TV Composer List: From T — V

 
⊙  Tatro, Duane Lysle
       The Manhunter (crime noir, starring Ken Howard) Manhunt <sic> Theme Music
 
⊙  Taubman, Paul
       Concentration / Classic Concentration (game show) Concentration
       Dough Re Mi (musical quiz, hosted by Gene Rayburn) Dough Re Mi
       Dough Re Mi (musical quiz, hosted by Gene Rayburn) Never Heard You Say I Love You
       The Edge Of Night (soap opera) The Edge of Night
       The Edge Of Night (soap opera) May We? Mais Oui! But Yes! (music by Taubman)
       Tic Tac Dough! / The New Tic Tac Dough! (game show) Tic Tac Dough
       Twenty-One (quiz show, hosted by Jack Barry) Twenty-One
 
⊙  Taylor, Herb
       Death Valley Days (western adventure) Twenty Mule Train (music by Taylor)
       Sky King (children's adventure, starring Kirby Grant) Main Title Fanfare and Western Theme (ghost written by Taylor)
 
⊙  Taylor, Irving
       The Dean Martin Show / Dean Martin Comedy Hour (comedy variety) Everybody Loves Somebody (lyric by Taylor)
       F - Troop (sitcom, with Ken Berry and Larry Storch) F-Troop Main and End Titles
 
⊙  Tchaikovsky, Pytor Ilyitch ("Peter")
       The Passing Parade (anthology, hosted by John Nesbitt) Excerpt from the "Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
       The Road Of Life (soap opera) Theme from 'The Pathetique' Symphony, No. 6, in B-minor (Opus 74)
 
⊙  Templeton, Bill
       The Jackie Gleason Show (comedy variety) You're My Greatest Love (lyric added by Templeton)
 
⊙  Templeton, Charles B.
       Look Up and Live (religious anthology) True Happiness
 
⊙  Tew, Alan Stanley
       The People's Court (courtroom reality, featuring Judge Wapner) The Big One (Prelude)
       The People's Court (courtroom reality, featuring Judge Wapner) New People's Court Theme
 
⊙  Textor, Keith Vernon
       Candid Camera (human interest, with Allen Funt) Candid Camera (Signature)
 
⊙  Thatcher, Kirk Randolph
       The Muppets (marionettes-puppets-satire) Muppets Tonight! Theme

⊙  Thiele, Robert SEE:  Stanley Clayton
 
⊙  Thomas, M.  (pseudonym of an unknown ZIV composer)
       World Of Giants (science fiction, starring Marshall Thompson) World Of Giants
 
⊙  Thompson, Bob  (professional name of Robert Lamar Thompson)
       77 Sunset Strip [Seventy-Seven] (detectives, with Roger Smith and Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.) New Sunset, from '77 Sunset Strip'
       General Electric Theater (dramatic anthology) General Electric Theater
       Local San Diego Classic TV Themes (local shows) Star Fire, from the LP 'The Sound of Speed'
 
⊙  Thompson, Harlan
       The Pearl Bailey Show (musical variety) I Love You" from the 1923 Broadway musical "Little Jessie James (lyric by Thompson)

⊙  Thompson, Robert Lamar SEE:  Bob Thompson
 
⊙  Thornton, Randall Craig
       ABC Color Movies (since 1961) A B C Movie of the Week Theme
 
⊙  Tibbles, George F.
       Bringing Up Buddy (sitcom, starring Frank Aletter) Flower Minuet
       Hobby Lobby / The Charley Weaver Show (comedy, starring Cliff Arquette) Hobby Lobby (Opening and Closing)
       The Millionaire (dramatic anthology) The Millionaire
       Pistols 'n' Petticoats (sitcom, starring Ann Sheridan) Pistols 'n' Petticoats
       Who Do You Trust? (game show) Theme II for 'Who Do You Trust?'
       Who Do You Trust? (game show) Theme for 'Who Do You Trust?'
       Woody Woodpecker (cartoon) Woody Woodpecker (words & music by Tibbles)
 
