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of a
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. ''They are sorted alphabetically by the television series' title. Any themes, scores, or songs which are billed under a different name than their respective television series' title are shown in parentheses, except in cases where they are officially billed as "Theme from eries' Name, " eries' NameTheme", etc., which are omitted. This list does not include television series whose broadcast run was less than ten episodes (i.e. a "failed" series) unless officially designated as a television
miniseries A miniseries or mini-series is a television series that tells a story in a predetermined, limited number of episodes. "Limited series" is another more recent US term which is sometimes used interchangeably. , the popularity of miniseries format ...
. In cases where more than one piece of music was used for the main theme during the broadcast run of a television series (''
Baywatch ''Baywatch'' is an American action drama television series about lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, and Hawaii, starring David Hasselhoff. It was created by Michael Berk, Douglas Schwartz, and Gregory J. Bo ...
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Happy Days ''Happy Days'' is an American television sitcom that aired first-run on the ABC network from January 15, 1974, to July 19, 1984, with a total of 255 half-hour episodes spanning 11 seasons. Created by Garry Marshall, it was one of the most su ...
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Starsky & Hutch ''Starsky & Hutch'' is an American action television series, which consisted of a 72-minute pilot movie (originally aired as a ''Movie of the Week'' entry) and 92 episodes of 50 minutes each. The show was created by William Blinn (inspired by th ...
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100 Things To Do Before High School ''100 Things to Do Before High School'' is an American comedy television series created by Scott Fellows that aired on Nickelodeon from November 11, 2014 to February 27, 2016. The series stars Isabela Moner, Jaheem King Toombs, Owen Joyner, and ...
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Isabela Moner Isabela Yolanda Moner (born July 10, 2001), known professionally as Isabela Merced since 2019, is an American actress and singer. She played the lead role of CJ Martin on the Nickelodeon television series '' 100 Things to Do Before High School'' ...
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12 O'Clock High ''Twelve O'Clock High'' is a 1949 American war film about aircrews in the United States Army's Eighth Air Force, who flew daylight bombing missions against Germany and Occupied France during the early days of American involvement in World War ...
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Dominic Frontiere Dominic Carmen Frontiere (June 17, 1931 – December 21, 2017) was an American composer, arranger, and jazz accordionist. He composed the theme and much of the music for the first season of the television series '' The Outer Limits'', as we ...
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2 Broke Girls ''2 Broke Girls'' (stylized ''2 Broke Girl$'') is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from September 19, 2011, to April 17, 2017. The series was produced for Warner Bros. Television and created by Michael Patrick King and Whitney Cum ...
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Peter Bjorn and John Peter Bjorn and John are a Swedish indie pop/ rock band formed in Stockholm in 1999, named after the first names of the band's members: Peter Morén (vocals, guitar and harmonica), Björn Yttling (bass guitar, keyboards and vocals) and John Erik ...
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Howard Goodall Howard Lindsay Goodall (; born 26 May 1958) is an English composer of musicals, choral music and music for television. He also presents music-based programmes for television and radio, for which he has won many awards. In May 2008, he was na ...
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2000 Malibu Road ''2000 Malibu Road'' is an American prime time soap opera television series that aired on CBS during the summer from August 23 to September 9, 1992. The series stars Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Beals, Brian Bloom, Scott Bryce, Lisa Hartman, Tuesday ...
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James Newton Howard James Newton Howard (born June 9, 1951) is an American film composer, music producer and keyboardist. He has scored over 100 films and is the recipient of a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, and nine nominations for Academy Awards. His film scores ...
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21 Jump Street ''21 Jump Street'' is an American police procedural television series that aired on the Fox network and in first run syndication from April 12, 1987, to April 27, 1991, with a total of 103 episodes. The series focuses on a squad of youthful-loo ...
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Liam Sternberg Liam Sternberg (born July 28, 1949 in Akron, Ohio) is an American songwriter and producer who wrote the Bangles hit "Walk Like an Egyptian". Sternberg first got noticed as part of the late 1970s " Akron Sound" which included Devo and the Waitresses ...
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227 Year 227 ( CCXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Senecio and Fulvius (or, less frequently, year 980 ''Ab urbe condi ...
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Ray Colcord Ray Colcord III (December 24, 1949 – February 5, 2016) was an American film and television composer known for TV series such as ''227'', ''Silver Spoons'', '' My Two Dads'', ''Dinosaurs'', '' Big Brother'', and ''Boy Meets World''. He is a form ...
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Mike Post Mike Post (born Leland Michael Postil, September 29, 1944) is an American composer, best known for his TV theme music for various shows, including ''Law & Order''; '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''; ''The A-Team''; ''NYPD Blue''; ''Renegad ...
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Pete Carpenter Clarence E. "Pete" Carpenter (April 1, 1914 – October 18, 1987) was an American jazz trombonist, arranger, and veteran of television theme music sheet music. After a long career playing the trombone in bands and as a studio musician, Carpenter ...
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3-2-1 Contact ''3-2-1 Contact'' is an American science educational television show produced by the Children's Television Workshop (CTW, now known as Sesame Workshop). It aired on PBS from 1980 to 1988 and later ran on Noggin (a joint venture between the CTW ...
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Kurt Heinecke Kurt Henry Heinecke (born January 10, 1963) is an American composer, musician, songwriter, photographer, and voice actor. He was the music director at Big Idea Entertainment, creators of the computer-animated VeggieTales. He is the Assistant Artis ...
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30 Rock ''30 Rock'' is an American satirical sitcom television series created by Tina Fey that originally aired on NBC from October 11, 2006, to January 31, 2013. The series, based on Fey's experiences as head writer for ''Saturday Night Live'', tak ...
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The 4400 ''The 4400'' (pronounced "the forty-four hundred") is a science fiction television series produced by CBS Paramount Network Television in association with BSkyB, Renegade 83, and American Zoetrope for USA Network in the United States and Sky On ...
'' ("A Place In Time") - Amanda Abizaid * ''48 Hours'' - Edd Kalehoff *''
500 Questions ''500 Questions'' was an American game show broadcast on ABC. The show premiered on Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at 8:00 pm EDT, and ran for seven straight weeknights, with a weekend break. The show features contestants who try to answer 500 questi ...
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6teen ''6teen'' (originally titled ''The Mall'') is a Canadian animated comedy television series originally produced by Nelvana, with the final two seasons being produced by Fresh TV. It began airing on November 7, 2004 until its final episode aired ...
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Don Breithaupt Don Breithaupt (born April 8, 1961) is a Canadian pianist, singer/songwriter, composer, arranger, producer and author. He received his musical education at Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he studied Jazz Composition and Arranging, and h ...
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Parry Gripp Parry P. Gripp (born September 22, 1967) is an American musician and singer-songwriter. He is the lead vocalist and guitarist for the pop punk band Nerf Herder from its formation in 1994. Gripp has written numerous novelty songs for children, and ...
*'' 7th Heaven'' - Steve Plunkett *''
77 Sunset Strip ''77 Sunset Strip'' is an American television private detective drama series created by Roy Huggins and starring Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Roger Smith, Richard Long (from 1960 to 1961) and Edd Byrnes (billed as Edward Byrnes). Each episode was o ...
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Mack David Mack David (July 5, 1912 – December 30, 1993) was an American lyricist and songwriter, best known for his work in film and television, with a career spanning the period between the early 1940s and the early 1970s. David was credited with writing ...
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Jerry Livingston Jerry Livingston (born Jerry Levinson; March 25, 1909 – July 1, 1987) was an American songwriter and dance orchestra pianist. Life and career Born in Denver, Colorado, Livingston studied music at the University of Arizona. While there he com ...
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8 Simple Rules ''8 Simple Rules'' (originally ''8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter'') is an American sitcom television series originally starring John Ritter and Katey Sagal as middle-class parents Paul and Cate Hennessy, raising their three chi ...
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9 to 5 (Dolly Parton song) "9 to 5" is a song written and recorded by American entertainer Dolly Parton for the 1980 comedy film of the same name. In addition to appearing on the film soundtrack, the song was the centerpiece of Parton's album '' 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs'', rel ...
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Phoebe Snow Phoebe Snow (born Phoebe Ann Laub; July 17, 1950 – April 26, 2011) was an American roots music singer-songwriter and guitarist, known for her hit 1974 and 1975 songs " San Francisco Bay Blues", " Poetry Man", "Harpo's Blues", and her credited ...
(1982–83);
Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album ...
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The A-Team ''The A-Team'' is an American action-adventure television series that ran on NBC from January 1983 to March 1987 about former members of a fictitious United States Army Special Forces unit. The four members of the team were tried by court ma ...
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Mike Post Mike Post (born Leland Michael Postil, September 29, 1944) is an American composer, best known for his TV theme music for various shows, including ''Law & Order''; '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''; ''The A-Team''; ''NYPD Blue''; ''Renegad ...
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Pete Carpenter Clarence E. "Pete" Carpenter (April 1, 1914 – October 18, 1987) was an American jazz trombonist, arranger, and veteran of television theme music sheet music. After a long career playing the trombone in bands and as a studio musician, Carpenter ...
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Absolutely Fabulous ''Absolutely Fabulous'' (also known as ''Ab Fab'') is a British television sitcom based on the ''French and Saunders'' sketch, "Modern Mother and Daughter", created by Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. The show was created and written by Saund ...
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Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...
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Rick Danko Richard Clare Danko (December 29, 1943 – December 10, 1999) was a Canadian musician, bassist, songwriter, and singer, best known as a founding member of the Band, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. During ...
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Julie Driscoll Julie Driscoll Tippetts (born 8 June 1947) is an English singer and actress. Career Driscoll is known for her 1960s versions of Bob Dylan and Rick Danko's "This Wheel's on Fire", and Donovan's " Season of the Witch", both with Brian Auger and ...
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Ade Edmondson Adrian Charles Edmondson (born 24 January 1957) is an English actor, comedian, musician, writer and television presenter. He was part of the alternative comedy boom in the early 1980s and had roles in the television series '' The Young Ones'' (1 ...
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Debbie Harry Deborah Ann Harry (born Angela Trimble; July 1, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter and actress, best known as the lead vocalist of the band Blondie. Four of her songs with the band reached on the US charts between 1979 and 1981. Born in ...
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Adam-12 ''Adam-12'' is an American television police procedural crime drama television series created by Robert A. Cinader and Jack Webb. The series follows Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers Pete Malloy and Jim Reed as they patrol the st ...
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Frank Comstock Frank G. Comstock (September 20, 1922 – May 21, 2013) was an American composer, arranger, conductor and trombonist. For television, Comstock wrote and arranged music for major situation comedies and variety shows; his theme and incidental mus ...
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Earle Hagen Earle Harry Hagen (July 9, 1919 – May 26, 2008) was an American composer who created music for movies and television. His best-known TV themes include those for ''Make Room for Daddy'', ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'', ''I Spy'', ''That Girl'' and ...
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Warren Zevon Warren William Zevon (; January 24, 1947 – September 7, 2003) was an American rock singer, songwriter, and musician. Zevon's most famous compositions include "Werewolves of London", " Lawyers, Guns and Money", and " Roland the Headless Th ...
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Adam's Rib ''Adam's Rib'' is a 1949 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by George Cukor from a screenplay written by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin. It stars Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn as married lawyers who come to oppose each other in ...
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Perry Botkin Jr. Perry Botkin Jr. (April 16, 1933 – January 18, 2021) was an American composer, producer, arranger, and musician. The tune " Nadia's Theme", composed by Botkin and Barry De Vorzon, peaked at No. 8 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1976 and bec ...
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The Addams Family ''The Addams Family'' is a fictional family created by American cartoonist Charles Addams. They originally appeared in a series of 150 unrelated single-panel cartoons, about half of which were originally published in ''The New Yorker'' over ...
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The Addams Family Theme The theme for the 1964 TV series '' The Addams Family'' was written and arranged by longtime Hollywood film and television composer Vic Mizzy. The song's arrangement was dominated by a harpsichord, and featured finger-snaps as percussive acco ...
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Randy Edelman Randy Edelman (born June 10, 1947) is an American musician, producer, and composer for film and television. He began his career as a member of Broadway's pit orchestras, and later went on to produce solo albums for songs that were picked up by ...
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Adventures of the Gummi Bears ''Adventures of the Gummi Bears'' is an American animated television series, created by Disney CEO Michael Eisner, produced by Walt Disney Television Animation, and distributed by Buena Vista Television. The series, loosely inspired by the gum ...
'' ("Gummi Bears Theme") - Michael and Patty Silversher *'' The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'' -
Bowling for Soup Bowling for Soup (abbreviated as BFS) is an American rock band formed in Wichita Falls, Texas, in 1994. The band consists of Jaret Reddick (lead vocals, guitar), Chris Burney (guitar, backing vocals), Gary Wiseman (drums, percussion, backing voc ...
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Polaris Polaris is a star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor. It is designated α Ursae Minoris ( Latinized to ''Alpha Ursae Minoris'') and is commonly called the North Star or Pole Star. With an apparent magnitude th ...
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The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin ''The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin'' is an American children's television series in the Western genre that aired from October 1954 to May 1959 on the ABC television network. In all, 164 episodes aired. The show starred Lee Aaker as Rusty, a boy o ...
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Leon Klatzkin Leon Steven Klatzkin (1914–1992) was an American music arranger, composer, and conductor remembered for his long career in the Hollywood motion picture and television industries. A prolific film and television composer, orchestra conductor, soun ...
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The Adventures of William Tell ''The Adventures of William Tell'' is a British swashbuckler adventure series, first broadcast on the ITV network in 1958, and produced by ITC Entertainment. In the United States, the episodes aired on the syndicated NTA Film Network in 1958 ...
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Gioachino Rossini Gioachino Antonio Rossini (29 February 1792 – 13 November 1868) was an Italian composer who gained fame for his 39 operas, although he also wrote many songs, some chamber music and piano pieces, and some sacred music. He set new standards ...
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Harold Purcell Harold Purcell (1907–1977) was a British writer and musical lyricist who frequently collaborated with Harry Parr-Davies. They co-wrote the book for the 1952 Anna Neagle musical '' The Glorious Days''.Wearing p.216 Selected works * ''Magyar Me ...
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David Whitfield David Whitfield (2 February 1925 – 15 January 1980) was a popular British male tenor vocalist from Hull. He became the first British artist to have a UK No.1 single in the UK and in the United States with " Cara Mia", featuring Mantovani an ...
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Adventure Time ''Adventure Time'' is an American fantasy animated television series created by Pendleton Ward for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. The series follows the adventures of a boy named Finn (Jeremy Shada) and ...
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Ashley Eriksson LAKE (which stands for the founding members Lindsay, Ashley, Kenny, and Eli) is an American indie pop band, signed to Off Tempo, based in Langley, Washington. History Formed in 2005, in Olympia, Washington, they are best known for composing ...
*'' A.E.S. Hudson Street'' - Jack Elliott and Allyn Ferguson * ''Agony'' ("Dear Jane") - Graham Field, performed by Babs Fletcher *'' After Henry'' ("Three Quarter Blues) -
George Gershwin George Gershwin (; born Jacob Gershwine; September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned popular, jazz and classical genres. Among his best-known works are the orchestral compositions ' ...
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Airwolf ''Airwolf'' is an American action military drama television series that centers on a high-technology military helicopter, code-named ''Airwolf'', and its crew. The show follows them as they undertake various exotic missions, many involving e ...
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Sylvester Levay Sylvester Levay (originally Lévay Szilveszter, Serbian language, Serbian: Силвестер Леваи, ''Silvester Levai'') is a Hungarian people, Hungarian recording artist and composer, born in Yugoslavia (now Serbia). Life and career Levay ...
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AKBingo! ''AKBingo!'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese television variety show featuring Japanese idol girl group AKB48. The show aired weekly on Nippon Television. In each episode, members of AKB48 and occasionally their sister groups participate in ...
'' ('' Aitakatta'') - Yasushi Akimoto & Bounceback; Performed by
AKB48 AKB48 (pronounced ''A.K.B. Forty-Eight'') is a Japanese idol girl group named after the Akihabara (''Akiba'' for short) area in Tokyo, where the group's theater is located. AKB48's producer, Yasushi Akimoto, wanted to form a girl group with i ...
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Alf Clausen Alf Heiberg Clausen (born March 28, 1941) is an American film and television composer. He is best known for his work scoring many episodes of ''The Simpsons'', for which he was the sole composer between 1990 and 2017. Clausen has scored or or ...
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' is an American television anthology series created, hosted and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, aired on CBS and NBC between 1955 and 1965. It features dramas, thrillers and mysteries. Between 1962 and 1965 it was r ...
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Charles Gounod Charles-François Gounod (; ; 17 June 181818 October 1893), usually known as Charles Gounod, was a French composer. He wrote twelve operas, of which the most popular has always been ''Faust (opera), Faust'' (1859); his ''Roméo et Juliette'' (18 ...
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Alias Smith and Jones ''Alias Smith and Jones'' is an American Western series that originally aired on ABC from January 1971 to January 1973. The show initially starred Pete Duel as Hannibal Heyes and Ben Murphy as Jedediah "Kid" Curry, outlaw cousins who are tryin ...
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Alice Alice may refer to: * Alice (name), most often a feminine given name, but also used as a surname Literature * Alice (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''), a character in books by Lewis Carroll * ''Alice'' series, children's and teen books by ...
'' ("There's a New Girl in Town") - (music by David Shire) (lyrics by
Alan and Marilyn Bergman Alan Bergman (born September 11, 1925) and Marilyn Keith Bergman (November 10, 1928 – January 8, 2022) were an American songwriting duo. Married from 1958 until Marilyn's death, together they wrote music and lyrics for numerous celebrated telev ...
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Alien Nation ''Alien Nation'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Rockne S. O'Bannon (later known for ''Farscape''), comprising film, television, and other media productions about alien refugees living on Earth. The series began with th ...
'' - Kenneth Johnson and David Kurtz *''
Aliens in the Family ''Aliens in the Family'' is an American science fantasy sitcom that aired on ABC from March 15 to August 31, 1996, conceived as part of its '' TGIF'' lineup. Premise The show was about single dad Doug Brody (John Bedford Lloyd), who is abducted ...
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Todd Rundgren Todd Harry Rundgren (born June 22, 1948) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, multimedia artist, sound engineer and record producer who has performed a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of the band Ut ...
*'' All Creatures Great and Small'' - ("Piano Parchment") by Johnny Pearson *''
All Grown Up! ''All Grown Up!'' is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. It served as a continuation of the series ''Rugrats'', as explores the daily lives of protagonist Tommy Pickles ...
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Cree Summer Cree Summer Francks (born July 7, 1969) is a American-Canadian actress and singer. She has worked extensively in animation, voicing long-running characters such as Susie Carmichael in '' Rugrats'' and Elmyra Duff in ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' and ...
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All in Good Faith ''All in Good Faith'' is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1985 to 1988. Starring Richard Briers, it was written by John Kane. ''All in Good Faith'' was made for the ITV network by Thames Television. Synopsis Rev Lambe is vicar of All Sa ...
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All in the Family ''All in the Family'' is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS for nine seasons, from January 12, 1971, to April 8, 1979. Afterwards, it was continued with the spin-off series ''Archie Bunker's Place'', which picked up where ''All in ...
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Alfresco Alfresco may refer to: * ''Al fresco'', or fresco, a technique of mural painting * Al fresco dining * Alfresco Software, an open-source content-management system * ''Alfresco'' (TV series), a 1980s British television comedy series * ''Al fresco ...
'' - David McNiven * Allo, 'Allo!'' - David Croft and Roy Moore *'' All at No. 20'' - Denis King *''
All That ''All That'' is an American sketch comedy television series created by Brian Robbins and Mike Tollin. The series originally aired on Nickelodeon from April 16, 1994, to October 22, 2005, lasting ten seasons, and was produced by Tollin/Robbins ...
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All That Glitters All That Glitters or All That Glisters may refer to: * ''All that glitters is not gold'', a well-known saying Literature * ''All That Glitters'' (novel), by V. C. Andrews * ''All That Glitters'', a novel by Michael Anthony * ''All That Glitter ...
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Allsång på Skansen ''Allsång på Skansen'' (''Sing-along at Skansen'') is a Swedish show held at Skansen, Stockholm, every summer on Tuesdays between 8pm and 9pm. The audience is encouraged to sing along with musical guest stars to well-known Swedish and interna ...
(Sing-along at Skansen,
Sveriges Television Sveriges Television AB ("Sweden's Television Stock Company"), shortened to SVT (), is the Sweden, Swedish national public broadcasting, public television broadcaster, funded by a public service tax on personal income set by the Riksdag (national ...
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Lasse Berghagen Lars "Lasse" Nils Berghagen (born 13 May 1945) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and actor. Berghagen is a well known singer-songwriter in Sweden. He released his first record in 1965, aged just 19. Four years later, in 1969, he released the sin ...
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Vonda Shepard Vonda Shepard (born July 7, 1963) is an American singer, songwriter, music director and actress. She appeared as a regular in the television show '' Ally McBeal'', as a resident performer in the bar where the show's characters drank, danced and c ...
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Jennifer Warnes Jennifer Jean Warnes (born March 3, 1947) is an American singer and songwriter. She has performed as a vocalist on a number of film soundtracks. She has won two Grammy Awards, in 1983 for the Joe Cocker duet "Up Where We Belong" and in 1987 for ...
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Joey Scarbury Joey Scarbury (born June 7, 1955) is an American singer and songwriter best known for his hit song, " Theme from ''The Greatest American Hero'' (Believe It or Not)", in 1981. Childhood and early music career Scarbury was born in Ontario, Calif ...
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Aloha Paradise ''Aloha Paradise'' is an American comedy series that aired on ABC on Wednesday night from February 25, 1981, to April 22, 1981. The series stars Debbie Reynolds and was created by Tom Greene. ''Aloha Paradise'' was executive produced by Douglas ...
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Steve Lawrence Steve Lawrence (born Sidney Liebowitz; July 8, 1935) is an American singer, comedian and actor, best known as a member of a duo with his wife Eydie Gormé, billed as " Steve and Eydie", and for his performance as Maury Sline, the manager and f ...
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Alvin and the Chipmunks Alvin and the Chipmunks, originally David Seville and the Chipmunks or simply The Chipmunks, are an American animated virtual band and media franchise first created by Ross Bagdasarian for novelty records in 1958. The group consists of three ...
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Ross Bagdasarian Ross S. Bagdasarian (; January 27, 1919 – January 16, 1972), known professionally by his stage name David Seville, was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor, best known for creating the cartoon band Alvin and the Chipmun ...
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Janice Karman Janice Felice Karman is an American actress, producer, writer, and director. She is the co-owner of Bagdasarian Productions with her husband Ross Bagdasarian Jr. Early life Karman was born in Los Angeles, California. Her father was psychologi ...
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Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks ''Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks'' is a computer-animated television series for kids produced by Bagdasarian Productions and Technicolor Animation Productions with the participation of the French channel M6. First announced by Bagdasarian Product ...
'' ("We're the Chipmunks") -
Ross Bagdasarian Ross S. Bagdasarian (; January 27, 1919 – January 16, 1972), known professionally by his stage name David Seville, was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor, best known for creating the cartoon band Alvin and the Chipmun ...
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Janice Karman Janice Felice Karman is an American actress, producer, writer, and director. She is the co-owner of Bagdasarian Productions with her husband Ross Bagdasarian Jr. Early life Karman was born in Los Angeles, California. Her father was psychologi ...
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The Alvin Show ''The Alvin Show'' is an American animated television series that aired on CBS in the early 1960s. This was the first series to feature the singing characters Alvin and the Chipmunks. ''The Alvin Show'' aired for one season, from October 4, 1961, ...
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Ross Bagdasarian Ross S. Bagdasarian (; January 27, 1919 – January 16, 1972), known professionally by his stage name David Seville, was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor, best known for creating the cartoon band Alvin and the Chipmun ...
, Neal Hefti and Carl W. Stalling *'' The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan'' - Hoyt Curtin *''
The Amazing Race ''The Amazing Race'' is an adventure reality game show franchise in which teams of two people race around the world in competition with other teams. The ''Race'' is split into legs, with teams tasked to deduce clues, navigate themselves in fore ...
'' - John M. Keane *''
The Amazing Spider-Man ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' is an ongoing American comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man as its main protagonist. Being in the mainstream continuity of the franchise, it began publication in 1963 as a bimonthly per ...
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Amazing Stories ''Amazing Stories'' is an American science fiction magazine launched in April 1926 by Hugo Gernsback's Experimenter Publishing. It was the first magazine devoted solely to science fiction. Science fiction stories had made regular appearances ...
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Amen Amen ( he, אָמֵן, ; grc, ἀμήν, ; syc, ܐܡܝܢ, ; ar, آمين, ) is an Abrahamic declaration of affirmation which is first found in the Hebrew Bible, and subsequently found in the New Testament. It is used in Jewish, Christian, and ...
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Andraé Crouch Andraé Edward Crouch (July 1, 1942 – January 8, 2015) was an American gospel singer, songwriter, arranger, record producer and pastor. Referred to as "the father of modern gospel music" by contemporary Christian and gospel music profes ...
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America's Funniest Home Videos ''America's Funniest Home Videos'', also called ''America's Funniest Videos'' (abbreviated as ''AFV''), is an American video clip television series on ABC, based on the Japanese variety show ''Fun TV with Kato-chan and Ken-chan''. The show featur ...
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Jill Colucci Jill Colucci (born 1949) is an American songwriter and vocalist. She initially rose to prominence in 1988, singing the main scores to the film ''Mystic Pizza''. She sang the ABC promo campaigns ''Something's Happening'' (the 1987 version with B ...
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American Bandstand ''American Bandstand'', abbreviated ''AB'', is an American music-performance and dance television program that aired in various versions from 1952 to 1989, and was hosted from 1956 until its final season by Dick Clark, who also served as the pr ...
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Charles Albertine Charles Albertine (February 24, 1929 – May 18, 1986) was an American musician, composer, and arranger of the space-age pop era. He is best known as an arranger for Les and Larry Elgart, Sammy Kaye, and The Three Suns, and as the composer of ...
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Barry Manilow Barry Manilow (born Barry Alan Pincus; June 17, 1943) is an American singer and songwriter with a career that spans seven decades. His hit recordings include " Could It Be Magic", " Somewhere Down the Road", " Mandy", " I Write the Songs", " C ...
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Bruce Sussman Bruce Howard Sussman (born July 12, 1949) is an American lyricist, and librettist. Though he has collaborated with numerous composers, he is probably best known for his work with his long-time collaborator, Barry Manilow. Together they have wri ...
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American Dad ''American Dad!'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman for the Fox Broadcasting Company. Since 2014, the series has been airing new episodes on TBS. ''American Dad!'' is the first televisio ...
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Walter Murphy Walter Anthony Murphy Jr. (born December 19, 1952) is an American composer, keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for the instrumental "A Fifth of Beethoven", a disco adaptation of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony which toppe ...
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Seth MacFarlane Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (; born October 26, 1973) is an American actor, animator, filmmaker, comedian, and singer. He is the creator and star of the television series '' Family Guy'' (since 1999) and '' The Orville'' (since 2017), and co-creat ...
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American Dreams ''American Dreams'' is an American drama television series that ran on NBC for three seasons & 61 episodes, from September 29, 2002, to March 30, 2005. The show tells the story of the Pryor family of Philadelphia during the mid-1960s, with many ...
