Editing One Foot in the Grave (section)

==Music==
The ''One Foot in the Grave'' [[theme song]] was written, composed and sung by [[Eric Idle]]. A longer version was produced for the special "One Foot in the Algarve", released as a single with five remixes and a karaoke version in November 1994.<ref>https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0018E65H4/ref=dm_att_alb3 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref> Idle included a live version of the song on his album ''[[Eric Idle Sings Monty Python]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1128289/a/sings+monty+python+live+in+concert.htm&frm=www.cduniverse.com|title=Eric Idle Sings Monty Python Soundtrack CD Album|website=cduniverse.com|access-date=30 April 2020}}</ref> It is preluded by a similar adaptation of "[[Bread of Heaven]]" to that used in the episode "The Beast in the Cage" by disgruntled car mechanics.<ref name="beast">"The Beast in the Cage", ''One Foot in the Grave'', Series 3, episode 4, wr. D. Renwick</ref><ref>It is reprised in the fourth series episode "Warm Champagne"</ref>
The title music on the TV series is accompanied at the beginning and end of each episode by footage of [[Galápagos tortoise]]s.

The series also made extensive use of incidental music, composed by [[Ed Welch]], which often hinted at a particular genre to fit the mood of the scenes, frequently incorporating well-known pieces of music such as "[[God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen]]" or ''Intermezzo'' from [[Jean Sibelius]]' ''[[Karelia Suite]]''. In the [[List of One Foot in the Grave episodes#Christmas Specials (1995 to 1997)|Christmas special "Endgame"]] during Margaret's alleged death scene, a compilation of clips from past episodes are accompanied by the song "River Runs Deep" performed by [[J. J. Cale]]. The final episode ended with a montage of some of the mishaps Victor encountered, which were mentioned in the episode&nbsp;– backed by "[[End of the Line (Traveling Wilburys song)|End of the Line]]" by the [[Traveling Wilburys]].