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 Old-Time Radio - Theme Title Index

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This is a cross reference of TITLES of musical compositions used as Old-Time Radio THEMEs in the U.S., the SERIES on which they were used, and the names of COMPOSERS where known.

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THEME TITLE [if known] in Alphabetical Order

SERIES TITLE

COMPOSER(s) [if known]


 
[a tape loop made from a sequence of 1950's AT & T telephone line switching tones generated by analog oscillators]
   by: [no composer]

Signature Sound for: Monitor Radio [N B C Weekend Radio format]

 
[original theme - title unknown]
   by: Howard Barlow; Donald Voorhees

Theme 2 for: March Of Time, The [aka: "The March of Time Quiz"]

 
[original theme - title unknown]
   by: Billy May

Open Theme 2, later episodes for: Ozzie and Harriet, The Adventures of

 
[original theme - title unknown]
   by: George Basil ["Buzz" or "Buzzy"] Adlam

Open Theme 3, later episodes for: Ozzie and Harriet, The Adventures of

 
[original theme - title unknown]
   by: Paul Taubman (??); William Meeder (??)

Theme for: Perry Mason

 
[original theme - title unknown]
   by: Chester ["Chet"] Kingsbury

Theme 2 for: Second Mrs. Burton, The

 
[theme title under investigation]
   by: Bernard Herrmann

Theme 1 for: Ellery Queen, The Adventures of

CBS/NBC/CBS/NBC, 1939-47

 
[theme title under investigation]
   by: probably Mark Warnow

Theme 1 for: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

 
[theme title unknown]
   by: Albert John Jr. ("Bert") Buhrman

Theme for: Dimension X

NBC, 1951 - 52

 
[theme title unknown]
   by: Don Becker

Theme for: Man I Married, The

 
[theme title unknown]
   by: Leith Stevens (??); Charles F. or Paul (??)

Opening Signature for: Shadow, The

 
[theme title unknown]
   by: Don Becker

Theme for: We Love And Learn

 
[theme title unknown]
   by: Albert John Jr. ("Bert") Buhrman

Theme 1 (1951) for: X-Minus-One

 
Abbott and Costello Opening
   by: Alfred ["Al"] Goodman

Theme 4 for: Abbott and Costello Show, The

 
About A Quarter To Nine [from the 1935 Al Jolson film "Go Into Your Dance"]
   by: Harry Warren (m); Al Dubin (w)

Open Theme 3 for: Shell Chateau, The (with Al Jolson)

 
Across The Sea (1919)
   by: Ernest K. Kaai; Johnny Noble; Ray Kinney

Signature Theme on various shows for: Ray Kinney [big band shows]

 
Adventure [aka: Dangerous Assignment Theme]
   by: George Basil ["Buzz"] Adlam

Theme for: Dangerous Assignment

 
Adventure Parade Fanfare
   by: John Marion Gart

Opening Fanfare for: Adventure Parade [children's show with John Drake]

 
Adventure Parade Theme [aka: "Adventure On Parade"]
   by: John Marion Gart

Theme for: Adventure Parade [children's show with John Drake]

 
Ah! Sweet Mystery Of Life (The Dream Melody)
   by: Victor Herbert (m); Rida Johnson Young (w)

Alt. Theme Title for: Lavender and Old Lace

 
Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life [from "Naughty Marietta"]
   by: Victor Herbert (m); Rida Johnson Young (w)

Theme 1 for: Bachelor's Children

 
Aldrich Sub-Theme
   by: Charles F. Paul

Secondary Theme for: Aldrich Family, The

 
Alexander's Ragtime Band
   by: Irving Berlin

Sponsor Billboard Theme for: Young Doctor [Dr.] Malone [Crisco sponsorship]

 
Alice Blue Gown [from the 1919 musical "Irene"]
   by: Harry A. Tierney (m); Joseph McCarthy (w)

Theme for: Girl Who Lives Next Door, The

 
All The World's A Wonderland [aka: "Aldrich Theme"]
   by: Jack Miller (pseudonym of Nelson Cogane)

Theme 3 for: Aldrich Family, The

 
Allegretto, from "Fairy Tale" (Maerchen und Volksliedchen, Opus 135, No. 2)
   by: Karel Komzak II

Theme 1 (instrumental) for: Let's Pretend

 
Allegretto, from "Fairy Tale" (Opus 135, No. 2)
   by: Karel Komzak II

Theme for: Helen and Mary, The Adventures of [predecessor to "Let's Pretend"]

CBS, 1929 - 1934

 
Alma Mater (We Love You Well) (1938)
   by: Norman Cloutier (wm); Vaughn de Leath (wm)

Theme for: All-American College Show, The

 
Aloha Oe (Farewell to Thee)
   by: Queen Lydia Lili`uokalani (of Hawaii)

Close Theme for: Hawaii Calls

 
Alt-Wien, Nr. 11 fur Klavier, fr. "Triakontameron" [Old Vienna, No. 11 for Piano, from "30 Moods and Scenes in Triple Meter"] (1919)
   by: Leopold Godowsky

Theme 2 for: Bright Horizon

 
Always and Always [from the 1937 film "Mannequin"]
   by: Edward Ward (m); Robert B. Wright (w); Chet Forrest (w)

Theme 1 for: Baby Snooks / Good News

 

Theme 1 for: Good News (of 1938-40)

 
Am I To Blame? (1930)
   by: Victor Young (m); M. Neumann (m); Gus Kahn (w); Richard Himber (w)

Signature Theme 1 on various shows for: Richard Himber [orchestra shows]

 
Amazing Mr. Tutt Theme, The
   by: Marlin H. Skiles

Theme for: Amazing Mr. Tutt, The

 
Ambushes Everywhere
   by: [composer under investigation]

Theme for: Terry and the Pirates

 
American Hymn (Of Liberty), The
   by: William Wirges (??)

Open Theme for: Hour of Charm, The

 
American Patrol [adaptation title: "We Must Be Vigilant", from the 1942 film "When Johnny Comes Marching Home"]
   by: Frank W. Meacham (m); Joseph A. Burke (music adapter); Edgar Leslie (words)

Alternate Title, Close Theme for: Hour of Charm, The

 
Anchors Aweigh
   by: Charles A. Zimmerman (m); Alfred Hart Miles (w); R. Lovell (w)

Theme for: Now Hear This

 
Andante Cantabile, First Movement Theme from the "Pathetique" Symphony No. 6 in B minor (Opus 74) [popular title: "The Story of a Starry Night"]
   by: Piotr Ilyich ["Peter"] Tchaikovsky; Joseph Carl Breil (adapter/arranger)

Theme for: Arnold Grimm's Daughter

 
Andante Cantabile, First Movement Theme from the "Pathetique" Symphony No. 6 in B minor (Opus 74) [popular title: "The Story of a Starry Night"]
   by: Piotr Ilyich ["Peter"] Tchaikovsky

Theme for: Ellen Randolph

 
Andante Cantabile, First Movement Theme from the "Pathetique" Symphony No. 6 in B minor (Opus 74) [popular title: "The Story of a Starry Night"]
   by: Piotr Ilyich ["Peter"] Tchaikovsky; Joseph Carl Breil (adapter/arranger)

Theme for: Road of Life, The

 
Andante Religioso (1897)
   by: Francois-Luc J. Thome

Theme for: Hymns Of All Churches

 
Angel's Serenade
   by: Gaetano Braga

Theme 2, from 1943-66 for: Amos 'n' Andy

 
Any Bonds Today?
   by: Irving Berlin

Theme for: Treasury Star Parade

 
Anyone Can Dream
   by: Joseph J. Lilley (m); Mack David (w)

Theme for: Bickersons, The

 

Signature Theme on various shows for: Don Ameche

 
Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better) [from the 1946 musical "Annie Get Your Gun"]
   by: Irving Berlin

Theme for: Chez Show, The [with Mike Wallace]

 
Aphrodite [& Aphrodite Waltz] (from the 1919 musical production "Aphrodite")
   by: Anselm Goetzl (m); John Gart (arr.)