⊙  Tillar, Jack
       Between The Wars (documentary, narrated by Eric Sevareid) Between The Wars (Sig) (M & E Title Theme)
       Code 3 (documentary) Code 3 (Main Theme /Music Cues)
       Hollywood & The Stars (documentary, narrated by Joseph Cotton) Hollywood Titles
       Last Of The Wild (documentary, hosted by Lorne Greene) Last Of The Wild Theme
       The National Geographic (specials and series) National Geographic (Sig) (Cl Theme)
       That's Incredible (reality show) That's Incredible Main Theme
       Those Amazing Animals (documentary) Those Amazing Animals (Sig)
 
⊙  Tillstrom, Burr
       Kukla, Fran and Ollie (puppet show) Segment Themes and Songs (See individual song titles)
       Kukla, Fran and Ollie (puppet show) Going Away
       Kukla, Fran and Ollie (puppet show) Here We Are
 
⊙  Timberg, Sammy
       Casper, The Friendly Ghost (cartoon) Noveltoon Main Title
       Little Audrey (cartoons) Noveltoon Main Title
       Little Lulu (cartoons) Little Lulu Title
       Noveltoons (cartoons) Noveltoon Main Title
       Raggedy Ann & Andy (cartoons) Noveltoon Main Title
       Raggedy Ann & Andy (cartoons) Raggedy Ann (I Love You)

⊙  Tiomkin, Dimitri Zinovievich SEE:  Dimitri Tiompkin
 
⊙  Tiompkin, Dimitri  (full name Dimitri Zinovievich Tiomkin)
       Gunslinger (western, starring Tony Young and Preston Foster) Gunslinger (Main Title Theme from the ATV-CBS TV production) (music by Tiompkin)
       Hotel De Paree (western, starring Earl Holliman) Hotel De Paree Theme
       Rawhide (western, starring Eric Fleming and Clint Eastwood) Main & End Credits Theme:"Rawhide (music by Tiompkin)
 
⊙  Tishman, Fay
       As The World Turns (soap opera) As The World Turns (lyric by Tishman)
 
⊙  Tobias, Charles
       The Bugs Bunny Show (cartoons, including other WB characters) Merrily We Roll Along
       Coke Time with Eddie Fisher (music) May I Sing To You?
       Girl Talk (daytime talk, w/first host Virginia Graham) The Portuguese Washerwomen (Les Lavandieres du Portugal) (English lyric added by Tobias)
       Looney Tunes (cartoons, from Warner Brothers) That's All, Folks - Instrumental
       Merrie Melodies (cartoons, from Warner Brothers) I Think You're Ducky
       Merrie Melodies (cartoons, from Warner Brothers) Merrily We Roll Along
       The Road Runner (cartoons) Merrily We Roll Along
 
⊙  Tobias, Harry
       You Bet Your Life (quiz, with Groucho Marx) [A Sweet] Somebody Like You (words by Tobias)
 
⊙  Tolkin, Mel
       Your Show of Shows (comedy, with Sid Caesar & Imogene Coca) Stars Over Broadway
 
⊙  Torch, Sidney
       Dial 999 (crime drama, starring Robert Beatty) Dial 999
       The Name's the Same (quiz) Shooting Star
 
⊙  Toselli, Enrico
       The Goldbergs (sitcom, starring Gertrude Berg) Toselli's Serenade

⊙  Totis, Sandor SEE:  Alexander Laszlo
 
⊙  Townes, Jeffrey ("Jazzy Jeff")
       I Dream Of Jeannie (sitcom, starring Barbara Eden and Larry Hagman) Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble
 
⊙  *Traditional* [Bell chimes motif]
       NBC [Nightly] News (prime-time network news and public affairs) Nightly News Theme 1982
 
⊙  *Traditional* [Children's song]
       Uncle Al (children, hosted by Al Lewis*) The Children's Marching Song, from the motion picture "The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
 