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Emerson Hart Emerson Hart (born July 21, 1969) is a songwriter, vocalist, guitarist and producer. He is the lead singer and songwriter of the alternative rock band Tonic. Biography Emerson Hart was born in Washington, Pennsylvania. He grew up in Atlantic ...
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Amphibia Amphibians are four-limbed and ectothermic vertebrates of the class Amphibia. All living amphibians belong to the group Lissamphibia. They inhabit a wide variety of habitats, with most species living within terrestrial, fossorial, arbo ...
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Andi Mack ''Andi Mack'' is an American family comedy-drama television series created by Terri Minsky that premiered on Disney Channel on April 7, 2017. It ran for three seasons and 57 episodes, concluding on July 26, 2019. The series stars Peyton Elizabet ...
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Sabrina Carpenter Sabrina Annlynn Carpenter (born May 11, 1999) is an American singer and actress. Carpenter made her acting debut with an appearance in the television crime show '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' and had a recurring role on Fox's short-li ...
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The Andy Griffith Show ''The Andy Griffith Show '' is an American sitcom, situation comedy television series that aired on CBS from October 3, 1960, to April 1, 1968, with a total of 249 half-hour episodes spanning eight seasons—159 in black and white and 90 in colo ...
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Earle Hagen Earle Harry Hagen (July 9, 1919 – May 26, 2008) was an American composer who created music for movies and television. His best-known TV themes include those for ''Make Room for Daddy'', ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'', ''I Spy'', ''That Girl'' and ...
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Herbert W. Spencer Herbert Winfield Spencer (April 7, 1905 – September 18, 1992) was a Chilean-born American film and television composer and orchestrator. Spencer gained industry fame when he teamed up with fellow 20th Century Fox orchestrator Earle Hagen i ...
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Anne with an E ''Anne with an E'' (initially titled ''Anne'' for its first season within Canada) is a Canadian television series loosely adapted from Lucy Maud Montgomery's 1908 classic work of children's literature, ''Anne of Green Gables''. It was created by ...
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Ahead by a Century "Ahead by a Century" is a song by Canadian rock band the Tragically Hip. It was released as the lead single from the band's fifth studio album, ''Trouble at the Henhouse''. The song reached number one on Canada's singles chart, and is the band's ...
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The Tragically Hip The Tragically Hip, often referred to simply as the Hip, were a Canadian rock band formed in Kingston, Ontario in 1984, consisting of vocalist Gord Downie, guitarist Paul Langlois, guitarist Rob Baker (known as Bobby Baker until 1994), bassi ...
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Darling Violetta Darling Violetta is an American dark wave band based in Hollywood, California, United States. Their name is taken from the salutation used by Bela Lugosi in letters to his mistress, Violetta Napierska. The band released their first EP ''Bath-W ...
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Norman Gimbel Norman Gimbel (November 16, 1927 – December 19, 2018) was an American lyricist of popular songs, television and movie themes. He wrote the lyrics for songs including " Killing Me Softly with His Song", " Ready to Take a Chance Again" (both wit ...
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Maureen McGovern Maureen Therese McGovern (born July 27, 1949) is an American singer and Broadway actress, well known for her renditions of the songs " The Morning After" from the 1972 film '' The Poseidon Adventure''; " We May Never Love Like This Again" from '' ...
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Animaniacs ''Animaniacs'' is an American animated comedy musical television series created by Tom Ruegger for Fox Broadcasting Company's Fox Kids block in 1993, before moving to The WB in 1995, as part of its Kids' WB afternoon programming block, until ...
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Richard Stone Sir John Richard Nicholas Stone (30 August 1913 – 6 December 1991) was an eminent British economist, educated at Westminster School and Gonville and Caius College and King's College at the University of Cambridge. In 1984, he was awarded ...
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Rob Paulsen Robert Frederick Paulsen III (born March 11, 1956) is an American voice actor, known for his roles in numerous animated television series and films. He received a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program and three Anni ...
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Tress MacNeille Teressa Claire MacNeille (née Payne; born June 20, 1951) is an American voice actress, whose credits include voicing Dot Warner on the animated television series '' Animaniacs'', Babs Bunny on ''Tiny Toon Adventures'', Chip and Gadget Hackwrenc ...
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Crystal Gayle Crystal Gayle (born Brenda Gail Webb; January 9, 1951) is an American country music singer widely known for her 1977 hit "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue". Initially, Gayle's management and record label were the same as that of her oldest sist ...
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Gary Morris Gary Gwyn Morris (born December 7, 1948) is an American singer and stage actor who charted a string of hits on the country music charts throughout the 1980s. Morris is known for the 1983 ballad " The Wind Beneath My Wings", although his credit ...
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The Ant and the Aardvark ''The Ant and the Aardvark'' is a series of 17 theatrical short cartoons produced at DePatie–Freleng Enterprises, originally released by United Artists and currently distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from 1969 to 1971. Plot The cartoon se ...
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A.N.T. Farm ''A.N.T. Farm'' is an American teen sitcom which originally aired on Disney Channel from May 6, 2011 to March 21, 2014. It first aired on May 6, 2011, as a special one-episode preview and continued as a regular series starting on June 17, 2011 ...
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Morton Stevens Morton Stevens (January 30, 1929 – November 11, 1991) was an American film score composer. In 1965, he became director of music for CBS West Coast operations. He is probably best known for composing the theme music for '' Hawaii Five-O'', a ...
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Archie Bunker's Place ''Archie Bunker's Place'' is an American television sitcom produced as a continuation of ''All in the Family''. It aired on CBS from September 23, 1979, to April 4, 1983. While not as popular as its predecessor, the show maintained a large enough ...
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The Archie Show ''The Archie Show'' (also known as ''The Archies)'' is an American musical animated sitcom television series produced by Filmation for CBS. Based on the Archie Comics, created by Bob Montana in 1941, ''The Archie Show'' aired Saturday morning ...
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Sugar, Sugar Sugar, Sugar is a song written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim. It was originally recorded by the Archies – a fictional band of studio musicians linked to the 1968–69 US Saturday morning TV cartoon ''The Archie Show'', inspired by the Archie C ...
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Jeff Barry Jeff Barry (born Joel Adelberg; April 3, 1938) is an American pop music songwriter, singer, and record producer. Among the most successful songs that he has co-written in his career are " Do Wah Diddy Diddy", " Da Doo Ron Ron", " Then He Kiss ...
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Arthur Arthur is a common male given name of Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. Another theory, more wi ...
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Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers were a Jamaican-American reggae family group whose line-up consisted of the children of musicians, Bob Marley and Rita Marley, which includes lead singer Ziggy Marley with Sharon Marley, Cedella Marley, and ...
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As the Bell Rings ''As the Bell Rings'' is a Disney Channel short franchise, based on the original Disney Channel Disney Channel, sometimes known as simply Disney, is an American pay television channel that serves as the flagship property of Disney Branded T ...
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Demi Lovato Demetria Devonne Lovato ( ; born August 20, 1992), known as Demi Lovato, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. After appearing on the children's television series '' Barney & Friends'' (2002–2004), Lovato rose to prominence for p ...
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Tony Oller Anthony Michael Oller (born February 25, 1991) is an American singer, songwriter and actor. He had roles as Walt Moore on the TeenNick TV show '' Gigantic'', and as Danny on Disney Channel's ''As the Bell Rings''. He appeared in the films ''Bene ...
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Macy Gray Natalie Renée McIntyre (born September 6, 1967), known by her stage name Macy Gray, is an American R&B and soul singer and actress. She is known for her distinctive raspy voice and a singing style heavily influenced by Billie Holiday. Gray ha ...
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Joe Harriott Joseph Arthurlin Harriott (15 July 1928 – 2 January 1973) was a Jamaican jazz musician and composer, whose principal instrument was the alto saxophone. Initially a bebopper, he became a pioneer of free-form jazz. Born in Kingston, Harriot ...
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John Mayer John Clayton Mayer ( ; born October 16, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Born and raised in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Mayer attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, but left and moved to Atlanta in 1997 wit ...
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Tajja Isen Tajja Isen (born June 29, 1991) is a Canadian writer, editor, and voice actress. Her first book, the essay collection Some of My Best Friends: Essays on Lip Service, was published in April 2022. As an actor, she is best known for voicing the tit ...
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Austin & Ally ''Austin & Ally'' is an American comedy television series created by Kevin Kopelow and Heath Seifert that aired on Disney Channel from December 2, 2011 to January 10, 2016. The series stars Ross Lynch, Laura Marano, Raini Rodriguez, and Calum ...
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Ross Lynch Ross Shor Lynch (born December 29, 1995) is an American actor, singer, and musician. He was the lead vocalist of the pop rock band R5 and is one half of the band the Driver Era (with his brother Rocky Lynch). As an actor, he rose to recogniti ...
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Austin City Limits ''Austin City Limits'' is an American live music television program recorded and produced by Austin PBS. The show helped Austin become widely known in the United States as the "Live Music Capital of the World", and is the only television show to ...
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Automan ''Automan'' is an American superhero television series produced by Glen A. Larson. It aired for 12 episodes (although 13 were made) on ABC between 1983 and 1984. It consciously emulates the stylistic trappings of the Walt Disney Pictures l ...
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Billy Hinsche William Hinsche (June 29, 1951 – November 20, 2021) was an American musician who was a co-founding member of the singing trio Dino, Desi & Billy and a keyboardist for the Beach Boys' backing band. Background Hinsche was born in Manila, the Phi ...
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A Very Peculiar Practice ''A Very Peculiar Practice'' is a surreal black-comedy drama set in the health centre of a British university, produced by the BBC, which ran for two series in 1986 and 1988. The two series were followed by a 90-minute made-for-television film, ...
'' ("We Love You") - written by Dave Greenslade, performed by
Elkie Brooks Elkie Brooks (born Elaine Bookbinder; 25 February 1946) is an English rock, blues and jazz singer. She was a vocalist with the bands Dada and Vinegar Joe, and later became a solo artist. She gained her biggest success in the late 1970s and 198 ...
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John Dankworth Sir John Phillip William Dankworth, CBE (20 September 1927 – 6 February 2010), also known as Johnny Dankworth, was an English jazz composer, saxophonist, clarinettist and writer of film scores. With his wife, jazz singer Dame Cleo Laine, he ...
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Laurie Johnson Laurence Reginald Ward Johnson, (born 7 February 1927) is an English composer and bandleader who has written scores for dozens of film and television series and has been one of the most highly regarded arrangers of instrumental pop and swing ...
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Chuck Lorre Charles Michael Lorre (; born Charles Michael Levine; October 18, 1952) is an American film & television director, writer, producer, composer and actor. Called the "King of Sitcoms", he has created/co-created and produced sitcoms including '' ...
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Mike Post Mike Post (born Leland Michael Postil, September 29, 1944) is an American composer, best known for his TV theme music for various shows, including ''Law & Order''; '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''; ''The A-Team''; ''NYPD Blue''; ''Renegad ...
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Pete Carpenter Clarence E. "Pete" Carpenter (April 1, 1914 – October 18, 1987) was an American jazz trombonist, arranger, and veteran of television theme music sheet music. After a long career playing the trombone in bands and as a studio musician, Carpenter ...
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Babes Babes may refer to: __NOTOC__ Arts and entertainment * Babes (band), an American indie pop band * "Babes", a song from the album '' The Inner Me'' by Lala Hsu * ''Babes'' (TV series), an American sitcom (1990–1991) * Babes (website), a pornogra ...
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It's All Been Done "It's All Been Done" is a song by Canadian alternative rock group Barenaked Ladies. It was released as the second single from their 1998 album, ''Stunt''. The song was successful in Canada, peaking at 1 on the '' RPM'' Top Singles chart and be ...
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Barenaked Ladies Barenaked Ladies is a Canadian rock band formed in 1988 in Scarborough, Ontario. The band developed a following in Canada, with their self-titled 1991 cassette becoming the first independent release to be certified gold in Canada. They reached ...
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Babylon 5 ''Babylon 5'' is an American space opera television series created by writer and producer J. Michael Straczynski, under the Babylonian Productions label, in association with Straczynski's Synthetic Worlds Ltd. and Warner Bros. Domestic Tele ...
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Christopher Franke Christopher Franke (born 6 April 1953) is a German musician and composer. From 1971 to 1987, he was a member of the electronic group Tangerine Dream. Initially a drummer with The Agitation, later renamed Agitation Free, his primary focus eventu ...
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Backstage Backstage most commonly refers to backstage (theatre), also in motion picture and television production. Backstage may also refer to: Film and television * ''Back Stage'' (1969 film), a silent film starring Oliver Hardy * ''Back Stage'' (1942 fil ...
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Bad Girls Club ''Bad Girls Club'' (abbreviated ''BGC'') is an American reality television series created by Jonathan Murray for the Oxygen network in the United States. The show focused on the altercations and physical confrontations of seven aggressive, ...
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Lady Sovereign Louise Amanda Harman (born 19 December 1985), better known by the stage name Lady Sovereign, is a British rapper, best known for the songs "9 to 5" and "Love Me or Hate Me". Early life and family Lady Sovereign grew up in Chalkhill Estate in ...
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Jevetta Steele Jevetta Steele (born November 11, 1963) is an American R&B and gospel music singer. Early years Born and raised in Gary, Indiana, Steele eventually migrated to Minneapolis, Minnesota to become a criminal lawyer. Steele later embarked upon a ...
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Banacek ''Banacek'' is an American detective TV series starring George Peppard that aired on the NBC network from 1972 to 1974. The series was part of the rotating '' NBC Wednesday Mystery Movie'' anthology. It alternated in its time slot with several o ...
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Sarah Vaughan Sarah Lois Vaughan (March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990) was an American jazz singer. Nicknamed "Sassy" and " The Divine One", she won two Grammy Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, and was nominated for a total of nine Grammy Award ...
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Barefoot in the Park ''Barefoot in the Park'' is a romantic comedy by Neil Simon. The play premiered on Broadway in 1963, starring Robert Redford and Elizabeth Ashley. It was made into a film in 1967, which starred Redford and Jane Fonda. Productions ''Barefoot ...
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Darlene Love Darlene Wright (born July 26, 1941), known professionally as Darlene Love, is an American singer and actress. She was the lead singer of the girl group the Blossoms and she also recorded as a solo artist. She began singing as a child with her ...
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The Blossoms The Blossoms are an American girl group that originated from California. During their height of success in the 1960s, the group's lineup most famously consisted of Darlene Love, Fanita James, and Jean King. Although the group had a recording ...
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Baretta ''Baretta'' is an American detective television series which ran on ABC from 1975 to 1978. The show was a revised and milder version of a 1973–1974 ABC series, '' Toma'', starring Tony Musante as chameleon-like, real-life New Jersey pol ...
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Dave Grusin Robert David "Dave" Grusin (born June 26, 1934) is an American composer, arranger, producer, jazz pianist, and band leader. He has composed many scores for feature films and television, and has won numerous awards for his soundtrack and record w ...
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Barnaby Jones ''Barnaby Jones'' is an American detective television series starring Buddy Ebsen as a formerly retired investigator and Lee Meriwether as his widowed daughter-in-law, who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles, California. The show was o ...
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Jerry Goldsmith Jerrald King Goldsmith (February 10, 1929July 21, 2004) was an American composer and conductor known for his work in film and television scoring. He composed scores for five films in the ''Star Trek'' franchise and three in the ''Rambo'' franc ...
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Barney & Friends ''Barney & Friends'' is an American children's television series targeted at young children aged 2–7, created by Sheryl Leach. The series premiered on PBS on April 6, 1992. The series features the title character Barney, a purple anthropomo ...
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Barney Miller ''Barney Miller'' is an American sitcom television series set in a New York City Police Department police station on East 6th St in Greenwich Village. The series was broadcast on ABC Network from January 23, 1975, to May 20, 1982. It was cre ...
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Edwin Astley Edwin Thomas "Ted" Astley (12 April 1922 – 19 May 1998) was a British composer. His best known works are British television themes and scores, most notably the main themes for '' The Saint'', ''Danger Man'' and '' The Baron''. He also successf ...
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Bat Masterson Bartholemew William Barclay "Bat" Masterson (November 26, 1853 – October 25, 1921) was a U.S. Army scout, lawman, professional gambler, and journalist known for his exploits in the 19th and early 20th-century American Old West. He was born to ...
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Batman Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on March 30, 1939. I ...
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Batman Theme "Batman Theme", the title song of the 1966 ''Batman'' TV series, was composed by Neal Hefti. This song is built around a guitar hook reminiscent of spy film scores and surf music. It has a twelve bar blues progression, using only three chords u ...
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Battlestar Galactica ''Battlestar Galactica'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. The franchise began with the original television series in 1978, and was followed by a short-run sequel series (''Galactica 1980''), a line of ...
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Bear McCreary Bear McCreary (born February 17, 1979) is an American musician and composer of film, television, and video game scores based in Los Angeles, California. His work includes the scores of the television series ''Battlestar Galactica'' (2004), ''Age ...
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Mike Post Mike Post (born Leland Michael Postil, September 29, 1944) is an American composer, best known for his TV theme music for various shows, including ''Law & Order''; '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''; ''The A-Team''; ''NYPD Blue''; ''Renegad ...
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Baywatch ''Baywatch'' is an American action drama television series about lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, and Hawaii, starring David Hasselhoff. It was created by Michael Berk, Douglas Schwartz, and Gregory J. Bo ...
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Baywatch Nights ''Baywatch Nights'' is an American police and science-fiction drama series that aired in syndication from 1995 to 1997. Created by Douglas Schwartz, David Hasselhoff, and Gregory J. Bonann, the series is a spin-off from the television series, '' ...
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Bear in the Big Blue House ''Bear in the Big Blue House'' is an American children's television series created by Mitchell Kriegman and produced by Jim Henson Television for Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney preschool television block. Debuting on October 20, 1997, it aire ...
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John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of ...
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Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One ...
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Beauty and the Beast ''Beauty and the Beast'' (french: La Belle et la Bête) is a fairy tale written by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in ''La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins'' (''The Young American and Marine ...
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Beggar My Neighbour Beggar-my-neighbour, also known as Strip Jack naked, Beat your neighbour out of doors, or Beat Jack out of doors, or Beat Your Neighbour is a simple card game. It is somewhat similar in nature to the children's card game War, and has spawned a ...
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Bella and the Bulldogs ''Bella and the Bulldogs'' is an American comedy television series created by Jonathan Butler and Gabriel Garza that aired on Nickelodeon from January 17, 2015 to June 25, 2016. The series stars Brec Bassinger, Coy Stewart, Jackie Radinsky, Bu ...
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Brec Bassinger Brec Bassinger (born May 25, 1999) is an American actress. First coming to attention, over 2013–2014, in the recurring role of Emma in ''The Haunted Hathaways'', Bassinger then starred in the lead role of Bella Dawson in the 2015–2016 Nickel ...
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Ben 10 ''Ben 10'' is an American media franchise created by Man of Action Studios, produced by Cartoon Network Studios and owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The series centers on a boy named Ben Tennyson who acquires the Omnitrix, an alien device resem ...
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The Benny Hill Show ''The Benny Hill Show'' is a British comedy television show starring Benny Hill that aired on the BBC and ITV (from 1969) between 15 January 1955 and 1 May 1989. The show consisted mainly of sketches that were full of slapstick, mime, parody ...
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Boots Randolph Homer Louis "Boots" Randolph III (June 3, 1927 – July 3, 2007) was an American musician best known for his 1963 saxophone hit "Yakety Sax" (which became Benny Hill's signature tune). Randolph was a major part of the " Nashville sound" for most ...
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George Tipton George Aliceson Tipton (January 23, 1932 – February 12, 2016) was an American composer, musical arranger, and conductor, who is well known for his work in television and for his collaborations with singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson. Among Tip ...
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The Berenstain Bears ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...
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Best Friends Whenever ''Best Friends Whenever'' is an American comedy television series created by Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas that premiered on Disney Channel on June 26, 2015. Its final episode aired on December 11, 2016, after two seasons. The series stars L ...
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Forever in Your Mind Forever in Your Mind (FIYM) is an American pop boy band formed in 2013, consisting of Emery Kelly, Ricky Garcia, and Liam Attridge. Their debut extended play, '' FIYM'', was released through Hollywood Records on July 1, 2016. History 2013–2015: ...
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Rex Allen Rex Elvie Allen (December 31, 1920 – December 17, 1999), known as "the Arizona Cowboy", was an American film and television actor, singer and songwriter; he was also the narrator of many Disney nature and Western productions. For his contribut ...
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The Beverly Hillbillies ''The Beverly Hillbillies'' is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on CBS from 1962 to 1971. It had an ensemble cast featuring Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, and Max Baer Jr. as the Clampetts, a poor, backwoods family f ...
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The Ballad of Jed Clampett "The Ballad of Jed Clampett" is the theme song for the television series ''The Beverly Hillbillies'' and the later movie of that name, providing the introductory story for the series. The song was composed by Paul Henning, and recorded first by ...
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Paul Henning Paul William Henning (September 16, 1911 – March 25, 2005) was an American TV producer and screenwriter. Most famous for creating the television sitcom ''The Beverly Hillbillies'', he was also crucial in developing the "rural" comedies ''Pett ...
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Lester Flatt Lester Raymond Flatt (June 19, 1914 – May 11, 1979) was an American bluegrass guitarist and mandolinist, best known for his collaboration with banjo picker Earl Scruggs in the duo Flatt and Scruggs. Flatt's career spanned multiple decades ...
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Earl Scruggs Earl Eugene Scruggs (January 6, 1924 – March 28, 2012) was an American musician noted for popularizing a three-finger banjo picking style, now called "Scruggs style", which is a defining characteristic of bluegrass music. His three-finge ...
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Beverly Hills, 90210 ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' (often referred to by its short title, ''90210'') is an American teen drama television series created by Darren Star and produced by Aaron Spelling under his production company Spelling Television. The series ran for ...
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Bewitched ''Bewitched'' is an American fantasy sitcom television series that originally aired for eight seasons on ABC from September 17, 1964, to March 25, 1972. It is about a witch who marries an ordinary mortal man and vows to lead the life of a typ ...
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Howard Greenfield Howard Greenfield (March 15, 1936 – March 4, 1986) was an American lyricist and songwriter, who for several years in the 1960s worked out of the famous Brill Building. He is best known for his successful songwriting collaborations, including o ...
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The Big Bang Theory ''The Big Bang Theory'' is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, both of whom served as executive producers on the series, along with Steven Molaro, all of whom also served as head writers. It premiered on CBS ...
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Barenaked Ladies Barenaked Ladies is a Canadian rock band formed in 1988 in Scarborough, Ontario. The band developed a following in Canada, with their self-titled 1991 cassette becoming the first independent release to be certified gold in Canada. They reached ...
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Timbaland Timothy Zachery Mosley (born March 10, 1972), known professionally as Timbaland, is an American record producer, rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive. He has received widespread acclaim for his innovative production work and distinc ...
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Big City Greens ''Big City Greens'' is an American animated comedy adventure television series created by The Houghton Brothers that premiered on Disney Channel on June 18, 2018. The series features the voices of Chris Houghton, Marieve Herington, Bob Joles, ...
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Big Love ''Big Love'' is an American drama television series that aired on HBO from March 12, 2006 to March 20, 2011. It stars Bill Paxton as the patriarch of a fundamentalist Mormon family in contemporary Utah that practices polygamy, with Jeanne Tri ...
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God Only Knows "God Only Knows" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1966 album '' Pet Sounds''. Written by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher, it is a Baroque-style love song distinguished for its harmonic innovation and its subversion of typi ...
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Brian Wilson Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys. Often Brian Wilson is a genius, called a genius for his novel approaches to pop music, pop composition, ex ...
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The Beach Boys The Beach Boys are an American rock band that formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961. The group's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Distinguished by the ...
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The Big Valley ''The Big Valley'' is an American Western drama television series that originally aired from September 15, 1965, to May 19, 1969 on ABC. The series is set on the fictional Barkley Ranch in Stockton, California, from 1884 to 1888. The one-hour ...
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George Duning George Duning (February 25, 1908 – February 27, 2000) was an American musician and film composer. He was born in Richmond, Indiana, and educated in Cincinnati, Ohio, at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, where his mentor was Mario Casteln ...
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Quincy Jones Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American record producer, musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. His career spans 70 years in the entertainment industry with a record of 80 Grammy Award n ...
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Bill Cosby William Henry Cosby Jr. ( ; born July 12, 1937) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and media personality. He made significant contributions to American and African-American culture, and is well known in the United States for his eccentric ...
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Earle Hagen Earle Harry Hagen (July 9, 1919 – May 26, 2008) was an American composer who created music for movies and television. His best-known TV themes include those for ''Make Room for Daddy'', ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'', ''I Spy'', ''That Girl'' and ...
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Billy Billy may refer to: * Billy (name), a name (and list of people with the name) Animals * Billy (dog), a dog breed * Billy (pigeon), awarded the Dickin Medal in 1945 * Billy (pygmy hippo), a pet of U.S. President Calvin Coolidge * Billy, a yo ...
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Ray Kennedy Raymond Kennedy (28 July 1951 – 30 November 2021) was an English footballer who won every domestic honour in the game with Arsenal and Liverpool in the 1970s and early 1980s. Kennedy played as a forward for Arsenal, and then played as a le ...
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Sonny Rollins Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7, 1930) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. In a seven-decade career, he has recorded over sixty albums as a ...
*'' The Bing Crosby Show'' *'' The Bionic Woman'' - Jerry Fielding *''
Bizaardvark ''Bizaardvark'' is an American comedy television series created by Kyle Stegina and Josh Lehrman that premiered on Disney Channel on June 24, 2016. The series ran for three seasons consisting of 63 episodes, airing its final episode on April 13, ...
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Olivia Rodrigo Olivia Isabel Rodrigo (born February 20, 2003) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She gained recognition in the late 2010s with her lead roles on the Disney television programs '' Bizaardvark'' and '' High School Musical: The Musi ...
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Madison Hu Madison Hu (born June 2, 2002) is an American actress. She is known for playing the role of Frankie Wong on the Disney Channel series '' Bizaardvark'', and for her previous recurring role as Marci on the Disney Channel series ''Best Friends When ...
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B. J. and the Bear ''B.J. and the Bear'' is an American action comedy television series which aired on NBC from February 10, 1979, to May 9, 1981. Created by Glen A. Larson and Christopher Crowe, the series stars Greg Evigan. The series was produced when the CB ...
'' ("B.J. McKay") - Greg Evigan *''
Blackadder ''Blackadder'' is a series of four period British sitcoms, plus several one-off instalments, which originally aired on BBC One from 1983 to 1989. All television episodes starred Rowan Atkinson as the antihero Edmund Blackadder and Tony Robins ...
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Black Books ''Black Books'' is a British sitcom created by Dylan Moran and Graham Linehan, and written by Moran, Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley, Linehan and Arthur Mathews. It was broadcast on Channel 4, running for three series from 2000 to 2004. Starring Mo ...
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Jonathan Whitehead Jonathan Whitehead (21 October 1960 – 26 May 2020) was an English musician and composer, born in Denton, Lancashire. He wrote music for television comedies such as ''The Day Today'', ''Brass Eye'', ''Black Books'', '' Green Wing'', ''Campus'' ...