Theme 1 (1937-47, on NBC) for: Guiding Light, The

 
Aphrodite [& Aphrodite Waltz] (from the 1919 musical production "Aphrodite")
   by: Anselm Goetzl

Theme 2 for: Today's Children

 
April Showers (from the 1921 musical "Bombo")
   by: Louis Silvers; B. G. ["Buddy"] DeSylva

Closing Theme for: Al Jolson Show, The

 
April Showers [from the 1921 musical "Bombo" starring Al Jolson ]
   by: Louis Silvers (m); Buddy G. De Sylva (w)

Theme for: Lifebuoy-Rinso Program, The [aka: "Tuesday Night Party", with Al Jolson]

 
April Showers [from the 1921 musical "Bombo"]
   by: Louis Silvers (m); Buddy G. De Sylva (w)

Theme 5 (1947 - 49) for: Kraft Music Hall, The [with Al Jolson]

 
Apurksody
   by: Gene Krupa; Chappie Willet

Signature Theme 1 on various shows for: Gene Krupa [big band shows]

 
Arch of Light
   by: Alexander Laszlo

Open Theme 7 for: General Electric Theatre of the Air [aka: Electric Theatre]

 
Arkansas Traveller, The
   by: Traditional U.S. Folk Song

Theme 1 for: Bob Burns Show, The

 
Armour Theme Song, The
   by: Kenneth ["Kenn"] Sisson

Theme 1 for: Phil Baker Show, The

 
Artistry In Rhythm
   by: Stan Kenton

Signature Theme on various shows for: Stan Kenton [big band shows]

 
As Time Goes By
   by: Herman Hupfeld

Theme for: Exploring Tomorrow

 
Ase's Death, from the "Peer Gynt Suite"
   by: Edvard Grieg

Theme for: Famous Jury Trials

 
At Dawning, I Love You
   by: Charles Wakefield Cadman (m); Nelle Richmond Eberhart (w)

Theme 1 for: Brighter Day, The

 
Au Matin (In the Morning) [from "Morceaux De Salon Choisis"](Op.83)
   by: Benjamin Louis Godard

Theme for: Pepper Young's Family

 
Au Revoir, Pleasant Dreams
   by: Jack Meskill; Jean Schwartz

Close Theme for: Ben Bernie

 
Auld Lang Syne
   by: Traditional Scottish Air w/words by Robert Burns

Theme for: Between The Bookends

 
Auld Lang Syne
   by: Traditional Scottish Air from the early 18th century; words by Scottish poet Robert Burns

Signature Theme 1 on various shows for: Guy Lombardo [orchestra shows]

 
Autumn Nocturne
   by: Josef Myrow (m); Kim Gannon (w)

Theme 4 for: Today's Children

 
Avalon [from the 1920 musical "Sinbad"]
   by: Vincent Rose; Al Jolson

Theme for: Avalon Time

 

Signature Theme 5 on various shows for: Guy Lombardo [orchestra shows]

 
Babbie Waltzes, The [from the play, "The Little Minister"] (1897)
   by: William Fuerst

Theme for: Ponds Players, The

 
Baby Shoes (1916)
   by: Joe Goodwin; Ed Rose; Al Piantadosi

Theme 1 for: Baby Rose Marie

 
Back In The Saddle Again
   by: Ray Whitley; Gene Autry

Theme 2 for: Melody Ranch (with Gene Autry)

 
Band of America March, The
   by: Paul Lavalle

Theme 1 for: Cities Service Band Of America, The

NBC, 1948 - 1956

 
Band Played On, The (1926)
   by: John F. Palmer; Charles B. Ward

Theme 2 for: Gay Nineties Revue, The [with Joe Howard]

 
Barbasol, Barbasol [jingle set to the air: Tammany]
   by: based upon the old English air "Tammany" Traditional

Theme 1 for: Singin' Sam (the Barbasol Man)

 
Barron's Theme, The
   by: Gustave W. ["Gus"] Haenschen

Theme for: Barron, The

 
Bartons, The
   by: Don Marcotte

Theme 1 for: Bartons, The / Bud Barton / Story of Bud Barton

 
Basin Street Blues
   by: Spencer Williams

Theme for: Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street

 
Be Happy, Go Lucky [Lucky Strike Jingle]
   by: Raymond Scott (pseudonym of Harry Warnow)

Lucky Strike Open Theme for: Jack Benny Program, The

 

Open Theme 3 for: Your Lucky Strike Hit Parade

 
Beautiful Dreamer
   by: Stephen C. Foster

Theme 1 for: Arthur Godfrey Time

 
Beautiful Lady
   by: Leo Arnaud

Theme for: Mary Margaret McBride

 
Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms
   by: Irish Air: "My Lodging Is In the Cold Ground" (m); Thomas Moore (w)

Theme for: Aunt Jenny's Real Life Stories

 
Bell Waltz, The [aka: Bell Telephone Waltz][vocal title: Music of Love]
   by: Donald David Voorhees

Theme for: Telephone Hour, The

 
Beside An Open Fireplace
   by: Will Osborne; Paul Denniker

Signature Theme 1 on various shows for: Will Osborne Orchestra, The

 
Bewitched [aka: "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered", from the 1941 musical "Pal Joey"]
   by: Richard Rodgers (m); Lorenz Hart (w)

Theme for: Mister [Mr.] Aladdin

 
Beyond The Blue Horizon [from the 1930 film "Monte Carlo"]
   by: Richard Whiting (m); W. Franke Harling (m); Leo Robin (w)

Theme 2 for: Lorenzo Jones

 
Big Boy
   by: Jack Meakin (m); Foster Carling (w)

Theme 2, circa 1945-52 for: Great Gildersleeve, The

NBC

 
Big City Serenade, A
   by: Don Marcotte

Theme for: Big City Serenade

1951 - 53

 
Big Show, The [from the 1918 musical "Head Over Heels"]
   by: Jerome Kern

Theme 1 for: Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy Show [Chase and Sanborn]

 
Big Story Theme, The
   by: Wladimir Selinsky

Theme Medley, Part 1 for: Big Story, The

 
Bless This House (1932)
   by: Helen Taylor; Maye H. Brahe

Close Theme for: Prudential Family Hour, The

 
Blossoms
   by: Alexander Albert Avola

Signature Theme on various shows for: Tony Pastor [big band shows]