⊙  *Traditional* [English tune]
       Felix, The Cat (cartoons) The Grand Old Duke Of York (A-Hunting We Will Go)
       Lassie (children's adventure) Greensleeves
       Popeye, The Sailor (cartoon) The Sailors' Hornpipe
       Popeye, The Sailor (cartoon) The Sailors' Hornpipe
 
⊙  *Traditional* [Folk song]
       Grand Ole Opry (country music) Grand Ole Opry Tonight [aka: At the Grand Ole Opry Tonight], adapted from 'Red River Valley'
       Hawkins Falls (soap opera) Skip To My Lou
       A Man Called Shenandoah (western, starring Robert Horton) O Shenandoah!
       Man Without A Gun (western, starring Rex Reason) Red River Valley
       No Time For Sergeants (military sitcom) No Time For Sergeants (Main and End), based on 'Old Mule'
       The Range Rider (western, starring Jock Mahoney) Home On The Range
       The Yellow Rose (serial drama, starring David Soul and Cybill Shepherd) The Yellow Rose (from the Warner Bros Television Series 'The Yellow Rose')
 
⊙  *Traditional* [French folk tune]
       Smilin' Ed's Gang / Andy's Gang (children) The Happy Gang", to the tune of "Mademoiselle From Armentieres
 
⊙  *Traditional* [Hymn tune]
       Men Of Annapolis (military drama) Eternal Father, Strong to Save (The Navy Hymn) based on the hymn 'Melita'
 
⊙  *Traditional* [Irish Air]
       Make Room For Daddy/The Danny Thomas Show (sitcom) Danny Boy
       Make Room For Daddy/The Danny Thomas Show (sitcom) Londonderry Air
 
⊙  *Traditional* [Irish folk song]
       Ichabod And Me (sitcom, starring Robert Sterling) The Girl I Left Behind Me
       Ichabod And Me (sitcom, starring Robert Sterling) The Girl I Left Behind Me, from 'Ichabod And Me'
 
⊙  *Traditional* [Irish jig]
       Uncle Al (children, hosted by Al Lewis*) Irish Washerwoman
 
⊙  *Traditional* [Negro Spiritual]
       Smilin' Ed's Gang / Andy's Gang (children) Buster Brown Shoes
       Smilin' Ed's Gang / Andy's Gang (children) I Gotta Gang
 
⊙  *Traditional* [Nursery rhyme]
       Accidental Family (sitcom, starring Jerry Van Dyke) Old MacDonald Had a Farm
 
⊙  *Traditional* [Nursery tune]
       Columbo (detective, starring Peter Falk) This Old Man [Nick-Nack Paddy-Whack] and "Columbo
       The Three Stooges (slapstick comedy shorts) Hickory Dickory Dock
       The Three Stooges (slapstick comedy shorts) Hickory Dickory Dock
       The Three Stooges (slapstick comedy shorts) Three Blind Mice (Signature) [the nursery rhyme tune]
       The Three Stooges (slapstick comedy shorts) Three Blind Mice (Signature) [the nursery rhyme tune]
       The Three Stooges (slapstick comedy shorts) Three Stooges Theme (Three Blind Mice)
       The Three Stooges (slapstick comedy shorts) Three Stooges Theme (Three Blind Mice)
 
⊙  *Traditional* [Sailor's tune]
       Welcome Aboard (musical variety) The Sailor's Hornpipe
 
⊙  *Traditional* [Spiritual circa 1890]
       The Law and Mr. Jones (legal drama, starring James Whitmore) Law and Mr. Jones (Main & End)
       The Law and Mr. Jones (legal drama, starring James Whitmore) When The Saints Go Marching In

⊙  Trebilco, Leonard SEE:  Trevor Duncan
 
⊙  Trenner, Donn
       The Steve Allen Show [#3] / Westinghouse (talk show) Leave It To Me
 
⊙  Tripp, Paul
       Mr. I. Magination (children, with host Paul Tripp) Mr. I. Magination (lyrics by Tripp)
 
