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 ...

What is the greatest sports theme music of all-time? With the return of “Roundball Rock” to its rightful place for the NBA on NBC coming in 2025, we asked our readers to grade some of the iconic and ...

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 ...

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 ...

It shouldn't come as a surprise that some of the best TV theme songs are courtesy of some of the greatest musicians in pop culture. Iconic TV theme songs can be as fondly remembered as the characters ...

TV theme songs serve a very important role. They need to feature instantly catchy melodies and instrumentation, of course. But they often also need to explain the basic plot of their series, and if ...

From ‘Cheers’ to ‘The O.C.,’ ‘Succession’ and yes, of course, ‘Friends,’ The Hollywood Reporter rounds up the top tunes in television’s opening credits. By Lexi Carson Associate Editor A good theme ...

So, let's imagine that you are a participant in a call-in radio show contest and, in order to receive the prize, you must sing a classic TV show theme song. Confident that you can win, you begin ...