Primetime music guide: who writes the songs
Aug 14, 2007
ABC
According to Jim
Jim Belushi and Glen Clark,
theme and weekly composers
America's Funniest
Home Videos
Dan Slider, theme and weekly composer
Big Day
David Schwartz, weekly composer
Boston Legal
Danny Lux, theme and weekly composer
Brothers & Sisters
Blake Neely, weekly composer
Carpoolers
David Schwartz, weekly composer
Desperate Housewives
Danny Elfman, theme composer
Steve Jablonsky, weekly composer
Eli Stone
Blake Neely, weekly composer
George Lopez
War, theme composer
Nicholas "Aqua" McCarrell,
weekly composer
Grey's Anatomy
Psapp, theme composer
Danny Lux, weekly composer
Help Me Help You
Anna Waronker and Roddy Bottum, weekly composers
The Knights of Prosperity
Paul Schaffer, Rob Burnett and
Jon Beckerman, theme composers
Chris Hajian, weekly composer
Kyle XY
Mike Suby, theme and weekly composer
Lost
Michael Giacchino, theme and weekly composer
Men in Trees
Peter Himmelman, weekly composer
The Nine
Steve Bramson, weekly composer
Notes from the Underbelly
Blake Neely, weekly composer
October Road
Josh Kramon, weekly composer
private practice
Chad Fischer, weekly composer
Samantha WHO?
Jan Stevens, weekly composer
Six Degrees
Michael Giacchino, weekly composer
Ugly Betty
Jeff Beal, theme and weekly composer
What About Brian
The Low Stars, theme composer
Blake Neely, James Dooley and Bennett Salvay, weekly composers
CBS
Cane
David Lawrence, weekly composer
Cold Case
E.S. Posthumus, theme composer
Michael A. Levine, weekly composer
Jenee DeAngelis, music supervisor
Malissa Ferguson, music editor
Criminal Minds
Mark Mancina, Steffan Fantini
and Scott Gordon, theme and weekly composers
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Pete Townshend, theme composer
John Keane, weekly composer
Jason Alexander, music supervisor
CSI: Miami
Pete Townshend, theme composer
Kevin Kiner and Jeff Cardoni, weekly composers
P.J. Bloom, music supervisor
CSI: New York
Pete Townshend, theme composer
Bill Brown, weekly composer
Jason Alexander, music supervisor
Game Show in My Head
Doug DeAngelis, composer
Ghost Whisperer
Mark Snow, theme and weekly composer
How I Met Your Mother
Carter Bays and Craig Thomas, theme composers
John Swihart, weekly composer
Kevin Edelman, music supervisor
Jericho
David Lawrence, theme and weekly composer
Kid Nation
Ah 2 Inc., theme and weekly composer
NCIS
Neil Martin, Mathew Hawkins and Henri Jackson, theme composers
Brian Kirk, weekly composer
The New Adventures of Old Christine
Matter Music, theme and weekly composer
Numbers
Charlie Clouser, theme and weekly composer
Alexandra Patsavas, music supervisor
Shark
Sean Callery, weekly composer
Alexandra Patsavas, music supervisor
Survivor
Russ Landau, theme composer
Russ Landau and David Vanacore, weekly composers
Two and a Half Men
Chuck Lorre, Lee Aronsohn and Grant Geissman, theme composers
Dennis Brown and Grant Geissman, weekly composers
The Unit
Rob Duncan, weekly composer
Evyan Klean and Ray Espinola Jr., music supervisors
Without a Trace
Johnny Klimek and Reinhold Heil, theme composers
Peter Manning Robinson, weekly composer
Alexandra Patsavas, music supervisor
Dan Raziel, music editor
The CW
America's Next Top Model
Les Pierce and David Thomas, theme composers
Matt Kierscht, music supervisor
Beauty and the Geek
The Pet Shop Boys, theme composer
CW Now
Norman Arnold, music supervisor
Everybody Hates Chris
Marcus Miller, theme and weekly composer
Friday Night Smackdown
Jim Johnston, theme and weekly composer
Darryl Harvey, music supervisor
The Game
Kurt Farquhar, theme composer
Girlfriends
Camara Kambon, theme composer
Gossip Girl
The Transcenders, theme composers
Alexandra Patsavas, music supervisor