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Jerry Goldsmith Jerrald King Goldsmith (February 10, 1929July 21, 2004) was an American composer and conductor known for his work in film and television scoring. He composed scores for five films in the ''Star Trek'' franchise and three in the ''Rambo'' franc ...
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Blansky's Beauties ''Blansky's Beauties'' is an American sitcom television series and ostensible spin-off of ''Happy Days'' that aired on ABC from February 12 to June 27, 1977. The main character of the series was introduced on an episode of ''Happy Days'', then ...
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Cyndi Grecco Cyndi Grecco (born May 19, 1952) is an American singer best-known for performing the theme tune to the popular 1970s American television show ''Laverne & Shirley''. The theme to ''Laverne & Shirley'' was titled " Making Our Dreams Come True," in ...
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Bleach Bleach is the generic name for any chemical product that is used industrially or domestically to remove color (whitening) from a fabric or fiber or to clean or to remove stains in a process called bleaching. It often refers specifically, to ...
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Orange Range are a 5-member Japanese rock band, based in Okinawa, Japan. Formed in 2001, the band began with Spice Music and later signed with Sony Music Japan's gr8! records division in 2003. The band left gr8! records in 2010 to start their own label, S ...
*'' Bless This House'' - Geoff Love *'' Blondie'' - Will Hutchins and Patricia Harty *''
Blossom In botany, blossoms are the flowers of stone fruit trees (genus ''Prunus'') and of some other plants with a similar appearance that flower profusely for a period of time in spring. Colloquially, flowers of orange are referred to as such as ...
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Dr. John Malcolm John Rebennack Jr. (November 20, 1941 – June 6, 2019), better known by his stage name Dr. John, was an American singer and songwriter. His music encompassed New Orleans blues, jazz, funk, and R&B. Active as a session musician from ...
*'' Blue Bloods'' ("''Reagan's Theme''") - Rob Simonsen *'' The Blue Knight'' ("''Bumper's Theme''") -
Henry Mancini Henry Mancini ( ; born Enrico Nicola Mancini, ; April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994) was an American composer, conductor, arranger, pianist and flautist. Often cited as one of the greatest composers in the history of film, he won four Academy Award ...
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Blue's Clues ''Blue's Clues'' is an American live-action/animated children's television series, created by Angela C. Santomero, Todd Kessler, and Traci Paige Johnson, that premiered on Nickelodeon as part of its Nick Jr. block on September 8, 1996, and ...
'' - ("Blue's Clues Theme") - Nick Balaban and
Michael Rubin Michael Rubin (born 1971) is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). He previously worked as an official at the Pentagon, where he dealt with issues relating to the Middle East, and as political adviser to the Coalition Provis ...
*'' Bluey'' - Joff Bush and David Barber *''
Boardwalk Empire ''Boardwalk Empire'' is an American period crime drama television series created by Terence Winter and broadcast on the premium cable channel HBO. The series is set chiefly in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era of the 1920 ...
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The Brian Jonestown Massacre The Brian Jonestown Massacre is an American musical project and band led and started by Anton Newcombe. It was formed in San Francisco in 1990. The group was the subject of the 2004 documentary film called '' Dig!'', and have gained media not ...
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Artie Butler Arthur Butler (born December 2, 1942) is an American composer, arranger, songwriter, and session musician. In a long career, he has been involved in numerous hit records and other recordings, and has been awarded over 60 gold and platinum albums ...
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Leo Robin Leo Robin (April 6, 1900 – December 29, 1984) was an American composer, lyricist and songwriter. He is probably best known for collaborating with Ralph Rainger on the 1938 Academy Award for Best Original Song, Oscar-winning song "Thanks for t ...
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Ralph Rainger Ralph Rainger ( Reichenthal; October 7, 1901 – October 23, 1942) was an American composer of popular music principally for films. Biography Born Ralph Reichenthal in New York City, United States, Rainger initially embarked on a legal career, ...
*'' The Bob Newhart Show'' ("Home to Emily") -
Lorenzo Music Gerald David "Lorenzo" Music (May 2, 1937 – August 4, 2001) was an American actor, producer and writer. Music began his career in the late 1960s as a writer and a regular performer on the controversial CBS variety show ''The Smothers Brothers ...
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Bob the Builder ''Bob the Builder'' is a British animated children's television series created by Keith Chapman for HIT Entertainment and Hot Animation. The series follows the adventures of Bob, a building contractor, specialising in masonry, along with ...
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Paul K. Joyce Paul Kevin Joyce (born July 1957) is a British composer, producer, orchestrator, arranger and conductor. He is known for his music for theatre and television, including the 2005 BBC TV film ''The Snow Queen'' and the 2008 British TV film ''Cla ...
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Bobby's World ''Bobby's World'' (originally known as ''The World According to Bobby'') is an American animated comedy children's television series, which ran from September 8, 1990, to February 23, 1998, on the Fox Kids network. The show was created by Canad ...
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John Tesh John Frank Tesh (born July 9, 1952) is an American pianist and composer of pop music, as well as a radio host and television presenter. He hosts the ''Intelligence for Your Life'' radio show. In addition, since 2014, he has hosted ''Intelligen ...
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The Bold and the Beautiful ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' (often referred to as ''B&B'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. It premiered on March 23, 1987, as a sister show to the Bells' other soap opera ''The Yo ...
'' ("High Upon This Love") - Jack Alloco and David Kurtz; performed by
Dionne Warwick Marie Dionne Warwick (; born December 12, 1940) is an American singer, actress, and television host. Warwick ranks among the 40 biggest U.S. hit makers between 1955 and 1999, based on her chart history on ''Billboards Hot 100 pop singles ch ...
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Bonanza ''Bonanza'' is an American Western television series that ran on NBC from September 13, 1959, to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 432 episodes, ''Bonanza'' is NBC's longest-running western, the second-longest-running western series on ...
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Jay Livingston Jay Livingston (born Jacob Harold Levison, March 28, 1915 – October 17, 2001) was an American composer best known as half of a song-writing duo with Ray Evans that specialized in songs composed for films. Livingston wrote music and Evans the ...
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Ray Evans Raymond Bernard Evans (February 4, 1915 – February 15, 2007) was an American songwriter. He was a partner in a composing and song-writing duo with Jay Livingston, known for the songs they composed for films. Evans wrote the lyrics and Living ...
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The Crystal Method The Crystal Method is an American electronic music act formed in Las Vegas, Nevada, by Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland in the early 1990s. They were pioneers of the big beat genre and their music has appeared in numerous TV shows, films, video gam ...
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Boon Boon may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Boon (game), a trick-taking card game * ''Boon'' (novel), a 1915 satirical work by H. G. Wells * ''Boon'' (TV series), a British television series starring Michael Elphick * The Ultimate Boo ...
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Billy Idol William Michael Albert Broad (born 30 November 1955), known professionally as Billy Idol, is a British-American singer, songwriter, and musician. He first achieved fame in the 1970s emerging from the London punk rock scene as the lead singer o ...
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Billy Joel William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer, pianist and songwriter. Commonly nicknamed the "Piano Man" after his album and signature song of the same name, he has led a commercially successful career as a solo artist since th ...
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Bourbon Street Beat ''Bourbon Street Beat'' is a private detective television series that aired on the ABC network from October 5, 1959, to July 4, 1960, starring Richard Long as Rex Randolph and Andrew Duggan as Cal Calhoun, with Arlene Howell as detective agen ...
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Mack David Mack David (July 5, 1912 – December 30, 1993) was an American lyricist and songwriter, best known for his work in film and television, with a career spanning the period between the early 1940s and the early 1970s. David was credited with writing ...
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Jerry Livingston Jerry Livingston (born Jerry Levinson; March 25, 1909 – July 1, 1987) was an American songwriter and dance orchestra pianist. Life and career Born in Denver, Colorado, Livingston studied music at the University of Arizona. While there he com ...
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Ray Colcord Ray Colcord III (December 24, 1949 – February 5, 2016) was an American film and television composer known for TV series such as ''227'', ''Silver Spoons'', '' My Two Dads'', ''Dinosaurs'', '' Big Brother'', and ''Boy Meets World''. He is a form ...
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Bracken's World ''Bracken's World'' is an American drama television series that aired on NBC from September 19, 1969, to December 25, 1970. The series was created and produced by Dorothy Kingsley. The Lettermen performed the second-season theme song "Worlds" ...
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David Rose David Rose may refer to: Business * David Rose (real estate developer) (1892–1986), American real estate developer and philanthropist * David L. Rose (born 1967), American business executive and scientist at MIT Media Lab * David S. Rose (bor ...
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The Lettermen The Lettermen are an American male pop vocal trio. The Lettermen's trademark is close-harmony pop songs with light arrangements. The group started in 1959. They have had two Top 10 singles (both No. 7), 16 Top 10 singles on the Adult Contempor ...
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The Brady Bunch ''The Brady Bunch'' is an American sitcom created by Sherwood Schwartz that aired from September 26, 1969, to March 8, 1974, on ABC. The series revolves around a large blended family with six children. The show aired for five seasons and, afte ...
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Frank De Vol Frank Denny De Vol (September 20, 1911 – October 27, 1999) was an American actor, and using the name De Vol was an arranger and composer. As a composer he was nominated for four Academy Awards. Early life and career De Vol was born in Mounds ...
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Sherwood Schwartz Sherwood Charles Schwartz (; November 14, 1916 – July 12, 2011) was an American television screenwriter and producer. He worked on radio shows in the 1940s, but he now is best known for creating the 1960s television series '' Gilligan's Isla ...
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Peppermint Trolley Company The Peppermint Trolley Company was an American sunshine pop band known for their 1968 single "Baby You Come Rollin' 'Cross My Mind" as well as their performances on '' Mannix'', ''The Beverly Hillbillies'' and their arrangement and performance of ...
; seasons 2-5 by The Brady Bunch Kids) *''
Brand New Life ''Brand New Life'' is an American comedy-drama television series starring Barbara Eden and Don Murray and produced by Walt Disney Television and NBC Productions that aired on NBC as part of ''The Magical World of Disney'' during the 1989–90 ...
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Jill Colucci Jill Colucci (born 1949) is an American songwriter and vocalist. She initially rose to prominence in 1988, singing the main scores to the film ''Mystic Pizza''. She sang the ABC promo campaigns ''Something's Happening'' (the 1987 version with B ...
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Dominic Frontiere Dominic Carmen Frontiere (June 17, 1931 – December 21, 2017) was an American composer, arranger, and jazz accordionist. He composed the theme and much of the music for the first season of the television series '' The Outer Limits'', as we ...
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Bratz Bratz is an American fashion doll and media franchise created by former Mattel employee Carter Bryant for MGA Entertainment which debuted in 2001. The four original 10-inch (25 cm) dolls were released on May 21, 2001 — Yasmin, Cloe, Jade ...
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Lauren Evans Lauren Evans (born February 3, 1983) is an American singer and platinum-selling songwriter. She is an ASCAP Award Winner and has written hit singles for Alexandra Burke, Monrose, Jordin Sparks, and Camila. As a songwriter, Evans has achieved f ...
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David Raksin David Raksin (August 4, 1912 – August 9, 2004) was an American composer who was noted for his work in film and television. With more than 100 film scores and 300 television scores to his credit, he became known as the "Grandfather of Film Music ...
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Ed Bruce William Edwin Bruce Jr. (December 29, 1939 – January 8, 2021) was an American country music songwriter, singer, and actor. He was known for writing the 1975 song "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" and recording the 1982 co ...
*'' Bridget Loves Bernie'' - Jerry Fielding *''
Brooklyn Bridge The Brooklyn Bridge is a hybrid cable-stayed/ suspension bridge in New York City, spanning the East River between the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Opened on May 24, 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was the first fixed crossing of the East Rive ...
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Joey Lawrence Joseph Lawrence Mignogna Jr. (born April 20, 1976) is an American actor, musician, singer-songwriter, record producer, and game show host. He got his start as a child star in the early 1980s and is best known for his role as Joey Russo in '' Bl ...
*'' Brutally Normal'' ("Green Light") - Jeremy Toback *''
Brush Strokes ''Brush Strokes'' is a British television sitcom, broadcast on BBC television from 1986 to 1991. Written by Esmonde and Larbey and set in south London, it depicted the (mostly) amorous adventures of a wisecracking house painter, Jacko ( Karl ...
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Dexys Midnight Runners Dexys Midnight Runners (currently officially Dexys, their former nickname, styled without an apostrophe) are an English pop rock band from Birmingham, with soul influences, who achieved major commercial success in the early to mid-1980s. They a ...
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Bubble Guppies ''Bubble Guppies'' is a CGI-animated children's television series produced for Nickelodeon and created by Jonny Belt and Robert Scull. The series is a combination of the sketch comedy, edutainment, and musical genres, and revolves around the ...
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Edwin Astley Edwin Thomas "Ted" Astley (12 April 1922 – 19 May 1998) was a British composer. His best known works are British television themes and scores, most notably the main themes for '' The Saint'', ''Danger Man'' and '' The Baron''. He also successf ...
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Kipp Lennon Christopher Joel "Kipp" Lennon (born March 12, 1960) is an American musician, and a founding member of the folk rock band Venice. His role in the band includes performing as a lead vocalist and percussionist. Kipp Lennon has also been a member ...
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' is an American supernatural drama television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon. It is based on the 1992 film of the same name, also written by Whedon, although the events of the film are not consid ...
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Nerf Herder Nerf Herder is an American rock band from Santa Barbara, California, formed in 1994 by Parry Gripp (vocals, guitar), Charlie Dennis (bass) and Steve Sherlock (drums). They describe themselves as a " geek rock" band, and are known for simplisti ...
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The Bugs Bunny Show ''The Bugs Bunny Show'' is a long-running American animated anthology television series hosted by Bugs Bunny that was mainly composed of theatrical '' Looney Tunes'' and '' Merrie Melodies'' cartoons released by Warner Bros. between 1948 and 1969 ...
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Mack David Mack David (July 5, 1912 – December 30, 1993) was an American lyricist and songwriter, best known for his work in film and television, with a career spanning the period between the early 1940s and the early 1970s. David was credited with writing ...
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Jerry Livingston Jerry Livingston (born Jerry Levinson; March 25, 1909 – July 1, 1987) was an American songwriter and dance orchestra pianist. Life and career Born in Denver, Colorado, Livingston studied music at the University of Arizona. While there he com ...
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The Bugaloos ''The Bugaloos'' is an American children's television series, produced by brothers Sid and Marty Krofft, that aired on NBC on Saturday mornings from 1970 to 1972. Reruns of the show aired in daily syndication from 1978 to 1985 as part of the "Krof ...
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Norman Gimbel Norman Gimbel (November 16, 1927 – December 19, 2018) was an American lyricist of popular songs, television and movie themes. He wrote the lyrics for songs including " Killing Me Softly with His Song", " Ready to Take a Chance Again" (both wit ...
, composed by Charles Fox, performed by The Bugaloos cast *''
Bunk'd ''Bunk'd'' is an American comedy television series created by Pamela Eells O'Connell that premiered on Disney Channel on July 31, 2015. The series is a spinoff of '' Jessie'' and for the first three seasons includes returning stars Peyton List, ...
'' ("Kikiwaka") - Kevin Quinn *''
The Busy World of Richard Scarry ''The Busy World of Richard Scarry'' is an animated children's television series, produced by CINAR Animation and France Animation in association with Paramount Television, which aired from 1994 to 1997, first on Showtime, later on Nickelodeo ...
'' - Milan Kymlicka *''
Butterflies Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises ...
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Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album ...
(adapted by Ronnie Hazlehurst, performed by
Clare Torry Clare H. Torry (born 29 November 1947) is a British singer, well known for writing and performing the wordless vocals on the song "The Great Gig in the Sky" by the group Pink Floyd on their 1973 album ''The Dark Side of the Moon''. She also cov ...
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Skye Sweetnam Skye Alexandra Sweetnam (born May 5, 1988) is a Canadian singer, actress, and music video director. She first entered the music industry in 2003 with the release of her debut single " Billy S." More than a year later, her debut studio album, ''N ...


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Cagney & Lacey ''Cagney & Lacey'' is an American police procedural drama television series that aired on the CBS television network for seven seasons from March 25, 1982, to May 16, 1988. The show is about two New York City police detectives who lead very di ...
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Bill Conti William Conti (born April 13, 1942) is an American composer and conductor, best known for his film scores, including ''Rocky'' (and four of its sequels), ''The Karate Kid'' (and all of its sequels), '' For Your Eyes Only'', ''Dynasty'' (and its ...
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Caillou ''Caillou'' () is a Canadian educational children's television series which aired on Teletoon (both English and French versions), with its first episode airing on the former channel on September 15, 1997; it later moved to Treehouse TV, with i ...
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California Dreams ''California Dreams'' is an American teen sitcom that aired on NBC. It was part of the network's Saturday morning block, TNBC, premiering on September 12, 1992. Created by writers Brett Dewey and Ronald B. Solomon, and executive produced by Pet ...
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Jimmy McNichol James Vincent McNichol III (born July 2, 1961), known professionally as Jimmy McNichol, is an American former child actor and singer who first gained fame as a teen idol in the late 1970s. At the beginning of his career his popularity quickly gr ...
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Camp Lazlo ''Camp Lazlo'' is an American animated television series created by Joe Murray for Cartoon Network. The series follows Lazlo, an anthropomorphic spider monkey that goes to a camp called "Camp Kidney", a Boy Scout-like summer camp in Pimpleback M ...
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Terry Scott Taylor Terry Scott Taylor (born May 24, 1950) is an American songwriter, record producer, writer and founding member of the bands Daniel Amos and The Swirling Eddies (credited as Camarillo Eddy). Taylor is also a member of the roots and alternative m ...
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Captain Nice ''Captain Nice'' is an American comedy TV series that ran from 9 January 1967 to 28 August 1967, Monday nights at 8:30 pm EST on NBC, opposite ABC's ''The Rat Patrol'' and CBS's '' The Lucy Show''. The show was an unsuccessful attempt to cash ...
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Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons'', often shortened to ''Captain Scarlet'', is a British science fiction television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and filmed by their production company Century 21 Productions for distributor ...
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Car 54, Where Are You? ''Car 54, Where Are You?'' is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 1961 to April 1963. Filmed in black and white, the series starred Joe E. Ross as Gunther Toody and Fred Gwynne as Francis Muldoon, two mismatched New York City p ...
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John Strauss John Leonard Strauss (April 28, 1920 – February 14, 2011) was an American television and film composer and music editor. Strauss co-wrote the theme song for the NBC television series, ''Car 54, Where Are You?'', with Nat Hiken. He also won a Gr ...
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Nat Hiken Nathan Hiken (June 23, 1914 – December 7, 1968) was an American radio and television writer, producer, and songwriter who rose to prominence in the 1950s. Early years Hiken was born on June 23, 1914, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Jewish p ...
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Kay Hanley Kay Hanley is an American singer and songwriter. She is best known as the vocalist for the alternative rock band Letters to Cleo. Life and career Hanley grew up in Dorchester, Massachusetts across the street from the Wahlberg family. She atte ...
*'' Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot'' ("We'll Always be There!") - Richard Evans and Chip Whitewood *''
The Carol Burnett Show ''The Carol Burnett Show'' is an American variety/sketch comedy television show that originally ran on CBS from September 11, 1967, to March 29, 1978, for 279 episodes, and again with nine episodes in fall 1991. It starred Carol Burnett, Har ...
'' ("I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together") - Joe Hamilton *'' Casey, Crime Photographer'' - Morton Gould *''
Casper the Friendly Ghost Casper the Friendly Ghost is the protagonist of the Famous Studios theatrical animated cartoon series of the same name. He is a pleasant, personable and translucent ghost, but often criticized by his three wicked uncles, the Ghostly Trio. The ...
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Winston Sharples Winston Singleton Sharples (March 1, 1909 – April 3, 1978) was an American composer known for his work with animated short subjects, especially those created by the animation department at Paramount Pictures. In his 35-year career, Sharples s ...
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The Catherine Tate Show ''The Catherine Tate Show'' is a British television sketch comedy written by Catherine Tate and Derren Litten. Tate also stars in all but one of the show's sketches, which feature a wide range of characters. ''The Catherine Tate Show'' airs on ...
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Kirsty MacColl Kirsty Anna MacColl (10 October 1959 – 18 December 2000) was a British singer and songwriter, daughter of folk singer Ewan MacColl. She recorded several pop hits in the 1980s and 1990s, including " There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears H ...
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ChalkZone ''ChalkZone'' is an American animated television series created by Bill Burnett and Larry Huber for Nickelodeon. The series follows Rudy Tabootie, an elementary school student who discovers a box of magic chalk that allows him to draw portals ...
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Guy Moon Guy Vernon Moon is an American composer. Biography Moon was born and grew up in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, and attended the University of Arizona in 1980. He moved to California in 1986. Inspired by the musical works of Chick Corea, Moon has ...
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The Champions ''The Champions'' is a British espionage thriller/science fiction/occult detective fiction adventure television series. It was produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment production company, and consists of 30 episodes broadcast in the UK on IT ...
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Tony Hatch Anthony Peter Hatch (born 30 June 1939) is an English composer for musical theatre and television. He is also a songwriter, pianist, arranger and producer. Early life and early career Hatch was born in Pinner, Middlesex. Encouraged by his mus ...
*'' Chance in a Million'' ("Taking a Chance on Love") - Vernon Duke, Ted Fetter and John La Touche, performed by The Ladybirds *''
Charles in Charge ''Charles in Charge'' is an American sitcom television series that premiered on October 3, 1984, on CBS. The series was a production of Al Burton Productions and Scholastic Productions in association with Universal Television and starred Scott ...
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Al Burton Alan Burton Goldstone (April 9, 1928 – October 22, 2019) was an American composer, conductor, consultant, producer, production manager and screenwriter. Early life Burton was born in Columbus, Ohio. He graduated from Northwestern Unive ...
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Shandi Sinnamon Shandi Sinnamon (born 1952) is an American singer and songwriter. Career Shandi was born to a Huguenot family as Shandra Sinnamon in Miami, Florida. After dropping out of high school, she left home for Big Sur, California. Her ambition wa ...
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Chip Taylor Chip Taylor (born James Wesley Voight; March 21, 1940) is an American songwriter and singer noted for writing " Angel of the Morning" and " Wild Thing". Early life Taylor was born on March 21, 1940, in Yonkers, New York. He is the brother of ...
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Charlie's Angels ''Charlie's Angels'' is an American crime drama television series that aired on ABC from September 22, 1976, to June 24, 1981, producing five seasons and 115 episodes. The series was created by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts and was produced by ...
'' - Jack Elliott and Allyn Ferguson *''
Charmed ''Charmed'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Constance M. Burge and produced by Aaron Spelling and his production company Spelling Television, with Brad Kern serving as showrunner. The series was originally broadcas ...
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How Soon Is Now? "How Soon Is Now?" is a song by English rock band the Smiths, written by singer Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr. Originally a B-side of the 1984 single " William, It Was Really Nothing", "How Soon Is Now?" was subsequently featured on the ...
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Love Spit Love Love Spit Love was an alternative rock band founded in 1992 by singer Richard Butler during the 1990s hiatus of the Psychedelic Furs. History When the Psychedelic Furs went on extended hiatus in 1992, Richard Butler contacted guitarist Richard ...
*'' Chef!'' ("Serious Profession") - Omar Lye-Fook *''
Cheers ''Cheers'' is an American sitcom television series that ran on NBC from September 30, 1982, to May 20, 1993, with a total of 275 half-hour episodes across 11 seasons. The show was produced by Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions in association w ...
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Where Everybody Knows Your Name "Where Everybody Knows Your Name", also credited as "Theme from ''Cheers'' (Where Everybody Knows Your Name)", is the theme song from the television sitcom ''Cheers'', as well as the debut single for Gary Portnoy. The song was written by Portno ...
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Cheyenne The Cheyenne ( ) are an Indigenous people of the Great Plains. Their Cheyenne language belongs to the Algonquian language family. Today, the Cheyenne people are split into two federally recognized nations: the Southern Cheyenne, who are enr ...
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William Lava William "Bill" Benjamin Lava (March 18, 1911 – February 20, 1971) was a composer and arranger who composed and conducted music for feature films as well as that for the Warner Bros.' ''Looney Tunes'' and '' Merrie Melodies'' animated carto ...
and Stan Jones *'' Chicago Fire'' - Alti Örvarsson *''
Chicago Hope ''Chicago Hope'' is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It originally aired on CBS from September 18, 1994, to May 4, 2000. The series is set in a fictional private charitable hospital in Chicago, Illino ...
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Mark Isham Mark Ware Isham (born September 7, 1951) is an American musician and film composer. A trumpeter and keyboardist, Isham works in a variety of genres, including jazz and electronic. He is also a film composer, having worked on numerous films and ...
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Chicago Med ''Chicago Med'' is an American medical drama television series created by Dick Wolf and Matt Olmstead, and is the third installment of Wolf Entertainment's ''Chicago'' franchise. The series premiered on NBC on November 17, 2015. ''Chicago Me ...
'' - Alti Örvarsson *'' Chicago P.D.'' - Alti Örvarsson *''
The Chicken Squad ''The Chicken Squad'' is an American computer-animated children's television series created by Tom Rogers that premiered on Disney Junior on May 14, 2021. It is based on the books written by Doreen Cronin. The series features the voices of Yve ...
'' - Renee Sands *''Chico and the Man'' - José Feliciano *''China Beach'' - ("Reflections (The Supremes song), ''Reflections''") - The Supremes; closing theme by John Rubinstein *''Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (TV series), Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers'' - Mark Mueller *''CHiPs'' - John Carl Parker (season one; season two & onward theme arranged by Alan Silvestri; rejected, un-used theme by
Mike Post Mike Post (born Leland Michael Postil, September 29, 1944) is an American composer, best known for his TV theme music for various shows, including ''Law & Order''; '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''; ''The A-Team''; ''NYPD Blue''; ''Renegad ...
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Dominic Frontiere Dominic Carmen Frontiere (June 17, 1931 – December 21, 2017) was an American composer, arranger, and jazz accordionist. He composed the theme and much of the music for the first season of the television series '' The Outer Limits'', as we ...
*''Chuck (TV series), Chuck'' ("Short Skirt/Long Jacket") - Cake (band), Cake *''ChuckleVision'' - Dave Cook *''Cimarron Strip'' - Maurice Jarre *''Circus Boy'' - Hal Hopper and Victor McLeod *''Citizen Smith'' ("The Red Flag") by Jim Connell and Melchior Franck, ("The Glorious Day") composed by John Sullivan (writer), John Sullivan, performed by Robert Lindsay (actor), Robert Lindsay *''City of Angels (1976 TV series), City of Angels'' - Nelson Riddle *''Clarissa Explains It All'' ("Way Cool") - Rachel Sweet *''The Cleveland Show'' -
Walter Murphy Walter Anthony Murphy Jr. (born December 19, 1952) is an American composer, keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for the instrumental "A Fifth of Beethoven", a disco adaptation of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony which toppe ...
