Original SWAT Kats musicians Randall Crissman and John Zuker reunite with series creators Christian and Yvon Tremblay to perform the openers for Season One and Season Two AND share the backstory for why there are two themes.
I actually saw Top Gun before getting Cartoon Network on cable..I always considered Swat Kats to be the cooler, more "metal" sequel to Top Gun (sorry, Tom Cruise) and this was before I knew what "metal" is.. Swat Kats taught me :D
Between SWAT Kats and Battletoads in Battlemaniacs, my love for Heavy Metal was already being fostered before I even knew the words to describe any of it.
Exactly! Same here. Between the Swat Kats theme and the Fear Factory soundtrack on Carmaggedon I didn't know I was already a metal fan. Along with everything else I listened to, I was primed for when I would discover prog metal many years later
Aww thank God I find you here..I was just going through the videos and had seen your video first then this one..I was wondering how to find you and let you know about this video..but thank God you made it here..you guys are great..
I feel like crying...😭 Me and my brother were crazy about Swat Kats. I still remember we made the Turbokat out of pillows and blankets and pretended to be the Kats. I am from India and Here the Names were ' Badey Mia' for T Bone and ' Chotey Mia' for Razor
hahahaha. i used to jump around on the couch after watching the teenage mutant ninja turtles 90s movie. that is good to hear that others also do the same sort of thing all over the world.
Swat Kats was way ahead of its time. Amazing sci-fi realistic cartoon presentation with extremely creative episodes.. I feel many Hollywood movies are straight copies of individual SW episodes to be honest.
@@404TVfr imagine not realizing what media is shoving down your throat. Have you seen Velma? Have you seen any thing created past 2018? It's all woke bullshit buddy. Prove me otherwise
“Never is too loud for Swat Kats! “ - over 2 decades and I still play the theme even If I shake my neighbor’s next door walls 🤣🖖🏼. Your legacy will love forever. Thank You
lol, sometimes it feels that way 😅 Regardless, out of all of the various events that I've done with SWATKATS.info, this is my personal favorite, and likely to be the best/most significant project I'll have ever done. It was an idea that I'd had for over a decade, and being able to make it a reality in 2018 was really great. A big thanks to Randall Crissman and John Zuker, along with the Tremblay Bros., for their willingness to coordinate with SWATKATS.info to make that happen.
You know the SWAT KATS are badass...they flew a JET FIGHTER, for fuck's sake! Rock on, no matter how old you get! And this is just one more example to show: metal is the music for badasses.
I played the drums on the USTAV 2013 Swat Kats video by Sambhav. Let me tell ya, that was one of the best moments spent at University. Swat Kats has a special place in my life and to play those two theme songs with my best mates ever, in front of an audience and to have that kind of response, it was really something else.Credit goes to Randall Crissman and John Zuker for composing the tunes. Anyway, just wanted to say Thanks!
Awesome work and that was a well-earned reaponse from the audience. Like many parts of the show, the audio certainly set Swat Kats levels above the rest of it's peers on tv then and now! And now I am going to scour the web again for a guitar tab for either season. (I have very little musical talent, takes me forever to learn from the audio haha!) If I can't find them, I'll be playing this video over and over trying to see how Mr. Zuker and Crissman do it.
This music was my first introduction to my now favorite genre of music. And my all-time favorite show all those years ago. Even though the idiots that canceled it said it was “too mature” for the audience, I think it was actually from pressure from many other shows that were losing money to it or were afraid of being expected to raise their standards. Like Baldur’s Gate 3 is doing to RPGs now. Swat Kats, even as a kid, struck me as being inspirational about facing and overcoming fear. The fact the heroes were often terrified, even sometimes to the point of not being able to function or outright giving up, yet overcame these things made them far more real and relatable than almost any other show has achieved since then. They’re not Superman or Batman or something. They’re normal guys trying to help people with their skills and just as flawed for it, but with the integrity to recognize that and become better.
I use to watch this show when I was 10 years old, I was born 1997 and I watched a few episodes and where I was living in Antigua and Barbuda 🇦🇬 I had cable tv and I went back to my country of origin in Jamaica 🇯🇲 where I didn’t hav cable tv. It was there, I just didn’t hav access to it. And In my teen boomerang got destroyed along with Cartoon Network 😢😢😢 I just started rewatching the show, Am gonna start season 1 episode 2 now. I’ll come back and watch this video, Hav a good morning everyone.
Plz plz plz bring the swatkats back. We want same music, same graphics..... Some new missiles may be...... I love the music..... Every thing about the swatkats is awesome....
You guys have amazing fans in India as much as you do everywhere else especially since the same 2 seasons were played much time over and over again. It felt like watching a new series every time I rewatched it. I still do so every year just so I don't forget it. BTW Bharath3110 is from Chennai India.
