List of television theme music composers
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The following list contains composers of the primary theme music of a television series or mini-series.
- Revisions and sourced additions are welcome. They are sorted alphabetically by composer.
Contents |
[edit] 0 - 9
[edit] A - B
- Alabama 3 - "Woke Up This Morning" (Theme from The Sopranos)
- Amanda Abizaid - "A Place In Time" (Theme from The 4400)
- Mike Altman - "Suicide Is Painless" (Theme from M*A*S*H)
- Jeff Beal - "Theme from Monk"
- Betty - "The L Word Theme (The Way That We Live)" (Theme from The L Word), "It Girl" (Theme from Cover Shot)
- Perry Botkin Jr. - "Nadia's Theme" (Theme from The Young and The Restless)
- Natasha Bedingfield - "Unwritten" (Theme from The Hills)
- Drake Bell - "I Found a Way" (Theme from Drake and Josh)
- Lou Briel - "No Te Duermas" (Theme from No Te Duermas (TV series) Telemundo, Puerto Rico
- Brian David Blush/Roger Meade Clyne (Theme from King of the Hill)
[edit] C - D
- Steve Carlisle - "WKRP in Cincinnati" (Theme from WKRP in Cincinnati)
- Alex Chilton and Chris Bell of the band Big Star - "In the Street" (Theme from That 70's Show performed by Cheap Trick)
- Robert Cobert - "Theme from Dark Shadows"
- Joe Cocker - "A Little Help From My Friends" (Theme from The Wonder Years)
- Marius Constant - "Theme from The Twilight Zone"
- Stewart Copeland - "Theme from The Equalizer"
- Alexander Courage - "Theme from Star Trek"
- Miley Cyrus - "Best of Both Worlds" (Theme from Hannah Montana)
- The Dandy Warhols - "We Used To Be Friends" (Theme from Veronica Mars)
- Darling Violetta - "Theme from Angel"
- Daughtry - "Home" (Theme from Beach House)
- Delia Derbyshire - "Theme from Doctor Who"
- Gavin DeGraw - "I Don't Want to Be" (Theme from One Tree Hill)
- Dido - "Here With Me" (Theme from Roswell)
- Divine Comedy - "Songs Of Love" (Theme from Father Ted)
- DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" (Theme from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air)
- Hilary Duff - "Come Clean" (Theme from Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County)
[edit] E - F
- Danny Elfman - "Theme from Tales From The Crypt", "Theme from The Simpsons", "Dilbert Zone" (Theme from Dilbert)
- Jack Elliott - "Theme from Barney Miller", "Theme from Charlie's Angels", "Theme from Night Court"
- Cindy Fee - "Thank You for Being a Friend" (Theme from The Golden Girls)
- José Feliciano - "Chico and the Man" (Theme from Chico and the Man)
- Jerry Fielding - "Theme from Hogan's Heroes"
- Flatt & Scruggs - "The Ballad of Jed Clampett" (Theme from The Beverly Hillbillies)
- Foo Fighters - "Next Year" (Theme from Ed)
- Aretha Franklin - "Different World" (Theme from A Different World)
- Jesse Frederick - "As Days Go By" (Theme from Family Matters), "Everywhere You Look" (Theme from Full House), (with Theresa James) "Second Tme Around", "Theme from Step by Step"
- Charles Fox - "Theme from Wonder Woman"
- Friendly Indians - "I Know, You Know" (Theme from [[Psych {TV series)|Psych]])
[edit] G - H
- Carey Gold - "The Life That You Love" (Theme from Love of Life), "Here's to Us" (Theme from Ryan's Hope)
- Ernest Gold - "Final Frontier" (Theme from Mad About You)
- Jerry Goldsmith - "Theme from Star Trek: The Next Generation", "Theme from Star Trek: Voyager"
- Ron Grainer Doctor Who Theme The Prisoner
- Charles Gounod - "Theme from Alfred Hitchcock Presents"
- Amy Grant - "Believe" (Theme from Three Wishes)
- Cyndi Grecco - "Making Our Dreams Come True" (Theme from Laverne & Shirley)
- George Greeley - "Theme from My Favorite Martian"
- Guy Gross - "Theme from Farscape"
- David Grusin - "Theme from St. Elsewhere"
- Vince Guaraldi - "Linus & Lucy" (Theme from Peanuts)
- Earle Hagen - "Theme from The Andy Griffith Show and The Dukes of Hazzard"
- Jan Hammer - "Theme from Miami Vice"
- Joe Harnell - "Theme from The Incredible Hulk"
- Isaac Hayes - "Theme from Shaft"
- Jim Helms - "Theme from Kung Fu"
- Will Hoge - "You Make Me Happy" (Theme from Still Standing)
- James Newton Howard - "Theme from ER"
[edit] I - J
- Jerrold Immel - "Theme from Dallas", "Theme from Knots Landing", "Theme from King's Crossing"
- Inner Circle - "Bad Boys" (Theme from Cops)
- Bob James - "Angela" (Theme from Taxi)
- Waylon Jennings - "Good Ol' Boys" (Theme from The Dukes of Hazzard)
- Al Jarreau - "Theme from Moonlighting"
- John Tesh - NBA on NBC Theme
- Laurie Johnson - "Theme from The Avengers"
- Jack Jones - "Theme from The Love Boat"
- Quincy Jones - "Theme from Sanford and Son", "Theme from Ironside"
- The Jets - "Theme from Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers
- Jami Jamison - "I'm Always Here" (Theme from Baywatch)
- Tom Jones - "Duck Dodgers" (Theme from Duck Dodgers)
[edit] K - L
- Rex Koury - "Theme from Gunsmoke"
- Frankie Laine - "Rawhide" (Theme from Rawhide)
- Ken Lauber - "Theme from CHiPs"
- Lazlo Bane - "Superman" (Theme from Scrubs)
- Sylvester Levay - "Theme from Airwolf"
- Jay Livingston - "Theme from Bonanza"
- Love Spit Love - "How Soon Is Now?" (Theme from Charmed)
- Lady Sovereign - "Love Me Or Hate Me" (Theme from Bad Girls Club)
[edit] M - N
- Mr. Big - "Shine" (End Theme from Hellsing)
- Lee Majors - "The Unknown Stuntman" (Theme from The Fall Guy)
- Henry Mancini - "Theme from Pink Panther"
- Barry Manilow - "Bandstand Boogie" (Theme from American Bandstand)
- Richard Markowitz - "Theme from The Wild Wild West"
- Massive Attack - "Teardrop" (Theme from House)
- Mark Mancina - "Theme from The Outer Limits"
- Jack Marshall - "Theme from The Munsters"
- Johnny Mathis (with Deniece Williams) - "Without Us" (Theme from Family Ties)
- Dennis McCarthy - "Theme from V: The Final Battle", "Theme from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine"
- Bear McCreary - "Theme from Battlestar Galactica (2004)"
- Jerry McClain - "Happy Days" (Theme from later seasons of Happy Days.)
