House of Cards Main Theme

This theme was first used in Season 2 (2014).

[JoshHauser]

I used to think this intro was way too long. Now I wish it would go even longer.

[pendleton]

There are many Netflix shows with cool openings. But the symbolism, score and visuals in this opening never get old.

[whereismohit]

This music calms me down ....forces me to think about my ambitions

[Marc-rpvc]

“Power is a lot like real estate. It’s all about location, location, location. The closer you are to the source, the higher your property value.”

[DrawNCraft-Official]

One of my favorite themes from all of television.

[Laurensnl]

Bucketlist: walk through Washington DC with this theme on.

[TheGamingFungus]

The guy who created the time lapse for this intro actually went to my high school and is a huge influence on the art department there, he has some great works (Drew Geraci for those who are wondering).

[tn]

When I was an intern in DC this show had just came out and I would play this song on repeat in my earbuds feeling like I was actually important and not gonna fetch coffee for people lolol

[wencat]

Killer theme music. One of the best theme musics out there.

[TangibleNought]

This intro gives me such a euphoric high when I hear it, more than any other. It's one of the reasons I finished season 4 in less than a week.

[maherqadri]

Who else miss this show and Kevin Spacey's great acting?😪

[samaalnassiry]

This theme song has so many layers. Each season the bring one up more than the other. Notice how the trumpet is louder this time? It represents the trumpet of a king entering his court. The piano was more pronounced in the second season because there was more movement, Frank was more conniving, each action he takes more bold than the last. The first season only set the tone to all of this.
Jeff Beal is absolutely brilliant.

[Mel-mguy]

I recently had surgery and wanted a show to binge watch while I recovered, I chose House of Cards. Anyone who's had surgery knows that it's hard to sleep and this show, intro included, helped me so much. The show really captures the anonymity of living in the city. When I see the time lapse video of DC, I think of the tiring, endless rat race that takes place in cities. Politicians spend sleepless nights, scheming, and driving across town for secret meetings, all the while the city keeps turning. This show helped my insomnia because most scenes take place at night, and the daytime scenes are mostly indoors in the white house. After watching an episode or two whenever I hear that trumpet, I start to doze off, while imagining i'm one of those everyday citizens in DC, racing around the city, while corruption breeds and lives right under our nose.

[pluckybellhop]

It starts off with a city that is flat and grey, and beneath that are buildings where the architecture is full of congested creativity. And then you start to see these symbolic gestures of political power, the point of view looking up at them. You begin to see shadows interacting with these tall buildings, and the perspective drops to an underground view of the city. From almost every point of view in the city you can see a taller whitewashed building where all the laws that dictate a lot of people's lives are passed. And then the night shrouds the city and you expect it to end. But it doesn't, and you realize that this is a place that never sleeps. There's always movement and it never stops and it moves the fastest at night. Statues of the past are the only things that never change while the city moves around them.

[digvijaymane]

We can all agree that season 6 doesn't exist

[AncientCityMusic]

0:50 That part where the lights coming on syncs with the music is always so sick

[Norman.]

It's amazing how the music gets so serious when night comes, it explains what happens during that time in the series.

[UnknownUser-fgfs]

Such a classic intro. This show made Netflix.

[LamboWalker]

R.I.P. House Of Cards.
This theme will be one of my fondest memories of this show.

[KedaiNasi]

the intro that transitions me into a tv drama politician. ended up actually playing this song to psych myself up before doing business lol, that was a decade ago....