One Tree Hill
Gavin DeGraw, theme composer
John Nordstrom, weekly composer
Lindsay Wolfington,music supervisor
Smallville
Remy Zero, theme composer
Mark Snow, weekly composer
Madonna Wade-Reed, music supervisor
Chris McGeary, music editor
Greg Sweeney, music coordinator
Supernatural
Christopher Lennertz,
theme composer
Christopher Lennertz and Jay Gruska, weekly composers
Alexandra Patsavas, music supervisor
Reaper
David Schwartz, weekly composer
FOX
American Dad
Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker,
Matt Weitzman and Walter Murphy, theme composers
Walter Murphy and Ron Jones, weekly composers
Anchorwoman
Kevin Bassinson, theme composer
Bones
Crystal Method (Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland), theme composers
Peter Himmelman, weekly composer
Billy Gotlieb, music supervisor
Family Guy
Seth MacFarlane, Walter Murphy and David Zuckerman,
theme composers
Walter Murphy and Ron Jones, weekly composers
The 1/2 Hour News Hour
Sean Callery, theme composer
Happy Hour
Scott Clausen and Christopher Lee, weekly composers
House
Massive Attack, theme composers
Jon Ehrilch, weekly composer
Justice
Trevor Morris, weekly composer
King of the Hill
The Refreshments, theme composers
Roger Neill, John O'Connor and Greg Edmonson, weekly composers
K-Ville
Phil Giffin, theme and weekly composer
Kevin Edelman, music supervisor
The Loop
James Kochalka and the Zambonis, theme composers
Brad Segal, weekly composer
Frankie Pine, music supervisor
New Amsterdam
Vicki Hiatt, music supervisor
Prison Break
Ramin Djawadi, theme and weekly composer
Michelle Silverman, music supervisor
The Simple Life
Mike Suby, weekly composer
The Simpsons
Danny Elfman, theme composer
Alf Clausen, weekly composer
Standoff
The Angel, weekly composer
Michelle Silverman, music supervisor
Talk Show with Spike Feresten G. Love, theme composer
Garrett Dutton, weekly composer
Blair Reinhardt, music supervisor
'Til Death
Bruce Miller and Jason T. Miller, weekly composers
24
Sean Callery, theme and weekly composer
NBC
The Apprentice
The O-Jays, theme composers
Jeff Lippencott, David Vanacore and Mark T. Williams, weekly composers
The Biggest Loser
Heather Small and Peter John Vetesse, theme composers
Jeff Lippencott, Phil Symonds and Mark T. Williams, weekly composers
Nicole de la Torriente, music supervisor
Chuck
Tim Jones, weekly composer
Dateline NBC
Michael Karp and Charles Moore, theme composer
ER
James Newton Howard, theme composer
Marty Davich and Christopher Neal Nelson, weekly composers
Ann Kline, music supervisor
Friday Night Lights
W.G. "Snuffy" Walden and Bennett Salvay, weekly composers
Heroes
Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman, weekly composers
Journeymen
Steve Bramson, theme and weekly composer
Billy Gottlieb, music supervisor
Las Vegas
Billy Strange and Mac Davis, theme composers
Charlie Clauser, weekly composer
Jennifer Pyken, music supervisor
Law & Order
Mike Post, theme and weekly composer
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Mike Post, theme and weekly composer
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Mike Post, theme and weekly composer
Life
Jon Erlich and Jason Derlatka, weekly composers
Medium
Mychael Danna, theme composer
Sean Callery, weekly composer
My Name is Earl
Jeff Silbar and Dillon O'Brien, theme composers
Danny Lux and Mark Legget, weekly composers
Kevin Edelman, music supervisor
Scrubs
Chad Fischer, Chris Link and
Tim Bright, theme composers
Jan Stevens, weekly composer
30 Rock
Jeff Richmond, theme and weekly composer
Twenty Good Years
Emoto Music, weekly composer
Cable Networks
FX Network
Damages
Jimmy Levin, composer
Mark Wike, music supervisor
Dirt
Rick Ziegler, theme and weekly composer
