100 Greatest American TV Themes

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD: 2010 – 1994
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Pacific
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra2:59
2The Wire
London Music Works1:39
3John Adams
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra2:44
4Dexter
London Music Works1:44
5Rome
London Music Works1:28
6CSI: New York
Who’s Who2:44
7Desperate Housewives
performer:
London Music Works (Film & TV soundtracks)
recording of:
Desperate Housewives Theme
composer:
Danny Elfman (American singer and score composer)
London Music Works0:42
8House M.D.
London Music Works2:51
9Lost
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra3:43
10NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service
London Music Works2:15
11The O.C.
Brian Westin / Michigan Music Works3:14
12CSI: Miami
Who’s Who4:03
1324
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
24 (Theme)
composer:
Sean Callery (composer)
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra4:37
14Band Of Brothers
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
performer:
Mario Klemens
recording of:
Band of Brothers (main theme)
orchestrator and composer:
Michael Kamen (American score composer)
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra4:35
15Scrubs
Michigan Music Works3:26
16Six Feet Under
London Music Works2:10
17Smallville
Brian Westin / Michigan Music Works4:04
18CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Who’s Who2:35
19Curb Your Enthusiasm
London Music Works3:30
20The West Wing Main Theme
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra0:55
21Sex And The City
London Music Works0:39
22Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Michigan Music Works1:04
23Hercules – The Legendary Journeys
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra1:04
24Xena: The Warrior Princess
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra1:02
25E.R.
London Music Works1:17
2▼CD: 1994 – 1982
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Friends
executive producer:
Kevin Bright (producer), David Crane (creator of the television sitcom Friends) and Marta Kauffman
vocals:
The Soldiers (singing trio of British Army soldiers)
recording of:
I’ll Be There for You (theme from ‘Friends’)
lyricist:
Allee Willis
additional composer:
David Crane (creator of the television sitcom Friends), Marta Kauffman, Phil Solem and Danny Wilde (The Rembrandts, Great Buildings & The Quick)
composer:
Michael Skloff
The Rembrandts43:01
2Lois And Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra1:03
3NYPD Blue
Mark Ayres3:05
4The X Files
producer:
Mark Ayres (BBC Radiophonic Workshop)
synthesizer:
Mark Ayres (BBC Radiophonic Workshop)
performer:
Mark Ayres (BBC Radiophonic Workshop)
arranger:
Mark Ayres (BBC Radiophonic Workshop)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Silva Screen Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for ©/℗ rights use only) (in 1996)
recording of:
Materia Primoris (The X‐Files, main title)
composer:
Mark Snow (American score composer)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
Mark Ayres3:28
5Melrose Place
recording of:
Melrose Place
composer:
Tim Truman
Daniel Caine Orchestra3:09
6Blossom
orchestra:
Daniel Caine Orchestra
recording of:
Blossom
composer:
Stephen Geyer and Mike Post
Daniel Caine Orchestra3:01
7Law And Order
orchestra:
Daniel Caine Orchestra
conductor:
Daniel Caine
recording of:
Law & Order
composer:
Mike Post
Daniel Caine Orchestra2:49
8Northern Exposure
Daniel Caine Orchestra3:12
9Twin Peaks
London Music Works4:56
10Baywatch
Daniel Caine Orchestra2:30
11Doogie Howser, M.D.
Daniel Caine Orchestra2:39
12Quantum Leap
Daniel Caine Orchestra3:03
13The Simpsons
vocals:
The Williams Family Singers
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra1:41
14Midnight Caller
conductor:
Daniel Caine
instrumental cover recording of:
Midnight Caller
lyricist and composer:
Peter William Ham
Daniel Caine Orchestra2:46
15Roseanne
Daniel Caine Orchestra3:38
16Dallas
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra3:14
17L.A. Law
Daniel Caine Orchestra2:48
18MacGyver
conductor:
Daniel Caine
recording of:
MacGyver
composer:
Randy Edelman (American score composer)
publisher:
Bruin Music Company
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!)