(vocal by Mike Henry (voice actor), Mike Henry) *''The Clothes Show'' ("Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)") - Pet Shop Boys *''Clueless (TV series), Clueless'' ("Ordinary Girl") - China Forbes *''Coach (TV series), Coach'' - John Morris (composer), John Morris *''Code Lyoko'' ("A World Without Danger") - Franck Keller and Ygal Amar *''Code Monkeys'' ("Code Monkey") - Jonathan Coulton *''The Colbert Report'' ("Baby Mumbles") - Cheap Trick *''Colonel Humphrey Flack'' - Dave Kahn and Raoul Kraushaar *''Colonel March of Scotland Yard'' - William Alwyn *''Colt .45 (TV series), Colt .45'' - Hal Hopper *''Columbo'' (Various Themes) - Billy Goldenberg, Gil Mellé, Dick DeBenedictis *''Combat!'' - Leonard Rosenman *''Coming of Age (1988 TV series), Coming of Age'' ("Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing), Sing, Sing, Sing") - Louis Prima *''Community (TV series), Community'' ("At Least It Was Here") - The 88 *''Condo (TV series), Condo'' ("Live and Love it Up") - Drake Frye *''Coop & Cami Ask the World'' ("Ask the World") - Dakota Lotus and Ruby Rose Turner *''Cop Rock'' ("Under the Gun") - Randy Newman *''Cops (TV program), Cops'' ("''Bad Boys (Inner Circle song), Bad Boys''") - Inner Circle (band), Inner Circle *''Corner Gas'' ("Not a Lot Going On") - Craig Northey and Jesse Valenzuela *''Coronet Blue'' - Lenny Welch *''Cory in the House'' - Kyle Massey and Maiara Walsh *''The Cosby Mysteries'' - Craig Handy and David Weiss (musician), David Weiss *''The Cosby Show'' ("Kiss Me") - Stu Gardner and
Bill Cosby William Henry Cosby Jr. ( ; born July 12, 1937) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and media personality. He made significant contributions to American and African-American culture, and is well known in the United States for his eccentric ...
; (sung by Bobby McFerrin) *''The Courtship of Eddie's Father'' ("Best Friend") - Harry Nilsson *''Cover Up (TV series), Cover Up'' ("Holding Out for a Hero") - E. G. Daily *''Cow and Chicken'' -
Guy Moon Guy Vernon Moon is an American composer. Biography Moon was born and grew up in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, and attended the University of Arizona in 1980. He moved to California in 1986. Inspired by the musical works of Chick Corea, Moon has ...
*''Cowboy Bebop'' ("Music of Cowboy Bebop#Tank!, Tank!" / "Music of Cowboy Bebop#The Real Folk Blues, The Real Folk Blues") - Yoko Kanno, performed by Seatbelts (band), Seatbelts *''Cowboy in Africa'' - Malcolm Arnold *''C.P.O. Sharkey'' - Peter Matz *''Crime Story (American TV series), Crime Story'' ("Runaway (Del Shannon song), Runaway") - Del Shannon and Max Crook *''Crocodile Shoes'' - Jimmy Nail *''Crossing Jordan'' - Lisa Coleman (musician), Lisa Coleman and Wendy Melvoin *''The Crown (TV series), The Crown'' - Hans Zimmer *''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' ("Who Are You (The Who song), Who Are You") - Pete Townshend; performed by The Who *''CSI: Cyber'' ("I Can See for Miles") - Pete Townshend; performed by The Who *''CSI: Miami'' ("Won't Get Fooled Again") - Pete Townshend; performed by The Who *''CSI: NY'' ("Baba O'Riley") - Pete Townshend; performed by The Who *''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' - "''Frolic''" by Luciano Michelini *''Curious George (TV series), Curious George'' ("Like Curious George") -
Dr. John Malcolm John Rebennack Jr. (November 20, 1941 – June 6, 2019), better known by his stage name Dr. John, was an American singer and songwriter. His music encompassed New Orleans blues, jazz, funk, and R&B. Active as a session musician from ...
*''Dad's Army'' ("Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr. Hitler?") - performed by Bud Flanagan and the Orchestra of the Band of the Coldstream Guards *''The Daily Show'' ("Dog on Fire") - Bob Mould; performed by They Might Be Giants *''Daktari'' - Shelly Manne and Henryk Vars *''Dallas (1978 TV series), Dallas'' - Jerrold Immel *''Damages (TV series), Damages'' ("When I Am Through With You") - The VLA *''Dan August'' ("Dan August Theme") -
Dave Grusin Robert David "Dave" Grusin (born June 26, 1934) is an American composer, arranger, producer, jazz pianist, and band leader. He has composed many scores for feature films and television, and has won numerous awards for his soundtrack and record w ...
*''Danger Man'' - Series 1 "The Danger Man Theme"
Edwin Astley Edwin Thomas "Ted" Astley (12 April 1922 – 19 May 1998) was a British composer. His best known works are British television themes and scores, most notably the main themes for '' The Saint'', ''Danger Man'' and '' The Baron''. He also successf ...
, series 2–4 "High Wire" Edwin Astley, series 2–4 in the U.S. as ''Secret Agent'', ''"Secret Agent Man (Johnny Rivers song), Secret Agent Man''" theme composed by P. F. Sloan and Steve Barri, and recorded by Johnny Rivers. *''Daniel Boone (1964 TV series), Daniel Boone'' - Vera Matson and Lionel Newman; (sung by The Imperials) *''Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood'' ("Won't You Be My Neighbor") - Fred Rogers, David Kelly, James Chapple, Brian Pickett and Graeme Cornies *''Danny Phantom'' -
Guy Moon Guy Vernon Moon is an American composer. Biography Moon was born and grew up in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, and attended the University of Arizona in 1980. He moved to California in 1986. Inspired by the musical works of Chick Corea, Moon has ...
and Butch Hartman *''The Danny Thomas Show'' -
Earle Hagen Earle Harry Hagen (July 9, 1919 – May 26, 2008) was an American composer who created music for movies and television. His best-known TV themes include those for ''Make Room for Daddy'', ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'', ''I Spy'', ''That Girl'' and ...
and
Herbert W. Spencer Herbert Winfield Spencer (April 7, 1905 – September 18, 1992) was a Chilean-born American film and television composer and orchestrator. Spencer gained industry fame when he teamed up with fellow 20th Century Fox orchestrator Earle Hagen i ...
*''Darcy's Wild Life'' - Fan 3 *''Daria'' ("You're Standing on My Neck") - Splendora *''Dark (TV series), Dark'' ("''Goodbye''") - Apparat (musician), Apparat *''Dark Angel (American TV series), Dark Angel'' - Chuck D and Gary G-Wiz *''Dark Shadows'' - Bob Cobert *''The Darling Buds of May (TV series), The Darling Buds of May'' - Pip Burley *''Dave's World'' ("You May Be Right") -
Billy Joel William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer, pianist and songwriter. Commonly nicknamed the "Piano Man" after his album and signature song of the same name, he has led a commercially successful career as a solo artist since th ...
, performed by Southside Johnny *''David Cassidy: Man Undercover'' ("Hard Crimes") - David Cassidy *''Davis Rules'' - Mark Mothersbaugh *''Dawson's Creek'' ("I Don't Want to Wait") - Paula Cole *''Day by Day (American TV series), Day by Day'' - Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl and Paul Weston (performed by Clydine Jackson) *''The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd'' - Patrick Williams (composer), Patrick Williams *''Days of Our Lives'' -
Charles Albertine Charles Albertine (February 24, 1929 – May 18, 1986) was an American musician, composer, and arranger of the space-age pop era. He is best known as an arranger for Les and Larry Elgart, Sammy Kaye, and The Three Suns, and as the composer of ...
, Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart *''DC Super Hero Girls (TV series), DC Super Hero Girls'' ("Super Life") - Kay Hanley and Michelle Lewis *''Deadwood (TV series), Deadwood'' - David Schwartz *''Dear John (American TV series), Dear John'' - theme song composed by John Sullivan, vocal by Wendy Talbot *''The Debbie Reynolds Show'' ("With a Little Love (Just a Little Love)") - Debbie Reynolds *''The Defenders (1961 TV series), The Defenders'' - Leonard Rosenman *''Defiance (TV series), Defiance'' -
Bear McCreary Bear McCreary (born February 17, 1979) is an American musician and composer of film, television, and video game scores based in Los Angeles, California. His work includes the scores of the television series ''Battlestar Galactica'' (2004), ''Age ...
*''Definition (game show), Definition'' ("''Soul Bossa Nova''") -
Quincy Jones Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American record producer, musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. His career spans 70 years in the entertainment industry with a record of 80 Grammy Award n ...
*''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' ("Whatever it Takes") - Dalbello *''Delta (American TV series), Delta'' ("Climb That Mountain High") - Reba McEntire *''Delta House'' - Michael Simmons *''The Dennis O'Keefe Show'' -
Leon Klatzkin Leon Steven Klatzkin (1914–1992) was an American music arranger, composer, and conductor remembered for his long career in the Hollywood motion picture and television industries. A prolific film and television composer, orchestra conductor, soun ...
*''Dennis the Menace (1959 TV series), Dennis the Menace'' - William Loose and John Seely *''Department S (TV series), Department S'' -
Edwin Astley Edwin Thomas "Ted" Astley (12 April 1922 – 19 May 1998) was a British composer. His best known works are British television themes and scores, most notably the main themes for '' The Saint'', ''Danger Man'' and '' The Baron''. He also successf ...
*''Designing Women'' ("''Georgia on My Mind"'') - performed as an instrumental by Doc Severinsen , Bruce Miller and Ray Charles *''Desmond's'' ("Don't Scratch My Soca") - Norman Beaton *''Desperate Housewives'' - Danny Elfman *''Devious Maids'' - Edward Shearmur *''Dexter (TV series), Dexter'' - Rolfe Kent *''Dexter's Laboratory'' - Thomas Chase and Steve Rucker *''Dharma & Greg'' - Dennis C. Brown *''Diagnosis: Murder'' - Dick DeBenedictis *''Diagnosis: Unknown'' ("Coffee's Theme") - Irwin Kostal, Edward Scott and Joe Hamilton *''Dick Turpin (TV series), Dick Turpin'' - Denis King *''The Dick Van Dyke Show'' ("Keep Your Fingers Crossed") -
Earle Hagen Earle Harry Hagen (July 9, 1919 – May 26, 2008) was an American composer who created music for movies and television. His best-known TV themes include those for ''Make Room for Daddy'', ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'', ''I Spy'', ''That Girl'' and ...
; unused lyrics by Morey Amsterdam *''Diff'rent Strokes'' ("It Takes Diff'rent Strokes") - Alan Thicke,
Al Burton Alan Burton Goldstone (April 9, 1928 – October 22, 2019) was an American composer, conductor, consultant, producer, production manager and screenwriter. Early life Burton was born in Columbus, Ohio. He graduated from Northwestern Unive ...
and Gloria Loring *''A Different World'' - Stu Gardner,
Bill Cosby William Henry Cosby Jr. ( ; born July 12, 1937) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and media personality. He made significant contributions to American and African-American culture, and is well known in the United States for his eccentric ...
and Dawnn Lewis performed by
Phoebe Snow Phoebe Snow (born Phoebe Ann Laub; July 17, 1950 – April 26, 2011) was an American roots music singer-songwriter and guitarist, known for her hit 1974 and 1975 songs " San Francisco Bay Blues", " Poetry Man", "Harpo's Blues", and her credited ...
); Aretha Franklin , later Boyz II Men *''Dilbert (TV series), Dilbert'' - Danny Elfman *''The Dinah Shore Chevy Show'' ("See The U.S.A. In Your Chevrolet") - Leo Corday and Leon Carr; performed by Dinah Shore *''The District Nurse'' - Ronnie Hazlehurst *''Doc (2001 TV series), Doc'' ("Stand Still") - Billy Ray Cyrus *''Doc McStuffins'' ("The Doc Is In") - China Anne McClain (seasons 1–3); Amber Riley (season 4) *''Doctor Who theme music, Doctor Who'' ("Doctor Who theme music") - Ron Grainer, originally arranged by Delia Derbyshire *''Dodger, Bonzo and the Rest'' ("Our House (Madness song), Our House") - composed by Madness (band), Madness Performed by cast *''Dog the Bounty Hunter'' - Ozzy Osbourne *''Dolly (1976 TV series), Dolly'' ("Love Is Like a Butterfly") -
Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album ...
*''Dolly (1987 TV series), Dolly (1987)'' ("Baby I'm Burnin'") -
Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album ...
*''Domestic Life (TV series), Domestic Life'' ("God Bless the Domestic Life") - Martin Mull *''The Donna Reed Show'' ("Happy Days") - John Seely *''Doogie Howser, M.D.'' -
Mike Post Mike Post (born Leland Michael Postil, September 29, 1944) is an American composer, best known for his TV theme music for various shows, including ''Law & Order''; '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''; ''The A-Team''; ''NYPD Blue''; ''Renegad ...
*''Doomwatch'' - Max Harris (composer), Max Harris *''Dora the Explorer'' - Billy Straus *''The Doris Day Show'' ("Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)") - Doris Day *''Dorothy (TV series), Dorothy'' ("Learning from Each Other") - Dorothy Loudon *''Down the Shore'' ("I Don't Wanna Go Home") - Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes *''Down to Earth (American TV series), Down to Earth'' - Tom Wells *''Downton Abbey'' ("Did I Make the Most of Loving You?") - John Lunn *''Downtown (1986 TV series), Downtown'' ("Money (That's What I Want)") - Ronnie Milsap *''Dr. Kildare (TV series), Dr. Kildare'' ("Three Stars Will Shine Tonight") -
Jerry Goldsmith Jerrald King Goldsmith (February 10, 1929July 21, 2004) was an American composer and conductor known for his work in film and television scoring. He composed scores for five films in the ''Star Trek'' franchise and three in the ''Rambo'' franc ...
*''Dr. Simon Locke, Dr. Simon Locke/Police Surgeon'' - Richard Markowitz *''Dr. Slump'' ("Waiwai World") - Shunsuke Kikuchi *''Dragnet (1967 TV series), Dragnet'' - Main Theme ("Danger Ahead") by Miklós Rózsa; ''"Dragnet March"'' by Walter Schumann; 1967 closing theme by Lyn Murray *''Dragon Ball Z#English production and broadcasting, Dragon Ball Z (1996 English dub)'' - Main Title ("Dragon Ball Z: Original USA Television Soundtrack, Rock the Dragon") by Ron Wasserman and Jeremy Sweet *''Drake & Josh'' ("I Found a Way") - Drake Bell *''The Drew Carey Show'' ; ; *''Duck Dodgers (TV series), Duck Dodgers'' - Tom Jones (singer), Tom Jones and The Flaming Lips *''Duck Dynasty'' ("Sharp Dressed Man") - ZZ Top *''The Duck Factory'' ("Sure Beats Working for a Living") - Mark Vieha *''DuckTales'' - Mark Mueller *''DuckTales (2017 TV series), DuckTales (2017)'' - Felicia Barton *''Dudley Do-Right'' - Sheldon Allman and Stan Worth *''Duet (TV series), Duet'' - Ursula Walker and Tony Franklin *''The Dukes of Hazzard'' ("''Theme from The Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys), Good Ol' Boys''") - Waylon Jennings *''The Dumplings (TV series), The Dumplings'' ("Two By Two, Side by Side") -
Steve Lawrence Steve Lawrence (born Sidney Liebowitz; July 8, 1935) is an American singer, comedian and actor, best known as a member of a duo with his wife Eydie Gormé, billed as " Steve and Eydie", and for his performance as Maury Sline, the manager and f ...
*''Dusty's Trail'' -
Frank De Vol Frank Denny De Vol (September 20, 1911 – October 27, 1999) was an American actor, and using the name De Vol was an arranger and composer. As a composer he was nominated for four Academy Awards. Early life and career De Vol was born in Mounds ...
and
Sherwood Schwartz Sherwood Charles Schwartz (; November 14, 1916 – July 12, 2011) was an American television screenwriter and producer. He worked on radio shows in the 1940s, but he now is best known for creating the 1960s television series '' Gilligan's Isla ...
; (performed by Mel Street) *''Dynasty (1981 TV series), Dynasty'' -
Bill Conti William Conti (born April 13, 1942) is an American composer and conductor, best known for his film scores, including ''Rocky'' (and four of its sequels), ''The Karate Kid'' (and all of its sequels), '' For Your Eyes Only'', ''Dynasty'' (and its ...


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*''Early Edition'' - W. G. Snuffy Walden *''East Side West Side (TV series), East Side West Side'' - Kenyon Hopkins *''EastEnders'' ("EastEnders theme tune") - Simon May and Leslie Osborne (composer), Leslie Osborne *''Easy Street (TV series), Easy Street'' - Loni Anderson *''ECW Hardcore TV'' ("This is Extreme!") - Harry Slash & The Slashtones *''Ed (TV series), Ed'' ("Next Year") - Foo Fighters *''Ed, Edd n Eddy'' - Patric Caird *''The Ed Sullivan Show'' ("Toast") - Ray Bloch *''Eight Is Enough'' - Grant Goodeve *''Eisenhower and Lutz'' ("Boys Like You") - Amanda McBroom *''Electra Woman and Dyna Girl'' - Jimmie Haskell *''Electric Circus'' *''The Electric Company'' - Theme song composed by Eric Rogers (composer), Eric Rogers; performed by original cast *''The Electric Company (2009 TV series) - "Turn Up The Power"'' - original cast *''Elena of Avalor'' - Gaby Moreno *''Ellen (TV series), Ellen'' ("So Called Friend") - Texas (band), Texas *''The Ellen Burstyn Show'' ("Nothing in the World Like Love") - Rita Coolidge *''Ellery Queen (TV series), Ellery Queen'' - Elmer Bernstein *''Emergency!'' - Nelson Riddle and Billy May *''The Emperor's New School'' ("Kuzco Academy") - Danny Jacob *''Empty Nest (TV series), Empty Nest'' ("Life Goes On") - John Bettis and
George Tipton George Aliceson Tipton (January 23, 1932 – February 12, 2016) was an American composer, musical arranger, and conductor, who is well known for his work in television and for his collaborations with singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson. Among Tip ...
, performed by Billy Vera *''Entertainment Tonight'' - Michael Mark (musician), Michael Mark *''Entourage (American TV series), Entourage'' ("Superhero") - Jane's Addiction *''The Equalizer (1985 TV series), The Equalizer'' - Stewart Copeland *''ER (TV series), ER'' -
James Newton Howard James Newton Howard (born June 9, 1951) is an American film composer, music producer and keyboardist. He has scored over 100 films and is the recipient of a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, and nine nominations for Academy Awards. His film scores ...
*''The Eve Arden Show'' - Wilbur Hatch *''Evening Shade'' - Instrumental theme by Sonny Curtis (1990–1992); Theme with lyrics by Bobby Goldsboro (1992–1994) *''Everybody Hates Chris'' - Marcus Miller *''Everybody Loves Raymond'' - Rick Marotta and Terry Trotter *''The Evil Touch'' - Laurie Lewis *''The Exile (TV series), The Exile'' - Michel Rubini *''F Troop'' -
William Lava William "Bill" Benjamin Lava (March 18, 1911 – February 20, 1971) was a composer and arranger who composed and conducted music for feature films as well as that for the Warner Bros.' ''Looney Tunes'' and '' Merrie Melodies'' animated carto ...
and Irving Taylor (songwriter), Irving Taylor *''The F Word (British TV series), The F Word'' - Babybird *''The Facts of Life (TV series), The Facts of Life'' -
Al Burton Alan Burton Goldstone (April 9, 1928 – October 22, 2019) was an American composer, conductor, consultant, producer, production manager and screenwriter. Early life Burton was born in Columbus, Ohio. He graduated from Northwestern Unive ...
, Gloria Loring, and Alan Thicke *''Fair Exchange (TV series), Fair Exchange'' - Cyril J. Mockridge *''The Fairly OddParents'' - Ron Jones (composer), Ron Jones and Butch Hartman *''Falcon Crest'' -
Bill Conti William Conti (born April 13, 1942) is an American composer and conductor, best known for his film scores, including ''Rocky'' (and four of its sequels), ''The Karate Kid'' (and all of its sequels), '' For Your Eyes Only'', ''Dynasty'' (and its ...
*''The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin'' - Ronnie Hazlehurst *''The Fall Guy'' ("Unknown Stuntman") - Lee Majors *''Fame (1982 TV series), Fame'' ("Fame (Irene Cara song), ''Fame''") - Dean Pitchford and Michael Gore; performed by Erica Gimpel (seasons 1–4) Loretta Chandler (seasons 5–6) *''Family (1976 TV series), Family'' - John Rubinstein *''Family Affair'' -
Frank De Vol Frank Denny De Vol (September 20, 1911 – October 27, 1999) was an American actor, and using the name De Vol was an arranger and composer. As a composer he was nominated for four Academy Awards. Early life and career De Vol was born in Mounds ...
*''Family Guy'' (opening with a parody of the ''
All in the Family ''All in the Family'' is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS for nine seasons, from January 12, 1971, to April 8, 1979. Afterwards, it was continued with the spin-off series ''Archie Bunker's Place'', which picked up where ''All in ...
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Walter Murphy Walter Anthony Murphy Jr. (born December 19, 1952) is an American composer, keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for the instrumental "A Fifth of Beethoven", a disco adaptation of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony which toppe ...
*''Family Law (American TV series), Family Law'' ("''War (Edwin Starr song), War''") - Edwin Starr and the Brink *''Family Matters'' ("As Days Go By") - Jesse Frederick *''Family Ties'' ("Without Us") -
Jeff Barry Jeff Barry (born Joel Adelberg; April 3, 1938) is an American pop music songwriter, singer, and record producer. Among the most successful songs that he has co-written in his career are " Do Wah Diddy Diddy", " Da Doo Ron Ron", " Then He Kiss ...
and Tom Scott (saxophonist), Tom Scott; *''The Famous Teddy Z'' - written by
Guy Moon Guy Vernon Moon is an American composer. Biography Moon was born and grew up in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, and attended the University of Arizona in 1980. He moved to California in 1986. Inspired by the musical works of Chick Corea, Moon has ...
, Stephanie Tyrell and Steve Tyrell; performed by Bill Champlin *''Fancy Nancy (TV series), Fancy Nancy'' ("Add a Little Fancy") - Matthew Tishler and Krista Tucker *''Fantasy Island'' - Laurence Rosenthal *''Far Out Space Nuts'' - Michael Lloyd (music producer), Michael Lloyd *''The Farmer's Daughter (TV series), The Farmer's Daughter'' - Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil *''Farscape'' - Guy Gross *''Fast Layne'' ("Just Wanna Go") - Rayla *''The Fast Show'' - ("Release Me (Eddie Miller song), Release Me") by Eddie Miller (songwriter), Eddie Miller, performed by Paul Whitehouse *''Fast Times'' - Oingo Boingo *''Fastlane (TV series), Fastlane'' - Snoop Dogg and Charlie Clouser *''Father Dowling Mysteries'' - Dick DeBenedictis *''Father Knows Best'' - Don Ferris and Izzy Friedman *''Father Ted'' ("Songs Of Love") - The Divine Comedy (band), The Divine Comedy *''Fawlty Towers'' - Dennis Wilson (composer), Dennis Wilson *''Fay (TV series), Fay'' ("Coming Into My Own") - Jaye P. Morgan *''The F.B.I. (TV series), The F.B.I.'' - Bronisław Kaper, Bronislaw Kaper *''Felicity (TV series), Felicity'' ("Felicity Theme) - J. J. Abrams (seasons 1–2); ("New Version of You") - Andrew Jarecki (seasons 3–4) *''The Felony Squad'' - Pete Rugolo *''Film... (TV programme), Film...'' ("I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free") - Billy Taylor *''Filthy Rich (1982 TV series), Filthy Rich'' - Bucky Jones and Ronnie McDowell *''Fireball XL5'' ("Fireball") - Don Spencer *''Firefly (TV series), Firefly'' ("Ballad of Serenity") - Sonny Rhodes *''Firing Line (TV program), Firing Line'' ("Brandenburg Concertos") - Johann Sebastian Bach *''First Impressions (TV series), First Impressions'' - Harry Nilsson *''Fish (American TV series), Fish'' - Jack Elliott and Allyn Ferguson *''Fish Hooks'' ("Ring the Bell") - Jeremy Fisher *''Flamingo Road (TV series), Flamingo Road'' - Gerald Fried *''The Flintstones'' ("Meet The Flintstones") - Hoyt Curtin, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera *''Flipper (1964 TV series), Flipper'' - Henryk Wars and "By" Dunham (performed by Frankie Randall (singer), Frankie Randall) *''Flo'' ("Flo's Yellow Rose") - Hoyt Axton *''Flying Blind (TV series), Flying Blind'' ("A Million Miles Away") - David Byrne (musician), David Byrne *''The Flying Nun'' ("Who Needs Wings to Fly?") -
Dominic Frontiere Dominic Carmen Frontiere (June 17, 1931 – December 21, 2017) was an American composer, arranger, and jazz accordionist. He composed the theme and much of the music for the first season of the television series '' The Outer Limits'', as we ...
*''Forever Knight'' - Fred Mollin *''Formula One'' (BBC) ("''The Chain''") - Fleetwood Mac *''Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'' - James L. Venable *''The Four Just Men (TV series), The Four Just Men'' - Francis Chagrin *''Fraggle Rock'' ("Down at Fraggle Rock") - Philip Balsam and Dennis Lee (author), Dennis Lee *''Frank's Place'' ("Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?") - Louis Armstrong *''Franklin (TV series), Franklin'' ("Hey It's Franklin") - Bruce Cockburn *''Frasier'' ("Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs") - Kelsey Grammer *''Freaks and Geeks'' ("Bad Reputation (Joan Jett song), Bad Reputation") - Joan Jett *''Free Spirit (TV series), Free Spirit'' ("She's a Free Spirit") - Steve Dorff and John Bettis *''French and Saunders'' - Rowland Rivron *''The Fresh Beat Band'' ("The Fresh Beat Band!") - Matter Music (Sung by Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, Thomas Hobson (actor), Thomas Hobson, Shayna Rose/Tara Perry, and Jon Beavers) *''Fresh Beat Band of Spies'' - Peter Zizzo *''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' ("''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song, Yo' Home to Bel-Air''") - DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince *''Friday Night Dinner'' - ("''Animal (Miike Snow song), Animal''") - Miike Snow *''Friday the 13th: The Series'' - Fred Mollin *''Friends'' ("I'll Be There for You (The Rembrandts song), I'll Be There For You") - The Rembrandts *''The Fugitive (1963 TV series), The Fugitive'' - Pete Rugolo *''Full House'' ("Everywhere You Look") - Jesse Frederick *''Fuller House (TV series), Fuller House'' ("Everywhere You Look remix version") - Carly Rae Jepsen *''Futurama'' - Christopher Tyng


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*''Gabby Duran & the Unsittables'' ("I Do My Thing") - Kylie Cantrall *''Game of Thrones'' - Ramin Djawadi *Game On (British TV series), ''Game On'' - ("Where I Find My Heaven") by the Gigolo Aunts *''Game Shakers'' ("Drop Dat What") - Kel Mitchell *''Garroway at Large'' ("Sentimental Journey (song), Sentimental Journey") - Les Brown (bandleader), Les Brown, Ben Homer and Bud Green *''The Garry Moore Show'' ("Thanks for Dropping By") - Joe Hamilton *''The Gene Autry Show'' ("Back in the Saddle Again") - Gene Autry and Ray Whitley (singer-songwriter, born 1901), Ray Whitley *''Gentle Ben'' - Harry Sukman *''The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show'' ("Love Nest") - Louis Hirsch and Otto Harbach *''The George Burns Show'' - Jeff Alexander *''George Lopez (TV series), George Lopez'' ("Low Rider") - War (American band), War *''George of the Jungle'' - Stan Worth and Sheldon Allman *''Get a Life (American TV series), Get a Life'' ("Stand (R.E.M. song), Stand") - R.E.M. *''The Get Along Gang#TV series, The Get Along Gang'' - Shuki Levy and Haim Saban *''Get Smart'' - Irving Szathmary *''Get Some In!'' - Alan Braden, performed by cast *''Getting Together'' - Bobby Sherman *''The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (TV series), The Ghost & Mrs. Muir'' -
Dave Grusin Robert David "Dave" Grusin (born June 26, 1934) is an American composer, arranger, producer, jazz pianist, and band leader. He has composed many scores for feature films and television, and has won numerous awards for his soundtrack and record w ...
