Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. R&B theme songs — specifically, those from Black artists — have played an instrumental role in shaping the cultural landscape of ...

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 ...

A great TV theme song has an almost magical quality. It turns into a portal rather than merely introducing a show. Those opening notes bring back memories of late-night binge sessions when you ...

If you are of a certain age, you remember when TV theme songs actually meant something. They were almost a character themselves on the show. Unlike many of today’s themes that air for ten seconds or ...

A lot of TV show theme songs become famous without ever becoming hit singles. However, these classic rock TV theme songs are the exception to the rule. Notably, one of the songs in question was ...

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 ...

Theme songs are uber important to the success of a show. Nothing is more memorable than a catchy melody. So the quickest way to stick in an audience’s mind is to pen a truly stellar opening theme. The ...

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 ...

Carly Lane is an Atlanta-based writer and critic who has been with Collider in some form or fashion since 2021. She considers herself a television nerd, diehard romance/sci-fi/fantasy reader, and ...

Before we had the option to press “skip intro,” the theme song was an essential part of TV shows. Sometimes the lyrics were poignant, sometimes they were silly, and sometimes there weren’t any lyrics ...