Archive for April, 2010

Will & Grace Theme Song

1998-2006 The Will & Grace theme song was composed by renowned American composer, Jonathan Wolff, who also composed the slap bass theme for Seinfeld. The song is included in the show’s official soundtrack, Will & Grace: Let the Music Out! where it is credited as “Theme From Will & Grace.” The song lasts only 0:34 [...]

The Golden Girls Theme Song

1985-1992 R.I.P. Beatrice Arthur and Estelle Getty. The theme song for The Golden Girls is “Thank You for Being a Friend.” It was originally performed and written by Andrew Gold in 1978, and was part of his third album All This and Heaven Too. The version used for the show was sung by Cynthia Fee. [...]

ThunderCats Theme Song

These are the animated series of my time The theme song was composed by Swiss composer Bernard Hoffer. He also composed the theme for Silverhawks, which was also developed by the same people, Rankin/Bass Productions, Inc. As to who performed the original song, I still do not know. In the original DVD release of ThunderCats, [...]

Punky Brewster Theme Song

1984-1988 Soleil Moon Frye is now 33 years old. The theme song for Punky Brewster, as the chorus suggests, is entitled “Every Time I Turn Around.” It was performed and co-written by Gary Portnoy, who is known to have sung probably the most famous theme song of all time—Cheers‘ “Where Everybody Knows Your Name.” Both [...]

The King of Queens Theme Song

The King of Queens has got a nice and very appropriate theme song. The song is entitled “Baby All My Life I Will Be Driving Home To You,” and it was composed by American singer and actor Billy Vera. As far as I’m concerned, the song was made especially for the show and is not [...]

Seinfeld Theme Song

The Seinfeld theme song is the one with the slap bass music backed by a mouth of percussive noises. It is greatly associated with the show, and has become one of its signatures. The song was composed by American composer Jonathan Wolff, who also worked on Perfect Strangers, Will & Grace, and King of Queens. [...]

Perfect Strangers Theme Song

It’s eighties day today here at Theme Songs. Perfect Strangers, 1986 – 1993, was this American sitcom that chronicled the rocky coexistence of Larry Appleton, played by Mark Linn-Baker, and his distant cousin from a fictional Greek-like country, Balki Bartokomous, played by Bronson Pinchot. The memorable theme song for Perfect Strangers is entitled “Nothing’s Gonna Stop [...]

Small Wonder Theme Song

1985 – 1989 Who here knows about Small Wonder? It was this American television sitcom about the family of a robotics engineer who creates a robot modeled after a human girl, Vicki, and tries to pass it off as their daughter. The theme song for Small Wonder is entitled “She’s a Small Wonder.” It is [...]

Desperate Housewives Theme Song

The Desperate Housewives theme song is the one that starts with the apple skit. It was created by renowned composer Danny Elfman, who was once the lead singer of the band Oingo Boingo. The Desperate Housewives theme, simply referred to as “Theme” in the show’s official soundtrack, won Danny Elfman the Primetime Emmy Award for [...]

The Office Theme Song

U.S. version The Office, the one with Steve Carell, has a very lively opening tune that starts with the piano. The opening credits scenes evolve from time to time, and up until the fourth season, it played before the show. Onwards it played over the closing credits which previously rolled in silence. The theme song [...]