*''The Ghost Busters'' ("We're the Ghost Busters") - Forrest Tucker and Larry Storch *''Ghost Story (TV series), Ghost Story'' - Billy Goldenberg *''Gideon's Way'' -
Edwin Astley Edwin Thomas "Ted" Astley (12 April 1922 – 19 May 1998) was a British composer. His best known works are British television themes and scores, most notably the main themes for '' The Saint'', ''Danger Man'' and '' The Baron''. He also successf ...
*''Gidget (TV series), Gidget'' ("(Wait Till You See) My Gidget") -
Howard Greenfield Howard Greenfield (March 15, 1936 – March 4, 1986) was an American lyricist and songwriter, who for several years in the 1960s worked out of the famous Brill Building. He is best known for his successful songwriting collaborations, including o ...
and Jack Keller *''Gilligan's Island'' ("The Ballad of Gilligan's Isle") -
Sherwood Schwartz Sherwood Charles Schwartz (; November 14, 1916 – July 12, 2011) was an American television screenwriter and producer. He worked on radio shows in the 1940s, but he now is best known for creating the 1960s television series '' Gilligan's Isla ...
and George Wyle *''Gilmore Girls'' ("Where You Lead") - performed by Carole King and Louise Goffin *''Gimme a Break!'' - Nell Carter *''Girl Meets World'' - ("Take On the World") -
Sabrina Carpenter Sabrina Annlynn Carpenter (born May 11, 1999) is an American singer and actress. Carpenter made her acting debut with an appearance in the television crime show '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' and had a recurring role on Fox's short-li ...
and Rowan Blanchard *''Girlfriends (2000 TV series), Girlfriends'' ("My Girlfriend") - Angie Stone *''Gogglebox'' ("Perfect World") - Kodaline *''Go! Go! Cory Carson'' - Ryan Shore *''The Goldbergs (2013 TV series), The Goldbergs'' ("Rewind") - I Fight Dragons *''The Golden Girls'' and ''The Golden Palace'' *''Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.'' -
Earle Hagen Earle Harry Hagen (July 9, 1919 – May 26, 2008) was an American composer who created music for movies and television. His best-known TV themes include those for ''Make Room for Daddy'', ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'', ''I Spy'', ''That Girl'' and ...
*''Good Luck Charlie'' ("Hang in There Baby") - Bridgit Mendler *''The Good Guys (1968 TV series), The Good Guys'' ("Two Good Guys") -
Jay Livingston Jay Livingston (born Jacob Harold Levison, March 28, 1915 – October 17, 2001) was an American composer best known as half of a song-writing duo with Ray Evans that specialized in songs composed for films. Livingston wrote music and Evans the ...
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Ray Evans Raymond Bernard Evans (February 4, 1915 – February 15, 2007) was an American songwriter. He was a partner in a composing and song-writing duo with Jay Livingston, known for the songs they composed for films. Evans wrote the lyrics and Living ...
and Jerry Fielding *''The Good Life (1971 TV series), The Good Life'' - Tony Orlando and Dawn *''Good Morning, Miami'' ("Once in a Lifetime") - John Rzeznik *''Good Morning, Miss Bliss'' ("These Are the Best of Times") - Charles Fox *''The Good Place'' - David Schwartz *''Good Sports'' ("Boom Boom Boom") - Al Green *''Good Times'' ("Good Times") - composed by
Dave Grusin Robert David "Dave" Grusin (born June 26, 1934) is an American composer, arranger, producer, jazz pianist, and band leader. He has composed many scores for feature films and television, and has won numerous awards for his soundtrack and record w ...
,
Alan and Marilyn Bergman Alan Bergman (born September 11, 1925) and Marilyn Keith Bergman (November 10, 1928 – January 8, 2022) were an American songwriting duo. Married from 1958 until Marilyn's death, together they wrote music and lyrics for numerous celebrated telev ...
; performed by Jim Gilstrap and Blinky (singer), Blinky Wiiliams *''Good Witch (TV series), Good Witch'' - Jack Lenz *''The Goodies (TV series), The Goodies'' ("The Goodies Theme) - Bill Oddie and Michael Gibbs (composer), Michael Gibbs *''Goodnight Sweetheart (TV series), Goodnight Sweetheart'' - Ray Noble, Jimmy Campbell and Reg Connelly, Jimmy Campbell and Jimmy Campbell and Reg Connelly, Reg Connelly, performed by Al Bowlly *''Goof Troop'' - Phil Perry *''Gossip Girl'' ("Steps of the Met") - Transcenders *''Grange Hill'' ("Chicken Man (theme tune), Chicken Man") - Alan Hawkshaw *''Grand Prix Wrestling'' ("Let There Be Drums") - Incredible Bongo Band *''Grandstand (TV programme), Grandstand'' ("News Scoop") - Len Stevens (composer), Len Stevens and Keith Mansfield *''Gravity Falls'' - Brad Breeck *''The Greatest American Hero'' ("Theme from The Greatest American Hero (Believe It or Not)") -
Mike Post Mike Post (born Leland Michael Postil, September 29, 1944) is an American composer, best known for his TV theme music for various shows, including ''Law & Order''; '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''; ''The A-Team''; ''NYPD Blue''; ''Renegad ...
and Stephen Geyer (performed by
Joey Scarbury Joey Scarbury (born June 7, 1955) is an American singer and songwriter best known for his hit song, " Theme from ''The Greatest American Hero'' (Believe It or Not)", in 1981. Childhood and early music career Scarbury was born in Ontario, Calif ...
) *''Green Acres'' - composed by Vic Mizzy; performed by Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor *''The Green Green Grass'' ("The Green Green Grass") - composed and performed by John Sullivan *''The Green Hornet (TV series), The Green Hornet'' ("Flight of the Bumblebee") - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov; orchestration by Billy May; conducted by Lionel Newman; trumpet solo by Al Hirt *''Grey's Anatomy'' ("Cosy in the Rocket") - Psapp *''The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy'' - Gregory Hinde and Drew Neumann *''Grounded for Life'' - Ween *''Growing Pains'' ("As Long As We Got Each Other") - *''The Guardian (TV series), The Guardian'' ("Empire on My Mind") - The Wallflowers *''Gullah Gullah Island'' - Peter Lurye *''Gun (TV series), Gun'' ("Happiness Is a Warm Gun, Happiness is a Warm Gun") -
John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of ...
and
Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One ...
; performed by U2 *''Gunsmoke'' ("Old Trail") - Rex Koury *''H2O: Just Add Water, H2O: Just Add Water'' ("No Ordinary Girl") - Ellie Henderson (season 1), Kate Alexa (season 2) and Indiana Evans (season 3) *''Hancock's Half Hour'' - Angela Morley *''Handy Manny'' - Los Lobos *''Hanging In'' - Billy Byers *''Hannah Montana'' ("The Best of Both Worlds (song), The Best of Both Worlds") - Miley Cyrus *''Hank (1965 TV series), Hank'' - Johnny Mercer and Frank Perkins (composer), Frank Perkins *''
Happy Days ''Happy Days'' is an American television sitcom that aired first-run on the ABC network from January 15, 1974, to July 19, 1984, with a total of 255 half-hour episodes spanning 11 seasons. Created by Garry Marshall, it was one of the most su ...
'' *''Hardball (1989 TV series), Hardball'' ("Roll it Over") - Eddie Money *''Hardcastle and McCormick'' ("Drive") - David Morgan; ("Back to Back") -
Joey Scarbury Joey Scarbury (born June 7, 1955) is an American singer and songwriter best known for his hit song, " Theme from ''The Greatest American Hero'' (Believe It or Not)", in 1981. Childhood and early music career Scarbury was born in Ontario, Calif ...
*''The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries'' - Glen A. Larson and Stu Phillips *''Harper Valley PTA (TV series), Harper Valley PTA'' - Jeannie C. Riley *''Harry and the Hendersons (TV series), Harry and the Hendersons'' ("Your Feets Too Big") - Leon Redbone *''Harry O'' - Billy Goldenberg *''Harry's Game'' - Clannad *''Harsh Realm'' - Mark Snow *''Hart to Hart'' - Mark Snow *''Harts of the West'' ("In a Laid Back Way") - Clint Black *''The Harvey Korman Show'' ("Living Life Today") - Harvey Korman *''Have Gun – Will Travel'' ("The Ballad of Paladin") - Johnny Western, Richard Boone, and Sam Rolfe *''Have I Got News for You'' - Big George *''Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series), Hawaii Five-O'' -
Morton Stevens Morton Stevens (January 30, 1929 – November 11, 1991) was an American film score composer. In 1965, he became director of music for CBS West Coast operations. He is probably best known for composing the theme music for '' Hawaii Five-O'', a ...
*''Hawaiian Eye'' -
Mack David Mack David (July 5, 1912 – December 30, 1993) was an American lyricist and songwriter, best known for his work in film and television, with a career spanning the period between the early 1940s and the early 1970s. David was credited with writing ...
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Jerry Livingston Jerry Livingston (born Jerry Levinson; March 25, 1909 – July 1, 1987) was an American songwriter and dance orchestra pianist. Life and career Born in Denver, Colorado, Livingston studied music at the University of Arizona. While there he com ...
; (performed by Warren Barker) *''Hawaiian Heat'' ("Goodbye Blues") - Tom Scott (saxophonist), Tom Scott and Candy Patterson *''Hazel (TV series), Hazel'' ("Theme to Hazel") - Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen; later version by The Modernaires *''He & She'' - Jerry Fielding *''Head of the Class'' - Ed Alton *''Heartbeat (British TV series), Heartbeat'' - Bob Montgomery (musician), Bob Montgomery and Norman Petty, performed by Nick Berry *''Heartland (Canadian TV series), Heartland'' ("Dreamer") - Jenn Grant *''The Heights (American TV series), The Heights'' ("How Do You Talk to an Angel") - The Heights *''Hellsing'' ("Shine") - Mr. Big (American band), Mr. Big *''Hennesey'' - Sonny Burke *''Henry Hugglemonster'' ("Have a Henry Hugglemonster Day") - Matt Mahaffey *''Herbie, the Love Bug (TV series), Herbie, the Love Bug'' ("Herbie, My Best Friend") - Dean Jones (actor), Dean Jones *''Here Come the Brides'' ("Seattle (song), Seattle") - Bobby Sherman *''Here's Boomer'' - Edward Leonetti and Zoey Wilson *''Here's Lucy'' - Wilbur Hatch *''Hetty Wainthropp Investigates'' - Nigel Hess *''Hey Arnold!'' - Jim Lang (composer), Jim Lang *''Hi-de-Hi!'' ("Holiday Rock") - composed by Jimmy Perry, performed by Ken Barrie *''Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi'' ("Hi Hi") - Puffy AmiYumi *''Hi Honey, I'm Home!'' Rupert Holmes *''Higglytown Heroes'' ("Here in Higglytown") - They Might Be Giants *''The High Chapparal'' -
David Rose David Rose may refer to: Business * David Rose (real estate developer) (1892–1986), American real estate developer and philanthropist * David L. Rose (born 1967), American business executive and scientist at MIT Media Lab * David S. Rose (bor ...
*''High Mountain Rangers'' - Lee Greenwood *''Highlander: The Series'' ("Princes of the Universe") - Queen (band), Queen *''Highway Patrol (American TV series), Highway Patrol'' -
David Rose David Rose may refer to: Business * David Rose (real estate developer) (1892–1986), American real estate developer and philanthropist * David L. Rose (born 1967), American business executive and scientist at MIT Media Lab * David S. Rose (bor ...
*''Highway to Heaven'' -
David Rose David Rose may refer to: Business * David Rose (real estate developer) (1892–1986), American real estate developer and philanthropist * David L. Rose (born 1967), American business executive and scientist at MIT Media Lab * David S. Rose (bor ...
*''Hill Street Blues'' -
Mike Post Mike Post (born Leland Michael Postil, September 29, 1944) is an American composer, best known for his TV theme music for various shows, including ''Law & Order''; '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''; ''The A-Team''; ''NYPD Blue''; ''Renegad ...
*''The Hills (TV series), The Hills'' ("Unwritten (song), Unwritten") - Natasha Bedingfield *''The Hitchhiker (TV series), The Hitchhiker'' - Paul Hoffert *''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series), The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' - Bernie Leadon *''The Hogan Family'' ("Together Through the Years") - Roberta Flack *''Hogan's Heroes'' - Jerry Fielding *''Home Improvement (TV series), Home Improvement'' ("Iron John's Rock") - Dan Foliart *''Homeland (TV series), Homeland'' - Sean Callery *''Hondo (TV series), Hondo'' - Richard Markowitz *''The Honeymooners'' ("You're My Greatest Love") - Jackie Gleason *''Hot in Cleveland'' - Ron Wasserman and Emerson Swinford *''Horseland (TV series), Horseland'' ("Let's Go to Horseland") - Slumber Party Girls *''Hotel (American TV series), Hotel'' -
Henry Mancini Henry Mancini ( ; born Enrico Nicola Mancini, ; April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994) was an American composer, conductor, arranger, pianist and flautist. Often cited as one of the greatest composers in the history of film, he won four Academy Award ...
*''House (TV series), House (Teardrop (song), "Teardrop")'' - Massive Attack *''How I Met Your Mother'' ("Hey Beautiful") - The Solids *''How to Get Away with Murder'' - Photek *''How to Rock'' ("Only You Can Be You") - Cymphonique Miller *''Hugh and I'' - Angela Morley *''Human Target (2010 TV series), Human Target'' -
Bear McCreary Bear McCreary (born February 17, 1979) is an American musician and composer of film, television, and video game scores based in Los Angeles, California. His work includes the scores of the television series ''Battlestar Galactica'' (2004), ''Age ...
*''Hunter (1984 American TV series), Hunter'' -
Mike Post Mike Post (born Leland Michael Postil, September 29, 1944) is an American composer, best known for his TV theme music for various shows, including ''Law & Order''; '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''; ''The A-Team''; ''NYPD Blue''; ''Renegad ...
and
Pete Carpenter Clarence E. "Pete" Carpenter (April 1, 1914 – October 18, 1987) was an American jazz trombonist, arranger, and veteran of television theme music sheet music. After a long career playing the trombone in bands and as a studio musician, Carpenter ...


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*''I Am Weasel'' - April March *''I Didn't Know You Cared'' - Ronnie Hazlehurst *''I Didn't Do It (TV series), I Didn't Do It'' ("Time of Our Lives") - Olivia Holt *''I Dream of Jeannie'' - Season 1 theme by Richard Wess; seasons 2–5 by Hugo Montenegro and Buddy Kaye *''I Love Lucy'' - Eliot Daniel *''I Married Joan'' - Richard Mack *''I Spy (1965 TV series), I Spy'' -
Earle Hagen Earle Harry Hagen (July 9, 1919 – May 26, 2008) was an American composer who created music for movies and television. His best-known TV themes include those for ''Make Room for Daddy'', ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'', ''I Spy'', ''That Girl'' and ...
*''I'll Fly Away (TV series), I'll Fly Away'' - W. G. Snuffy Walden *''I'm a Big Girl Now'' - Diana Canova *''iCarly'' ("Leave It All to Me") - Miranda Cosgrove and featuring Drake Bell *''The Immortal (1970 TV series), The Immortal'' -
Dominic Frontiere Dominic Carmen Frontiere (June 17, 1931 – December 21, 2017) was an American composer, arranger, and jazz accordionist. He composed the theme and much of the music for the first season of the television series '' The Outer Limits'', as we ...
*''Impact! (TV series), Impact!'' ("Megatron") - Crazy Town *''In Living Color'' - *''In the Heat of the Night (TV series), In the Heat of the Night'' - music by
Quincy Jones Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American record producer, musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. His career spans 70 years in the entertainment industry with a record of 80 Grammy Award n ...
, lyrics by
Alan and Marilyn Bergman Alan Bergman (born September 11, 1925) and Marilyn Keith Bergman (November 10, 1928 – January 8, 2022) were an American songwriting duo. Married from 1958 until Marilyn's death, together they wrote music and lyrics for numerous celebrated telev ...
, performed by Bill Champlin *''The Inbetweeners'' ("Gone Up in Flames") - Morning Runner *''The Incredible Hulk (1978 TV series), The Incredible Hulk'' ("The Lonely Man") - Joe Harnell *''In Sickness and in Health'' - Chas & Dave *''The Inspector'' (Theme from ''A Shot in the Dark (1964 film), A Shot in the Dark'') -
Henry Mancini Henry Mancini ( ; born Enrico Nicola Mancini, ; April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994) was an American composer, conductor, arranger, pianist and flautist. Often cited as one of the greatest composers in the history of film, he won four Academy Award ...
*''Inspector Gadget (1983 TV series), Inspector Gadget'' - Shuki Levy and Haim Saban *''Inspector Morse (TV series), Inspector Morse'' - Barrington Pheloung *''Interpol Calling'' - Clifton Parker *''The Invaders'' -
Dominic Frontiere Dominic Carmen Frontiere (June 17, 1931 – December 21, 2017) was an American composer, arranger, and jazz accordionist. He composed the theme and much of the music for the first season of the television series '' The Outer Limits'', as we ...
*''The Invisible Man (1958 TV series), The Invisible Man'' (1958) - Sydney John Kay *''The Invisible Man (1975 TV series), The Invisible Man'' (1975) -
Henry Mancini Henry Mancini ( ; born Enrico Nicola Mancini, ; April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994) was an American composer, conductor, arranger, pianist and flautist. Often cited as one of the greatest composers in the history of film, he won four Academy Award ...
*''Ironside (1967 TV series), Ironside'' -
Quincy Jones Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American record producer, musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. His career spans 70 years in the entertainment industry with a record of 80 Grammy Award n ...
*''The IT Crowd'' - Neil Hannon *''It Ain't Half Hot Mum'' ("Meet the Gang") - composed by Jimmy Perry, performed by cast *''It Takes a Thief (1968 TV series), It Takes a Thief'' -
Dave Grusin Robert David "Dave" Grusin (born June 26, 1934) is an American composer, arranger, producer, jazz pianist, and band leader. He has composed many scores for feature films and television, and has won numerous awards for his soundtrack and record w ...
*''It Takes Two (American TV series), It Takes Two'' ("Where Loves Spends the Night") - Paul Williams (songwriter), Paul Williams and
Crystal Gayle Crystal Gayle (born Brenda Gail Webb; January 9, 1951) is an American country music singer widely known for her 1977 hit "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue". Initially, Gayle's management and record label were the same as that of her oldest sist ...
*''It's a Living'' - composed by
George Tipton George Aliceson Tipton (January 23, 1932 – February 12, 2016) was an American composer, musical arranger, and conductor, who is well known for his work in television and for his collaborations with singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson. Among Tip ...
, performed by Leslie Bricusse *''It's About Time (TV series), It's About Time'' -
Sherwood Schwartz Sherwood Charles Schwartz (; November 14, 1916 – July 12, 2011) was an American television screenwriter and producer. He worked on radio shows in the 1940s, but he now is best known for creating the 1960s television series '' Gilligan's Isla ...
, George Wyle and Gerald Fried *''It's Garry Shandling's Show'' - Joey Carbone *''The Jack Benny Program'' (end credit theme, "The J & M Stomp") - Mahlon Merrick *''The Jackie Gleason Show'' ("Melancholy Serenade") - Jackie Gleason *''Jackpot (game show), Jackpot'', 1974–75 version ("Jet Set") - Mike Vickers (later used for ''This Week in Baseball'') *''JAG (TV series), JAG'' - Bruce Broughton *''Jake and the Fatman'' - Dick DeBenedictis *''Jake and the Never Land Pirates'' - Captain Bogg and Salty *''James at 15'' ("James") - Lee Montgomery *''The Jamie Foxx Show'' ("Here Comes Jamie Foxx") and ("The Simple Things Are All I Need") - both performed by Jamie Foxx *''Jane and the Dragon'' -
Tajja Isen Tajja Isen (born June 29, 1991) is a Canadian writer, editor, and voice actress. Her first book, the essay collection Some of My Best Friends: Essays on Lip Service, was published in April 2022. As an actor, she is best known for voicing the tit ...
*''Jay Jay the Jet Plane'' - Parachute Express *''The Jean Arthur Show'' ("Merry Merry-Go-Round") - Johnny Keating, Jay Richard Kennedy and Richard Quine *''Jeeves and Wooster'' - Anne Dudley *''Jellystone!'' - Ego Plum *''Jennifer Slept Here'' - composed by
Perry Botkin Jr. Perry Botkin Jr. (April 16, 1933 – January 18, 2021) was an American composer, producer, arranger, and musician. The tune " Nadia's Theme", composed by Botkin and Barry De Vorzon, peaked at No. 8 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1976 and bec ...
, written by Clint Holmes, Ann Jillian, Joey Murcia, and Bill Payne, performed by
Joey Scarbury Joey Scarbury (born June 7, 1955) is an American singer and songwriter best known for his hit song, " Theme from ''The Greatest American Hero'' (Believe It or Not)", in 1981. Childhood and early music career Scarbury was born in Ontario, Calif ...
*''The Jeffersons'' ("Movin' On Up") -
Jeff Barry Jeff Barry (born Joel Adelberg; April 3, 1938) is an American pop music songwriter, singer, and record producer. Among the most successful songs that he has co-written in his career are " Do Wah Diddy Diddy", " Da Doo Ron Ron", " Then He Kiss ...
and Ja'Net DuBois *''Jeopardy!'' ("Think Music") - Merv Griffin *''Jesse (TV series), Jesse'' ("Time for You") - The Tories *''Jessie (2011 TV series), Jessie'' ("Hey Jessie") - Debby Ryan *''The Jetsons'' - Hoyt Curtin, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera *''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'' - Robert Goulet *''The Jimmy Stewart Show'' - Jeff Alexander *''Joan of Arcadia'' ("One of Us (Joan Osborne song), One of Us") - Joan Osborne *''Joanie Loves Chachi'' ("You Look at Me") - Scott Baio and Erin Moran *''Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret'' ("Dirty Little Secret") - The All-American Rejects *''Joey (TV series), Joey'' ("Sunny Hours") - Long Beach Dub Allstars featuring will.i.am *''The Joey Bishop Show (TV series), The Joey Bishop Show'' *''John from Cincinnati'' ("Johnny Appleseed") - The Mescaleros *''The John Larroquette Show'' ("Skrewy St. Louis Blues") - David Cassidy *''Johnny Ringo (TV series), Johnny Ringo'' - Don Durant *''Johnny Staccato'' ("Staccato's Theme") - Elmer Bernstein *''Johnny Test'' ("Johnny Test opening theme") - Kevin Manthei (season 1), Kevin Riepl (season 1) and Ian LeFeuvre (seasons 2–6) *''Jonas (TV series), Jonas'' ("Live to Party") - Jonas Brothers *''Jonny Quest (TV series), Jonny Quest'' - Hoyt Curtin *''Julia (American TV series), Julia'' - ("Julia's Theme") - Elmer Bernstein (seasons 1 and 2) and Jeff Alexander (season 3) *''Jungle Junction'' ("Deep Inside the Jungle") - Peter Lurye *''Just Good Friends'' - John Sullivan and Ronnie Hazlehurst, performed by Paul Nicholas *''Just Say Julie'' - The Usual Suspects *''Just Shoot Me!'' ("Life Keeps Bringin' Me Back to You") - vocal by Lauren Wood *''Just the Ten of Us'' ("Doin' it the Best I Can") - lyrics by John Bettis and Steve Dorff; (performed by Bill Medley) *''Justice (1971 TV series), Justice'' ("Crown Imperial (march), Crown Imperial") - William Walton *''Justified (TV series), Justified'' ("Long Hard Times to Come") - Gangstagrass


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*''KaBlam!'' ("Skaternity") - The Toasters (affiliated as The Moon Ska Stompers) *''Karen (1964 TV series), Karen'' - Jack Marshall (composer), Jack Marshall and Bob Mosher (performed by
The Beach Boys The Beach Boys are an American rock band that formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961. The group's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Distinguished by the ...
) *''Kate & Allie'' (Along Comes a Friend") - John Loeffler *''Kath & Kim'' ("The Joker (Anthony Newley song), The Joker") - sung by Gina Riley *''Kath & Kim (American TV series), Kath & Kim (American)'' ("Filthy/Gorgeous") - Scissor Sisters *''K.C. Undercover'' ("Keep It Undercover") - Zendaya *''Keeping Up Appearances'' - Nick Ingman, Nick Ingham *''Kenan & Kel'' (Aw, Here it Goes") - Coolio *''Kim Possible'' ("Call Me, Beep Me!") - Christina Milian *''The King of Queens'' ("Baby All My Life I Will Be Driving Home to You") - Billy Vera *''King of the Hill'' - The Refreshments (American band), The Refreshments *''King's Crossing'' - Jerrold Immel *''Kingdom Hospital'' ("Worry About You") - Ivy (band), Ivy *''Knight & Daye'' - David Michael Frank *''Knight Rider (1982 TV series), Knight Rider'' - Glen A. Larson and Stu Phillips (later arrangement of theme was done by Don Peake) *''Knots Landing'' - Jerrold Immel *''Kojak'' - Billy Goldenberg (seasons 1–4); later version by John Cacavas (season 5) *''KonoSuba'' ("Fantastic Dreamer") - Machico (singer), Machico *''Kolchak: The Night Stalker'' - Gil Mellé *''Krystala'' - Aegis *''Kung Fu (1972 TV series), Kung Fu'' - Jim Helms *''The L Word'' ("The Way That We Live") - Betty (band), Betty *''L.A. Law'' -
Mike Post Mike Post (born Leland Michael Postil, September 29, 1944) is an American composer, best known for his TV theme music for various shows, including ''Law & Order''; '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''; ''The A-Team''; ''NYPD Blue''; ''Renegad ...
*''La Femme Nikita (TV series), La Femme Nikita'' - Mark Snow *''Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County'' ("Come Clean") - Hilary Duff *''Lancer (TV series), Lancer'' - Jerome Moross *''Land of the Giants'' -
John Williams John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932)Nylund, Rob (15 November 2022)Classic Connection review '' WBOI'' ("For the second time this year, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic honored American composer, conductor, and arranger John Williams, who w ...