- The original Happy Days theme, Rock Around The Clock, was by Bill Haley & His Comets.
- Victor Mizzy - "Theme from The Addams Family"
- Fred Mollin - "Theme from Friday The 13th: The Series", "Theme from Forever Knight"
- The Monkees - "Theme from The Monkees"
- Hugo Montenegro - "Theme from I Dream of Jeannie"
- David Naughton - "Makin' It" (Theme from Makin' It)
- Nerf Herder - "Theme from Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
- Don Nicholl - "Three's Company" (Theme from Three's Company)
[edit] O - P
- Oasis - "Half The World Away" (Theme from The Royle Family)
- Joan Osborne - "One of Us" (Theme from Joan of Arcadia)
- Ozzy Ozbourne - "Theme from Dog the Bounty Hunter"
- Peter Cetera - "Save Me" (Theme from Baywatch)
- Phantom Planet - "California" (Theme from The O.C.)
- Stu Phillips - "Theme from Battlestar Galactica", "Theme from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century", "Theme from Knight Rider", "Theme from Quincy M.E."
- Steve Plunkett - "7th Heaven" (Theme from 7th Heaven)
- David Pomeranz - "Theme from Perfect Strangers"
- Gary Portnoy - "Everybody Knows Your Name" (Theme from Cheers), "Every Time I Turn Around" (Theme from Punky Brewster)
- Mike Post - "Theme from Black Sheep Squadron", "Theme from Doogie Howser, M.D.", "Theme from Hill Street Blues", "Theme from Law & Order", "Theme from Magnum P.I.", "Theme from Quantum Leap", "Theme from The A-Team", "Theme from Remington Steele", "Theme from The Rockford Files"
[edit] Q - S
- Queen - "Princes of the Universe" (Theme from Highlander: The Series)
- Boots Randolph - "Yakety Sax" (Theme from The Benny Hill Show)
- The Rembrandts - "I'll Be There For You" (Theme from Friends)
- Remy Zero - "Save Me" (Theme from Smallville)
- Sonny Rhodes - "Ballad of Serenity" (Theme from Firefly)
- Nelson Riddle - "Theme from Batman", "Theme from Route 66"
- RuPaul - “Queer Duck” (Theme from Queer Duck)
- Joey Scarbury - "Believe It Or Not" (Theme from The Greatest American Hero)
- Lalo Schifrin - "Theme from Mission: Impossible"
- Sherwood Schwartz - "Ballad of Gilligan's Isle" (Theme from Gilligan's Island)
- Tom Scott - "Gotcha" (Theme from Starsky and Hutch)
- John Sebastian - "Welcome Back" (Theme from Welcome Back, Kotter)
- Simple Plan - "Theme from What's New, Scooby-Doo?"
- Mark Snow - "Theme from The X-Files", "Theme from La Femme Nikita","Theme from Millennium"
- Sons of the Pioneers - "Maverick" (Theme from Maverick)
- Irving Szathmary - "Theme from Get Smart"
[edit] T - U
- Michael Tolcher - "Sooner or Later" (Theme from Life As We Know It)
- They Might Be Giants - "Boss of Me" (Theme from Malcolm in the Middle)
[edit] V - Z
- The Ventures - "Theme from Hawaii Five-0"
- Von Bondies - "C'mon C'mon" (Theme from Rescue Me)
- W. G. Walden - "Theme from Roseanne", "Theme from The West Wing", "Theme from Early Edition", "Theme from My So-Called Life", "Theme from I'll Fly Away"
- Russell Watson - "Faith of the Heart" (Theme from Enterprise)
- Grover Washington Jr. - "Theme from The Cosby Show"
- The Who - "Who Are You" (Theme from CSI: Crime Scene Investigation), "Won't Get Fooled Again" (Theme from CSI: Miami), "Baba O'Riley" (Theme from CSI: New York)
- John Williams - "Theme from Lost in Space", "Theme from Amazing Stories"