 
Blue Flame
   by: Joseph ("Joe") Bishop (m); James Noble (m); Leo Corday (w)

Signature Theme 1 on various shows for: Woody Herman [big band shows]

 
Blue Moon [not written for any particular show]
   by: Richard Rodgers (m); Lorenz Hart (w)

Theme for: Hollywood Hotel [with Louella Parsons]

 
Blue Prelude
   by: Joseph ("Joe") Bishop; Gordon Jenkins

Signature Theme 2 on various shows for: Woody Herman [big band shows]

 
Blue Rey
   by: Kenneth Farrar

Signature Open Theme on various shows for: Alvino Rey [orchestra shows]

 
Blue Shadows On The Trail
   by: Eliot Daniel; Johnny Lange

Theme 1 for: Sons of the Pioneers, The [vocal group shows]

 
Blues Serenade, A
   by: Frank Signorelli; Mitchell Parish; Jimmy Lytell; Vincent Grande

Signature Theme on various shows for: Henry King [big band shows]

 
Body And Soul
   by: Johnny Green (m); Edward Heyman (w); Robert Sour (w); Frank Eyton (w)

Signature Theme on various shows for: Coleman Hawkins [big band shows]

 
Bold Venture Original Theme
   by: David D. Rose

Theme for: Bold Venture

 
Boothill (Signature)
   by: Rex Koury

Act Opener for: Gunsmoke

 
Boston Blackie
   by: Lew White

Theme for: Boston Blackie

 
Boston Tea Party, The
   by: Frank Ryerson

Signature Theme on various shows for: Mal Hallet [big band shows]

 
Bows and Strings [aka: My Little Margie Theme], from the "Structural Music" library
   by: Alexander Laszlo

Main & End Theme 2 for: My Little Margie

 
Box 13
   by: Rudy Schrager

Theme for: Box 13 [produced by and starring Alan Ladd]

Syndicated (1948)

 
Brahms' Lullaby (Wiegenlied) Opus 49, No. 4
   by: Johannes Brahms

Theme 2 for: Bachelor's Children

 

Theme for: Hilltop House

 
Break The Bank Theme
   by: Peter Van Steeden Jr.

Theme 2 for: Break The Bank

 
Breakfast Club Makes Life Easier
   by: Leroy Shield (m); Donald T. McNeill (w)

Open Song 3 for: Breakfast Club with Don McNeill, The

 
Breezin' Along With The Breeze (1926)
   by: Richard Whiting; Haven Gillespie; Seymour Simons

Theme for: Lou Breese Orchestra, The [aka: "The Sheaffer Parade"]

 
Breezing Along With The Breeze
   by: Richard Whiting; Haven Gillespie; Seymour B. Simons

Theme for: Fred Waring [music shows featuring his Chorus]

 
Bright Horizon
   by: John Marion Gart; Tot Seymour

Theme 3 for: Bright Horizon

 
Bright On The Corner
   by: [unknown]

Theme 1 for: Silver Dust Twins [Goldy and Dusty, aka: "The Gold Dust Twins"]

 
Brighter Tomorrow, A
   by: John Marion Gart

Theme 1 for: Brighter Tomorrow, A/The Gabriel Heatter Show

 
Brooks Theme [aka: Our Miss Brooks Theme]
   by: Wilbur Hatch

Theme for: Our Miss Brooks

 
Brutal Regiment, a B-movie cue adapted for the MUTEL Music Service as "Dramatic Main Title #1 (MT 14)" [aka: Q 12-2: THEME No. 2 Long Version (Dramatic-Full), in the Capitol "Q" Series library]
   by: Herschel Burke Gilbert (m); Joseph Mullendore (adapter)

Theme 3 (circa 1950) for: True Detective

 
Bubbles In The Wine
   by: Robert ("Bob") Calame; Frank Loesser; Lawrence Welk

Signature Theme on various shows for: Lawrence Welk [orchestra shows]

 
Bye-Lo-Bye Lullaby
   by: Terry Shand; Jason Matthews

Signature Theme 1 on various shows for: Freddie Martin [orchestra shows]

 
Ca C'est Paris
   by: Lucien Jean Boyer; Jacques Charles; Jose Padilla-Sanchez

Theme for: Evening In Paris, An

 
California Melodies
   by: David D. Rose

Theme for: California Melodies (with David Rose and his Orchestra)

 
California, Here I Come (from the 1924 Broadway Musical "Bombo")
   by: Buddy G. De Sylva; Joseph Meyer; Al Jolson

Primary Theme for: George Jessel Show, The

 
Camel Theme
   by: Freddie Rich

Theme 2 for: Abbott and Costello Show, The

 
Camel Theme [expanded arrangement]
   by: Freddie Rich (probably adapted/arranged by Wilbur Hatch??)

Theme for: Screen Guild Players/The Camel's Show [sponsor: Camel Cigarettes]

NBC, 1948

 
Camels -- Theme Song
   by: Robert Emmet Kelly

Theme 3 (circa 1948) for: Abbott and Costello Show, The

 
Campbells Are Coming, The
   by: Traditional Scottish Air

Theme 3 for: Burns and Allen

 
Campbells Are Coming, The
   by: Traditional Scotch Air

Signature Theme 2 on various shows for: Eddie Cantor

 
Candy
   by: Alex Kramer; Mack David; Joan Whitney;

Theme for: Candy Matson

 
Caprice Moderne
   by: Jerry Carretta

Signature Theme on various shows for: Lee Castle

 
Caprice Viennois
   by: Fritz Kreisler

Theme for: Moon River

 
Captain Midnight
   by: Don A. Ferris; Irving Friedman

Theme 2 for: Captain Midnight

 
Caress
   by: Percy Faith (m)

Theme for: Woolworth Hour, The (with conductor Percy Faith)

CBS, 1955 - 57

 
Casey Theme
   by: John Marion Gart

Theme 2 for: Casey, Crime Photographer/Flashgun Casey/Crime Photographer

 
Cavalcade of Bands Theme
   by: Jerome Brainin; Buddy Kaye

Theme for: Cavalcade of Bands

 
Cecile Waltz (1914)
   by: Frank W. McKee

Theme 1 for: Girl Alone, A

 
Champion Sparkers March
   by: Gustave ["Gus"] Haenschen

Theme for: Champion Spark Plug Hour, The

 
Chandu Theme
   by: Felix Mills

Theme for: Chandu, The Magician

 
Chanson Bohemien [aka: Chanson Bohemienne]
   by: Ray Carter; Jean Andre Balogh

Theme 3 for: Vic and Sade

 
Chant Of The Weed
   by: Don Redmond

Signature Theme on various shows for: Don Redmond [big band shows]

 
Charlie, My Boy
   by: Gus Kahn; Ted Fiorito

Open Theme 1 for: Spike Jones Show, The

 
Cheerio!
   by: Irving Fields

Theme 1 for: Girl Back Home, The

 
Cherokee (Indian Love Song)
   by: Ray Noble

Signature Theme 1 on various shows for: Charlie Barnet [big band shows]

 
Chicago
   by: Lew Pollack; Clare Sidney

Opening Medley, Part 1 for: Life With Luigi

 
Chicago Theatre of the Air Theme
   by: Adolf G. Hoffmann (m); Francis Coughlin (w)

Theme for: Chicago Theatre of the Air, The

Mutual

 
Chicken Every Sunday Theme
   by: Henry Russell (professional name of Henry Russell Olson)

Theme for: Chicken Every Sunday

 
Chopsticks [aka: The Celebrated Chop Waltz]
   by: Arthur [pseudonym of Euphemia Allen] de Lulli

Theme for: Stoopnagle and Bud

 
Christopher Columbus
   by: Leon Berry (m); Andy Razaf (w)

Signature Theme on various shows for: Fletcher Henderson [big band shows]

 
Christopher Wells Theme
   by: Peter Van Steeden Jr.

