Film music, compiled by Kees Hogenbirk. Jazz in Movies #244: American TV shows V.
In this order, you’ll see the title of the series, dates of transmission, and the composer or composers (which are underlined); lyricists are written after the ‘&’, and the track’s duration is last.
- HBO Feature Presentation (’90s) Ferdinand J. Smith 0:46
- The Brothers Grunt (1994-1995) Brendan Dolan/Geoff Whelan 0:56
- Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man (1994-1997) Scott Wilk/Todd Yvega 0:40
- Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1993-2011) Eddie Horst/Sonny Sharrock 0:38
- Barney & Friends (1992-2009) Stephen Bates/Philip A. Parker 0:54
- The Adventures of Pete & Pete (‘Hey Sandy’) (1993-1996) Mark Mulcahy 1:00
- Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? (1991-1996) Sean Altman & David Yazbek 1:36
- Saved by the Bell (1989-1992) Scott Gale 1:05
- My Two Dads (‘You Can Count on Me’) (1987-1990) Greg Evigan/Lenny Macaluso/Michael Jacobs 1:00
- Empty Nest (‘Life Goes On’) (1988-1995) George Tipton & John Bettis 0:55
- Full House (‘Everywhere You Look’) (1987-1995) Jesse Frederick 1:04
- The Nanny (‘The Nanny Named Fran’) (1993-1999) Ann Hampton Callaway (She also sings the theme) 0:48
- Family Matters (‘As Days Go By’) (1989-1998) Jesse Frederick/Bennett Salvay/Scott Roeme 1:22
- Roc (1991-1994) Denzil Foster/Thomas McElroy 0:47
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990-1996) Willard Smith & Jeffrey Townes (rapped by Will Smith) 1:13
- Home Improvement (‘Iron John’s Rock’) (1991-1999) Dan Foliart 1:10
- Roseanne (1988-2018) Dan Foliart/Howard Pearl 1:13
- It’s Garry Shandling’s Show (‘It’s Garry Shandling’s Theme’) (1986-1990) Joey Carbone & Garry Shandling/Alan Zweibel 0:42
- The John Larroquette Show (1993-1996) David Cassidy [yes, from The Patridge Family] 0:48
- Seinfeld (1990-1998) Jonathan Wolf 0:56
- Hudson Street (1995-1996) Jonathan Wolf (sang by Tony Danza) 0:34
- The Single Guy (1995-1997) Ed Alton 0:54
- Anything But Love (1989-1992) J.D. Souther 1:03
- 21 Jump Street (1987-1991) Liam Sternberg, arranged by Jay Gruska, sang by Holly Robinson 1:13
- Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993-1997) Jay Gruska 1:04
- Designing Women (‘Georgia on My Mind’) (1986-1993) (Doc Severinsen plays the theme of Hoagy Carmichael with his big band from 1930, edited by Stuart Gorrell) 0:48
- Wings (1990-1997) (Anton Cooke edited the Rondo from the Piano Sonata in A Major, #D-9959, by Franz Schubert) 0:57
- Beverly Hills 90210 (1990-2000) John E. Davis 1:35
- Melrose Place (1992-1999) Timothy W. Spelling 1:32
- Kids in the Hall (‘Having an Average Weekend’) 1989-1995) Brian Connelly/Reid Diamond/Don Pyle (performed by the Canadian band Shadowy Man on a Shadowy Planet) 1:00
- America’s Most Wanted (1988-2013) Michael Shamberg 1:12
- Unsolved Mysteries (1987-2010) Michael Boyd/Gary Remal Malkin 1:53
- Alien Nation (1989-1991) David Kurtz & Kenneth Johnson 1:42
- Max Headroom (1987) Cory Lerios 1:04
- The Late Show with David Letterman (1993-2015) Paul Shaffer 1:09
- The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (English TV show, 1985) Tim Souster edited Bernie Leadon’s ‘Journey of the Sorcerer’. Performed by Mark Ayres 4:24
- The Munsters (1965-1966) Jack Marshall. Performed by The Daniel Caine Orchestra conducted by Derek Wadsworth 2:29
- Northern Exposure (1990-1995) David Schwartz. Performed by The Daniel Caine Orchestra conducted by Derek Wadsworth 3:11
- Bewitched (1964-1972) Jack Keller/Howard Greenfield. Performed by The City of Prague Philharmonic conducted by Nic Raine 0:39
- Baywatch (1989-2001) Cory Lerios/John d’Andrea/Joe Henry/Jim Jamieson. Performed by The Daniel Caine Orchestra conducted by Derek Wadsworth 2:29
source 1 to 35: ’Television’s Greatest Hits Volume 7, Cable Ready, TV themes from the 80s and 90s’, CD on Cinerama/edel/TVT Records 0022762CIN, Duitsland 1996
source 36 to 40: ’100 Greatest TV Themes. The Ultimate Television Themes Collection’. The City of Prague Philharmonic conducted by Nic Raine/The Daniel Caine Orchestra conducted by Derek Wadsworth,
3 CD-set Silva Screen Records/primetime TVMCD 807, Engeland 2002
