The Office theme song by The Scrantones

Well, shoot.

All this time, I thought The Scrantones, who perform The Office theme song, were a real band from Scranton.

I mean, they played at The Office Convention in Scranton!

They even have a MySpace band page!

So you can imagine my surprise when I got to chat with Bob Thiele (“Joey Scrantone”), who provided this never before heard story about how The Scrantones were born.

And at the very bottom of the blog, there is a link to an extended version of the song.
It is awesome. Crank up the volume and rock out!

Bob Thiele composes, supervises, and produces the music for FX’s Sons of Anarchy.
He was nominated this year for an Emmy in the “Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music” category for SOA. From The Office to Sons of Anarchy — pretty cool, right?

Link: The Scrantones story + long version of The Office theme song (.mp3)

A little postscript — besides The Office theme song, The Scrantones also recorded:

• “I’m In You” with Craig Robinson
• Pussycat Dolls’ “Buttons” with Melora Hardin (Melora performed the heck out of this song at The Office Convention)
• White Stripes’ “I Smell A Rat” with Rainn Wilson
• “Werewolves of Scranton” with Ed Helms, including special lyrics, of course
• Five other songs featuring Kate Flannery, Creed Bratton, and even Scrantonicity!

I’ve listened to some of the recordings, and they are precious. They aren’t available to the public, but if you guys request it loud enough, perhaps something can be worked out …

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   27. Phyllis Vance  Sat. Sep. 26, 2009 | 7:30am

   What I really want for my ipod was the performance of I’m a Creep they and Craig Robinson performed at the convention. I was in the front row of fans, right in front of Craig and it was an amazing experience.

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   26. Mindy(mindysfavshow)  Thu. Sep. 24, 2009 | 6:32am

   I have to agree it’s time for an Office soundtrack featuring The Scrantones (hey, Will & Grace had one!)

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   25. AwesomeBlossom  Thu. Sep. 24, 2009 | 4:38am

   I love the longer version of the theme!! It’s incredible. :)
   The info about the Scrantones was so amazing to read, I thought they were a real band too, lol.
   Unfortunately I didn’t have the privilege to watch Melora perform, but thank you Kat (13) for providing the link. I’ll check it out. :)
   This is me LOUDLY requesting they make the rest available. PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE! (and thank you)
   Thanks for sharing, Tanster! :D

4. 
   24. Tina  Wed. Sep. 23, 2009 | 9:28pm

   *IS REQUESTING THESE RECORDINGS LOUDLY!*

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   23. Jan+Michael=Jichael  Wed. Sep. 23, 2009 | 8:05pm

   Ok the way Melora performed at the office convention was amazing!! I wish there was something to download for my ipod. I know there is a video on you tube but she did such a good version of it. ugh.

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   22. sexyhostile  Wed. Sep. 23, 2009 | 5:08pm

   I love the little counter-melody in the electric guitar around 1:50. Yup, it was like there was a party in my ears and everyone was invited!

   WE WANT THOSE OTHER SONGS, OFFICE MUCKTY-MUCKS!

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   21. Seth  Wed. Sep. 23, 2009 | 4:15pm

   I need Werewolves of Scranton badly.

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   20. Kenna  Wed. Sep. 23, 2009 | 4:14pm

   WOW – I’m loving the long version of the theme! I can’t believe they were in the studio recording it only one week before the pilot aired. And of course we need to hear all of the above recordings!! Some of those bring back lovely convention memories … sigh. :)

   By the way – I’ve always thought The Scrantones were a real band from Scranton, too. Interesting stuff!

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   19. Alison  Wed. Sep. 23, 2009 | 4:13pm

   This longer version is so neat!

   Here are some other performances from the convention.

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    18. Jack  Wed. Sep. 23, 2009 | 3:31pm

    “I’m in You” with Craig Robinson?!?! That must be heard!!

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    17. Belvedere  Wed. Sep. 23, 2009 | 3:23pm

    I had no idea these existed, just heard from a friend of mine. Now that it’s semi-out in the open, why not just go for it? Let us hear the scrantones!!

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    16. Brett  Wed. Sep. 23, 2009 | 3:19pm

    Hey All! This is my request that the songs become public! Interesting story Tanster!

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    15. kikibeesly  Wed. Sep. 23, 2009 | 2:42pm

    i hereby LOUDLY request that these above-mentioned recordings become available to the public. LOUD-LY!!!!

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    14. Dave  Wed. Sep. 23, 2009 | 2:03pm

    Josh – on a PC, right click on the link and select “Save Link As” If you save it to the “Automatically Add to iTunes” folder in your iTunes Music folder (iTunes 9 only), it’ll load up to your iTunes … well, automatically.

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    13. Mucudadada  Wed. Sep. 23, 2009 | 1:41pm

    I request to hear the rest of the songs… LOUDLY!

    :D

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    12. Kat  Wed. Sep. 23, 2009 | 1:41pm

    Melora’s performance at the convention is on youtube: link

    It’s well worth a look!

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    11. josh  Wed. Sep. 23, 2009 | 1:38pm

    Don’t suppose anyone found a way to download the long version? It needs to be on an iPod. Mainly mine. A nice end of jog 2.5 minutes to finish the elliptical routine.

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    10. Nate  Wed. Sep. 23, 2009 | 1:04pm

    5 songs…not bad for a Scrantones EP if I may say so.
    *hint, hint*

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    9. Susi  Wed. Sep. 23, 2009 | 11:41am

    THIS IS MY REQUEST PRETTY PLEASE release those songs! :D

    I really love the long version. I’m gonna be listening to it for a while!

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    8. Dane  Wed. Sep. 23, 2009 | 11:32am

    Wow! I like the long version. (That’s what she said!) It’s got a little more zing and a little more pep.

    [from tanster: lol!]

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