Daniel Caine Orchestra2:38
19Airwolf
Daniel Caine Orchestra3:00
20The Cosby Show
orchestra:
Daniel Caine Orchestra
recording of:
The Cosby Show
composer:
Bill Cosby and Stu Gardner
Daniel Caine Orchestra2:36
21Highway To Heaven
Daniel Caine Orchestra3:19
22Miami Vice
Mark Ayres3:37
23Murder, She Wrote
Daniel Caine Orchestra2:54
24The A-Team – Title Theme
Daniel Caine Orchestra3:29
25Cheers
Chuck Colby / London Music Works3:02
3▼CD: 1982 – 1973
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Knight Rider
London Music Works1:18
2Police Squad
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra1:56
3St. Elsewhere
Daniel Caine Orchestra2:29
4Cagney And Lacey
Daniel Caine Orchestra2:09
5Dynasty
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra2:44
6Hill Street Blues
Daniel Caine Orchestra3:07
7Magnum P.I.
London Music Works2:33
8Buck Rogers In The 25th Century
Daniel Caine Orchestra2:25
9The Dukes of Hazard
performer:
Martin Portier & Michigan Music Works
recording of:
Theme From the Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol’ Boys)
composer:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician)
publisher:
Rich Way Music, Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Ma Portier / Michigan Music Works2:22
10The Littlest Hobo
Keith Ferreira / London Music Works2:39
11Battlestar Galactica
Daniel Caine Orchestra2:10
12The Incredible Hulk
Daniel Caine Orchestra2:06
13Mork And Mindy
Daniel Caine Orchestra2:43
14Taxi
Rob Barron / London Music Works5:56
15Love Boat
Keith Ferreira / London Music Works1:39
16Charlie’s Angels
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Theme (Charlie's Angels)
composer:
Jack Elliott (1927-2001 US film composer) and Allyn Ferguson
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra1:50
17The Muppet Show – Mah Na Mah Na
London Music Works2:06
18The Muppet Show
London Music Works1:16
19Starsky and Hutch
recording of:
Gotcha (Theme From “Starsky & Hutch”)
composer:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
publisher:
EMI Gold Horizon Music Corp., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Richie's Funk Team2:32
20Happy Days
Michigan Music Works1:16
21Little House On The Prairie
Daniel Caine Orchestra2:57
22The Rockford Files
London Music Works3:17
23Wonder Woman
London Music Works1:48
24Kojak
The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra3:15
25The Young And The Restless
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra3:42
4▼CD: 1972 – 1957
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1M.A.S.H.
Mark Ayres3:07
2The Waltons
Daniel Caine Orchestra1:32
3Hawaii Five-0
The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra3:22
4Land Of The Giants
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra1:05
5The High Chaparral
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra1:13
6Ironside
The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra3:59
7Batman
London Music Works2:22
8Charlie Brown
performer:
London Music Works (Film & TV soundtracks)
recording of:
Linus and Lucy
composer:
Vince Guaraldi (pianist)
publisher:
Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc. (publishing – affiliated to BMI)
London Music Works2:22
9Mission: Impossible
The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra4:15
10Star Trek
soprano vocals:
Jill Washington
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
conductor:
Mike Townend
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Silva Screen Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for ©/℗ rights use only) (in 1996) and Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2008)
recording of:
Where No Man Has Gone Before (original Star Trek title theme) (in 1996)
orchestrator:
Mike Townend
additional lyricist:
Gene Roddenberry (television writer and producer)
composer:
Alexander Courage and Gene Roddenberry (television writer and producer)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
part of:
Empath Finale (contains "Theme From Star Trek (TV Series)" by Alexander Courage & Gene Roddenberry and "Mr. Spock" by Gerald Fried)
The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra52:23
11Get Smart
London Music Works2:59
12I Dream Of Jeannie
London Music Works2:01
13Lost In Space
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra1:11
14The Addams Family
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra2:21
15Bewitched
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra0:41
16The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
Daniel Caine Orchestra2:49
17The Munsters
Daniel Caine Orchestra2:31
18The Jetsons
London Music Works3:32
19Top Cat
London Music Works1:37
20The Flintstones
London Music Works1:35
21The Andy Griffith Show
orchestra:
London Music Works (Film & TV soundtracks)
London Music Works0:53
22Rawhide
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra2:18
23The Twilight Zone
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra2:49
24Peter Gunn
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra2:48
25Perry Mason
The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra4:04