The Bill - 1980s Full Length version

The full length 1980s version of The Bill theme tune, written by Charlie Morgan and Andy Pask - Overkill.

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Entertainment

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• The
• Bill
• 1980s
• Overkill
• Sun
• Hill
• Charlie
• Morgan
• Andy
• Pask

[55022RSG]

certinley is and beter than a new shite version!

[Visidan]

okay ive only heard the newer versions 1999+ but this is wayyy better

[therealKINDLE]

@tomatzu Sorry to add to this mess but it's in fact in 7/8 with a Polyrhythm phase of 8:6! A Clue is in the Piano chord strikes which he has obviously used to keep himself in time! :D Metronomes weren't as user friendly back then, as they would often be routed through the same channel & end up in the mix! It could also be interpreted as 14/8. The rest is spot on mate. Well done.

[tomatzu]

@joshyoungfsmail The time signature swings between 4/4 and 7/4. The main song itself is in 7/4 with 4/4 couplings and a 4/4 bridge. I can play this on the Piano and if you're not used to counting time signatures it does get confusing! For the record, a 6/8 time signature is the same as 3/4 in normal time (it just doubles up). You are right in that it's 3/4 and then 4/4, but that's how most drummers count 7/4 in their heads anyway. Remember, you add them as you would fractions. Hope that helps ^^

[VGMGarden]

can't hear the theme in this.

[Scrabbler27]

I loved the 2002 theme tune. similar to this one.

[joshyoungfsmail]

The time signature isnt 7/4. Its One bar of 6/8 followed by a bar of 4/4. 7/4 would be far to slow to correctly score...

[bluejeckett]

wow thanks so much for that load, I love the original Bill theme tune though I do like the 90s version too but I never heard the original in full with that seperate bit, in the first series theres only one episode where they use that lesser know middle bit as music during one of the breakers and you dont hear it ever again so I didnt realise it was even part of the original mix. The first few series of The Bill were fnatastic and fresh and this theme tune was so cool in english synthetic way

[1988bluemoon]

The Bill was shit!

[antjeisback]

@rlt197 7/4 then 4/4.

[Tubetheweb]

for some reason this melody and this song's sound instantly reminds me of the '80's.