Theme for: Christopher Wells, The Adventures of

 
Church-Mouse On A Spree (1936)
   by: Frankie Froeba

Signature Theme on various shows for: Milt Herth Trio, The

 
Cigarette, Sweet Music, and You, A
   by: Roy Ringwald

Open Theme for: Chesterfield Supper Club, The [with Perry Como]

 

Open Theme for: Chesterfield Time [with Fred Waring]

 
Cimarron [aka: "Cimarron (Roll On)"] (1942)
   by: Johnny Bond

Open Theme for: Jimmy Wakely Show, The

 
Ciribiribin
   by: Alberto Pestalozza (m); Harry James (adapter); Jack Lawrence (adapter); Rudolf Thaler (English words)

Signature Theme on various shows for: Harry James [big band shows]

 
Cisco Kid [Radio Theme], The
   by: Albert Glasser

Theme for: Cisco Kid, The

 
Cities Service March, The
   by: Rosario Bourdon

Theme for: Cities Service [Band] Concerts

NBC, 1927 - 1938

 
Cities Service Triumphal March, The
   by: Paul Lavalle

Theme 2 for: Cities Service Band Of America, The

NBC, 1948 - 1956

 
City Night [ASCAP & BMI title -- some sources call it: City Lights(??)]
   by: Alexander ["Alec"] Wilder (ASCAP/BMI); William Engvick (BMI); Truman Elliot ["Jack"] Jenney (ASCAP)

Signature Theme on various shows for: Jack Jenney [big band shows]

 
Clair de Lune [from the "Suite Bergamasque"]
   by: Claude Achille Debussy

Theme for: Family Hour, The

 

Theme 1 for: Major Bowes' Capitol Family

 

Bridge Music for: Moon River

 

Theme for: Poet's Gold

 

Theme for: Story of Mary Marlin, The

 
Clicquot March, The
   by: Harry F. Reser

Theme for: Clicquot Club Eskimos, The

 
Clock Theme
   by: Bernard Green

Theme 2 for: Clock, The

 
Clock, The
   by: John Gart

Theme 1 for: Clock, The

 
Club Matinee Theme
   by: Rex Maupin

Theme for: Club Matinee

 
Clyde Beatty Circus March
   by: Albert Glasser

Theme for: Clyde Beatty Show, The

 
Coca-Cola Company Theme, The [aka: Coca-Cola Signature]
   by: Leonard Joy

Theme for: Coke Club, The [with Morton Downey]

 

Theme 3 for: Spike Jones Show, The [Coca-Cola Sponsorship]

 

Theme for: Spotlight Bands [aka: "Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands"]

 
Cocktails For Two [from the 1934 film "Murder at the Vanities"]
   by: Sam Coslow; Arthur Johnston; Spike Jones (comedy arr.)

Theme 2 for: Spike Jones Show, The

 
Colgate Jingle ["Use Tooth Powder Ev'ry Day, Brush Your Teeth The Colgate Way"]
   by: [composer unknown]

Opening Billboard for: Al Jolson Show, The

 
Colgate Shave Cream jingle [to the tune of "Mademoiselle from Armentieres"]
   by: Trad. WW I song: "Mademoiselle From Armentieres" aka "Hinky Dinky Parlez-Vous"

Theme for: Colgate Sports Newsreel, The [with Bill Stern]

 
Columbia, The Gem Of The Ocean
   by: David T. Shaw (m); Thomas A. Beckett (w)

Theme for: Don Winslow of the Navy

 
Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are [used in the 1944 film "Step Lively"]
   by: Jule Styne (m); Sammy Cahn (w)

Theme 2 for: Baby Rose Marie

 
Comin' Through The Rye
   by: Traditional Scottish Air

Signature Theme 2 on various shows for: Guy Lombardo [orchestra shows]

 
Comin' Through the Rye (When a Body Meets a Body)
   by: Traditional Scottish Air

Theme 1 for: Burns and Allen

 
Concerto for Piano, in A Minor (Op. 16), Theme from (1863)
   by: Edvard H. Grieg

Theme for: Action Theatre

 
Contented
   by: Don Bestor; Roy Turk

Theme for: Carnation Contented Hour, The

 
Contrasts
   by: Jimmy Dorsey

Signature Theme on various shows for: Jimmy Dorsey [big band shows]

 
Cool Water
   by: Bob Nolan

Theme 3 for: Sons of the Pioneers, The [vocal group shows]

 
Coronation March [La Marche du Sacre] from the opera "The Prophet" [Le Prophete]
   by: Giacomo Meyerbeer

Theme for: Tale Of Today, A

 
Could My Song On Wings Go Flying? (1942)
   by: Reynaldo Hahn (m); Victor Marie Hugo (French w); Roy Ringwald (Eng. w)

Theme 3 for: Bachelor's Children

 
Country Gardens [aka: "The Vicar of Bray"; aka: "The Quaker's Opera" (1728)]
   by: Traditional English air from the 18th Century

Theme for: Travels of Mary Ward, The

 
Cradle Song (1934)
   by: Carl Hoeffle

Thought For Tomorrow Segment Theme for: Household Hour, The [aka: "The Household Program"]

 

Theme for: Thought for Tomorrow, A [formerly a segment of "The Household Hour"]

 
Crazy People [from the 1932 film "The Big Broadcast"]
   by: James V. ["Jimmy"] Monaco; Edgar Leslie

Theme 2 for: Burns and Allen

 

Theme for: Cuckoo Hour, The [with Raymond Knight]

 
Cresta Blanca Theme (jingle)
   by: [unknown]

Billboard Theme for: Cresta Blanca Hollywood Players, The

 
Cresta Blanca Waltz
   by: Morton Gould

Theme for: Cresta Blanca Hollywood Players, The

 
Crime Classics Theme
   by: Bernard Herrmann

Theme for: Crime Classics

 
Crime Photographer Opening Theme
   by: Archie Bleyer

Theme 1 for: Casey, Crime Photographer/Flashgun Casey/Crime Photographer

 
Cuban Pete
   by: Jose Norman

Signature Theme on various shows for: Desi Arnaz [band shows]

 
Dance Of The Blue Devils
   by: Les Brown

Signature Theme 1 on various shows for: Les Brown [big band shows]

 
Dancing Sound, The
   by: Charles Albertine

Signature Theme on various shows for: Les Elgart [big band shows]

 
Danger Ahead
   by: Walter Schumann; Miklos Rozsa

Opening Signature for: Dragnet

 
Danny Boy [Londonderry Air]
   by: Traditional Irish Air

Signature Theme on various shows for: Bobby Byrne [big band shows]

 
Darling Je Vous Aime Beaucoup
   by: Anna Sosenko

Theme for: Hildegarde's Raleigh Room

 
Darling Nellie Gray
   by: Benjamine R. Hanby

Open Theme for: Just Plain Bill

 
Day Dreams Come True At Night (1940)
   by: Dick Jurgens (m); Ralph Freed (w)

Signature Theme on various shows for: Dick Jurgens [big band shows]

 
Days Gone By
   by: Jack Meakin

Theme for: Jonathon Trimble, Esq.

