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Old Time Radio Theme Music S

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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  • Sam Spade, The Adventures of (ABC/CBS/NBC, 1946-51)
    Close Theme: Good Night, Sweetheart [from the 1931 revue "Earl Carroll Vanities"]
    Ray Noble; Jimmy Campbell; Reg Connelly
  • Sammy Kaye [big band shows]
    Signature Theme 1 on various shows: Swing and Sway
    Pat Paterson; Sammy Kaye
  • Signature Theme 2 on various shows: Until Tomorrow
    Sammy Kaye
  • Signature Theme 3 on various shows: Kaye's Melody
    Sammy Kaye
  • Saturday's Child --
    see "Crossroads"

    Saturday Night Serenade
    Pet Milk Sponsorship Theme: Pet Lullaby Theme, The [aka: "Pet Milk Theme, The"]
    Gustave W. ["Gus"] Haenschen
  • Screen Director's Assignment (aka: NBC Theater/Screen Directors' Guild)
    Theme: N B C Theater/Screen Directors' Guild Theme
    Henry Russell (professional name of Henry Russell Olson)
  • Screen Director's Playhouse (aka: NBC Theater/Screen Directors' Guild)
    Theme: N B C Theater/Screen Directors' Guild Theme
    Henry Russell (professional name of Henry Russell Olson)
  • Screen Guild Players/The Camel's Show [sponsor: Camel Cigarettes] (NBC, 1948)
    Theme: Camel Theme [expanded arrangement]
    Freddie Rich (probably adapted/arranged by Wilbur Hatch??)
  • Screen Guild Show/Theatre, The Gulf
    Theme: Romeo and Juliet (Fantasy Overture) (aka: "Moon Love")
    Piotr Ilyich ["Peter"] Tchaikovsky; Oscar Bradley (arr.)
  • Screen Guild Theatre --
    see also "Stars In The Air"

    Sealtest Village Store, The [with Eve Arden and Jack Carson]
    Theme 1: On Wisconsin
    Carl Edwin Beck Jr.; W. T. Purdy
  • Theme 2: Great Day [aka: It's a Great Day...]
    Vincent Youmans; William Rose; Edward Eliscu
  • Sealtest Village Store, The [with Ilene Woods and Ray Noble]
    Theme 3: Smile For A Smile, (I'll Give You) A
    Stanley Cowan; Bobby (aka: Bobby Scott Worth
  • Sears Radio Theater (Mutual Radio Theater) (CBS, 1979-80)
    Theme: Sears Radio Theater Theme
    Nelson Riddle
  • Second Husband [aka: "The Famous Actors Guild"]
    Theme 1: If Love Were All [from the 1929 Musical "Bittersweet"]
    Noel Coward
  • Theme 2: Diane [aka: "(I'm In Heaven When I See You Smile) Diane", from the 1927 film "Seventh Heaven"]
    Lew Pollack; Erno Rapee
  • Second Mrs. Burton, The
    Theme 1: My Heart At Thy Sweet Voice [from the opera "Samson and Delilah"]
    Camille Saint-Saens
  • Theme 2: [original theme - title unknown]
    Chester ["Chet"] Kingsbury
  • Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (Challenge of the Yukon)
    Theme: Donna Diana [opera] Overture [aka: Challenge of the Yukon]
    Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek
  • Shadow, The
    Opening Signature: [theme title unknown]
    Leith Stevens (??); Charles F. or Paul (??)
  • Main Theme: Omphale's Spinning Wheel ["Le Roet d'Omphale," Opus 31]
    Camille Saint-Saens
  • Sheaffer Parade, The --
    see "Lou Breese and his Orchestra"

    Shell Chateau, The (with Al Jolson)
    Open Theme 1 (1935): Good Evening, Friends [from the 1931 Al Jolson musical "The Wonder Bar" ]
    Robert Katscher (m); Irving Caesar (w); Karl Farkas (w)
  • Open Theme 2 (1936): Golden Gate [from the 1928 Al Jolson film "The Singing Fool"]
    Billy Rose; Dave Dreyer; Joseph Meyer; Al Jolson
  • Open Theme 3: About A Quarter To Nine [from the 1935 Al Jolson film "Go Into Your Dance"]
    Harry Warren (m); Al Dubin (w)
  • Close Theme: Thank You, Father [from the 1930 musical "Flying High"]
    Ray Henderson (m); Buddy G. De Sylva (w); Lew Brown (w)
  • Sheriff, The
    Theme: Sheriff, The [Sheriff Theme & Finale]
    Josef Bonime
  • Sherlock Holmes
    Theme 2: March of the Ancestors [from the 1937 British musical "Crest of the Wave"]
    Ivor Novello
  • Show Boat (The Maxwell House Show Boat)
    Theme: Here Comes The Show Boat [from the 1929 film "Show Boat"]
    Maceo Pinkard (m); Billy Rose (w)
  • Skinnay Ennis [music shows]
    Signature Theme on various shows: Got A Date With An Angel [from the 1931 film "For The Love Of Mike"]
    Jack Waller (m); Joseph Turnbridge (m); Clifford Grey (w); Sonny Miller (w)
  • Skippy Hollywood Theater
    Theme: Hollywood Theater Theme
    Mahlon Merrick
  • Si and Elmer --
    see "The Misadventures of Si and Elmer"

