The Russians Are Coming
Val Bennett - Topic1 HN recommenders · 2023–2024
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Val Bennett's reggae cover of Dave Brubeck's Take Five, titled The Russians Are Coming. It was used as the theme tune of The Secret Life of Machines.
HN mentions it to identify the Secret Life of Machines theme music.
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3 comments from Hacker News
This is the "Take Five" variant by Val Bennett, "The Russians Are Coming", used in the show Secret Life of Machines (awesome series, now freely/legally posted on YT): * [LINK] * [VIDEO] * [LINK]
Worth watching just for the intro theme song, "The Russians Are Coming", a reggae remix of Dave Brubeck's "Take Five": * [VIDEO] * [LINK]
See also playlist from Tim Hunkin's channel: * [LINK] * [LINK] * [LINK] The theme song is Bennett's "The Russians are Coming" (a reggae cover of "Take Five"): * [VIDEO]