Mutual, 1946

 
Dear Old Girl
   by: Theodore Morse; Richard Buck

Theme for: Aunt Mary

 
Dear One Good Night (radio title: Saying Adieu) (1931)
   by: Jimmie Gallagher; Bob Ellsworth; Jack Erickson

Signature Theme on various shows for: Jimmie Gallagher [vocalist]

 
Death Valley Days
   by: Joseph Bonime

Opening Bugle Call Signature for: Death Valley Days

 
December Bride Theme
   by: Eliot Daniel

Theme for: December Bride

 
Deep Forest
   by: Earl ("Fatha") Hines (m); Reginald Foresyth (m); Andy Razaf (w)

Signature Theme on various shows for: Earl "Fatha" Hines [big band shows]

 
Deep Purple
   by: Peter De Rose (m); Mitchell Parish (w)

Theme for: Parker Family, The

 
Deep Purple (1939) [instrumental version (1934)]
   by: Peter De Rose (m); Mitchell Parish (w)

Theme for: Breen and De Rose

 
Defense Attorney Theme
   by: Rex Koury

Theme for: Defense Attorney

 
Destiny (Valse Lente)(1912) [aka: "Destiny Waltz (What Do We Know of the Morrow?)"]
   by: Sydney Baynes (m); D. Eardley-Wilmot (w)

Theme 1 (4/29/1932 - 10/13/1940) for: One Man's Family

 
Diane [aka: "(I'm In Heaven When I See You Smile) Diane", from the 1927 film "Seventh Heaven"]
   by: Lew Pollack; Erno Rapee

Theme 2 for: Second Husband [aka: "The Famous Actors Guild"]

 
Diane [from the 1927 film "Seventh Heaven"]
   by: Lew Pollack; Erno Rapee

Theme for: Dog Heroes

 

Theme for: We Are Four

 
Dispy Doodle, The
   by: Larry Clinton

Signature Theme on various shows for: Larry Clinton [big band shows]

 
Dixie [original title: "Dixie's Land"]
   by: Daniel Decatur ["Dan"] Emmett;

Theme (circa 1943) for: Aunt Jemima [aka: Cabin at the Crossroads]

1933 - 53

 
Does Your Heart Beat For Me?
   by: Russ Morgan

Signature Theme on various shows for: Russ Morgan [orchestra shows]

 
Dollar a Minute, A
   by: Eliot Daniel

Theme for: Dollar a Minute, A

 
Dome of Light
   by: Alexander Laszlo

Close Theme 7 for: General Electric Theatre of the Air [aka: Electric Theatre]

 
Donkey Serenade,The [trio section] [from the 1937 movie "The Firefly"]
   by: Rudolph Friml; Herbert Stothart

Theme 2 for: Glamour Manor

 
Donna Diana [opera] Overture [aka: Challenge of the Yukon]
   by: Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek

Theme for: Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (Challenge of the Yukon)

 
Don't Worry (About Tomorrow) [from the 1943 film "Salute For Three"]
   by: Jule Styne (m); Kim Gannon (w)

Close Theme for: Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney Show, The

 
Double Concerto, Theme from the -[2nd Movement Theme from the "Concerto in A Minor, Opus 102, for Violin, Cello and Orchestra"]
   by: Johannes Brahms (m); Cy Feuer (arranger)

Theme 2 for: Ford Theatre

 
Double-R-Bar, The [aka: It's Roundup Time on the Double-R-Bar]
   by: Dale Evans

Post Cereals Sponsorship Open Theme, before 1953 for: Roy Rogers Show, The

 
Down Hoosier Way
   by: Ruth V. Frank; Johnny Polce; Eleanor Smythe

Theme for: Hoosier Hop, The

 
Down On The Old Party Line
   by: Elsie Mae Emerson

Theme 3, circa 1946-53 for: Lum and Abner

 
Down The Road To Sunshine [aka: "Down The Road To Sunshine Land"]
   by: Traditional Barbershop Quartet song published by Gaumont

Theme for: Fleischmann Radio Hour, The (with Rudy Vallee)

 
Downhearted Blues
   by: Alberta Hunter; Lovie Austin

Theme 2 for: Beulah Show, The

 
Dragnet March
   by: Walter Schumann

Main & End Title Theme March for: Dragnet

 
Dream
   by: Johnny Mercer

Close Theme for: Johnny Mercer Show, The [aka: "The Johnny Mercer Music Shop"]

NBC

 
Dream Melody, The [from the operetta "Naughty Marietta", vocal title: "Ah! Sweet Mystery Of Life"] (1910)
   by: Victor Herbert

Theme for: Lavender and Old Lace

 
Dream of Olwen, The [from the 1947 British film "While I Live"]
   by: Charles Williams

Theme 1 for: Hallmark Playhouse/Hallmark [Radio] Hall of Fame

 
Dream Rhapsody [based upon the 2nd Mvt. of the Franck Symphony in D-Minor, as popularized in an arrangement by Les Baxter and Leonard Pennario]
   by: Cesar Franck

Alt. Theme Title for: Quiet, Please

 
Dream Serenade
   by: Gustave W. ["Gus"] Haenschen (m); Alfred Bryan (w)

Theme for: American Album of Familiar Music, The

 
Dream Sonata
   by: Harold Spina; Jack Fina

Signature Theme on various shows for: Jack Fina

 
Dream Waltz, The
   by: [under investigation]

Theme 1 for: Myrt and Marge

 
Drifting And Dreaming (Sweet Paradise)
   by: Egbert Van Alstyne (m); Erwin R. Schmidt (m); Loyal B. Curtis (m); Haven Gillespie (w)

Signature Theme on various shows for: Orrin Tucker [big band shows]

 
Dry My Tears
   by: Les Paul (pseudonym of Lester William Polsfuss)

Theme for: Les Paul Show with Mary Ford, The

Syndicated (circa 1949 - 1950)

 
East St. Louis Toodle-oo
   by: Edward Kennedy ["Duke"] Ellington; Bubber Miley

Signature Theme 1 on various shows for: Duke Ellington [big band shows]

 
Eight Bars In Search Of A Melody
   by: Will Hudson

Signature Theme on various shows for: The Hudson-DeLange Band [big band shows]

 
Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life) (Op. 40) (1841)
   by: Richard Strauss

Theme 1 for: Mister [Mr.] District Attorney

 
El Capitan (March)
   by: John Philip Sousa

Theme 3 for: March Of Time, The [aka: "The March of Time Quiz"]