Swat Kats was my childhood! I kept dreaming that I discover that it continued as a comic series, and there were entire boxes with dozens of new adventures... such an amazing world. Can't wait to see more of it!
Oh my gosh, hearing that guitar riff (S2 theme) with no sound effects plus live made me get teary eyed! I can't believe they not only got the original artists to play the themes, but the original guitars too! Wow! :')
Damn such memories Swat Kats where my favorite show on CN when i was young. Still remember it as one of the most Awesome show and i still miss it i feels like one of the unfinished chapters in my life.. i need Closure.
I wished other of my childhood cartoon favourites from the 90s like Biker Mice From Mars, Space Cats, Creepy Crawlers, Super Dave, Hammerman, The Adventure of Hyperman, Blazing Dragons, Cowboys of Moo Mesa, The Addams Family, Albert the Fifth Muskeeter, Santo Bugito, Walter Melon,and captain simian and the space monkeys were finally released onto complete DVD at last just like Swat Kats.
The first time I heard a distorted guitar was this theme and now I got to see how it was played by the two awesome guys . I think a lot of kids turned into metalheads coz of that theme .Thanks Randall Crissman and John Zuker I eventually picked up the guitar because of that initial spark .
I remember googling about the composers for the theme like i wonder what they are doing. Such a great song, fantastic memories from tv3 in Sweden at mornings before school. Rock on guys, looking forward to new Swat Catz. /35year old still gonna watch it like a kid
Thank you to all the artists and visionaries involved in this series for making countless childhoods, including mine, awesome. I weep for kids these days. They don't know the awesomeness they're missing out on.
This is part of my childhood i was like 6 when I first swat kats on TV nd 1 of my ringtones is the S1 theme starting to where the alarm start nd onward ending with T-bone & Razor lines!
This theme is one of the main reasons why I got hooked on metal in the first place... Looking back to all I have listened to over the years, I can't help but feel the same intensity while listening to Maiden.. I thank you for this, from the bottom of my heart..
Swat Kats was one of my favorite shows as a kid, and it still is... I watch the whole show time to time... I just wish it would come back... Thank you for this very interesting video :D
FELLOW SWAT KATS FANS THE SHOW WILL BE RETURNING! It was confirmed a few days ago by the Tremblay brothers themselves on the official Swat Kats facebook page. No further news on it yet, but it will be happening finally!
Fuck yeah! My ringtone of 5 years! I like the idea that there are two themes because of a paperwork mistake lol I also feel like these two use to shred in the 80s and haven't in 25 years and are trying to remember.
Wow, watching this in the year 2023 really brings back some memories. I'm 36 now, but this theme music has me feeling like a kid again. It's pure nostalgia, and it reminds me of the best and most amazing days. I can't help but wish that they could make a movie about the RADICAL SQUAD. That would be incredible! Love from India
Swat Kat's made my childhood awesome. Thanku so much sir. Sir now I am 26yrs old,....but still I will love to watch swat Kat's cartoon if bought back😊 ...and if possible plz start a new series again sir.lots of Love from India🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
Never knew about this show until I in my 20s but in the first few seconds of the intro I was totally hooked! I'm 46 now and still loving the SwatKats and the music. Just as awesome as ever!
Damn each & Every moment of nostalgia, I Thank each and everyone behind the legendary Saga, music creators & who bought back Memeories by playing it on concerts or any event. hope Swat Kates returns to small screens again. We love you. Thank you.
Me and my Brother both watched all these episodes, as they were repeatedly shown in India, during our school days. We were attracted to this show just by the Metallic background score and once we heard the score, it was like a spell. We liked metal very much, thanks to the Background Score. Everytime we turn on the subwoofer on our TV and even auxiliary speakers, just for this show. Such was the magic! We never missed an episode, even during re-telecasts. It even made us make for ourselves a time-schedule to stick on to, so that we wont miss the show. We miss you guys who were behind the Music Score, Swat Kats and the Turbokat. 😿😿😿 Please make a comeback.
Man... I used to live in Pakistan at the time. My dad got satellite for the first time in 1996. Cartoon Network.... one day.... Swat Kats comes on.... and i fell in love immediately. This is the thene of my childhood.
This show on CN was epic.. The show used to air from 3.30 to 4.00 PM. School used to get over by 3.40PM.. I used to pedal my cycle so fast to try reach home within ten mins to catch the last ten mins of the show...
Hi guys.. I'm from india. thank you for this video. This show was awesome.10 years ago I searched for this theme music in RU-vid, but couldn't find. That was very disappointing. I remember I used to play the theme music(season one) loudly when the show ends. This show was better than today's most cartoons that my nephew watch 😂. Hope you guys come back.
I just watched all the episodes, so much nostalgia! It was an incredible work, especially this song! It marked my childhood a lot, thanks for the good memories!
Thanks for this wonderful masterpiece! Swat Kats is part of my childhood, everytime I hear the intro music I can see the turbokat maneuvering inside my head.
