List of television theme music composers

The following list contains composers of the primary theme music of a television series or miniseries.

They are sorted alphabetically by composer.

A - B

Amanda Abizaid - "A Place in Time" (Theme from The 4400)
Mike Altman/Johnny Mandel - "Suicide Is Painless" (Theme from M*A*S*H)
Edwin Astley Themes from "The Saint", "Dangerman", "Randell and Hopkirk", and many more 1970s TV series
Johann Sebastian Bach - "Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Third Movement, Allegro assai" (Theme from Firing Line)
Pete Baikie - "Shooting Stars"' (Theme from Shooting Stars)
Lazlo Bane - "Superman" (Theme from Scrubs)
Jeff Barry and Tom Scott - "Without Us" (Theme from Family Ties) sung by Johnny Mathis (with Deniece Williams)
Eric Bazilian - "One of Us" (Theme from Joan of Arcadia performed by Joan Osborne)
Jeff Beal - "Theme from Monk" (first season only)
Betty - "The L Word Theme (The Way That We Live)" (Theme from The L Word), "It Girl" (Theme from Cover Shot)
Natasha Bedingfield, Danielle Brisebois and Wayne Rodriguez - "Unwritten" (Theme from The Hills)
Drake Bell - "I Found a Way" (Theme from Drake & Josh)
Jake Black and Rob Spragg - "Woke Up This Morning" (Theme from The Sopranos)
Brian David Blush/Roger Meade Clyne (Theme from King of the Hill)
Perry Botkin, Jr. - "Nadia's Theme" (Theme from The Young and the Restless)
Lou Briel - "No te Duermas" (Theme from No te Duermas (TV series) Telemundo, Puerto Rico
David Buttolph - "Maverick" (Theme from Maverick)

C - D

Steve Carlisle - "WKRP in Cincinnati" (Theme from WKRP in Cincinnati)
Alex Chilton and Chris Bell of the band Big Star - "In the Street" (Theme from That '70s Show performed by Cheap Trick)
Robert Cobert - "Theme from Dark Shadows"
Frank Comstock - "Theme from Adam-12"
Marius Constant - "Theme from The Twilight Zone"
Stewart Copeland - "Theme from The Equalizer"
Miranda Cosgrove - "Theme from iCarly" (featuring Drake Bell)
Alexander Courage - "Theme from Star Trek"
Hoyt Curtin - "Theme from Jonny Quest"; "Meet the Flintstones" (Theme from The Flintstones), "Theme from The Jetsons" (both with William Hanna and Joseph Barbera)
The Dandy Warhols - "We Used to Be Friends" (Theme from Veronica Mars)
Darling Violetta - "Theme from Angel"
Daughtry - "Home" (Theme from Beach House)
Dick DeBenedictis - "Theme from Matlock", "Theme from Diagnosis: Murder"
Delia Derbyshire - "Theme from Doctor Who"
Gavin DeGraw - "I Don't Want to Be" (Theme from One Tree Hill)
Frank De Vol - "Theme from My Three Sons", "Theme from Family Affair", "Theme from The Brady Bunch" (with Sherwood Schwartz)
Dido - "Here with Me" (Theme from Roswell)
The Divine Comedy - "Songs of Love" (Theme from Father Ted)
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" (Theme from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air)
Hilary Duff - "Come Clean" (Theme from Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County)
Dinesh Subasinghe-Sansara Purudada mey' (Theme from Sihina wasanthayak Sirasa TV)