⊙  Trivers, John P.
       CBS [Evening] News [and other CBS news shows] [The] (prime-time network news and public affairs) C B S News Theme
       CBS [Evening] News [and other CBS news shows] [The] (prime-time network news and public affairs) CBS Evening News Theme 1991
       CBS [Evening] News [and other CBS news shows] [The] (prime-time network news and public affairs) CBS Morning News Theme
 
⊙  Trotter, John Scott
       The George Gobel Show (comedy-variety) Gobelowdown
       The George Gobel Show (comedy-variety) Gobelues
 
⊙  Truman, Edward
       Matinee Theater (anthology, hosted by John Conte) Matinee Theme (music by Truman)
 
⊙  Tucker, Orrin
       The Mohawk Showroom (musical variety) Especially For You
 
⊙  Tunbridge, Joseph A.
       A Date With The Angels (sitcom, starring Bill Williams and Betty White) Got a Date With an Angel
 
⊙  Turk, Warwick Harvey
       The Price Is Right (quiz show) Price Is Right Theme
 
⊙  Twomey, Kathleen G. ("Kay")
       Valiant Lady (daytime serial) True Devotion (Theme from 'Valiant Lady')
 
⊙  Tyzik, Jeffrey J.
       ABC Color Movies (since 1961) Star Tunnel: ABC Movie Theme
 
⊙  Tzipine, Georges Samuel
       The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (children's western) Adventures of Tin Tin (M & E)
       Crossroads (religious anthology) Crossroads Main Title
       Crossroads (religious anthology) Crossroads Main Title (originally credited to Tzipine)
       The Frontier (western anthology) Closing Theme Frontier
       The Frontier (western anthology) Opening Theme Frontier
       The Great Gildersleeve (situation comedy, starring Willard Waterman) The Great Gildersleeve
       The Life Of Riley (situation comedy) L. O. R. (credited to Tzipine)
       Terry And The Pirates (adventure, starring John Baer) Ambushes Everywhere
 
⊙  Uhl, Richard R.
       The Bob Cummings Show (comedy-adventure) A Romantic Guy, I
       The Bob Cummings Show / Love That Bob (situation comedy) A Romantic Guy, I
 
⊙  *under investigation*
       A B C's Wide World of Sports (sports coverage) [unknown names (under investigation)]
       Beat The Clock (quiz show, with Bud Collyer) Lights Of Broadway" [Sylvania sponsor jingle]
       The Blue Angels (adventure) [under investigation]
       CBS [Evening] News [and other CBS news shows] [The] (prime-time network news and public affairs) [under investigation]
       The Edge Of Night (soap opera) [title unknown]
       Ford Television Theater (dramatic anthology) Ford's V-8 Theatre
       Ford Television Theater (dramatic anthology) [under investigation]
       Ford Television Theater (dramatic anthology) [under investigation]
       Ford Television Theater (dramatic anthology) [under investigation]
       The Kraft Music Hall (musical variety) [under investigation]
       Local San Diego Classic TV Themes (local shows) Fanfare No. 332, from the Capitol 'Q' Library
       Local San Diego Classic TV Themes (local shows) Tag No. 851 (Dramatic), from the Capitol 'Q' Library
       Local San Diego Classic TV Themes (local shows) Tag No. 875 (Production), from the Capitol 'Q' Library
       Local San Diego Classic TV Themes (local shows) Theme No. 524 (Dramatic), from the Capitol 'Q' Library
       Love Of Life (soap opera) Love of Life Theme
       NBC [Nightly] News (prime-time network news and public affairs) [under investigation]
       Ripley's Believe It Or Not (human interest) [Title Under Investigation]
       Sense And Nonsense (children's quiz, hosted by Bob Kennedy) Coke Is A Natural
       Sky King (children's adventure, starring Kirby Grant) Cracked Idol
       Wild Bill Hickock, The Adventures of (western, starring Guy Madison) from Wild Bill Hickock Cues
 
⊙  Urbont, Jack
       General Hospital (soap opera) Autumn Breeze
       General Hospital (soap opera) General Hospital Theme
       The Guiding Light (soap opera) Guided Lightning (Theme)
       One Life To Live (soap opera) One Life To Live (Theme)
 
