A great TV theme song has the power to instantly transport us into the world of a show, setting the tone before the first scene even begins. But what makes some of these themes even more special is ...

A couple of months ahead of the premiere of “Matlock” on CBS, I went back and revisited episodes of the original legal drama starring Andy Griffith. It ran from 1986 to 1995 and its case-of-the-week ...

JAMES Bond bosses want Oasis to record the theme song for the next film. Amazon MGM has put Mancunians Noel and Liam Gallagher at the top of its wishlist for the track, insiders say. Noel, 58, is ...

If television shows are a gift, then a good theme song is like the color-coordinated bow on top. Be it jingles made for the show or pre-existing pop songs the producers obtained the rights for, a good ...

In the earliest days of MTV, few songs were more inescapable than Devo’s fractured New Wave classic “Whip It.” With hardly any bands making music videos when MTV launched in 1981, the fledgling ...

These days, it feels like TV shows barely have time for a theme song before jumping into the action—sometimes it’s just a quick title card and a few seconds of music, or it's simply nonexistent. But ...

Suits hooks viewers from the very first note of its unforgettable theme song. The track, "Greenback Boogie" by Ima Robot, isn’t just catchy - it also reflects the show’s core themes of ambition, risk, ...

When the creators of the show "Mad Men" went looking for theme music, they landed on this, an excerpt of a piece by the DJ and producer RJD2. (SOUNDBITE OF RJD2'S "A BEAUTIFUL MINE") MARTÍNEZ: Lately, ...

Funky to country, the best themes still crush it. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Today, TV theme songs just don't have the same ...

The DJ and producer known as RJD2 found inspiration for his latest music while admiring the complexity of certain TV theme songs. The album is called “Visions Out of Limelight.” When the creators of ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. What do Mariah Carey, Ozzy Osbourne, and the Barenaked Ladies have in common? You've probably heard a theme song they performed hundreds of ...