E - F

Danny Elfman - "Theme from Tales from the Crypt", "The Simpsons Theme", "Dilbert Zone" (Theme from Dilbert), "Theme from Desperate Housewives"
Jack Elliott - "Theme from Barney Miller", "Theme from Charlie's Angels", "Theme from Night Court"
José Feliciano - "Chico and the Man" (Theme from Chico and the Man)
Jerry Fielding - "Theme from Hogan's Heroes"
Foo Fighters - "Next Year" (Theme from Ed)
Charles Fox - "Theme from Happy Days" (with lyricist Norman Gimbel), "Making Our Dreams Come True" (Theme from Laverne & Shirley) (with lyricist Norman Gimbel), "Theme from To Tell the Truth" (with lyricist Paul Alter), "Theme from Wonder Woman", "Theme from The Love Boat" (with Paul Williams)
Aretha Franklin - "Different World" (Theme from A Different World)
Jesse Frederick - "As Days Go By" (Theme from Family Matters), "Everywhere You Look" (Theme from Full House) (with Theresa James), "Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now (Theme from Perfect Strangers)", "Second Time Around", "Theme from Step by Step"
Friendly Indians - "I Know, You Know" (Theme from Psych)
Dominic Frontiere - "Who Needs Wings to Fly?" (Theme from The Flying Nun), "Theme from The Rat Patrol"

G - H

Matthew Gerard and Robbie Nevil - "The Best of Both Worlds" (Theme from Hannah Montana)
Jackie Gleason - "You're My Greatest Love" (Theme from The Honeymooners), "Melancholy Serenade" (Theme from The Jackie Gleason Show)
Andrew Gold - "Thank You for Being a Friend" (Theme from The Golden Girls)
Carey Gold - "The Life That You Love" (Theme from Love of Life), "Here's to Us" (Theme from Ryan's Hope)
Ernest Gold - "Final Frontier" (Theme from Mad About You)
Murray Gold - "Doctor Who (revival)", "Torchwood", "The Sarah Jane Adventures", "Last Tango in Halifax", "The Musketeers"
Jerry Goldsmith - "Theme from Star Trek: The Next Generation", "Theme from Star Trek: Voyager"
Charles Gounod - "Funeral March for a Marionette" (Theme from Alfred Hitchcock Presents)
Ron Grainer - "Theme from Doctor Who", "Theme from The Prisoner"
Amy Grant - "Believe" (Theme from Three Wishes)
George Greeley - "Theme from My Favorite Martian"
Howard Greenfield and Jack Keller - "Theme from Bewitched"
Merv Griffin - "Think Music" (Theme from Jeopardy!), "Changing Keys" (Theme from Wheel of Fortune), "Theme from Merv Griffin's Crosswords"
Guy Gross - "Theme from Farscape"
David Grusin - "Theme from St. Elsewhere"
Vince Guaraldi - "Linus and Lucy" (Theme from Peanuts)
Earle Hagen - "The Fishin' Hole" (Theme from The Andy Griffith Show), "Keep Your Fingers Crossed" (Theme from The Dick Van Dyke Show), "Theme from Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.", "Theme from The Mod Squad", "Theme from The Dukes of Hazzard"
Jan Hammer - "Theme from Miami Vice"
Steve Hampton and John Adair - "Theme from Just Shoot Me!", "Theme from Phil of the Future", "Here I Am (Theme from The Suite Life on Deck)", "Livin' the Suite Life" (Theme from The Suite Life on Deck), "Everything is Not What It Seems" (Theme from Wizards of Waverly Place)
Joe Harnell - "Theme from The Incredible Hulk"
Wilbur Hatch - "Theme from The Lucy Show", "Theme from Here's Lucy"
Isaac Hayes - "Theme from Shaft"
Neal Hefti - "Theme from Batman", "Theme from The Odd Couple"
Jim Helms - "Theme from Kung Fu"
Paul Henning - "The Ballad of Jed Clampett" (Theme from The Beverly Hillbillies), "Theme from Petticoat Junction" (with Curt Massey)
Will Hoge - "You Make Me Happy" (Theme from Still Standing)
James Newton Howard - "Theme from ER", "Theme from The Sentinel"

