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Old Time Radio Theme Music R

Although OTRCAT.com does not have recordings of every series listed below, the following is
quick reference guide to old time radio show series, theme music title, and composer (when available).

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  • R.K.O. Radio Hour, The
    Theme: Voice of R.K.O., The
    Tom Kennedy
  • R.K.O. Radio Theater, The [with host William Hanley]
    Theme: Voice of R.K.O., The
    Tom Kennedy
  • Radio Auction --
    see "Auction Gallery"

    Radio City Playhouse
    Theme: Shangri-La
    Robert Maxwell (m); Matty Malneck (m); Carl Sigman (w)
  • Radio Hall of Fame, The
    Theme: World Outside, The (Theme from "The Warsaw Concerto", from the 1941 British film "Dangerous Moonlight", released in the U.S. in 1942 as "Suicide Squadron")
    Richard Addinsell
  • Radio Readers Digest
    Theme: Radio Readers Digest Theme
    Nathan Lang Van Cleave
  • Railroad Hour, The
    Theme: I've Been Working On The Railroad [aka: The Levee Song]
    Traditional U. S. Folk Song
  • Rainbow Court --
    see "Song of the City"

    Ralph Edwards --
    see "This Is Your Life"

    Ray Anthony [big band shows]
    Signature Theme on various shows: Man With The Horn, The (1946)
    Eddie DeLange; Jack Jenney; Bonnie Lake
  • Ray Bloch Music Party
    Theme: Ray Bloch Music Party Theme
    Raymond A. ["Ray"] Bloch
  • Ray Bloch's Varieties
    Theme: Music In My Fingers
    Richard Myers (m); Edward Heyman (w)
  • Ray Bolger Show, The
    Theme: Once In Love With Amy (from the 1948 musical "Where's Charley?" starring Ray Bolger)
    Frank Loesser
  • Ray Kinney [big band shows]
    Signature Theme on various shows: Across The Sea (1919)
    Ernest K. Kaai; Johnny Noble; Ray Kinney
  • Ray McKinley [orchestra shows]
    Signature Theme on various shows: Howdy, Friends
    Ray McKinley
  • Ray Noble [orchestra shows]
    Signature Theme 1 on various shows: Good Night, Sweetheart [from the 1931 revue "Earl Carroll Vanities"]
    Ray Noble; Jimmy Campbell; Reg Connelly
  • Signature Theme 2 on various shows: Very Thought Of You, The
    Ray Noble
  • Raymond Scott [orchestra shows]
    Signature Theme 1 on various shows: Pretty Little Petticoat
    Raymond Scott (professional name of Harry Warnow); Jack Lawrence
  • Signature Theme 2 on various shows: Toy Trumpet, The
    Raymond Scott (professional name of Harry Warnow); Lew Pollack; Sidney D. Mitchell
  • Real Silk Program, The
    Theme: Spectator March (from "Real Silk" Radio Program)
    Harry Sosnik
  • Red Nichols [big band shows]
    Signature Theme on various shows: Wailing To The Four Winds
    probably Loring ["Red"] Nichols (unverified at this time)
  • Red Norvo [big band shows]
    Signature Theme on various shows: Mr. and Mrs. Swing
    Red Norvo
  • Red Ryder
    Theme: Streets of Laredo, The [aka: The Dying Cowboy]
    Traditional U.S. Western Song
  • Red Skelton Show, The
    Open Theme 1, circa 1941: Jersey Jive, The
    Ozzie Nelson
  • Close Theme 2, circa 1941: Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes)
    Nilo Menendez (m)
  • Theme 3, circa 1942: Great Day [aka: It's a Great Day...]
    Vincent Youmans; William Rose; Edward Eliscu
  • Theme 4, from 1943: Holiday For Strings
    David D. Rose
  • Richard Diamond, Private Detective
    Theme: Leave It To Love
    Henry (professional name of Henry Russell Olson Russell; By Dunham (w)
  • Richard Himber [orchestra shows]
    Signature Theme 1 on various shows: Am I To Blame? (1930)
    Victor Young (m); M. Neumann (m); Gus Kahn (w); Richard Himber (w)
  • Signature Theme 2 on various shows: It Isn't Fair
    Richard Himber; Frank Warshauer; Sylvester Sprigato
  • Right To Happiness, The
    Theme: Song of the Soul [incidental music for the 1909 drama "The Climax"]
    Joseph Carl Breil (m); Edward Locke (w)
  • Rin Tin Tin, The Adventures of
    Theme: Rin Tin Tin, The Adventures of
    Henry ["Hank"] Sylvern
  • Ripley's Believe It Or Not --
    see "Believe It Or Not"

    Riverside Hour, The [Montgomery Ward's Riverside Hour]
    Theme: Spirit Of Progress March (1928)
    J. Oliver Riehl
  • Road of Life, The
    Theme: Andante Cantabile, First Movement Theme from the "Pathetique" Symphony No. 6 in B minor (Opus 74) [popular title: "The Story of a Starry Night"]
    Piotr Ilyich ["Peter"] Tchaikovsky; Joseph Carl Breil (adapter/arranger)
  • Romance of Helen Trent, The
    Theme: Jaunita from "Songs Of Affection" [adapted from the "Sarabande" from Handel's first opera "Almira" (1705); melody also used in the aria "Lascia Ch'io Pianga" (Let Me Cry) from his opera "Rinaldo" (1711)]
    George F. Handel (m); Caroline Norton (adapter)
  • Rosa Rio Rhythms
    Theme: Sunrise Serenade
    Frankie Carle (m); Jack Lawrence (w)
  • Rose, David --
    see "California Melodies"

    Rosemary
    Theme: Rosemary Love Theme, The
    Paul Taubman
  • Roy Rogers Show, The
    Post Cereals Sponsorship Open Theme, before 1953: Double-R-Bar, The [aka: It's Roundup Time on the Double-R-Bar]
    Dale Evans
  • Quaker Oats Sponsorship Open Theme, before 1953: Smiles Are Made Out Of Sunshine [aka: "Smiles Are Made Out Of The Sun"] (1943)
    Ray Gilbert
  • Close Theme, before 1953; Main & End Theme from 1953: Happy Trails
    Dale Evans
  • Rudy Vallee
    Signature Theme 1 on various shows: My Time Is Your Time (1924)
    Leo Dance (m); Eric Little (w)
  • Signature Theme 2 on various shows: On The Air (1932)
    Jimmy Campbell; Reg. Connelly; Carroll Gibbons
  • Rubinoff Orchestra, The
    Signature Theme 1 on various shows: Give Me A Moment Please [from the 1930 Jeanette MacDonald film "Monte Carlo"]
    Richard A. Whiting; Leo Robin; W. Franke Harling
  • Signature Theme 2 on various shows: Fascination Waltz
    Al Lewis; Dave Rubinoff
  • Russ Morgan [orchestra shows]
    Signature Theme on various shows: Does Your Heart Beat For Me?
    Russ Morgan
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