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Music has grown and matured and has integrated itself into our modern-day society. It’s just a simple fact that everyone needs music. Then, when television came along, it became a social event. Television is the visual equivalent to music, in the sense of the feelings it inspires within us. But music was, and is, such an important part of ourselves, that television felt empty without it. So we threw music into our shows, our sitcoms, our ” (more…)

The tune is catchy. It has a hook that can reel you in like a fish on a line. You find yourself humming it out loud in public without meaning to. I am talking about t.v. theme songs. In some instances, the music becomes more popular that the show itself. But, who’s idea was it anyways to pair music and telelvison?
There is no one person that can take the credit for the invention of the television theme song. In the late 40s and 50s, most t.v. theme songs were instrumental pieces witten by unknown artists. (more…)

Television theme songs have been as popular as, or even more so, then the programs they were written for or associated with. Many have been popular singles on the popular Top Ten over the years.

Television theme songs have been around as long as there has been television. Radio and television media have made recordings of television theme songs since the 1960′s for and popular teen shows such as “The Monkees.” Once popular recording groups began recording theme music, television themes have hit radio.

This trend continued into the ’70′s, ’80′s and 90 (more…)

There are very good reasons why we love themes to shows and movies. And this love is rooted in both basic musical elements and memory associations. Firstly, a great theme song is a catchy, melodic piece that captures the tonality of the show. While many have lyrics, they’re not required for it to be great (e.g., the theme to The X-Files or The Twilight Zone).

But these songs are more than just catchy; they get a large boost of meaning (more…)