List of television theme music composers
The following 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"
- Mike Altman - "Suicide Is Painless"
- Tony Asher - "God Only Knows"
- 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"
- Pete Baikie - "Shooting Stars"'
- Lazlo Bane - "Superman"
- Jeff Barry - "Without Us" sung by Johnny Mathis
- John Barry - "Theme from The Persuaders", "Theme from The Adventurer "
- Eric Bazilian - "One of Us"
- Jeff Beal - "Theme from Monk"
- Natasha Bedingfield - "Unwritten"
- Drake Bell - "I Found a Way"
- Elmer Bernstein - "Theme from Johnny Staccatto, "Theme from Riverboat''
- Betty - "The L Word Theme ", "It Girl"
- Ken Bichel - "Match Game"
- Jake Black - "Woke Up This Morning"
- Perry Botkin, Jr. - "Nadia's Theme" Theme from Mork & Mindy, ABC Sunday Night Movie
- Lou Briel - "No te Duermas" Telemundo, Puerto Rico
- Danielle Brisebois - "Unwritten"
- David Buttolph - "Maverick"
- Jake Bugg - "Troubled Town"
C - D
- Steve Carlisle - "WKRP in Cincinnati"
- Bob Cobert - "Theme from Dark Shadows;To Tell the Truth;The Price Is Right"
- Frank Comstock - "Theme from Adam-12"
- Marius Constant - "Theme from The Twilight Zone"
- Stewart Copeland - "Theme from The Equalizer"
- Miranda Cosgrove - "Theme from iCarly"
- Alexander Courage - "Theme from '"
- Douglas J. Cuomo - "Theme from Sex and the City"
- Hoyt Curtin - "Theme from Jonny Quest"; "Meet the Flintstones", "Theme from The Jetsons"
- The Dandy Warhols - "We Used to Be Friends"
- Darling Violetta - "Theme from Angel"
- Daughtry - "Home"
- Mack David - "Theme from 77 Sunset Strip", "Theme from Surfside 6", "This Is It-The Bugs Bunny Overture"
- Dick DeBenedictis - "Theme from Matlock", "Theme from '"
- Milton Delugg - The Gong Show; Treasure Hunt"
- Delia Derbyshire - "Theme from Doctor Who"
- Gavin DeGraw - "I Don't Want to Be"
- Frank De Vol - "Theme from My Three Sons", "Theme from Family Affair", "Theme from The Brady Bunch"
- Dido - "Here with Me"
- The Divine Comedy - "Songs of Love"
- DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"
- Hilary Duff - "Come Clean"
- Dinesh Subasinghe - "Sansara Purudada mey"
E - F
- Danny Elfman - "Theme from Tales from the Crypt", "The Simpsons Theme", "Dilbert Zone", "Theme from Desperate Housewives"
- Jack Elliott - "Theme from Barney Miller", "Theme from Charlie's Angels", "Theme from Night Court"
- Ray Evans - "Bonanza", "Theme from Mister Ed"
- Kurt Farquhar - Theme from "Sister, Sister", Theme From "Moesha", Theme From "The Game", Theme From "Being Mary Jane"
- José Feliciano - "Chico and the Man",
- Jerry Fielding - "Theme from Hogan's Heroes"
- Foo Fighters - "Next Year"
- Charles Fox - "Theme from Happy Days", "Making Our Dreams Come True" , "Theme from To Tell the Truth", "Theme from Wonder Woman", "Theme from The Love Boat"
- Aretha Franklin - "Different World"
- Jesse Frederick - "As Days Go By", "Everywhere You Look" , "Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now ", "Second Time Around", "Theme from Step by Step"
- Dominic Frontiere - "Who Needs Wings to Fly?", "Theme from The Rat Patrol", Theme from The Invaders
G - H
- Jackie Gleason - "You're My Greatest Love", "Melancholy Serenade"
- Andrew Gold - "Thank You for Being a Friend"
- Ernest Gold - "Final Frontier"
- Murray Gold - "Doctor Who ", "Torchwood", "The Sarah Jane Adventures", "Last Tango in Halifax", "The Musketeers"
- Jerry Goldsmith - "Theme from The Man from UNCLE, "Theme from '", "Theme from '"
- Charles Gounod - "Funeral March for a Marionette"
- Ron Grainer - "Theme from Doctor Who", "Theme from Man in a Suitcase, "Theme from The Prisoner"
- Amy Grant - "Believe"
- George Greeley - "Theme from My Favorite Martian"
- Howard Greenfield - "Theme from Bewitched"
- Merv Griffin - "Think Music", "Changing Keys", "Theme from Merv Griffin's Crosswords"
- Guy Gross - "Theme from Farscape"
- David Grusin - "Theme from St. Elsewhere"
- Vince Guaraldi - "Linus and Lucy"
- Earle Hagen - "The Fishin' Hole", "Keep Your Fingers Crossed", "Theme from Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.","Theme from I Spy", "Theme from The Mod Squad", "Theme from The Dukes of Hazzard"
- Chuck Hammer - "The First 48"
- Jan Hammer - "Theme from Miami Vice"
- 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"
- Paul Henning - "The Ballad of Jed Clampett", "Theme from Petticoat Junction"
- Will Hoge - "You Make Me Happy"
- 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"
- Bob James - "Angela"
- Waylon Jennings - "Good Ol' Boys"
- 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
- Tom Jones - "Duck Dodgers"
K - L
- Yoko Kanno - "Tank!" / "The Real Folk Blues", "Inner Universe" / "Lithium Flower", "Stray" / "Gravity"
- Bronislaw Kaper - "Theme from The F.B.I."