I - J

Jerrold Immel - "Theme from Dallas", "Theme from Knots Landing", "Theme from King's Crossing", "Theme from Guns of Paradise"
Inner Circle - "Bad Boys" (Theme from Cops)
Bob James - "Angela" (Theme from Taxi)
Waylon Jennings - "Good Ol' Boys" (Theme from The Dukes of Hazzard)
Al Jarreau - "Theme from Moonlighting"
Laurie Johnson - "Theme from The Avengers", "Theme from The Professionals"
Quincy Jones - "Theme from Sanford and Son", "Theme from Ironside"
The Jets - "Theme from Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers
Jami Jamison - "I'm Always Here" (Theme from Baywatch)
Tom Jones - "Duck Dodgers" (Theme from Duck Dodgers)

K - L

Yoko Kanno - "Tank!" / "The Real Folk Blues" (Themes from Cowboy Bebop), "Inner Universe" / "Lithium Flower" (Themes from Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex), "Stray" / "Gravity" (Themes from Wolf's Rain)
Rex Koury - "Old Trail" (Theme from Gunsmoke), "Theme from You Don't Say!"
Milan Kymlicka "Theme from Babar"
Frankie Laine - "Rawhide" (Theme from Rawhide)
Glen A. Larson - "Unknown Stuntman" (Theme from The Fall Guy - sung by Lee Majors)
William Lava - "Theme from F Troop" (with Irving Taylor)
John Lennon and Paul McCartney - "With a Little Help From My Friends" (Theme from The Wonder Years)
Sylvester Levay - "Theme from Airwolf"
Michael A. Levine - "Theme from Cold Case"
Jay Livingston and Ray Evans - "Bonanza" ("Theme from Bonanza"), "Theme from Mister Ed"
Jerry Livingston and Mack David - "Theme from 77 Sunset Strip", "Theme from Surfside 6", "This Is It-The Bugs Bunny Overture" (Theme from The Bugs Bunny Show)
Love Spit Love - "How Soon Is Now?" (Theme from Charmed)
Lady Sovereign - "Love Me or Hate Me (Fuck You!!!!)" (Theme from The Bad Girls Club)

M - N

Mr. Big - "Shine" (End Theme from Hellsing)
Henry Mancini - "Theme from Pink Panther", "Theme from Remington Steele", "Theme from Peter Gunn", "Mystery Movie" Theme / "Sunday Mystery Movie" Theme (often used in Columbo)
Barry Manilow - "Bandstand Boogie" (Theme from American Bandstand)
Richard Markowitz - "Theme from The Wild Wild West"
Massive Attack - "Paradise Circus" (Theme from Luther)
Massive Attack - "Teardrop" (Theme from House)
Mark Mancina - "Theme from The Outer Limits"
Jack Marshall - "Theme from The Munsters", "Theme from Karen" (with Bob Mosher)
Dennis McCarthy - "Theme from V: The Final Battle", "Theme from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine"
Bear McCreary - "Theme from Battlestar Galactica (2004)"
Victor Mizzy - "Theme from The Addams Family", "Theme from Green Acres", "Theme from Captain Nice"
Fred Mollin - "Theme from Friday the 13th: The Series", "Theme from Forever Knight"
Boyce and Hart - "(Theme From) The Monkees" (Theme from The Monkees")
Hugo Montenegro - "Theme from I Dream of Jeannie" (with Buddy Kaye)
Murfin Music International - "Theme from You Bet!" and "Theme from Gladiators"
David Naughton - "Makin' It" (Theme from Makin' It)
Nerf Herder - "Theme from Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
Don Nicholl - "Three's Company" (Theme from Three's Company)
Harry Nilsson - "Best Friend" (Theme from The Courtship of Eddie's Father)

