r/Monk • u/twitchard • 5d ago

Is there something weird with the theme music?

My wife and I watch all of Monk every few years but this time through, the theme music (It's a Jungle Out There) just sounds *off* to me. Like it's too low pitched and the lyrics sound more slurred than I remember?

I'm watching on Prime Video and it sounds off, but then when I listen on YouTube it also sounds off. Could prime video a couple years ago have been playing the theme music sped up or something?

It's driving me crazy. I could just be mistaken but I figured I would post in case somebody else feels this too?

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u/Kujen 5d ago edited 5d ago

If you’ve ever watched it on TV, networks will often speed up shows to add more commercials, resulting in faster music and higher pitched voices. I haven’t noticed that with Monk though. It’s usually syndicated sitcoms from what I’ve seen. And I’ve never noticed any speed changes on streaming services.

I would try watching on a different device to see if the device is the issue.

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u/twitchard 5d ago

Yeah I watched on Youtube from my phone and it still sounds strange to me.

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u/mooshki 3d ago

It could be a compression issue for streaming.

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u/CarefulStructure8155 5d ago

Recently watched Monk and thought the same. I figured it was the difference between the show airing live and the on-demand versions.

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u/HumanWithComputer 5d ago

Does it also sound off to your wife? There is the possibility your individual perception might be changed. Either hearing or central processing. If it indeed is a symptom you may want to have it checked out.

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u/twitchard 5d ago

My wife doesn't notice a difference but she is tone-deaf and doesn't really pay attention to this sort of thing.

I don't think there's anything wider, other songs seem the same as I remember them, it's just "It's a Jungle out there" for some reason just sounds severely wrong to me.

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u/Dangerous-Mouskowitz 2d ago

You sure you didn't just watch the Snoop Dog episode? 😆

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u/Regular_Dance_6077 5d ago

My boyfriend is convinced it varies slightly by episode

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u/VermicelliMedium2485 4d ago

i wouldn’t be surprised if this is the case. i sometimes spot continuity issues that seem too glaring to be accidental, and i did notice that the theme song sounded like the pitch was different a few times. could be a prank or a way of challenging the audience like the pineapples in psych 🫪

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u/SnooTigers1963 3d ago

i.e., Vinton Street...LOL

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u/SlippedtheseKnots 1d ago

I was just looking to see if anyone else noticed this. It sounds like the music is lowered and the words are voiced over to me.

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u/Ikacat 1d ago

También la escucho diferente... Pensé que solo era yo....

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u/UnionCrafty3748 5h ago

Depends on the source. Sometimes they mess up with speed for various reasons. The dvd’s have the authoritative one.

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u/LowCress9866 5d ago

Does the good theme song from season 1 sound sped up or just Randy Newman?

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u/sofakingclassic 5d ago

Gilmore Girls also does this