- Jack Keller - "Theme from Bewitched"
- Milan Kymlicka "Theme from Babar"
- Glen A. Larson - "Unknown Stuntman"
- William Lava - "Theme from F Troop"
- John Lennon - "With a Little Help From My Friends"
- Sylvester Levay - "Theme from Airwolf"
- Michael A. Levine - "Theme from Cold Case"
- Walt Levinsky - "Theme from Family Feud"
- Jay Livingston - "Bonanza", "Theme from Mister Ed"
- Jerry Livingston - "Theme from 77 Sunset Strip", "Theme from Surfside 6", "This Is It-The Bugs Bunny Overture"
- Love Spit Love - "How Soon Is Now?"
- Lady Sovereign - "Love Me or Hate Me "
M - N
- Mr. Big - "Shine"
- Henry Mancini - "Theme from Pink Panther", "Theme from Remington Steele", "Theme from Peter Gunn", "Newhart", "Mystery Movie" Theme / "Sunday Mystery Movie" Theme
- Barry Manilow - "Bandstand Boogie"
- Richard Markowitz - "Theme from The Wild Wild West"
- Massive Attack - "Paradise Circus", "Teardrop"
- Mark Mancina - "Theme from The Outer Limits"
- Jack Marshall - "Theme from The Munsters", "Theme from Karen"
- Dennis McCarthy - "Theme from V: The Final Battle", "Theme from '"
- Paul McCartney - "With a Little Help from My Friends"
- Bear McCreary - "Theme from Battlestar Galactica "
- Vic Mizzy - "Theme from The Addams Family", "Theme from Green Acres", "Theme from Captain Nice"
- Fred Mollin - "Theme from '", "Theme from Forever Knight"
- Boyce and Hart - " The Monkees"
- Hugo Montenegro - "Theme from I Dream of Jeannie"
- Murfin Music International - "Theme from You Bet!" and "Theme from Gladiators"
- David Naughton - "Makin' It"
- Robbie Nevil - "The Best of Both Worlds"
- Nerf Herder - "Theme from Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
- Don Nicholl - "Three's Company"
- Harry Nilsson - "Best Friend"
O - P
- Oasis - "Half the World Away"
- Ozzy Osbourne - "Theme from Dog the Bounty Hunter"
- Peter Cetera - "Save Me"
- Phantom Planet - "California"
- 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"
- David Pomeranz - "Theme from Perfect Strangers"
- Gary Portnoy - "Where Everybody Knows Your Name", "Every Time I Turn Around"
- 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"
- Boots Randolph - "Yakety Sax"
- The Rembrandts - "I'll Be There For You"
- Remy Zero - "Save Me"
- Sonny Rhodes - "Ballad of Serenity"
- Nelson Riddle - "Theme from Emergency!", "Theme from Route 66"
- RuPaul - "Queer Duck"
- Joey Scarbury - "Believe It or Not"
- Lalo Schifrin - "Theme from '", "Theme from Mannix", "Eyewitness News Theme "
- Franz Schubert - "Sonata No. 20 in A Major, D. 959, IV. Rondo. Allegretto"
- Sherwood Schwartz - "The Ballad of Gilligan's Isle" , "Theme from The Brady Bunch"
- Tom Scott - "Gotcha", "Without Us" sung by Johnny Mathis
- John Sebastian - "Welcome Back"
- Simple Plan - "Theme from What's New, Scooby-Doo?"
- Dudley Simpson - "Blake's 7", "The Tomorrow People"
- Mark Snow - "Theme from The X-Files", "Theme from La Femme Nikita", "Theme from Millennium"
- The Solids - "Hey Beautiful", "The Future Is Now"
- Fred Steiner - "Park Avenue Beat"
- Morton Stevens - "Theme from Hawaii Five-O", "Theme from "Police Woman""
- Richard Stone - "Theme from Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain and Freakazoid"
- 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", The I'm Dickens, He's Fenster March
T - U
- John Tesh - "Theme from NBA on NBC"
- They Might Be Giants - "Boss of Me"
- Dimitri Tiomkin - "Rawhide"
- Michael Tolcher - "Sooner or Later"
- Pete Townshend - "Who Are You", "Won't Get Fooled Again", "Baba O'Riley"
V - Z
- The Von Bondies - "C'mon C'mon"
- 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"
- Grover Washington, Jr. - "Theme from The Cosby Show"
- John Williams - "Theme from Kraft Suspense Theatre", "Theme from Lost in Space", "Theme from Amazing Stories"
- Brian Wilson - "God Only Knows"