⊙  Ussachevsky, Vladimir A.
       Way Out (sci-fi anthology, hosted by Roald Dahl) Way Out
 
⊙  Van Cleave, Nathan Lang
       Mr. Garlund (adventure, starring Charles Quinlivan) Mr. Garlund Theme

⊙  van der Linden, David Gijsbert SEE:  Dolf van der Linden
 
⊙  van der Linden, Dolf  (professional name of David Gijsbert van der Linden)
       To Tell The Truth (game show) Peter Pan
 
⊙  Vangelis  (professional name of Evanghelos ("Vangelis") Papathanassiou)
       Cosmos (documentary, hosted by Carl Sagan) Heaven and Hell - 3rd Movement (Theme from the TV Series 'Cosmos')
 
⊙  Van Heusen, Jimmy  (professional name of Edward Chester Babcock)
       The Bing Crosby Show (sitcom) It All Adds Up (End Title) (music by Van Heusen)
       The Bing Crosby Show (sitcom) There's More To Life (Main Title) (music by Van Heusen)
       Hazel (sitcom, starring Shirley Booth) Hazel (music by Van Heusen)
       The Joey Bishop Show [#1] / The New Joey Bishop Show (sitcom) Joey (title theme from 'Joey Bishop Show') (music by Van Heusen)
       The Joey Bishop Show [#2] (talk show) Joey (title theme from 'Joey Bishop Show') (music by Van Heusen)
 
⊙  Van Hoogten, Rene Jan
       Top Secret [British] (espionage adventure) Sucu-Sucu
 
⊙  Van Loan, Paul
       Rawhide (western, starring Eric Fleming and Clint Eastwood) Rawhide Theme
 
⊙  Van Steeden, Jr., Peter
       Break The Bank (quiz show) Break The $250,000.00 Bank
       Break The Bank (quiz show) Break The Bank Theme
 
⊙  Varèse, Edgar
       Kraft Suspense Theatre (suspense anthology) Integrales (Excerpt)
 
⊙  Vars, Henry
       Daktari (adventure, starring Marshall Thompson) Daktari Theme (Main and End)
       Flipper (children) Flipper (from the MGM movie 'Flipper') (music by Vars)
 
⊙  Vaughn, George  (pseudonym of Vaughn Horton)
       Ozark Jubilee / Country Music Jubilee / Jubilee U.S.A. (country music/variety, hosted by Red Foley) The Sugar Foot Rag Square Dance
 
⊙  Verrone, Patric M.
       The Muppets (marionettes-puppets-satire) Muppets Tonight! Theme
 
⊙  Vickers, Michael ("Mike")
       This Week In Baseball (sports report) Jet Set
 
⊙  Vilinsky, Jeffrey Steven ("Jeff")
       Gidget / The New Gidget (sitcom) One In A Million (Theme From 'The New Gidget')
 
⊙  Vipperman Jr., Carl Jackson
       Hee Haw (country-style comedy-variety) Hee Haw 91 Theme
 
⊙  Virgil, Jack
       Fireside Theatre/Jane Wyman Presents/The Jane Wyman Show (dramatic anthology) Pastorale

⊙  Vogl, Ralph Erwin SEE:  Ralph Erwin
 
⊙  von Beethoven, Ludwig
       NBC [Nightly] News (prime-time network news and public affairs) Scherzo (movement No. 2), from Beethoven's "Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Opus 125

⊙  von der Finck, Hermann SEE:  Herman Finck

⊙  von Grofé, Ferdinand Rudolph SEE:  Ferde Grofé

⊙  von Holst, Gustavus Theodore SEE:  Gustav Holst
 
⊙  von Reznicek, Emil Nikolaus
       Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (adventure, starring Richard Simmons) Challenge of the Yukon", adapted from the "Donna Diana Overture
 
⊙  Von Tilzer, Harry
       The Ken Murray Show (comedy variety) Under the Anheuser Bush (music by Von Tilzer)
 
⊙  Voorhees, Donald David
       The Bell Telephone Hour (music) Bell Waltz