 
El Capitan (March) [trio section]
   by: John Phillip Sousa

Opening Medley, Part 2 for: Fred Allen Program, The [aka: Town Hall Tonight]

 
Eleanor (A Serenade)
   by: Jessie L. Deppen

Theme 1, circa 1931-41 for: Lum and Abner

 
Electric Theatre Theme
   by: Wladimir Selinsky

Theme 2 for: General Electric Theatre of the Air [aka: Electric Theatre]

 
Elk's Parade, The
   by: Bobby Sherwood

Signature Theme on various shows for: Bobby Sherwood [big band shows]

 
Ellery Queen Theme
   by: Ray Carter

Theme 2 for: Ellery Queen, The Adventures of

CBS/NBC/CBS/NBC, 1939-47

 
Ellery Queen Theme
   by: Chester ["Chet"] Kingsbury

Theme 5 for: Ellery Queen, The Adventures of

CBS/NBC/CBS/NBC, 1939-47

 
Estrellita (My Little Star)
   by: Manuel M. Ponce

Theme for: Valiant Lady

 
Evening Prayer [Abendsegen, aka "Children's Prayer"], from the opera "Hansel and Gretel"
   by: Engelbert Humperdinck

Theme for: Ford Sunday Evening Hour, The [music] / Ford Summer Hour

 

Theme for: Ford's Sunday Evening Hour Of Classics

NBC

 
Evening Prayer [aka: "Children's Prayer", from "Hansel and Gretel"]
   by: Engelbert Humperdinck

Theme for: Detroit Symphony Broadcasts, The

 
Eventide
   by: Arthur Kay

Theme 2 for: Those We Love

 
Eversharp Jingle [aka: "Buy Eversharp"]
   by: Bernard [??] Green

Theme for: Let Yourself Go [with Milton Berle]

 
Eversharp Jingle [aka: Buy Eversharp]
   by: Bernard [??] Green

Opening Billboard 1 for: Milton Berle Show, The

1936 - 1949

 
Ev'rything's Been Done Before (from the 1935 film "Reckless")
   by: Harold Adamson; Edwin Knopf; Jack King

Theme for: Art Jarrett [big band shows]

 
Excerpt from the opera "Lohengrin"
   by: Richard Wagner

Theme for: Tune Detective, The [with Sigmund Spaeth]

 
Eyes of Texas, The
   by: Traditional folk song "I've Been Working On The Railroad" (m); John Sinclair (w)

Opening Medley, Part 1 for: Tales of the Texas Rangers

 
F B I Theme
   by: Wladimir Selinksy (may be an adaptation of the Prokofiev theme)

Theme 2 for: FBI in Peace and War, The

 
Falling In Love With You [aka: (Was I To Blame For) Falling In Love With You?]
   by: Victor Young; Gus Kahn; Chester Conn

Theme 2 for: Studebaker Champions, The

 
Fan Fare
   by: John Brunker ["Jack"] Meakin

Theme for: Bughouse Rhythm

 
Fanfare & Opening, for Armstrong Theater
   by: Harold Levey

Theme 1 for: Armstrong Theater of Today, The

 
Fanfare For The Common Man
   by: Aaron Copland

Theme for: You Are There

 
Farmer In The Dell, The (circa 1880's)
   by: Traditional American children's game song

Theme 1 for: Misadventures of Si and Elmer, The

 
Fascination Waltz
   by: Al Lewis; Dave Rubinoff

Signature Theme 2 on various shows for: Rubinoff Orchestra, The

 
Fat Man Polka
   by: Bernard ["Bernie"] Green (psuedonym of Bernard Greenwald)

Theme for: Fat Man, The

 
Father Knows Best Theme [vocal title: Waiting]
   by: Don Ferris (m); Irving Friedman (m); Leon Pober (w)

Theme for: Father Knows Best

 
FBI March, The [aka: Theme/FBI]
   by: Nathan Van Cleave

Theme for: This Is Your FBI

ABC, 1945-53

 
Fitch Shampoo Jingle, to the tune of "Smile For Me"
   by: Phil Baxter

Theme 1 for: Fitch Bandwagon, The

 
Flame Of Freedom Is Burning, The
   by: Richard Rodgers (m); Lorenz Hart (w)

Specially Commissioned Theme for: Keep 'Em Rolling

 
Flapper Wife, The
   by: Karl Rupp

Theme for: Flapper Wife, The

 
Flight of the Bumblebee, The [from the 1900 opera "The Tale of Tsar Saltan"]
   by: Nicolai Andreyevitch Rimsky-Korsakov

Theme for: Green Hornet, The

 
Flyin' Home
   by: Lionel Hampton (m); Benny Goodman (m); Sid Robin (w)

Signature Theme on various shows for: Lionel Hampton [big band shows]

 
Flying Dutchman Overture [to the opera "The Flying Dutchman"]
   by: Richard Wagner

Theme 1 for: Captain Midnight

 
For He's A Jolly Good Fellow [aka: The Bear Went Over The Mountain]
   by: Traditional French-English Folk Song Melody; Bernard ["Bernie"] (arranger) Green (pseudonym of Bernard Greenwald)

Opening Medley, Part 2 for: Henry Morgan Show, The [aka: Here's Morgan]

 
Ford Theatre - Closing Theme I
   by: Lyn Murray (pseudonym of Lionel Breeze)

Closing Theme 1 for: Ford Theatre

 
Ford Theatre - Opening Theme I
   by: Lyn Murray (pseudonym of Lionel Breeze)

Opening Theme 1 for: Ford Theatre

 
Forecast Theme
   by: Bernard Herrmann

Theme for: Forecast

CBS

 
Forgotten Melody, The
   by: Gustave ["Gus"] Kahn; Jesse Crawford

Theme for: Jesse Crawford [organist]

 
Fort Laramie Story, The
   by: Frederick ["Fred"] Steiner

Open Theme for: Fort Laramie Story, The

 
Frank Merriwell Theme
   by: John Winters

Theme 2 for: Frank Merriwell, The Adventures of

 
Fred Allen's Alley Theme
   by: Alfred Goodman

Theme 2 for: Fred Allen's Alley

 
Friendship [from the 1939 musical "Dubarry Was a Lady"]
   by: Cole Porter

Theme 1 for: My Friend Irma

 
Front Page Farrell
   by: Ann Leaf

Sub-Theme for: Front Page Farrell

 
Frontier Gentleman Opening and Closing
   by: Jerrald ["Jerry"] Goldsmith

Theme for: Frontier Gentleman

 
Funiculi-Funicula
   by: Luigi Denza

Theme 1 [comedy] for: Lorenzo Jones

 
Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
   by: Henry Russell (professional name of Henry Russell Olson)

Theme 4 for: Ellery Queen, The Adventures of

CBS/NBC/CBS/NBC, 1939-47

 
G E Fanfares
   by: John Marion Gart

Opening Fanfare for: General Electric Theatre of the Air [aka: Electric Theatre]

 
G E Theme
   by: John Marion Gart

Theme 1 for: General Electric Theatre of the Air [aka: Electric Theatre]

 
Gabriel Heatter Opening and Closing
   by: Melvyn Lenard Gordon

Theme 2 for: Brighter Tomorrow, A/The Gabriel Heatter Show

 
Garry Owen
   by: Traditional Irish Air; Frederick ["Fred"] Steiner (arr.)

