10 Instantly Addictive TV Show Opening Credits
2. The X Files - The Truth Is Out There
Creepy, enigmatic, supernatural and bizarre, The X Files was a truly one of a kind show and it needed a unique into to match. Immediately recognisable to anyone born before the 2000's, this theme instantly lets you know you're in for something extraordinary, and is arguably the single most fitting intro theme ever composed for a show.
The use of the Theremin as the main instrumental is a perfect choice as it immediately instils a sense of the otherworldly, the supernatural, the secretive. What you are about to watch will confuse and terrify you, the creators let you know before the show even starts just what kind if experience you are in for.
This is combined with an eclectic mix of blurred UFO snapshots and and bizarre imagery to reinforce this theme of the paranormal, throwing you into the paranoid world of Agent Mulder. You are forced to try and ultimately fail to understand what is in front of you, living Mulder's struggle alongside him. You are brought from our world into his all in a short montage.