(two themes) *''Land of the Lost (1974 TV series), Land of the Lost'' - Linda Laurie and Michael Lloyd (music producer), Michael Lloyd *''Land of the Lost (1991 TV series), Land of the Lost (1991)'' - Kevin Kiner *''Laramie (TV series), Laramie'' - Cyril J. Mockridge *''Laredo (TV series), Laredo'' - Russell Garcia (composer), Russell Garcia *''Las Vegas (TV series), Las Vegas'' ("A Little Less Conversation") - Elvis Presley (remix by Junkie XL) *''Lassie (1954 TV series), Lassie'' - Les Baxter *''Last of the Summer Wine'' - Ronnie Hazlehurst *''Laverne & Shirley'' ("Making Our Dreams Come True") - Charles Fox and
Norman Gimbel Norman Gimbel (November 16, 1927 – December 19, 2018) was an American lyricist of popular songs, television and movie themes. He wrote the lyrics for songs including " Killing Me Softly with His Song", " Ready to Take a Chance Again" (both wit ...
(sung by
Cyndi Grecco Cyndi Grecco (born May 19, 1952) is an American singer best-known for performing the theme tune to the popular 1970s American television show ''Laverne & Shirley''. The theme to ''Laverne & Shirley'' was titled " Making Our Dreams Come True," in ...
) *''Law & Order'' ("Theme of Law & Order") -
Mike Post Mike Post (born Leland Michael Postil, September 29, 1944) is an American composer, best known for his TV theme music for various shows, including ''Law & Order''; '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''; ''The A-Team''; ''NYPD Blue''; ''Renegad ...
*''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' ("Theme of Law & Order: Criminal Intent") -
Mike Post Mike Post (born Leland Michael Postil, September 29, 1944) is an American composer, best known for his TV theme music for various shows, including ''Law & Order''; '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''; ''The A-Team''; ''NYPD Blue''; ''Renegad ...
*''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' ("Theme of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit") -
Mike Post Mike Post (born Leland Michael Postil, September 29, 1944) is an American composer, best known for his TV theme music for various shows, including ''Law & Order''; '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''; ''The A-Team''; ''NYPD Blue''; ''Renegad ...
*''Law & Order: Trial by Jury'' ("Theme of Law & Order: Trial by Jury") -
Mike Post Mike Post (born Leland Michael Postil, September 29, 1944) is an American composer, best known for his TV theme music for various shows, including ''Law & Order''; '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''; ''The A-Team''; ''NYPD Blue''; ''Renegad ...
*''LazyTown'' ("Welcome to LazyTown") - Jón Jósep Snæbjörnsson *''Leave It to Beaver'' ("The Toy Parade") - David Kahn, Melvyn Leonard and Mort Greene (Season 6 arrangement by Pete Rugolo) *''The Legend of Tarzan (TV series), The Legend of Tarzan'' ("Two Worlds (song), Two Worlds") - Phil Collins *''Legend of the Seeker'' - Joseph LoDuca *''Liberty's Kids'' ("Through My Own Eyes") - Aaron Carter and Kayla Hinkle *''Lie to Me'' ("Brand New Day") - Ryan Star *''Life as We Know It (TV series), Life as We Know It'' ("Sooner or Later") - Michael Tolcher *''Life Goes On (TV series), Life Goes On'' (A cover version of The Beatles' "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da") - Patti LuPone and the rest of the cast *''Life with Lucy'' ("Every Day is Better Than Before") - Eydie Gormé *''Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous'' ("Come With Me Now") -
Bill Conti William Conti (born April 13, 1942) is an American composer and conductor, best known for his film scores, including ''Rocky'' (and four of its sequels), ''The Karate Kid'' (and all of its sequels), '' For Your Eyes Only'', ''Dynasty'' (and its ...
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Norman Gimbel Norman Gimbel (November 16, 1927 – December 19, 2018) was an American lyricist of popular songs, television and movie themes. He wrote the lyrics for songs including " Killing Me Softly with His Song", " Ready to Take a Chance Again" (both wit ...
*''Lilo & Stitch: The Series'' ("Aloha, E Komo Mai") - Jump5 *''The Lion Guard'' ("Call of the Guard") - The Lion King Chorus *''Lipstick Jungle (TV series), Lipstick Jungle'' ("The Bomb") - Bitter:Sweet *''Little Einsteins'' - Billy Straus *''Little House on the Prairie (TV series), Little House on the Prairie'' -
David Rose David Rose may refer to: Business * David Rose (real estate developer) (1892–1986), American real estate developer and philanthropist * David L. Rose (born 1967), American business executive and scientist at MIT Media Lab * David S. Rose (bor ...
*''Little Witch Academia'' ("Shiny Ray") - Yurika *''Littlest Pet Shop'' - Daniel Ingram (composer), Daniel Ingram *''Liv and Maddie'' ("Better in Stereo") - Dove Cameron *''The Liver Birds'' - written and performed by The Scaffold *''Living Dolls'' ("Take Your Best Shot") - John Beasley (musician), John Beasley *''Living Single'' ("We Are Living Single") - Queen Latifah *''Living with Lydia'' - "Humoresques (Dvořák), Humoresque" (''opening''); "Dim Sum Song" (''closing'', performed by Lydia Shum) *''Lizzie McGuire'' - "''We'll Figure It Out''" - Angie Jaree *''Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'' - Jay Gruska *''The Lone Gunmen'' - Mark Snow *''The Lone Ranger (TV series), The Lone Ranger'' ("William Tell Overture") -
Gioachino Rossini Gioachino Antonio Rossini (29 February 1792 – 13 November 1868) was an Italian composer who gained fame for his 39 operas, although he also wrote many songs, some chamber music and piano pieces, and some sacred music. He set new standards ...
*''Looney Tunes'' ("The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down") - Carl W. Stalling *''Lost in Space'' -
John Williams John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932)Nylund, Rob (15 November 2022)Classic Connection review '' WBOI'' ("For the second time this year, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic honored American composer, conductor, and arranger John Williams, who w ...
(two themes) *''Lottery!'' ("Turn of the Cards") - Alan Graham *''Lou Grant (TV series), Lou Grant'' - Patrick Williams (composer), Patrick Williams *''The Loud House'' - Michelle Lewis, Doug Rockwell and Chris Savino *''Love, American Style'' - Charles Fox and Arnold Margolin (performed first season by The Cowsills; seasons 2–5 by The Ron Hicklin Singers) *''The Love Boat'' - Paul Williams (songwriter), Paul Williams and Charles Fox (sung by Jack Jones (singer), Jack Jones) (seasons 1–8); by
Dionne Warwick Marie Dionne Warwick (; born December 12, 1940) is an American singer, actress, and television host. Warwick ranks among the 40 biggest U.S. hit makers between 1955 and 1999, based on her chart history on ''Billboards Hot 100 pop singles ch ...
(season 9) *''Lovejoy'' - Denis King *''Love Live!'' - Yoshiaki Fujisawa; ("Snow Halation") - Takahiro Yamada (composer), Takahiro Yamada *''Love of Life'' ("The Life That You Love") - Carey Gold *''Love, Sidney'' ("Friends Forever") - (Opening theme by Tony Randall, Swoosie Kurtz & Kaleena Kiff), (Closing theme by Gladys Knight, Gladys & Bubba Knight) *''Love Thy Neighbor'' - Solomon Burke *''The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour'' - Wilbur Hatch *''The Lucy Show'' - Wilbur Hatch *''Lush Life (TV series), Lush Life'' - Terence Trent D'Arby


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*''M*A*S*H (TV series), M*A*S*H'' ("''Suicide Is Painless"'') - Johnny Mandel *''MacGyver (1985 TV series), MacGyver'' -
Randy Edelman Randy Edelman (born June 10, 1947) is an American musician, producer, and composer for film and television. He began his career as a member of Broadway's pit orchestras, and later went on to produce solo albums for songs that were picked up by ...
*''Mad About You'' ("Final Frontier") - Andrew Gold *''Mad Men'' (''"Magnificent City, A Beautiful Mine"'') - RJD2 *''Magnum, P.I.'' - Ian Freebairn-Smith (Season 1);
Mike Post Mike Post (born Leland Michael Postil, September 29, 1944) is an American composer, best known for his TV theme music for various shows, including ''Law & Order''; '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''; ''The A-Team''; ''NYPD Blue''; ''Renegad ...
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Pete Carpenter Clarence E. "Pete" Carpenter (April 1, 1914 – October 18, 1987) was an American jazz trombonist, arranger, and veteran of television theme music sheet music. After a long career playing the trombone in bands and as a studio musician, Carpenter ...
(remaining seasons) *''Makin' It (TV series), Makin' It'' ("Makin' It (song)") - David Naughton *''Malcolm in the Middle'' ("Boss of Me") - They Might Be Giants *''Mama's Family'' ("Bless My Happy Home") - Peter Matz; unused lyrics by Vicki Lawrence *''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' -
Jerry Goldsmith Jerrald King Goldsmith (February 10, 1929July 21, 2004) was an American composer and conductor known for his work in film and television scoring. He composed scores for five films in the ''Star Trek'' franchise and three in the ''Rambo'' franc ...
*''Man in a Suitcase'' - Ron Grainer *''Man of the World (TV series), Man of the World'' -
Henry Mancini Henry Mancini ( ; born Enrico Nicola Mancini, ; April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994) was an American composer, conductor, arranger, pianist and flautist. Often cited as one of the greatest composers in the history of film, he won four Academy Award ...
*''Maniac Mansion'' - Jane Siberry and Mary Margaret O'Hara *''Mannix'' - Lalo Schifrin *''The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis'' *''Marcus Welby, M.D.'' - Leonard Rosenman *''Marriage Lines'' - Dennis Wilson *''Married... with Children'' ("Love and Marriage") - Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen; performed by Frank Sinatra *''Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman'' ("Premiere Occasion") - Barry White (pseudonym of Robert Charles Kingston); performed by the Westway Studio Orchestra *''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' ("Love Is All Around") - Sonny Curtis *''Masquerade (TV series), Masquerade'' -
Crystal Gayle Crystal Gayle (born Brenda Gail Webb; January 9, 1951) is an American country music singer widely known for her 1977 hit "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue". Initially, Gayle's management and record label were the same as that of her oldest sist ...
*''Match Game'' ("A Swingin' Safari") - Billy Vaughn *''Matlock (TV series), Matlock'' - Dick DeBenedictis *''Matt Houston'' -
Dominic Frontiere Dominic Carmen Frontiere (June 17, 1931 – December 21, 2017) was an American composer, arranger, and jazz accordionist. He composed the theme and much of the music for the first season of the television series '' The Outer Limits'', as we ...
*''Maude (TV series), Maude'' ("And Then There's Maude") - lyrics by
Alan and Marilyn Bergman Alan Bergman (born September 11, 1925) and Marilyn Keith Bergman (November 10, 1928 – January 8, 2022) were an American songwriting duo. Married from 1958 until Marilyn's death, together they wrote music and lyrics for numerous celebrated telev ...
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Dave Grusin Robert David "Dave" Grusin (born June 26, 1934) is an American composer, arranger, producer, jazz pianist, and band leader. He has composed many scores for feature films and television, and has won numerous awards for his soundtrack and record w ...
; sung by Donny Hathaway *''Maverick (TV series), Maverick'' - David Buttolph and Paul Francis Webster *''Max Headroom (TV series), Max Headroom'' - Michael Hoenig *''Max Monroe: Loose Cannon'' ("Tied Up") - Yello *''May to December'' ("September Song") - Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson, adapted by Mark Warman *''Maybe It's Me (TV series), Mayberry It's Me'' ("Everything U R") - Lindsay Pagano (first half of series); ("I'd Do Anything (Simple Plan song), I'd Do Anything") - Simple Plan (second half of series) *''Mayberry R.F.D.'' ("Mayberry March") -
Earle Hagen Earle Harry Hagen (July 9, 1919 – May 26, 2008) was an American composer who created music for movies and television. His best-known TV themes include those for ''Make Room for Daddy'', ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'', ''I Spy'', ''That Girl'' and ...
and Carl Brandt (composer), Carl Brandt *''McClain's Law'' - James Di Pasquale *''McCloud (TV series), McCloud'' - Glen A. Larson *''McHale's Navy'' - Axel Stordahl *''McMillan & Wife'' - Jerry Fielding *''Me and Maxx'' ("Is It Because of Love") - Leonore O'Malley *''Me and Mom'' - Amy Holland *''Me and Mrs. C.'' - Deborah Malone *''Meet the Wife (TV series), Meet the Wife'' - Dennis Wilson *''Medical Center (TV series), Medical Center'' - Lalo Schifrin *''Melba (TV series), Melba'' ("We're Sisters") - Melba Moore *''Melrose Place'' - Tim Truman *''Miami Vice'' ''("''Miami Vice Theme''") -'' Jan Hammer *''Mickey Mouse Clubhouse'' - They Might Be Giants *''Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures'' - Beau Black *Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1984 TV series), ''Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer'' ("''Harlem Nocturne''") -
Earle Hagen Earle Harry Hagen (July 9, 1919 – May 26, 2008) was an American composer who created music for movies and television. His best-known TV themes include those for ''Make Room for Daddy'', ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'', ''I Spy'', ''That Girl'' and ...
*''Midnight Caller'' - Brad Fiedel *''The Midnight Special (TV series), The Midnight Special'' ("Midnight Special (song), Midnight Special") - Johnny Rivers *''Midsomer Murders'' - Jim Parker (composer), Jim Parker *''Mighty Med'' ("You Never Know") - Brandon Mychal Smith and Adam Hicks *''Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers'' - Ron Wasserman *''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' ("Go Go Power Rangers") - Ron Wasserman *''Mike & Molly'' ("I See Love") - Keb' Mo' *''Mike, Lu & Og'' - Igor Yuzov and Oleg Bernov *''Miles from Tomorrowland'' ("Way Out") - Beau Black *''Millennium (TV series), Millennium'' - Mark Snow *''Milo Murphy's Law'' (It's My World (And We're All Living in It") - "Weird Al" Yankovic *''Minder (TV series), Minder'' ("I Could Be So Good For You") - Gerard Kenny and Patricia Maynard, Patricia Waterman, performed by Dennis Waterman *''Mira, Royal Detective'' - Matthew Tishler and Jeannie Lurie *''Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir'' ("It's Ladybug") - Wendy Child, and Cash Callaway; (English theme by Noam Kaniel) *''The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo'' ("Ballad of Sheriff Lobo") - Frankie Laine *''Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series), Mission: Impossible'' ("Theme from Mission: Impossible") - Lalo Schifrin *''Mister Ed'' -
Jay Livingston Jay Livingston (born Jacob Harold Levison, March 28, 1915 – October 17, 2001) was an American composer best known as half of a song-writing duo with Ray Evans that specialized in songs composed for films. Livingston wrote music and Evans the ...
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Ray Evans Raymond Bernard Evans (February 4, 1915 – February 15, 2007) was an American songwriter. He was a partner in a composing and song-writing duo with Jay Livingston, known for the songs they composed for films. Evans wrote the lyrics and Living ...
*''Mister Peepers'' - Bernard Green (composer), Bernard Green *''Mister Roberts (TV series), Mister Roberts'' - Frank Perkins (composer), Frank Perkins and Stan Kenton *''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' ("Won't You Be My Neighbor") - Fred Rogers and Johnny Costa *''Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam'' ("Mizu no Hoshi e Ai wo Komete") - Hiroko Moriguchi; written by Masao Urino and Neil Sedaka *''Mock the Week'' ("News of the World (song), News of the World") - The Jam *''The Mod Squad'' -
Earle Hagen Earle Harry Hagen (July 9, 1919 – May 26, 2008) was an American composer who created music for movies and television. His best-known TV themes include those for ''Make Room for Daddy'', ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'', ''I Spy'', ''That Girl'' and ...
*''Moesha'' ("Gotta Move") - Brandy Norwood *''Mom (TV series), Mom'' ("Overture" from ''Ruslan and Lyudmila (opera), Ruslan and Lyudmila)'' - performed by Mikhail Glinka *''Monday Night Football'' ("''Heavy Action''") - Johnny Pearson; ("''All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight, All My Rowdy Friends are Here on Monday Night''") - Hank Williams Jr. *''Monk (TV series), Monk'' - Instrumental theme by Jeff Beal in season 1, and ''"It's a Jungle Out There (song), It's a Jungle Out There"'' by Randy Newman from seasons 2–8. *''The Monkees (TV series), The Monkees'' ''("(Theme From) The Monkees") -'' Boyce and Hart (performed by The Monkees) *''Monty Python's Flying Circus'' ("The Liberty Bell (march)") - John Philip Sousa *''Moonlighting (TV series), Moonlighting'' ("''Moonlighting (theme song)''") - Al Jarreau *''Mork & Mindy'' -
Perry Botkin Jr. Perry Botkin Jr. (April 16, 1933 – January 18, 2021) was an American composer, producer, arranger, and musician. The tune " Nadia's Theme", composed by Botkin and Barry De Vorzon, peaked at No. 8 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1976 and bec ...
*''The Mothers-in-Law'' - Jeff Alexander *''Movin' On (TV series), Movin' On'' - Merle Haggard *''Mr. Bean'' - Howard Goodall, adapted from "Locus iste (Bruckner), Locus iste" by Anton Bruckner) and performed by the Choir of Southwark Cathedral *''Mr. Belvedere'' ("According to Our New Arrival") - Leon Redbone *''Mr. Lucky (TV series), Mr. Lucky'' -
Henry Mancini Henry Mancini ( ; born Enrico Nicola Mancini, ; April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994) was an American composer, conductor, arranger, pianist and flautist. Often cited as one of the greatest composers in the history of film, he won four Academy Award ...
*''Mr. Terrific (TV series), Mr. Terrific'' - Gerald Fried *''¡Mucha Lucha!'' - Chicos de Barrio *''Mulligan's Stew'' ("We Got to Stick Together") - Michael Lloyd (music producer), Michael Lloyd *''The Munsters'' - Jack Marshall (composer), Jack Marshall *''Muppet Babies (1984 TV series), Muppet Babies'' - Hank Saroyan and Robert J. Walsh, Rob Walsh *''Muppet Babies (2018 TV series), Muppet Babies'' - Renée Elise Goldsberry *''The Muppet Show'' - ("The Muppet Show Theme") - Jim Henson and Sam Pottle *''Murder One (TV series), Murder One'' -
Mike Post Mike Post (born Leland Michael Postil, September 29, 1944) is an American composer, best known for his TV theme music for various shows, including ''Law & Order''; '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''; ''The A-Team''; ''NYPD Blue''; ''Renegad ...
*''Murder, She Wrote'' ("JB Fletcher's Theme") - John Addison *''Murdoch Mysteries'' - Robert Carli *''Murphy Brown'' - Steve Dorff *''Murphy's Law (American TV series), Murphy Law'' - Al Jarreau *''My Babysitter's a Vampire (TV series), My Babysitter's a Vampire'' ("Girl Next Door") - Copperot *''My Favorite Martian'' - George Greeley *''My Friends Tigger & Pooh'' -
Kay Hanley Kay Hanley is an American singer and songwriter. She is best known as the vocalist for the alternative rock band Letters to Cleo. Life and career Hanley grew up in Dorchester, Massachusetts across the street from the Wahlberg family. She atte ...
(season 1), Chloë Grace Moretz (seasons 2–3) *''My Life as a Teenage Robot'' - Peter Lurye *''My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'' ("Friendship is Magic/My Very Best Friends") - Daniel Ingram (composer), Daniel Ingram and Steffan Andrews *''My Living Doll'' - George Greeley *''My Mother the Car'' - Paul Hampton *''My Secret Identity'' - Fred Mollin (S1-2), Brad MacDonald (S3) *''My Sister Eileen (TV series), My Sister Eileen'' -
Earle Hagen Earle Harry Hagen (July 9, 1919 – May 26, 2008) was an American composer who created music for movies and television. His best-known TV themes include those for ''Make Room for Daddy'', ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'', ''I Spy'', ''That Girl'' and ...
*''My Sister Sam'' ("Room Enough for Two") - Kim Carnes *''My So-Called Life'' - W. G. Snuffy Walden *''My Three Sons'' -
Frank De Vol Frank Denny De Vol (September 20, 1911 – October 27, 1999) was an American actor, and using the name De Vol was an arranger and composer. As a composer he was nominated for four Academy Awards. Early life and career De Vol was born in Mounds ...
*''My Two Dads'' ("''You Can Count on Me"'') - Greg Evigan *''My Wife Next Door'' - Dennis Wilson *''My World and Welcome to It'' - Warren Barker and Danny Arnold (composers); Paul Beaver and Bernard Krause (co-composers, electronic music performance) *''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' - Joel Hodgson, seasons 0-5 Joel Hodgson, Michael J. Nelson, seasons 5-10 Michael J. Nelson *''Naked City (TV series), Naked City'' *''The Nancy Walker Show'' ("Nancy's Blues") - Marvin Hamlisch by
Alan and Marilyn Bergman Alan Bergman (born September 11, 1925) and Marilyn Keith Bergman (November 10, 1928 – January 8, 2022) were an American songwriting duo. Married from 1958 until Marilyn's death, together they wrote music and lyrics for numerous celebrated telev ...
(performed by Nancy Walker) *''The Nanny'' ("The Nanny Named Fran") - Ann Hampton Callaway (performed with Liz Callaway) *''Nanny and the Professor'' ("Nanny") - Addrisi Brothers *''Nash Bridges'' ("I Got a Friend in You") - Eddie Jobson *''Nashville 99'' - Jerry Reed *''Nasty Boys (TV series), Nasty Boys'' ("Nasty (Janet Jackson song), Nasty") - Lisa Keith *''NBA on NBC'' ("''Roundball Rock''") -
John Tesh John Frank Tesh (born July 9, 1952) is an American pianist and composer of pop music, as well as a radio host and television presenter. He hosts the ''Intelligence for Your Life'' radio show. In addition, since 2014, he has hosted ''Intelligen ...
*''The NBC Mystery Movie'' -
Henry Mancini Henry Mancini ( ; born Enrico Nicola Mancini, ; April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994) was an American composer, conductor, arranger, pianist and flautist. Often cited as one of the greatest composers in the history of film, he won four Academy Award ...
*''NBC Nightly News'' ("The Mission (theme music), The Mission") -
John Williams John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932)Nylund, Rob (15 November 2022)Classic Connection review '' WBOI'' ("For the second time this year, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic honored American composer, conductor, and arranger John Williams, who w ...
*''NCIS (TV series), NCIS'' - Numeriklab *''NCIS: Los Angeles'' - James S. Levine *''NCIS: New Orleans'' ("Boom Boom (John Lee Hooker song), Boom Boom") - John Lee Hooker; performed by Big Head Todd and the Monsters *''Neighbours'' -
Tony Hatch Anthony Peter Hatch (born 30 June 1939) is an English composer for musical theatre and television. He is also a songwriter, pianist, arranger and producer. Early life and early career Hatch was born in Pinner, Middlesex. Encouraged by his mus ...
and Jackie Trent, performed by Barry Crocker (Neighbours theme song, nine variant versions since 1988) *''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' ("A Cruel Angel's Thesis") - Yoko Takahashi *''Neon Rider'' - Bill Henderson (Canadian singer), Bill Henderson *''New Attitude (TV series), New Attitude'' - Sheryl Lee Ralph *''The New Avengers (TV series), The New Avengers'' -
Laurie Johnson Laurence Reginald Ward Johnson, (born 7 February 1927) is an English composer and bandleader who has written scores for dozens of film and television series and has been one of the most highly regarded arrangers of instrumental pop and swing ...
*''The New Gidget'' ("One in a Million") - Marek Norman *''New Girl'' ("Hey Girl") - Zooey Deschanel *''The New Scooby-Doo Movies'' - Hoyt Curtin *''The New Statesman (1987 TV series), The New Statesman'' - Alan Hawkshaw, based on the ''Promenade (Pictures at an Exhibition), Promenade'' from ''Pictures at an Exhibition'' by Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky *''New Tricks'' ("It's Alright") - Michael Moran (music producer), Mike Moran, composed by Dennis Waterman *''The New WKRP in Cincinnati'' - Tom Wells *''Newhart'' -
Henry Mancini Henry Mancini ( ; born Enrico Nicola Mancini, ; April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994) was an American composer, conductor, arranger, pianist and flautist. Often cited as one of the greatest composers in the history of film, he won four Academy Award ...
*''NewsRadio'' -
Mike Post Mike Post (born Leland Michael Postil, September 29, 1944) is an American composer, best known for his TV theme music for various shows, including ''Law & Order''; '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''; ''The A-Team''; ''NYPD Blue''; ''Renegad ...
*''NFL on CBS'' ("Posthumus Zone") - E.S. Posthumus *''NFL on Fox'' - Scott Schreer *''Night Court'' - Jack Elliott *''Night Gallery'' - Billy Goldenberg (pilot) Gil Mellé (seasons 1–2) and Eddie Sauter (season 3) *''Night Heat'' - B. J. Cook and Domenic Troiano *''Nip/Tuck'' ("''A Perfect Line''") - The Engine Room *''The Norm Show, Norm'' ("''Too Bad''") - Doug and the Slugs *''Not in Front of the Children (TV series), Not in Front of the Children'' - Ronnie Hazlehurst *''Not the Nine O'Clock News'' - Howard Goodall *''Nurse Jackie'' - Lisa Coleman (musician), Lisa Coleman and Wendy Melvoin *''N.Y.P.D. (TV series), N.Y.P.D.'' - Charles Gross *''NYPD Blue'' -
Mike Post Mike Post (born Leland Michael Postil, September 29, 1944) is an American composer, best known for his TV theme music for various shows, including ''Law & Order''; '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''; ''The A-Team''; ''NYPD Blue''; ''Renegad ...


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*''The Oblongs'' - They Might Be Giants *''The O.C.'' ("California (Phantom Planet song), California") - Phantom Planet *''The Odd Couple (1970 TV series), The Odd Couple'' - Neal Hefti *''Odd Man Out (British TV series), Odd Man Out'' - Max Harris *''The Office (British TV series), The Office (UK)'' ("Handbags and Gladrags") arranged by Big George *The Office (American TV series), ''The Office (US)'' - Jay Ferguson (American musician), Jay Ferguson (performed by The Scrantones) *''Oh Baby (TV series), Oh Baby'' - Performed by Jimmy Beavers *''Oh, Doctor Beeching!, Oh Doctor Beeching!'' - based on "Oh! Mr Porter" by Thomas and George Le Brunn, performed by Su Pollard *''OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes'' ("Let's Watch the Show") - Jake Kaufman *''Oliver Beene'' ("The Future Is Now") - The Solids *''Once Upon a Time (TV series), Once Upon a Time'' -
Mark Isham Mark Ware Isham (born September 7, 1951) is an American musician and film composer. A trumpeter and keyboardist, Isham works in a variety of genres, including jazz and electronic. He is also a film composer, having worked on numerous films and ...
