9. Mad Men (David Carbonara)
From a little recognised British drama to one of the most popular shows on television. Mad Men, a bitingly authentic study of advertising agencies in the 1960s, is famed for its utterly captivating score. Composed by former trombonist David Carbonara, Mad Men features cooler-than-cool original jazzy soundscapes and perfectly selected period pieces by the artists as diverse as Miles Davis, Chubby Checker and Yma Sumac. Few shows have matched their visual imagery as perfectly to their sonic environments, but Mad Men absolutely nails it, with show-runner Matthew Weiner notoriously anal about meticulously maintaining the period vibe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDBzD9YtKC8 The music, as in the case of The Rolling Stones, Sonny & Cher, The Tornados and Nancy Sinatra, is always perfectly matched to the onscreen events without ever lapsing into cliché, which is testament to the brilliance of its selectors.