The Saint (Edwin Astley song)

"The Saint" is a theme tune for "The Saint" composed first as a whistled melody by author Leslie Charteris himself, before being expanded by Edwin Astley 1962, and later Brian Dee, Irving Martin, and Orbital in television and film versions.
Orbital version.
"The Saint" is a 1997 single by Orbital, taken from the soundtrack to the film of the same name. The track is an updated version of Edwin Astley's theme music from the 1960s TV series "The Saint" and plays over a scene towards the end of the film. Orbital's arrangement alters the piece from waltz time to common time and places the melody on top of a driving electronica rhythm. The B-side, "The Sinner", is an original composition developing elements of Orbital's arrangement from the A-side.
"The Saint" was one of Orbital's biggest hit singles. It reached number three in Iceland and on the UK Singles Chart, their highest-placing song on that chart along with "Satan Live". In Ireland it peaked at number seven, and in Finland it reached number eight. The single also sold well in North America, making it to number 15 on the Canadian Singles Chart and number four on the US "Billboard" Bubbling Under Hot 100. Despite its success, it is not included on any of Orbital's retrospective albums, though it did appear on some reissues of their 1996 album "In Sides". It was included in Orbital's live set during Lollapalooza 1997 and that year's Phoenix Festival but has not been played live since.
In popular culture.
The opening seconds of "The Saint" can be heard during the scene in which Daria Morgendorffer approaches the Guptys' house, in the "Daria" episode, "Pinch Sitter".