*''One Day at a Time (1975 TV series), One Day at a Time'' ("This Is It") -
Jeff Barry Jeff Barry (born Joel Adelberg; April 3, 1938) is an American pop music songwriter, singer, and record producer. Among the most successful songs that he has co-written in his career are " Do Wah Diddy Diddy", " Da Doo Ron Ron", " Then He Kiss ...
and Nancy Barry *''One Tree Hill (TV series), One Tree Hill'' ("I Don't Want to Be") - Gavin DeGraw *''Only Fools and Horses'' ("Only Fools and Horses"/ "Hooky Street") - written and performed by John Sullivan, arranged by Ronnie Hazlehurst *''Only When I Laugh (TV series), Only When I Laugh'' - Ken Jones (music), Ken Jones *''One Foot in the Grave'' - Written, composed and performed by Eric Idle *''On the Buses'' - Tony Russell (musician), Tony Russell *''Open All Hours'' - Max Harris, based on "Alice, Where Art Thou?", written by Joseph Ascher *''Open House (1989 TV series), Open House'' - John Beasley *''Orange Is the New Black'' ("You've Got Time") - Regina Spektor *''Orphan Black'' - Two Fingers *''Our Miss Brooks'' - Wilbur Hatch *''Out of the Box (TV series), Out of the Box'' ("Out of the Box Opening Theme") - Peter Lurye; ("Until We Meet Again (Goodbye song") - Billy Straus *''Out of This World (American TV series), Out of This World'' (Contemporary version of "Swinging on a Star") - performed by Kevin Kiner *''The Outer Limits (1963 TV series)'' -
Dominic Frontiere Dominic Carmen Frontiere (June 17, 1931 – December 21, 2017) was an American composer, arranger, and jazz accordionist. He composed the theme and much of the music for the first season of the television series '' The Outer Limits'', as we ...
(1) Harry Lubin (2) *''The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)'' - Mark Mancina and John Van Tongeren *''The Outsider (1968 TV series), The Outsider'' - Pete Rugolo *''The Owl House'' - T. J. Hill *''Pair of Kings'' ("Top of the World") - Mitchel Musso and Doc Shaw *''Pajanimals'' ("We're the Pajanimals") - Michael and Patty Silversher *''The Paper Chase (TV series), The Paper Chase'' ("The First Years") - Seals and Crofts *''The Parkers'' ("We're The Parkers") - Countess Vaughn *''Party Girl (1996 TV series), Party Girl'' ("It's My Life") - Carole Bayer Sager and Oliver Leiber *''Party of Five'' ("Closer to Free") - BoDeans *''The Partridge Family'' ("C'mon, Get Happy") - Wes Farrell, Diane Hilderbrand and Danny Janssen (performed by The Partridge Family) *''The Patty Duke Show'' ("Cousins") - Sid Ramin and Robert Wells (songwriter), Robert Wells (performed by The Skip-Jacks) *''PAW Patrol'' - Scott Krippayne *''PB&J Otter'' - ("Oodelay-o") - Dan Sawyer *''Peep and the Big Wide World'' - Taj Mahal (musician), Taj Mahal *''Peep Show (British TV series), Peep Show'' - Daniel Pemberton (Series 1), ("Flagpole Sitta") - Harvey Danger (Season 2–9) *''Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero'' - Ryan Shore and Beau Black *''The People's Court'' ("The Big One") - Alan Tew *''Peppa Pig'' - Julian Nott *''Perfect Strangers (TV series), Perfect Strangers'' ("Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now") - David Pomeranz *''Perry Mason (1957 TV series), Perry Mason'' ("Park Avenue Beat") - Fred Steiner *''The Persuaders!'' - John Barry *''Peter Gunn ("Peter Gunn (song)''") -
Henry Mancini Henry Mancini ( ; born Enrico Nicola Mancini, ; April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994) was an American composer, conductor, arranger, pianist and flautist. Often cited as one of the greatest composers in the history of film, he won four Academy Award ...
*''Petticoat Junction'' -
Paul Henning Paul William Henning (September 16, 1911 – March 25, 2005) was an American TV producer and screenwriter. Most famous for creating the television sitcom ''The Beverly Hillbillies'', he was also crucial in developing the "rural" comedies ''Pett ...
and Curt Massey *''Phenom (TV series), Phenom'' ("The Promise and the Prize") - Carly Simon *''Phil of the Future'' - Loren Ellis and the Drew Davis Band *''The Phil Silvers Show'' -
John Strauss John Leonard Strauss (April 28, 1920 – February 14, 2011) was an American television and film composer and music editor. Strauss co-wrote the theme song for the NBC television series, ''Car 54, Where Are You?'', with Nat Hiken. He also won a Gr ...
*''Phineas and Ferb'' ("Today Is Gonna Be a Great Day") -
Bowling for Soup Bowling for Soup (abbreviated as BFS) is an American rock band formed in Wichita Falls, Texas, in 1994. The band consists of Jaret Reddick (lead vocals, guitar), Chris Burney (guitar, backing vocals), Gary Wiseman (drums, percussion, backing voc ...
*''Phyllis (TV series), Phyllis'' - Stan Daniels *''Pingu'' (“Pingu Dance”) - David Hasselhoff *''The Pink Panther Show'' - Doug Goodwin (three themes) *''The Pink Panther Theme'' -
Henry Mancini Henry Mancini ( ; born Enrico Nicola Mancini, ; April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994) was an American composer, conductor, arranger, pianist and flautist. Often cited as one of the greatest composers in the history of film, he won four Academy Award ...
*''Pistols 'n' Petticoats'' - composed and written by Jack Elliott and George Tibbles, performed by Elliott and Stanley Wilson (composer), Stanley Wilson *''Planet of the Apes (TV series), Planet of the Apes'' - Lalo Schifrin *''Playboy After Dark'' ("Playboy's Theme") - Cy Coleman *''Please Don't Eat the Daisies (TV series), Please Don't Eat the Daisies'' - Jeff Alexander *''Pokémon Theme, Pokémon: Indigo League'' - Jason Paige *''Police Squad!'' ("Theme from Police Squad!") - Ira Newborn *''Police Story (1973 TV series), Police Story'' -
Jerry Goldsmith Jerrald King Goldsmith (February 10, 1929July 21, 2004) was an American composer and conductor known for his work in film and television scoring. He composed scores for five films in the ''Star Trek'' franchise and three in the ''Rambo'' franc ...
*''Police Woman (TV series), Police Woman'' -
Morton Stevens Morton Stevens (January 30, 1929 – November 11, 1991) was an American film score composer. In 1965, he became director of music for CBS West Coast operations. He is probably best known for composing the theme music for '' Hawaii Five-O'', a ...
*''Polka Dot Door'' ("The Polka Dot Door") - Dodi Robb and Pat Patterson *Porridge (1974 TV series), ''Porridge (1974 TV Series)'' - Max Harris *''Postcards from Buster'' ("Hey Buster") - Wyclef Jean featuring 3 on 3 *Potter (TV series), ''Potter'' - Ronnie Hazlehurst *''The Powerpuff Girls'' - opening theme composed by James L. Venable and closing theme performed by Bis (Scottish band), BiS *''The Powers That Be (TV series), The Powers That Be'' - Stephen Bishop (singer), Stephen Bishop *''PrankStars'' ("Look On Your Face") - Mitchel Musso *''The Pretender (TV series), The Pretender'' - Velton Ray Bunch and Mark Leggett *''Pretty Little Liars'' ("Secret") - The Pierces *''The Price Is Right (American game show), The Price Is Right'' - Edd Kalehoff *''Princesses (TV series), Princesses'' ("Some Day My Prince Will Come") - The Roches *''Prison Break'' - Ramin Djawadi *''Prisoner (TV series), Prisoner'' ("On the Inside (song), On the Inside") - Lynne Hamilton *''The Prisoner'' - Ron Grainer *''Private Benjamin (TV series), Private Benjamin'' ("Judy's Theme") - Barry De Vorzon, Dennis McCarthy (composer), Dennis McCarthy and
George Tipton George Aliceson Tipton (January 23, 1932 – February 12, 2016) was an American composer, musical arranger, and conductor, who is well known for his work in television and for his collaborations with singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson. Among Tip ...
*''The Professionals (TV series), The Professionals'' -
Laurie Johnson Laurence Reginald Ward Johnson, (born 7 February 1927) is an English composer and bandleader who has written scores for dozens of film and television series and has been one of the most highly regarded arrangers of instrumental pop and swing ...
*''Profiler (TV series), Profiler'' - Angelo Badalamenti *''The Protectors'' ("Avenues and Alleyways") - Mitch Murray and Peter Callender, performed by Tony Christie *''The Proud Family'' - Solange Knowles featuring Destiny's Child *''Providence (American TV series), Providence'' ("''In My Life'') - composed by Lennon–McCartney, John Lennon and Paul McCartney; (Performed by Chantal Kreviazuk) *''The Pruitts of Southampton'' - Vic Mizzy; (performed by Phyllis Diller) *''P.S. I Luv U'' - Greg Evigan and Suzanne Fountain *''Psych'' ("I Know, You Know") - The Friendly Indians *''Pucca'' ("Love Recipe") - Yoon Joo-Hyeon and Kim-wook *''Puella Magi Madoka Magica'' ("Connect") - ClariS *''Punky Brewster'' ("Every Time I Turn Around") - Gary Portnoy *''The Pursuit of Happiness (1987 TV series), The Pursuit of Happiness'' - Mendy Lee


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*''Quantum Leap'' -
Mike Post Mike Post (born Leland Michael Postil, September 29, 1944) is an American composer, best known for his TV theme music for various shows, including ''Law & Order''; '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''; ''The A-Team''; ''NYPD Blue''; ''Renegad ...
*''Quark (TV series), Quark'' -
Perry Botkin Jr. Perry Botkin Jr. (April 16, 1933 – January 18, 2021) was an American composer, producer, arranger, and musician. The tune " Nadia's Theme", composed by Botkin and Barry De Vorzon, peaked at No. 8 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1976 and bec ...
*''Queen of Swords (TV series), Queen of Swords'' ("Behind the Mask") - composed by Spencer Proffer and Steve Plunkett (BMI); performed by José Feliciano *''Queer as Folk (American TV series), Queer as Folk'' *''Queer Duck'' - RuPaul *''QI'' - Howard Goodall *''Quincy, M.E.'' - Glen A. Larson and Stu Phillips *''The Raccoons'' ("Run with Us") - Lisa Lougheed *''Rab C. Nesbitt'' - David McNiven *''Rainbow (TV series), Rainbow'' - Telltale (Rainbow), Telltale *''Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)'' -
Edwin Astley Edwin Thomas "Ted" Astley (12 April 1922 – 19 May 1998) was a British composer. His best known works are British television themes and scores, most notably the main themes for '' The Saint'', ''Danger Man'' and '' The Baron''. He also successf ...
*''Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (2000 TV series), Randall and Hopkirk'' - Nina Persson & David Arnold *''Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure'' ("Wind in My Hair") - Mandy Moore; ("More of Me") - Natasha Bedingfield *''The Rat Patrol'' -
Dominic Frontiere Dominic Carmen Frontiere (June 17, 1931 – December 21, 2017) was an American composer, arranger, and jazz accordionist. He composed the theme and much of the music for the first season of the television series '' The Outer Limits'', as we ...
*''Rawhide (TV series), Rawhide'' - Ned Washington and Dimitri Tiomkin; performed by Frankie Laine *''The Real Ghostbusters'' ("Ghostbusters (song), Ghostbusters") - Ray Parker Jr. *''Real Stories of the Highway Patrol'' ("I'm Looking Out for You") - Belize *''Reba (TV series), Reba'' ("I'm a Survivor") - Reba McEntire *''The Rebel (American TV series), The Rebel'' ("Ballad of Johnny Yuma") - Richard Markowitz and Andrew J. Fenady; performed by Johnny Cash *''Red Dwarf'' ("In the Sun") - Howard Goodall, performed by Jenna Russell *''The Red Skelton Show'' ("Holiday For Strings") -
David Rose David Rose may refer to: Business * David Rose (real estate developer) (1892–1986), American real estate developer and philanthropist * David L. Rose (born 1967), American business executive and scientist at MIT Media Lab * David S. Rose (bor ...
*''The Redd Foxx Show'' ("Heart of the City") - Kool & the Gang *''Remington Steele'' -
Henry Mancini Henry Mancini ( ; born Enrico Nicola Mancini, ; April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994) was an American composer, conductor, arranger, pianist and flautist. Often cited as one of the greatest composers in the history of film, he won four Academy Award ...
*''Rescue Me (American TV series), Rescue Me'' ("C'mon C'mon (The Von Bondies song), C'mon C'mon") - The Von Bondies *''Rhoda'' - Billy Goldenberg *''The Riches'' - Toby Chu *''Richie Brockelman, Private Eye'' ("School's Out") - Stephen Geyer and Bill Pederson *''Ricki Lake (1993 talk show), Ricki Lake'' - John Benitez *''Ridiculousness (TV series), Ridiculousness'' ("Uncontrollable Urge") - Devo *''The Rifleman'' - Herschel Burke Gilbert *''Ripcord (TV series), Ripcord'' - Judith Pines *''Ripley's Believe It or Not! (1982 TV series), Ripley's Believe It or Not!'' -
Henry Mancini Henry Mancini ( ; born Enrico Nicola Mancini, ; April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994) was an American composer, conductor, arranger, pianist and flautist. Often cited as one of the greatest composers in the history of film, he won four Academy Award ...
*''Ripping Yarns'' ("''Fanfare'' from the ‘Facade Suite No. 2") by William Walton, conducted by Louis Frémaux, performed by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Orchestra *''Riptide (American TV series), Riptide'' -
Mike Post Mike Post (born Leland Michael Postil, September 29, 1944) is an American composer, best known for his TV theme music for various shows, including ''Law & Order''; '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''; ''The A-Team''; ''NYPD Blue''; ''Renegad ...
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Pete Carpenter Clarence E. "Pete" Carpenter (April 1, 1914 – October 18, 1987) was an American jazz trombonist, arranger, and veteran of television theme music sheet music. After a long career playing the trombone in bands and as a studio musician, Carpenter ...
*''Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' - Matt Mahaffey *''Rising Damp'' - Dennis Wilson *''The Road Runner Show'' - Barbara Cameron *''Robin's Nest (TV series), Robin's Nest'' - Richard O'Sullivan and Brian Bennett *''RoboCop (Canadian TV series), RoboCop'' ("Future to this Life") - Joe Walsh and Lita Ford *''The Rocketeer (TV series), The Rocketeer'' ("Rocketeer to the Rescue") - Tammy Infusino *''The Rockford Files'' ("The Rockford Files (theme)") -
Mike Post Mike Post (born Leland Michael Postil, September 29, 1944) is an American composer, best known for his TV theme music for various shows, including ''Law & Order''; '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''; ''The A-Team''; ''NYPD Blue''; ''Renegad ...
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Pete Carpenter Clarence E. "Pete" Carpenter (April 1, 1914 – October 18, 1987) was an American jazz trombonist, arranger, and veteran of television theme music sheet music. After a long career playing the trombone in bands and as a studio musician, Carpenter ...
*''Rocko’s Modern Life '' - The B-52s and Tom Kenny *''The Rookies'' - Elmer Bernstein *''Room 222'' -
Jerry Goldsmith Jerrald King Goldsmith (February 10, 1929July 21, 2004) was an American composer and conductor known for his work in film and television scoring. He composed scores for five films in the ''Star Trek'' franchise and three in the ''Rambo'' franc ...
*''The Ropers'' - Joe Raposo *''Roseanne'' - W. G. Snuffy Walden (later added with lyrics sung by Blues Traveler) *''Rosie (TV series), Rosie'' - Ronnie Hazelhurst, performed by Paul Greenwood *''The Rosie O'Donnell Show'' - John McDaniel (musician), John McDaniel *''Roswell (TV series), Roswell'' ("Here with Me (Dido song), Here with Me") - Dido (singer), Dido *''The Rousters'' ("Tough Enough") - Ronnie Milsap *''Route 66 (TV series), Route 66'' - Nelson Riddle *''The Roy Rogers Show'' ("Happy Trails (song), Happy Trails") - Roy Rogers and Dale Evans *''The Royle Family'' ("Half The World Away") - Oasis (band), Oasis *''Rubbadubbers'' - ("Here Come the Rubbadubbers") - (KicK Production, performed by the main cast) *''The Rubbish World of Dave Spud'' - Basement Jaxx *''Rugrats'' - Bob Mothersbaugh and Mark Mothersbaugh *''Rules of Engagement (TV series), Rules of Engagement'' ("How Many Ways") - Señor Happy *''Rumpole of the Bailey'' - Joseph Horovitz *''Rutland Weekend Television'' - Neil Innes *''Ryan's Hope'' ("Here's to Us") - Carey Gold


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*''Sabrina: The Animated Series'' ("Sabrina (She'll Bewitch Ya)") - B*Witched *''Sabrina's Secret Life'' ("Who's Makin' Magic?") - Jean-Michel Guirao *''Sailor Moon'' ("Moonlight Densetsu") - DALI (seasons 1 and 2), Moon Lips (seasons 3 and 4); composed by Tetsuya Komoro *''The Saint (TV series), The Saint'' -
Edwin Astley Edwin Thomas "Ted" Astley (12 April 1922 – 19 May 1998) was a British composer. His best known works are British television themes and scores, most notably the main themes for '' The Saint'', ''Danger Man'' and '' The Baron''. He also successf ...
(B/W episodes); Edwin Astley, Leslie Charteris (color episodes) *''Sam & Cat'' ("Just Fine") - Michael Corcoran (musician), Michael Corcoran *''Samurai Jack'' - Black Eyed Peas *''The Sandy Duncan Show'' ("The Kind of Girl She Is") -
Alan and Marilyn Bergman Alan Bergman (born September 11, 1925) and Marilyn Keith Bergman (November 10, 1928 – January 8, 2022) were an American songwriting duo. Married from 1958 until Marilyn's death, together they wrote music and lyrics for numerous celebrated telev ...
*''Sanford and Son'' ("Sanford and Son Theme (The Streetbeater), The Streetbeater") -
Quincy Jones Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American record producer, musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. His career spans 70 years in the entertainment industry with a record of 80 Grammy Award n ...
*''Saturday Night Live'' - Howard Shore *''Saved by the Bell'' - Scott Gale *''Scarecrow and Mrs. King'' - Arthur B. Rubinstein *''School of Rock (TV series), School of Rock!'' ("Are You Ready to Rock?") - School of Rock *''SciGirls'' - Steve D'Angelo, Terry Tompkins and Jeff Morrow for Eggplant *''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' - David Mook and Ben Raleigh (performed first season by Larry Markes; second season by Austin Roberts (singer), Austin Roberts) *''Scrubs (TV series), Scrubs'' ("Superman (Lazlo Bane song), Superman") - Lazlo Bane (seasons 1–8), WAZ (season 9) *''Sea Hunt'' -
David Rose David Rose may refer to: Business * David Rose (real estate developer) (1892–1986), American real estate developer and philanthropist * David L. Rose (born 1967), American business executive and scientist at MIT Media Lab * David S. Rose (bor ...
(as "Ray Llewellyn") *''The Second Hundred Years (TV series), The Second Hundred Years'' -
George Duning George Duning (February 25, 1908 – February 27, 2000) was an American musician and film composer. He was born in Richmond, Indiana, and educated in Cincinnati, Ohio, at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, where his mentor was Mario Casteln ...
*''Seinfeld'' - Jonathan Wolff (musician), Jonathan Wolff *''The Sentimental Agent'' - Ivor Slaney *''Sesame Street'' ("Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?") - Joe Raposo, Jon Stone, and Bruce Hart (songwriter), Bruce Hart; performed by The Kids *''Sex and the City'' - Douglas J. Cuomo and Tom Findlay *''Shaft (TV series), Shaft'' ("Theme from Shaft") - Isaac Hayes *''Shake It Up (American TV series), Shake It Up'' - Selena Gomez *Shameless (American TV series), ''Shameless'' ("The Luck You Got") - The High Strung *''Sherlock (TV series), Sherlock'' - David Arnold and Michael Price (composer), Michael Price *''Sherlock Holmes (1984 TV series), Sherlock Holmes'' (1984 TV Series) - Patrick Gowers *''Sheriff Callie's Wild West'' - Mandy Moore *''Shimmer and Shine'' - Melanie Fontana; composed by Joachim Svare and Joleen Belle *''Shining Time Station'' - Kevin Roth *''Sigmund and the Sea Monsters'' ("Friends") - Johnny Whitaker *''Sihina Wasanthayak (Sirasa TV)'' ("Sansara Purudada Mey") - Dinesh Subasinghe *''Silver Spoons'' ("Together") - Rik Howard and Bob Wirth *''Simon & Simon'' - Barry De Vorzon and Michael Towers *''The Simpsons'' ("''The Simpsons Theme''") - Danny Elfman *''Sir Francis Drake (TV series), Sir Francis Drake'' - Ivor Slaney *''Sister Kate (TV series), Sister Kate'' ("Maybe an Angel") - Amy Grant *''Six Feet Under (TV series), Six Feet Under'' - Thomas Newman *''The Six Million Dollar Man'' - Oliver Nelson *''Small Wonder (TV series), Small Wonder'' ("She's a Small Wonder") - Ron Alexander, Howard Leeds and Diane Leslie *''Smallville'' ("Save Me (Remy Zero song), Save Me") - Remy Zero *''The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour'' ("The Brothers Theme") - Mason Williams and Nancy Ames *''Snoops (1989 TV series), Snoops'' ("Curiosity") - Ray Charles *''Snoops (1999 TV series), Snoops (1999)'' ("One Way or Another") - Blondie (band), Blondie *''So Random!'' - Brandon Mychal Smith *''So Weird'' ("In the Darkness") - Mackenzie Phillips *''Soap (TV series), Soap'' -
George Tipton George Aliceson Tipton (January 23, 1932 – February 12, 2016) was an American composer, musical arranger, and conductor, who is well known for his work in television and for his collaborations with singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson. Among Tip ...
*''Sofia the First'' - Ariel Winter *''Solid Gold (TV series), Solid Gold'' - Theme song performed by
Dionne Warwick Marie Dionne Warwick (; born December 12, 1940) is an American singer, actress, and television host. Warwick ranks among the 40 biggest U.S. hit makers between 1955 and 1999, based on her chart history on ''Billboards Hot 100 pop singles ch ...
(Seasons 1 and 4) and Marilyn McCoo (Seasons 2–3, 5–8) *Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, ''Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em'' - Ronnie Hazlehurst *''The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour'' ("The Beat Goes On (Sonny & Cher song), The Beat Goes On") - Sonny Bono and Cher *''Sonny with a Chance'' ("So Far, So Great") -
Demi Lovato Demetria Devonne Lovato ( ; born August 20, 1992), known as Demi Lovato, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. After appearing on the children's television series '' Barney & Friends'' (2002–2004), Lovato rose to prominence for p ...
*''The Sooty Show'' - Alan Braden *''The Sopranos'' (''Woke Up This Morning''") - Alabama 3 *''Sorry! (TV series), Sorry!'' - Gaynor Colbourn and Hugh Wisdom *''Soul Train'' ("''TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)''") - MFSB and The Three Degrees *''South of Sunset'' ("Call on Me") - Glenn Frey *''South Park'' - Primus (band), Primus *''Space: 1999'' - Barry Gray (Series One), Derek Wadsworth (Series Two) *''Spartacus (TV series), Spartacus'' - Joseph LoDuca *''Special Agent Oso'' - Joseph Gian *''Spenser: for Hire'' - Steve Dorff and Larry Herbstritt *''Spider-Man (1967 TV series), Spider-Man'' ("Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man") - Paul Francis Webster and J. Robert Harris *''SpongeBob SquarePants'' - Patrick Pinney *''SportsCenter'' - Annie Roboff *''Square Pegs'' - The Waitresses *''St. Elsewhere'' -
Dave Grusin Robert David "Dave" Grusin (born June 26, 1934) is an American composer, arranger, producer, jazz pianist, and band leader. He has composed many scores for feature films and television, and has won numerous awards for his soundtrack and record w ...
*''Stagecoach West (TV series), Stagecoach West'' - Bud & Travis *''Stanley (2001 TV series), Stanley'' - Baha Men *''Star Cops'' ("It Won't be Easy") - Justin Hayward *''Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek'' ("Theme from Star Trek") - Alexander Courage *''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' - Dennis McCarthy *''Star Trek: Enterprise'' ("Faith of the Heart") - performed by Rod Stewart / ("Archer's Theme") - Ending piece by Dennis McCarthy *''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' -
Jerry Goldsmith Jerrald King Goldsmith (February 10, 1929July 21, 2004) was an American composer and conductor known for his work in film and television scoring. He composed scores for five films in the ''Star Trek'' franchise and three in the ''Rambo'' franc ...
, Alexander Courage; arrangement by Dennis McCarthy *''Star Trek: Voyager'' -
Jerry Goldsmith Jerrald King Goldsmith (February 10, 1929July 21, 2004) was an American composer and conductor known for his work in film and television scoring. He composed scores for five films in the ''Star Trek'' franchise and three in the ''Rambo'' franc ...
*''Star vs. the Forces of Evil'' ("I'm from Another Dimension") - Brad Breeck *''Stargate Atlantis'' - Joel Goldsmith *''Stargate SG-1'' - Joel Goldsmith *''Stargate Universe'' - Joel Goldsmith *''
Starsky & Hutch ''Starsky & Hutch'' is an American action television series, which consisted of a 72-minute pilot movie (originally aired as a ''Movie of the Week'' entry) and 92 episodes of 50 minutes each. The show was created by William Blinn (inspired by th ...
'' - *''Star Wars: Forces of Destiny'' - Ryan Shore *''Stay Lucky'' - John Powell, performed by Dennis Waterman *''Step by Step (TV series), Step by Step'' - Jesse Frederick and Teresa James *''Steptoe and Son'' ("Old Ned") - Ron Grainer *''Steven Universe'' *''Still Open All Hours'' - Max Harris, based on "Alice, Where Art Thou?", written by Joseph Ascher *''Still Standing (American TV series), Still Standing'' ("You Make Me Happy") - Will Hoge *''Stingray (1964 TV series), Stingray (1964)'' ("Aqua Marina") - Gary Miller (singer), Gary Miller *''Stingray (1985 TV series), Stingray'' -
Mike Post Mike Post (born Leland Michael Postil, September 29, 1944) is an American composer, best known for his TV theme music for various shows, including ''Law & Order''; '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''; ''The A-Team''; ''NYPD Blue''; ''Renegad ...
*''The Stockard Channing Show'' ("Stockard's Theme") - Delaney Bramlett *''Strange Report'' - Roger Webb *''The Strange World of Gurney Slade'' - Max Harris *''Street Hawk'' ("Le Parc (album), Le Parc") - Tangerine Dream *''Street Justice'' - Lawrence Shragge *''The Streets of San Francisco'' - Patrick Williams (composer), Patrick Williams *''Stuck in the Middle (TV series), Stuck in the Middle'' ("Stuck with You") - Sonos *''Suburgatory'' ("Pleasant Nightmare") - Alih Jey *''Suddenly Susan'' ("Nothing on Me") - Shawn Colvin *''Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye'' ("Who I Am") - Jessica Andrews *''Sugar and Spice (American TV series), Sugar and Spice'' - Leslie Pearl, Paul Solovay and Susan Spiegel Solovay *''Sugar Time!'' ("Girls, Girls, Girls") - Barbi Benton *''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody'' ("Here I Am") - Loren Ellis and the Drew Davis Band *''The Suite Life on Deck'' ("Livin' the Suite Life") - Steve Rushton *''Sunday Dinner (TV series), Sunday Dinner'' ("Love Begins at Home") - Kim Carnes *''Super Fun Night'' ("Don't Stop Me Now") - written by Freddie Mercury; performed by the cast *''Super Mario World (TV series), Super Mario World'' - Mark Mothersbaugh *''Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!'' - Polysics *''Superjail!'' ("Commin' Home") - Cheeseburger (band), Cheeseburger; ("Rubber Bullets") - 10cc (pilot episode) *''Supernatural (American TV series), Supernatural'' - Jay Gruska *''Superstore (TV series), Superstore'' - Mateo Messina *''Super Why!'' - ("Who's Got the Power?") - Eggplant, LLC *''Surfside 6'' -
Mack David Mack David (July 5, 1912 – December 30, 1993) was an American lyricist and songwriter, best known for his work in film and television, with a career spanning the period between the early 1940s and the early 1970s. David was credited with writing ...