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Heinz Kliessling, theme composer
Ray Espinola Jr., music supervisor
Nip/Tuck
Neophonic Inc., Evyen Klean, P.J. Bloom and Ray Espinola Jr., music supervisors
Rescue Me
The Von Bondies, theme composer
Chris Tyng, weekly composer
Alexandra Patsavas, music supervisor
The Riches
Harry Gregson-Williams, theme composer
The Shield
Neophonic Inc., Evyen Klean, Ray Espinola Jr. and P.J. Bloom, music supervisors
HBO
Big Love
The Beach Boys, theme composers
David Byrne, weekly composer
Deva Anderson, Music Supervisor
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Luciano Michelini, theme composer
Entourage
Jane's Addiction, theme composers
Jason Alexander, music supervisor
Skye Lewin, music editor
Flight of the Conchords
Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros, theme composers
Johnny Klimek and Reinhold Heil, weekly composers
Kevin Edelman, music supervisor
John from Cincinnati
Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement, theme and weekly composers
Mickey Petralia, music supervisor
Real Time with Bill Maher
Chris "Kid" Reid, Louis Brown and Scott Parker, theme composers
The Wire
Tom Waits, theme composer
Blake Leyh, music supervisor
Lifetime
Army Wives
Steffan Fantini, Marc Fantini and Scott Gordon, theme and weekly composers
Frankie Pine, music supervisor
Lisa Williams: Life Among the Dead
Wentworth Renford Morris and David Allen Young, theme and weekly composers
Greg Debonne, music supervisor
Side Order of Life
James Raymond, theme and weekly composer
State of Mind
Ani DiFranco, theme composer
Mason Daring, weekly composer
P.J. Bloom, music supervisor
Sci Fi Channel
Battlestar Galactica
Bear McCreary, theme and weekly composer
Eureka
Mark Mothersbaugh, theme composer
Bear McCreary, weekly composer
Ghost Hunters
David Vanacore, theme and weekly composer
Stargate Atlantis
Joel Goldsmith, theme and weekly composer
Stargate SG-1
Joel Goldsmith, theme and weekly composer
Who Wants to be a Superhero?
Scooter Pietsch, theme and weekly composer
Showtime
Californication
Tyler Bates and Tree Adams, theme and weekly composers
Budd Carr & Nora Felder, music supervisors
Brotherhood
The Constantines, theme composers
Kathy Dayak, music supervisor
Dexter
Rolfe Kent, theme composer
Daniel Licht, weekly composer
Gary Calamar, music supervisor
The L Word
BETTY, theme composers
ezgirl, weekly composer
Howard Paar, music supervisor
Alyson Palmer, music consultant
Warren Brown, music editor
Weeds
Malvina Reynolds, theme composer
Gwendolyn Sanford and Brandon Jay, weekly composers
Gary Calamar, music supervisor
TBS
Tyler Perry's House of Payne
Elvin Ross, theme and weekly composer
The Bill Engvall Show
Jonathan Flood, theme and weekly composer
My Boys
Ed Alton, theme and weekly composer
TNT
The Closer
Jimmy Levine, theme and weekly composer
Heartland
W.G. "Snuffy" Walden,theme composer
W.G. "Snuffy" Walden and Peter Himmelman, weekly composers
Saving Grace
Everlast, theme composer
Susan Marder, weekly composer
The Company
Jeff Beal, theme and weekly composer
John McCullough, music supervisor
USA Network
The 4400
Stephen Phillips & Tim Paruszkiewicz (Bosshouse), theme composers
John Van Tongeren & Claude Foisy, weekly composers
Elliot Lurie, music supervisor
Burn Notice
John Dickson, theme and weekly composer
The Dead Zone
Blues Saraceno, theme composer
Patrick Caird and Shawn Pierce, weekly composers
Russell Ziecker and Lionsgate Music, music supervisors
Monk
Randy Newman, theme composer
Jeff Beal, music supervisor and weekly composer
Psych
Steve Franks, theme composer
Adam Cohen and John Robert Wood, weekly composers
Kerri Kirchheimer-Drootin, music supervisor