Close Theme for: Fort Laramie Story, The

 
Gaudeamus Igitur
   by: Traditional college student song (words from 13th-century Latin; music by an unknown 18th-century composer)

Theme for: Human Adventure, The

 
General Electric Theater
   by: Lyn Murray (pseudonym of Lionel Breeze)

Theme 6 for: General Electric Theatre of the Air [aka: Electric Theatre]

 
General Electric Theatre Open
   by: Morris Mamorsky

Theme 5 for: General Electric Theatre of the Air [aka: Electric Theatre]

 
General Electric Theme
   by: Roy Ringwald

Theme 3 for: General Electric Theatre of the Air [aka: Electric Theatre]

 
General Electric Theme
   by: John Scott Trotter

Theme 4 for: General Electric Theatre of the Air [aka: Electric Theatre]

 
Gentleman Awaits, The
   by: Will Osborne

Signature Theme 2 on various shows for: Will Osborne Orchestra, The

 
Gibson Family, The [re-used as the title song for the movie "Under Your Spell"]
   by: Arthur Schwartz (m); Howard Dietz (w)

Theme for: The Gibson Family

 
Girl Alone, A
   by: Don Marcotte

Theme 2 for: Girl Alone, A

 
Give Me A Moment Please
   by: Leo Robin; Richard A. Whiting; W. Franke Harling

Theme 1 for: Chase & Sanborn Hour, The [with Eddie Cantor]

 
Give Me A Moment Please [from the 1930 Jeanette MacDonald film "Monte Carlo"]
   by: Richard A. Whiting; Leo Robin; W. Franke Harling

Signature Theme 1 on various shows for: Rubinoff Orchestra, The

 
Give My Regards To Broadway (from the 1904 Broadway Musical "Little Johnny Jones")
   by: George M. Cohan

Secondary Theme for: George Jessel Show, The

 
Glorification
   by: Alexander Laszlo

Theme 3 for: Cavalcade of America [aka: Dupont Cavalcade]

 
Glory of America
   by: Alexander Laszlo

Theme 2 for: Cavalcade of America [aka: Dupont Cavalcade]

 
Go to Sleepy, Little Baby
   by: Judy Canova (m); Zeke Canova (m); Harry Tobias (w); Henry Tobias (w)

Theme for: Judy Canova Show, The

 
Goin' Home [Largo], from the "New World" Symphony, No. 9 [sometimes called No. 5] in E-Minor (Op. 95) (1894)
   by: Antonin Dvorak

Alt. Theme Title for: Words And Music [with Harvey Hays]

 
Gold Diggers' Song, The (We're In The Money) [from the musical revue "Gold Diggers of 1933"]
   by: Harry Warren (m); Al Dubin (w)

Theme 1 for: Break The Bank

 
Golden Gate [from the 1928 Al Jolson film "The Singing Fool"]
   by: Billy Rose; Dave Dreyer; Joseph Meyer; Al Jolson

Open Theme 2 (1936) for: Shell Chateau, The (with Al Jolson)

 
Good Evening, Friends [from the 1931 Al Jolson musical "The Wonder Bar" ]
   by: Robert Katscher (m); Irving Caesar (w); Karl Farkas (w)

Open Theme 1 (1935) for: Shell Chateau, The (with Al Jolson)

 
Good Morning
   by: Walter Blaufuss; W. R. Williams; Donald T. MacNeill

Open Song 1 for: Breakfast Club with Don McNeill, The

 
Good Morning, Breakfast Clubbers
   by: Leroy Shield (m); Donald T. McNeill (w)

Open Song 2 for: Breakfast Club with Don McNeill, The

 
Good News [from the 1927 musical "Good News"]
   by: Ray Henderson (m); Buddy G. De Sylva (w); Lew Brown (w)

Theme 2 for: Baby Snooks / Good News

 

Theme 2 for: Good News (of 1938-40)

 
Good Night, Sweetheart [from the 1931 revue "Earl Carroll Vanities"]
   by: Ray Noble; Jimmy Campbell; Reg Connelly

Signature Theme 1 on various shows for: Ray Noble [orchestra shows]

 

Close Theme for: Sam Spade, The Adventures of

ABC/CBS/NBC, 1946-51

 
Good-Bye
   by: Gordon Jenkins

Signature Close Theme on various shows for: Benny Goodman [big band shows]

 
Good-Bye Blues (1932)
   by: Jimmy McHugh; Dorothy Fields; Arnold Johnson

Close Theme for: Mills Brothers, The [on various radio shows]

 
Goodnight God [Bless Goodbye ??]
   by: Harry Pepper (??); Harold Simpson (??)

Theme for: Children's Corner, The

 
Goodnight Ladies [orig. title: Farewell, Ladies]
   by: E. P. Christy

Opening Medley, Part 1 for: Henry Morgan Show, The [aka: Here's Morgan]

 
Good-night, Good-night, Good-night
   by: Jack Barnett; James ["Jimmy"] Durante

Close Theme 3 for: Jimmy Durante

 
Got A Date With An Angel [from the 1931 film "For The Love Of Mike"]
   by: Jack Waller (m); Joseph Turnbridge (m); Clifford Grey (w); Sonny Miller (w)

Signature Theme 1 on various shows for: Hal Kemp [big band shows] w/vocalist Skinnay Ennis

 

Signature Theme on various shows for: Skinnay Ennis [music shows]

 
Got The World In A Jug [aka: "Down-Hearted Blues"]
   by: Fletcher H. Henderson

Theme 1 for: Beulah Show, The

 
Gramercy Square (1935, pub. Clayton F. Summy Co.)
   by: Allan Grant

Sub-Theme for: Story of Mary Marlin, The

 
Grand March [aka: "Grand Marsche"], from the opera "Tannhauser"
   by: Richard Wagner

Theme for: Metropolitan Opera Auditions [with Milton Cross]

 
Grand Ole Opry Tonight [aka: At The Grand Old Opry Tonight]
   by: C. A. Craig; Willis S. Graham

Theme for: Grand Ole [Old] Opry, The

 
Great Day [aka: It's a Great Day...]
   by: Vincent Youmans; William Rose; Edward Eliscu

Theme 3, circa 1942 for: Red Skelton Show, The

 

Theme 2 for: Sealtest Village Store, The [with Eve Arden and Jack Carson]

 
Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes)
   by: Nilo Menendez (m)

Close Theme 2, circa 1941 for: Red Skelton Show, The

 
Greetings From Home (1943)
   by: Dolphe Martin

Theme for: Youth On Parade

CBS

 
Groucho and the Wolf
   by: Jack Meakin

Theme Medley [part 2] for: You Bet Your Life (Groucho Marx Show, The)

NBC, 1952-53

 
Gunsmoke Main Title
   by: Rex Koury

Opening Signature for: Gunsmoke

 
Ha-Cha-Cha [from the 1934 film "Caravan"]
   by: Gustave ["Gus"] Kahn; Werner Richard Heymann