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Jerry Livingston Jerry Livingston (born Jerry Levinson; March 25, 1909 – July 1, 1987) was an American songwriter and dance orchestra pianist. Life and career Born in Denver, Colorado, Livingston studied music at the University of Arizona. While there he com ...
*''Survivor (American TV series), Survivor'' ("Ancient Voices") - Russ Landau *''S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series), S.W.A.T.'' ("Theme from S.W.A.T.") - Rhythm Heritage (composed by Barry De Vorzon) *''Sweet Valley High (TV series), Sweet Valley High'' - Shuki Levy, Haim Saban and Yuval Ron *''Switch (American TV series), Switch'' - Glen A. Larson *''Sydney (TV series), Sydney'' ("Finish What Ya Started") - Van Halen *''Sydney to the Max'' ("Stay the Same") - Ruth Righi and Dan Conklin *Sykes (TV series), ''Sykes'' - Ken Jones *''Tabitha (TV series), Tabitha'' ("It Could Be Magic") - Lisa Hartman Black *''Taggart'' ("No Mean City") - Maggie Bell *''Taina (TV series), Taina'' ("Gonna Be a Star") - Christina Vidal *''TaleSpin'' ("Spin It!") - Michael and Patty Silversher *''Tales from the Crypt (TV series), Tales From The Crypt'' - Danny Elfman *''The Tall Man (TV series), The Tall Man'' - Juan García Esquivel *''Tammy (TV series), Tammy'' -
Jay Livingston Jay Livingston (born Jacob Harold Levison, March 28, 1915 – October 17, 2001) was an American composer best known as half of a song-writing duo with Ray Evans that specialized in songs composed for films. Livingston wrote music and Evans the ...
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Ray Evans Raymond Bernard Evans (February 4, 1915 – February 15, 2007) was an American songwriter. He was a partner in a composing and song-writing duo with Jay Livingston, known for the songs they composed for films. Evans wrote the lyrics and Living ...
*''The Tammy Grimes Show'' -
John Williams John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932)Nylund, Rob (15 November 2022)Classic Connection review '' WBOI'' ("For the second time this year, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic honored American composer, conductor, and arranger John Williams, who w ...
*''Tarzán'' - Laurence Juber (1991–92); Robert O. Ragland (1992-94) *''Taxi (TV series), Taxi'' ("Angela") - Bob James (musician), Bob James *''Team Umizoomi'' - PT Walkley *''Teech'' ("Teach Me") - B.B. King *''Teen Titans (TV series), Teen Titans'' - Puffy AmiYumi *''Teen Titans Go!'' ("Teen Titans Theme (Mix Master Mike Remix)") - Puffy AmiYumi *''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' -
Chuck Lorre Charles Michael Lorre (; born Charles Michael Levine; October 18, 1952) is an American film & television director, writer, producer, composer and actor. Called the "King of Sitcoms", he has created/co-created and produced sitcoms including '' ...
and Dennis C. Brown *''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)'' - Sebastian Evans (composer), Sebastian Evans *''TekWar (TV series), TekWar'' ("Real or Not")
Warren Zevon Warren William Zevon (; January 24, 1947 – September 7, 2003) was an American rock singer, songwriter, and musician. Zevon's most famous compositions include "Werewolves of London", " Lawyers, Guns and Money", and " Roland the Headless Th ...
; composed by Fred Mollin *''Teletubbies'' ("Teletubbies say "Eh-oh!"") - Andrew McCrorie-Shand *''Test Match Special'' ("Soul Limbo") - Booker T. & the M.G.'s *''The Texas Wheelers'' ("Illegal Smile") - John Prine *''That '70s Show'' ("In the Street (song), In the Street") - Cheap Trick *''That Girl'' -
Earle Hagen Earle Harry Hagen (July 9, 1919 – May 26, 2008) was an American composer who created music for movies and television. His best-known TV themes include those for ''Make Room for Daddy'', ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'', ''I Spy'', ''That Girl'' and ...
and Sam Denoff *''That's My Bush!'' - DVDA *''That's My Mama'' - Lamont Dozier *''That's So Raven'' - Raven-Symoné, Orlando Brown (actor), Orlando Brown and Anneliese van der Pol *''That's Your Funeral'' - Ronnie Hazlehurst *''T.H.E. Cat'' - Lalo Schifrin *''Then Churchill Said to Me'' - Ronnie Hazlehurst, performed by Anne Shelton *''The Thin Blue Line (British TV series), The Thin Blue Line'' - Howard Goodall *''Third Watch'' ("''Keep Hope Alive''") -
The Crystal Method The Crystal Method is an American electronic music act formed in Las Vegas, Nevada, by Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland in the early 1990s. They were pioneers of the big beat genre and their music has appeared in numerous TV shows, films, video gam ...
*''This Week in Baseball'': ** Opening theme: "Jet Set" – Mike Vickers (previously used for the 1974–75 version of ''Jackpot (game show), Jackpot'') ** Closing theme: "Gathering Crowds" – John Scott (composer), John Scott *''Thomas & Friends'' - Mike O'Donnell *''Three Wishes (American TV series), Three Wishes'' ("Believe") - Amy Grant *''Three's a Crowd'' ("Side by Side") - music by Michael Lloyd (music producer), Michael Lloyd; lyrics by Al Kasha, Joel Hirschhorn, Don Nicholl & Michael Lloyd *''Three's Company'' ("Come and Knock on Our Door") - written by Joe Raposo and Don Nicholl; performed by Ray Charles (musician, born 1918), Ray Charles and Julia Rinker *''Three Up, Two Down'' - Ronnie Hazlehurst *''The Thrills'' ("Extraordinary (Mandy Moore song), Extraordinary") - Mandy Moore *''Throb'' - Diana Canova and The Nylons *''The Thundermans'' ("Livin' a Double Life") - Kira Kosarin and Jack Griffo *''Till Death Us Do Part, Till Death Do Us Part'' - Dennis Wilson *''Time of Your Life (American TV series), Time of Your Life'' ("''I've Just Seen a Face''") - BoDeans *''The Time Tunnel'' -
John Williams John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932)Nylund, Rob (15 November 2022)Classic Connection review '' WBOI'' ("For the second time this year, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic honored American composer, conductor, and arranger John Williams, who w ...
*''Timon & Pumbaa (TV series), Timon & Pumbaa'' ("Hakuna Matata (song), Hakuna Matata") - music by Elton John; lyrics by Tim Rice *''T. J. Hooker'' - Mark Snow *''To the Manor Born'' - Ronnie Hazlehurst *''The Tomorrow People'' - Dudley Simpson *''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'' ("Johnny's Theme") - Paul Anka *''Too Close for Comfort'' - Johnny Mandel *''Top Gear (2002 TV series), Top Gear'' ("Jessica (instrumental), Jessica") - The Allman Brothers Band *''Top of the Heap'' ("Puttin' On the Ritz") - Kenny Yarbrough *''Torchwood'' - Murray Gold *''The Torkelsons'' ("A New Day Promises") - The Judds *''Touch (American TV series), Touch'' - Lisa Coleman (musician), Lisa Coleman and Wendy Melvoin *''Touched by an Angel'' ("I'll Walk With You") - performed by Della Reese *''Tour of Duty (TV series), Tour of Duty'' ("Paint It Black") - The Rolling Stones *''Tracey Takes On...'' ("They Don't Know About Us") -
Kirsty MacColl Kirsty Anna MacColl (10 October 1959 – 18 December 2000) was a British singer and songwriter, daughter of folk singer Ewan MacColl. She recorded several pop hits in the 1980s and 1990s, including " There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears H ...
*''The Tracey Ullman Show'' ("You're Thinking Right") - performed and composed by George Clinton (funk musician), George Clinton *''Trapper John, M.D.'' - John Carl Parker *''The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (TV series), The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters'' - Leigh Harline and Jerry Winn *''The Trials of O'Brien'' - Sid Ramin *''The Trials of Rosie O'Neill'' ("I Wish I Knew") - Melissa Manchester *''Tripping the Rift'' - Mario Sévigny *''Trollz (TV series), Trollz'' ("It's a Hair Thing") - Haim (band), Haim *''Tru Calling'' ("Somebody Help Me") - Full Blown Rose *''True Blood'' ("Bad Things") - Jace Everett *''True Jackson, VP'' ("Change It Up") - Keke Palmer *''Tweenies'' - ("Hey, Hey, Are You Ready to Play?") - Liz Kitchen, Graham Pike and Barrie Bignold *''The Two Ronnies'' - Ronnie Hazlehurst *''The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series), The Twilight Zone'' - Bernard Herrmann (Season 1); Marius Constant (Seasons 2–5) *''Twin Peaks'' ("''Falling (Julee Cruise song), Falling''") - Angelo Badalamenti *''Two and a Half Men'' ("Manly Men") - Lee Aronsohn, Grant Geissman, and
Chuck Lorre Charles Michael Lorre (; born Charles Michael Levine; October 18, 1952) is an American film & television director, writer, producer, composer and actor. Called the "King of Sitcoms", he has created/co-created and produced sitcoms including '' ...
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*''The Ugliest Girl in Town'' -
Howard Greenfield Howard Greenfield (March 15, 1936 – March 4, 1986) was an American lyricist and songwriter, who for several years in the 1960s worked out of the famous Brill Building. He is best known for his successful songwriting collaborations, including o ...
and Helen Miller (songwriter), Helen Miller; (sung by Will-O-Bees) *''Uncle Buck (1990 TV series), Uncle Buck'' - Ronnie Milsap *''Under Cover (1991 TV series), Under Cover'' - Cameron Allan *''University Challenge'' ("College Boy") - Derek New *''Unsub (TV series), Unsusb'' -
Mike Post Mike Post (born Leland Michael Postil, September 29, 1944) is an American composer, best known for his TV theme music for various shows, including ''Law & Order''; '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''; ''The A-Team''; ''NYPD Blue''; ''Renegad ...
*''Up Pompeii!'' - Alan Braden *''Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series), Upstairs, Downstairs'' - Alexander Faris *''Ugly Betty'' - Jeff Beal *''Underdog (TV series), Underdog'' - W. Watts Biggers, Chet Stover, Joe Harris (illustrator), Joe Harris, Treadwell Covington *''V (1984 TV series), V: The Series'' - Dennis McCarthy (composer), Dennis McCarthy *''V (2009 TV series), V'' ("Uprising (song), Uprising") - Muse (band), Muse *''Veronica Mars'' ("We Used To Be Friends") - The Dandy Warhols *''Veronica's Closet'' ("She's Got Everything") - Jeffrey Osborne (seasons 1 & 2); ("''Bodyrock (song), Bodyrock''") - Moby *''VeggieTales'' - Mike Nawrocki, Phil Vischer, Lisa Vischer and
Kurt Heinecke Kurt Henry Heinecke (born January 10, 1963) is an American composer, musician, songwriter, photographer, and voice actor. He was the music director at Big Idea Entertainment, creators of the computer-animated VeggieTales. He is the Assistant Artis ...
*''The Vicar of Dibley'' - Howard Goodall, adaption of Psalm 23, performed by the choir of Christ Church, Oxford, Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford *''Victorious'' ("Make It Shine") - Victoria Justice *''Vikings (2013 TV series), Vikings'' ("If I Had A Heart") - Karin Dreijer *''V.I.P. (American TV series), V.I.P.'' - Frankie Blue *''The Virginian (TV series), The Virginian'' ("Lonesome Tree") - Percy Faith (seasons 1–8) and Ennio Morricone (season 9) *''Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea'' ("The Seaview Theme") - Paul Sawtell *''W5 (TV program), W5 (during the 1970s and 1980s)'' ("Fool's Overture") - Supertramp *''The Wackiest Ship in the Army (TV series), The Wackiest Ship in the Army'' -
Howard Greenfield Howard Greenfield (March 15, 1936 – March 4, 1986) was an American lyricist and songwriter, who for several years in the 1960s worked out of the famous Brill Building. He is best known for his successful songwriting collaborations, including o ...
, Jack Keller and Helen Miller (songwriter), Helen Miller *''Wagon Train'' - Jerome Moross *''Walker, Texas Ranger'' ("Eyes of the Ranger") - Chuck Norris *''The Walking Dead (TV series), The Walking Dead'' -
Bear McCreary Bear McCreary (born February 17, 1979) is an American musician and composer of film, television, and video game scores based in Los Angeles, California. His work includes the scores of the television series ''Battlestar Galactica'' (2004), ''Age ...
*''Wall Street Week'' ("TWX in 12 Bars") - Donald Swartz *''Walt Disney anthology television series'' - Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman *''The Waltons'' -
Jerry Goldsmith Jerrald King Goldsmith (February 10, 1929July 21, 2004) was an American composer and conductor known for his work in film and television scoring. He composed scores for five films in the ''Star Trek'' franchise and three in the ''Rambo'' franc ...
*''Watching (TV series), Watching'' ("What Does He See in Me?"'') -'' written by Charles Hart (lyricist), Charles Hart, performed by Emma Wray *''Watership Down (TV series), Watership Down'' ("Bright Eyes (Art Garfunkel song), Bright Eyes") - Art Garfunkel *''Wayside (TV series), Wayside'' ("Fly by the Wayside") -
Skye Sweetnam Skye Alexandra Sweetnam (born May 5, 1988) is a Canadian singer, actress, and music video director. She first entered the music industry in 2003 with the release of her debut single " Billy S." More than a year later, her debut studio album, ''N ...
*''We Bare Bears'' ("We'll Be There") - Estelle (musician), Estelle *''Webster (TV series), Webster'' ("Then Came You") - Steve Nelson and Gail Loparta *''Weeds (TV series), Weeds'' ("Little Boxes") - Malvina Reynolds *''Weekend World'' ("Nantucket Sleighride (album), Nantucket Sleighride") *''Weird Science (TV series), Weird Science'' - Oingo Boingo *''Welcome Back, Kotter'' ("Welcome Back (John Sebastian song), Welcome Back") - John Sebastian *''Welcome to the Wayne'' - Anna Waronker and Charlotte Caffey *''Wendy and Me'' ("Wendy") - Ervin Drake *''The West Wing'' - W. G. Snuffy Walden *''What a Country!'' ("I Want to Be an American") - Dick DeBenedictis *''Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?'' - Mike Hugg and Ian La Frenais *''Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?'' - The Invisible Car *''What's Happening!!'' -
Henry Mancini Henry Mancini ( ; born Enrico Nicola Mancini, ; April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994) was an American composer, conductor, arranger, pianist and flautist. Often cited as one of the greatest composers in the history of film, he won four Academy Award ...
*''What's New, Scooby-Doo?'' - Simple Plan *''Wheel of Fortune (American game show), Wheel Of Fortune'' ("Changing Keys") - Merv Griffin *''When Things Were Rotten'' - Lee Adams and Charles Strouse *''Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (game show), Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?'' - Rockapella *''Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? (game show), Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?'' - The Engine Crew *''Whiplash (TV series), Whiplash'' ("Whiplash") - Words and Music by
Edwin Astley Edwin Thomas "Ted" Astley (12 April 1922 – 19 May 1998) was a British composer. His best known works are British television themes and scores, most notably the main themes for '' The Saint'', ''Danger Man'' and '' The Baron''. He also successf ...
; sung by Frank Ifield *''Whirlybirds'' - William Loose and John Seely *''The White Shadow (TV series), The White Shadow'' -
Mike Post Mike Post (born Leland Michael Postil, September 29, 1944) is an American composer, best known for his TV theme music for various shows, including ''Law & Order''; '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''; ''The A-Team''; ''NYPD Blue''; ''Renegad ...
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Pete Carpenter Clarence E. "Pete" Carpenter (April 1, 1914 – October 18, 1987) was an American jazz trombonist, arranger, and veteran of television theme music sheet music. After a long career playing the trombone in bands and as a studio musician, Carpenter ...
*''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (American game show), Who Wants to Be a Millionaire'' - Keith Strachan and Matthew Strachan *''Who's the Boss?'' ("Brand New Life") - Larry Carlton and Robert Kraft (composer), Robert Kraft; *''Who's Watching the Kids?'' - Charles Bernstein (composer), Charles Bernstein *''Whoops Apocalypse'' - Nigel Hess *''Wide World of Sports (American TV program), Wide World of Sports'' - Charles Fox *''Wild Kratts'' ("Gonna Go Wild Kratts") - Sterling Jarvis *''Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa'' - Billy Dean and Verlon Thompson *''The Wild Wild West'' - Richard Markowitz *''Will & Grace'' - Jonathan Wolff (musician), Jonathan Wolff *''Wings (1990 TV series), Wings'' ("Schubert's last sonatas, Piano Sonata No. 20 in A Major, D. 959, Rondo: Allegretto") - Franz Schubert *''WIOU (TV series), WIOU'' - Gary Chang *''The Wire'' *''Wiseguy (TV series), Wiseguy'' -
Mike Post Mike Post (born Leland Michael Postil, September 29, 1944) is an American composer, best known for his TV theme music for various shows, including ''Law & Order''; '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''; ''The A-Team''; ''NYPD Blue''; ''Renegad ...
*''The Wizard of Odds'' - Alan Thicke *''Wizards of Waverly Place'' ("Everything Is Not What It Seems") - Selena Gomez *''WKRP in Cincinnati'' - Steve Carlisle *''Wolf (American TV series), Wolf'' - Artie Kane *''Wolfblood'' ("''A Promise That I Keep''") - Lisa Knapp (series 1–3), ("Running with the Wolves") - Aurora (singer), Aurora (series 4-present) *''Wonder Woman (TV series), Wonder Woman'' - Charles Fox and
Norman Gimbel Norman Gimbel (November 16, 1927 – December 19, 2018) was an American lyricist of popular songs, television and movie themes. He wrote the lyrics for songs including " Killing Me Softly with His Song", " Ready to Take a Chance Again" (both wit ...
*''The Wonder Pets!'' - Jeffrey Lesser *''The Wonder Years'' ("With a Little Help from My Friends") -
John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of ...
and
Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One ...
; performed by Joe Cocker *''Wonderbug'' - Jimmie Haskell *''WordGirl'' - ("Word Up, It's WordGirl!") - Steve D'Angelo and Terry Tompkins *''WordWorld'' - Billy Straus *''Working Girl (TV series), Working Girl'' ("Let the River Run") - Carly Simon *''Working It Out'' - John Loeffler and Ralph Schuckett *''The World at War'' - Carl Davis *''The Worst Witch (1998 TV series), The Worst Witch (1998 TV Series)'' -
Paul K. Joyce Paul Kevin Joyce (born July 1957) is a British composer, producer, orchestrator, arranger and conductor. He is known for his music for theatre and television, including the 2005 BBC TV film ''The Snow Queen'' and the 2008 British TV film ''Cla ...
*''The Worst Witch (2017 TV series), The Worst Witch (2017 TV Series)'' - Mark Russell (composer), Mark Russell *''WWE Main Event'' ("On My Own") - CFO$ *''WWE NXT'' ("Welcome Home (Coheed and Cambria song), Welcome Home") - Coheed and Cambria *''WWE Raw'' ("Victorious (Skillet album), Legendary") - Skillet (band), Skillet *''WWE Saturday Morning Slam'' ("The Time is Mine") - Jim Johnston (composer), Jim Johnston *''WWE SmackDown'' ("Are You Ready (AC/DC song), Are You Ready") - AC/DC *''WWE Tough Enough'' ("Champion (Chipmunk song), Champion") - Chip (rapper), Chipmunk ft. Chris Brown *''Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!'' - Brad Mossman *''The X-Files'' ("Materia Primoris") Mark Snow *''Xena: Warrior Princess'' - Joseph LoDuca *''Xuxa (American TV program), Xuxa'' ("Xuxa's Theme (O Xou da Xuxa Começou)" aka "Hello, Hello, Hello!") - Xuxa *''Yancy Derringer'' - Don Quinn and Henry Russell (musician), Henry Russell *''A Year at the Top'' -
Howard Greenfield Howard Greenfield (March 15, 1936 – March 4, 1986) was an American lyricist and songwriter, who for several years in the 1960s worked out of the famous Brill Building. He is best known for his successful songwriting collaborations, including o ...
and Paul Shaffer *''The Yellow Rose'' ("The Yellow Rose of Texas") - Johnny Lee (singer), Johnny Lee and Lane Brody *''Yes, Dear'' ("Family is Family") - performed and written by Bill Janovitz *''Yes Minister'' - Ronnie Hazlehurst *''Yin Yang Yo!'' - Kyle Massey *''You Can't Do That on Television'' (Dixieland Jazz version of "William Tell Overture") - The National Press Club and Allied Workers Jazz Band *''You Don't Say! (original NBC version, 1963–69)'' - Rex Koury *''You Rang, M'Lord?, You Rang M'Lord?'' - Jimmy Perry and Roy Moore, performed by Bob Monkhouse and Paul Shane *''You Take the Kids'' - Jeff Moss (performed by Nell Carter *''Young Americans (TV series), Young Americans'' ("Six Pacs") - The Getaway People *''The Young and the Restless'' ("''Nadia's Theme''") - Barry De Vorzon and
Perry Botkin Jr. Perry Botkin Jr. (April 16, 1933 – January 18, 2021) was an American composer, producer, arranger, and musician. The tune " Nadia's Theme", composed by Botkin and Barry De Vorzon, peaked at No. 8 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1976 and bec ...
*''Young Dan'l Boone'' -
Earle Hagen Earle Harry Hagen (July 9, 1919 – May 26, 2008) was an American composer who created music for movies and television. His best-known TV themes include those for ''Make Room for Daddy'', ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'', ''I Spy'', ''That Girl'' and ...
*''Young Maverick'' - David Buttolph *''The Young Ones (TV series), The Young Ones'' - Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett *''The Young Rebels'' -
Dominic Frontiere Dominic Carmen Frontiere (June 17, 1931 – December 21, 2017) was an American composer, arranger, and jazz accordionist. He composed the theme and much of the music for the first season of the television series '' The Outer Limits'', as we ...
*''Young Sheldon'' ("Mighty Little Man") - Steve Burns *''Z-Cars'' - Fritz Spiegl and Bridget Fry, adapted from the traditional Liverpool folk song "Johnny Todd" *''Zig and Zag (TV series), Zig and Zag'' ("Zig and Zag") - Ricky Wilson (English singer), Ricky Wilson and Simon Rix *''Zoboomafoo'' ("Me and You and Zoboomafoo") - Kratt brothers *''Zoey 101'' ("Follow Me") - Jamie Lynn Spears *''Zoobilee Zoo'' ("Zoobilee Zoo") - Shuki Levy and Haim Saban *''The Zoo Gang'' - Paul McCartney, Paul and Linda McCartney and performed by Paul McCartney and Wings *''Zorro (1957 TV series), Zorro'' - George Bruns and Norman Foster


See also

*List of television theme music composers


External links


ClassicThemes.com

TV Theme Tunes
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OTHERS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION (vERIFICATION REQUESTED, PLEASE; THANKS VERY MUCH! TAKE CARE!) 20th Century, The; (1960’s Documentary, narrated by Walter Cronkite):: 21st Century, The; successor to the 20th Century; (1960’s Documentary, narrated by Walter Cronkite):: Adventures of Brisco County, Jr, The; (Starring Bruce Campbell):: Amy Prentiss (NBC Mystery Movie starring Jessica Walter):: Apple’s Way (1970’s; family drama):: A-Team, The (1980's action adventure starring George Peppard & Mr. T):: Banacek (NBC Mystery Movie starring George Peppard):: Cannon (1971 Detective series starring William Conrad):: Circle of Fear (1972 thriller):: Cleopatra 2525 (1994 Action Pack):: Columbo (NBC Mystery Movie starring Peter Falk):: Cool Million (NBC Mystery Movie):: Davey & Goliath (1960’s Claymation):: Double Life of Henry Phyfe, The (1966 starring Red Buttons):: Dr. Who (BBC; 1960's through current):: Eight is Enough (1970's starring Dick Van Patten):: Elementary (2010's; Sherlock Holmes remake):: Family Holvak, The (1970’s family drama starring Glenn Ford):: Faraday & Co. (NBC Mystery Movie):: Fury (1950's starring Peter Graves):: Getting Together (1971, starring Bobby Sherman):: Gumby (1960’s Claymation):: Guns of Will Sonnett, the (1960’s starring Walter Brennan):: H.R. Pufnstuf (Sid & Marty Kroft, starring Jack Wild):: Harveytoons Show, The (1950’s Animated):: Hec Ramsey (NBC Mystery Movie):: Heckle & Jeckle, the Talking Magpies (1950’s Animated):: Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1994 Action Pack):: Jack of All Trades:: James at 16 (continuation of James at 15, which is listed):: Kung Fu (NBC Mystery Movie):: Lannigan’s Rabbi (NBC Mystery Movie):: Lidsville (Sid & Marty Kroft, starring Butch Patrick):: Madigan (NBC Mystery Movie):: Matt Helm (1970’s detective starring Anthony Franciosa):: Matt Houston (1980's detective starring Lee Horsley):: McCloud (NBC Mystery Movie starring Dennis Weaver):: McCoy (NBC Mystery Movie):: McMillan & Wife (NBC Mystery Movie starring Rock Hudson & Susan Saint James):: Mighty Mouse (1950’s Animated):: My Friend Flicka (1940’s series starring Gene Evans & Anita Louise):: NOTE: I believe the actual title of what is listed here as Disney Anthology, is actually ‘Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color’:: Real McCoys, The (1950’s starring Walter Brennan):: Red Buttons variety series, 1952 – 1955:: Ruff & Ready (1950’s Animated):: Second Hundred Years, The (1960’s, Starring Monte Markham):: Sixth Sense, The (1970’s Sci-Fi starring Gary Collins):: Sliders (Sci-Fi starring Jerry O’Connell & John Rhys-Davies):: Snoop Sisters, The (NBC Mystery Movie):: Starlost, The (1970's BBC):: Tarzan (1960’s series starring Ron Ely):: TekWar (1994 Action Pack; books by William Shatner):: Tenafly (NBC Mystery Movie):: Then Came Bronson (1960’s, starring Michael Parks):: Three for the Road (1970's starring Alex Rocco, Vincent Van Patten):: Tomorrow People, The (BBC; 1970’s original):: Tomorrow People, The (BBC; 1990’s remake):: Waltons, The (1970’s, starring Ralph Waite, Michael Learned, Richard Thomas):: Xena: Warrior Princess (1994 Action Pack):: {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Television Theme Music Television theme songs, Lists of songs, TV theme music