O - P

Oasis - "Half the World Away" (Theme from The Royle Family)
Ozzy Osbourne - "Theme from Dog the Bounty Hunter"
Peter Cetera - "Save Me" (Theme from Baywatch)
John Parker - "Theme from CHiPs" (later arrangement of Parker's theme, done by Alan Silvestri; rejected, un-used theme by Mike Post)
Phantom Planet - "California" (Theme from The O.C.)
Stu Phillips - "Theme from Battlestar Galactica", "Theme from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century", "Theme from Knight Rider", "Theme from Quincy, M.E."
Steve Plunkett - "7th Heaven" (Theme from 7th Heaven)
David Pomeranz - "Theme from Perfect Strangers"
Gary Portnoy - "Theme from Cheers (Where Everybody Knows Your Name)" (Theme from Cheers), "Every Time I Turn Around" (Theme from Punky Brewster)
Mike Post - "Theme from Black Sheep Squadron", "Theme from Doogie Howser, M.D.", "Theme from Hill Street Blues", "Theme from Law & Order", "Theme from Magnum, P.I.", "Theme from Quantum Leap", "Theme from The A-Team", "Theme from The Rockford Files"

Q - S

Queen - "Princes of the Universe" (Theme from Highlander: The Series)
Boots Randolph - "Yakety Sax" (Theme from The Benny Hill Show)
The Rembrandts - "I'll Be There For You" (Theme from Friends)
Remy Zero - "Save Me" (Theme from Smallville)
Sonny Rhodes - "Ballad of Serenity" (Theme from Firefly)
Nelson Riddle - "Theme from Emergency!" (with Billy May), "Theme from Route 66"
RuPaul - "Queer Duck" (Theme from Queer Duck)
Joey Scarbury - "Believe It or Not" (Theme from The Greatest American Hero)
Lalo Schifrin - "Theme from Mission: Impossible", "Theme from Mannix", "Eyewitness News Theme (adapted from the Tar Sequence in the film Cool Hand Luke)"
Franz Schubert - "Sonata No. 20 in A Major, D. 959, IV. Rondo. Allegretto" (Theme from Wings)
Sherwood Schwartz - "The Ballad of Gilligan's Isle" (Theme from Gilligan's Island) (with George Wyle), "Theme from The Brady Bunch" (with Frank De Vol)
Tom Scott - "Gotcha" (Theme from Starsky and Hutch)
John Sebastian - "Welcome Back" (Theme from Welcome Back, Kotter)
Simple Plan - "Theme from What's New, Scooby-Doo?"
Mark Snow - "Theme from The X-Files", "Theme from La Femme Nikita", "Theme from Millennium"
The Solids - "Hey Beautiful" (Theme from How I Met Your Mother), "The Future Is Now" (Theme from Oliver Beene)
Fred Steiner - "Park Avenue Beat" (Theme from Perry Mason)
Morton Stevens - "Theme from Hawaii Five-O", "Theme from "Police Woman""
Matthew Strachan - Theme from "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"
Dinesh Subasinghe-Theme From Sihina Wasanthayak 'sansara purudada mey,' Theme for 'Punchi pahe mang' for Sirasa TV
Irving Szathmary - "Theme from Get Smart"

T - U

John Tesh - "Theme from NBA on NBC"
They Might Be Giants - "Boss of Me" (Theme from Malcolm in the Middle)
Michael Tolcher - "Sooner or Later" (Theme from Life As We Know It)
Pete Townshend - "Who Are You" (Theme from CSI: Crime Scene Investigation), "Won't Get Fooled Again" (Theme from CSI: Miami), "Baba O'Riley" (Theme from CSI: NY)

V - Z

The Von Bondies - "C'mon C'mon" (Theme from Rescue Me)
W. G. Walden - "Theme from Roseanne", "Theme from The West Wing", "Theme from Early Edition", "Theme from My So-Called Life", "Theme from I'll Fly Away"
Russell Watson - "Faith of the Heart" (Theme from Enterprise)
Grover Washington, Jr. - "Theme from The Cosby Show"
John Williams - "Theme from Lost in Space", "Theme from Amazing Stories"
Brian Wilson and Tony Asher - "God Only Knows" (Theme from Big Love)

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