try and tie in a 1980s icon with the previous decade. Very odd. I can't find any comparison between the Miami Vice theme and "New Wave" instrumental hits of the late 1970s (what exactly were these hits?) and the term is something of a "catch all" anyway. Very disappointing that this trend is so pervasive here and so non-encyclopedic.
(Solidsandie (talk) 02:30, 17 December 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Beyond the fact that 1984 has nothing to do with the late 1970s, your original logic is where I found fault—declaring that a television theme can't be considered part of a genre is ridiculous. I don't care either way for what genre the thing ends up being called, but at least make some sense when you're attacking something. GRAPPLE X 02:33, 17 December 2012 (UTC)

text: By all means, I'm supportive of keeping everything sourced; I just don't see the value in the logic that TV themes are genre-less. Unfortunately the only reliable source I'm familiar with for music genres (AllRovi) doesn't provide their opinion on this particular piece or I'd have sourced one, if you have a good source that describes a genre then that's just as valid. It's probably best to add something (sourced of course) though, as there will always be WP:GWARRIORs who'll restore any blanking of the genre fields. GRAPPLE X 02:49, 17 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  NEW WAVE AND THE 1970s 

message: Really? This is not referenced. Although I can't provide a proper reference either, I always understood that Jan Hammer wasn't asked to work on the 2006 movie and that's why the Jan Hammer project feat. TQ was created, so that, if the movie producers wouldn't let him participate in the movie, he'd put a release out there for himself anyway. Correct me if I'm wrong.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.244.120.30 (talk) 21:00, 18 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hammer was asked to remake the track in 2006 with R&B singer TQ.