Secondary Theme 3 for: Fibber McGee and Molly

 
Hail To The Chief [the U.S. President's March] (circa 1810)
   by: music attributed to English composer James Sanderson; lyric from "Lady of the Lake" by Sir Walter Scott

Theme for: Mister [Mr.] President

 
Hail! Hail! The Gang's All Here [based upon "Come, Friends, Who Plough The Sea" from the 1879 Operetta "The Pirates of Penzance"]
   by: W. S. Gilbert; Sir Arthur Sullivan; Theodora (adapter Morse

Theme 2 for: Truth Or Consequences

 
Hail, K.M.H.
   by: John Scott Trotter; Carroll Carroll

Open Theme 3 (ASCAP freeze, circa 1941) for: Kraft Music Hall, The [West Coast w/Bing Crosby]

 
Hallmark Hall of Fame - Theme
   by: Bernard ["Bernie"] Green (pseudonym of Bernard Greenwald)

Theme 2 for: Hallmark Playhouse/Hallmark [Radio] Hall of Fame

 
(March) Hail, K.M.H.
   by: Theodore Eugene Oberdorfer (may be a pseudonym for John Scott Trotter & Carroll Carroll)

Alt. Theme Arr. (circa 1951) for: Kraft Music Hall, The [West Coast w/Bing Crosby]

 
Hallmark Theme
   by: Lyn Murray (pseudonym of Lionel Breeze)

Theme 3 for: Hallmark Playhouse/Hallmark [Radio] Hall of Fame

 
Hallmark Theme
   by: David D. Rose

Theme 4 for: Hallmark Playhouse/Hallmark [Radio] Hall of Fame

 
Halls of Ivy, The
   by: Henry Russell (professional name of Henry Russell Olson); Vick Knight

Theme for: Halls of Ivy, The

 
Handful Of Stars, A (1940)
   by: Ted Shapiro; Jack Lawrence

Opening Theme for: Big Show, The

 

Close Theme for: Mail Call [Armed-Forces Radio Service]

 

Signature Theme on various shows for: Meredith Willson

 
Happy Days Are Here Again [fr. 1929 film "Chasing Rainbows"]
   by: Milton Ager (m); Jack Yellen (w)

Alternate Signature Theme on various shows for: Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy

 

Theme 1 for: Jack Pearl Show, The

 

Theme 1 for: Your Lucky Strike Hit Parade

 
Happy Hollow (My Home Town)
   by: Woody Smith

Theme for: Happy Hollow

 
Happy Island
   by: Ann Leaf

Theme for: Ed Wynn Show, The [aka "Happy Island"]

 
Happy Sound of Buster Brown, The [shoe jingle]
   by: Traditional WW I song: "Mademoiselle From Armentieres" (aka: "Hinky Dinky Parlez-Vous")

Theme 1 for: Buster Brown Show, The [aka: Buster Brown Gang, Smilin' Ed McConnell]

 
Happy Trails
   by: Dale Evans

Close Theme, before 1953; Main & End Theme from 1953 for: Roy Rogers Show, The

 
Harold Teen
   by: Joe L. Sanders

Theme for: Harold Teen

 
Harvest Of Stars Theme
   by: Bernard Herrmann

Theme for: Harvest Of Stars, The

 
Have Gun, Will Travel [End Credits]
   by: John M. Leipold

Close Theme for: Have Gun, Will Travel

 
Have Gun, Will Travel Theme
   by: Bernard Herrmann

Open Theme for: Have Gun, Will Travel

 
Hawaii Calls
   by: Harry Owens

Open Theme 1 for: Hawaii Calls

 
Hawaii Calls
   by: Webley Edwards

Open Theme 2 for: Hawaii Calls

 
Hayloft Gang Is Here, The [to the tune of "A Hot Time In The Old Town (Tonight)"]
   by: Joseph Hayden (m); Theodore A. Metz (m)

Theme 2 for: National Barn Dance, The

 
Hear It Now
   by: David Leo Diamond

Theme for: Hear It Now

CBS

 
Heart Of My Heart [aka: "(The Gang That Sang) Heart Of My Heart"]
   by: Ben Ryan

Signature Theme 1 on various shows for: Les And Larry Elgart [big band shows]

 
Heart To Heart
   by: Elliot Lawrence; S. Bickley Reichner

Signature Theme on various shows for: Elliot Lawrence [big band shows]

 
Hello! Hello! Hello! (What a Wonderful Word Hello!) (1948)
   by: Calvin ["Cal"] De Voll

Theme for: Gene and Glenn / The Quaker Early Bird's Program

 

Theme for: Jake and Lena

 
Hello, and Not 'So-Long'
   by: Ed East; Bob Hamilton

Theme 2 for: Girl Back Home, The

 
Hello, My Lover, Goodbye
   by: John Green (m); Edward Heyman (w)

Signature Theme on various shows for: Johnny Green [big band shows]

 
Henry Morgan Playon [based upon "Buy Eversharp" jingle]
   by: Bernard ["Bernie"] Green (pseudonym of Bernard Greenwald)

Theme 2 for: Henry Morgan Show, The [aka: Here's Morgan]

 
Her Waltz
   by: Arthur Johnston

Theme for: Goodrich Silvertown Orchestra, The

 
Here Comes More of Monitor [aka: "The Monitor Theme"]
   by: Bernie Baum; Bill Giant; Florence Kaye

Theme 7 for: Monitor Radio [N B C Weekend Radio format]

 
Here Comes The Show Boat [from the 1929 film "Show Boat"]
   by: Maceo Pinkard (m); Billy Rose (w)

Theme for: Show Boat (The Maxwell House Show Boat)

 
He's My Uncle
   by: Lew Pollack; Charles Newman

Featured Theme for: Maxwell House Coffee Time

 
Hi, Neighbor [from the 1941 film "San Antonio Rose"]
   by: Jack Owens

Theme for: Jack Kirkwood Show, The

 
Hibbiddy-Gits Song, The [??]
   by: loosely based upon the Nursery Tune "Jimmy Crack CornÉ"; Don Carney (??)

Theme for: Uncle Don

 
Hi-De-Home Sweet Home [aka: "The Gibson Family"]
   by: Arthur Schwartz (m); Howard Dietz (w)

Vocal Theme Title for: The Gibson Family

 
Highland Lament, A
   by: George Basil ["Buzz"] Adlam (adapter/arr. of Scottish Air??)

Theme for: Six Shooter, The

 
Highways of Melody
   by: Paul Lavalle

Theme for: Cities Service Band/Highways of Melody

NBC, 1944 - 1948

 
Holiday For Strings
   by: David D. Rose

Theme 4, from 1943 for: Red Skelton Show, The

 
Hollywood
   by: John Brunker ["Jack"] Meakin

Theme for: Hedda Hopper [aka: This Is Hollywood]

CBS/ABC, 1944-47

 
Hollywood Calling Theme
   by: Henry Russell (professional name of Henry Russell Olson); Vick Knight

Theme 2 for: Hollywood Calling

 
Hollywood Open House
   by: George Basil ["Buzz"] Adlam; Jay Milton; Henry Russell (professional name of Henry Russell Olson)

Theme 1, circa 1947 for: Hollywood Open House

 
Hollywood Ope