    Si Zentner [big band shows]
    Theme: Lazy River [aka: "Up A Lazy River"]
    Hoagy Carmichael; Sidney Arodin
  • Silver Dust Twins [Goldy and Dusty, aka: "The Gold Dust Twins"]
    Theme 1: Bright On The Corner
    [unknown]
  • Theme 2: Where You Are
    [unknown]
  • Silver Eagle
    Theme: Winged Messenger
    Charles Williams
  • Sing It Again
    Theme: Sing It Again
    Raymond A. ["Ray"] Bloch
  • Singin' Sam (the Barbasol Man)
    Theme 1: Barbasol, Barbasol [jingle set to the air: Tammany]
    based upon the old English air "Tammany" Traditional
  • Theme 2: Reminiscing (1930)
    Harry Warren; Edgar Leslie
  • Singing Sweethearts [with Frank Crumit and Julia Sanderson]
    Theme: Sweet Lady [from the 1921 musical "Tangerine"]
    Howard Johnson; Carlo Sanderson
  • Six Shooter, The
    Theme: Highland Lament, A
    George Basil ["Buzz"] Adlam (adapter/arr. of Scottish Air??)
  • Sixty-Four Thousand Dollar [$64,000] Question, The
    Theme: Sixty-Four Thousand Dollar Question Theme [aka: Love Is The $64,000 Question]
    Norman Leyden
  • Small Town D.A.
    Theme: Theme from Small Town D.A.
    Nathan Van Cleave
  • Smile Time
    Theme: It's Smile Time
    Stephen Valentine ["Steve"] Allen
  • Smiley Burnette Show, The
    Theme: It's My Lazy Day
    Stephen ["Smiley"] Burnette
  • Smilin' Ed McConnell --
    see "The Buster Brown Show"

    Snow Village Sketches
    Theme: Sunshine
    Irving Berlin
  • Society Girl
    Theme: Sunrise Serenade
    Jack Lawrence; Frankie Carle
  • Song Of The City [aka: "Rainbow Court"]
    Theme: Sweetest Story Ever Told, The [aka: "Tell Me, Do You Love Me?"] (1920)
    Robert Morrison ["R. M."] Stults
  • Songs For Sale
    Theme: Songs For Sale Theme
    Raymond A. ["Ray"] Bloch
  • Sonny Dunham [big band shows]
    Signature Theme on various shows: Memories Of You
    Eubie Blake (m); Andy Razaf (w)
  • Sons of the Pioneers, The [vocal group shows]
    Theme 1: Blue Shadows On The Trail
    Eliot Daniel; Johnny Lange
  • Theme 2: Tumblin' Tumbleweeds
    Bob Nolan
  • Theme 3: Cool Water
    Bob Nolan
  • Spike Jones Show, The
    Open Theme 1: Charlie, My Boy
    Gus Kahn; Ted Fiorito
  • Theme 2: Cocktails For Two [from the 1934 film "Murder at the Vanities"]
    Sam Coslow; Arthur Johnston; Spike Jones (comedy arr.)
  • Spike Jones Show, The [Coca-Cola Sponsorship]
    Theme 3: Coca-Cola Company Theme, The [aka: Coca-Cola Signature]
    Leonard Joy
  • Spotlight Bands [aka: "Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands"]
    Theme: Coca-Cola Company Theme, The [aka: Coca-Cola Signature]
    Leonard Joy
  • Stan Kenton [big band shows]
    Signature Theme on various shows: Artistry In Rhythm
    Stan Kenton
  • Standard Hour, The
    Theme 1: Soconyland (Is Everywhere You Go) (1928)
    Wright; Alger
  • Theme 2: This Hour is Yours (1943)
    Julius Haug (m); Adrian Michaelis (w)
  • Standard School Broadcast
    Theme: This Hour is Yours (1943)
    Julius Haug (m); Adrian Michaelis (w)
  • Stars In The Air / Screen Guild Theatre (CBS, 1951-52)
    Theme: Stars In The Air
    Alexander Courage
  • Stars Over Hollywood
    Theme: Stars Over Hollywood
    Ivan Dale Ditmars
  • Stella Dallas
    Theme 1, 1938-40: Memories
    Egbert Van Alstyne (m); Gus Kahn (w)
  • Theme 2, 1938-40: Old Refrain, The
    Johann Brandl (orig. composer); Fritz Kreisler (adapter)
  • Theme 3, 1940-55: How Can I Leave Thee?
    Henry Bishop (m); John Howards Payne (w)
  • Sub-Theme: Stella Dee
    Ann Leaf
  • Stepmother
    Theme: Minute Waltz, The (Op. 64, No. 1)
    Frederick Chopin
  • Stoopnagle and Bud
    Theme: Chopsticks [aka: The Celebrated Chop Waltz]
    Arthur [pseudonym of Euphemia Allen] de Lulli
  • Stop The Music
    Theme 1, 1948-51: Stop The Music ("the official song of the radio show")
    Al Goodhart (m); Leni Mason (w); Arthur Berman (w)
  • Theme 2, 1951-52: Stop The Music
    Sam Coslow (m); Lou Halmy (arr.)
  • Theme 3, 1954-55: Stop The Music
    Raymond Arthur ["Ray"] Bloch; Robert Arthur
  • Story Behind The Headlines (with Cesar Searchinger)
    Theme: Spectator March
    Harry Sosnik
  • Story of Mary Marlin, The
    Theme: Clair de Lune [from the "Suite Bergamasque"]
    Claude Achille Debussy
  • Sub-Theme: Gramercy Square (1935, pub. Clayton F. Summy Co.)
    Allan Grant
  • Strange Romance of Evelyn Winters, The
    Theme: Will You Remember (Sweetheart) [from the 1917 musical "Maytime"]
    Sigmund Romberg (m); Rida Johnson Young (w)
  • Strike It Rich (with Warren Hull)
    Theme: Strike It Rich Theme
    Henry ["Hank"] Sylvern; Walter H. Framer
  • Studebaker Champions, The
    Theme 1: It Isn't Fair
    Richard Himber; Frank Warshauer; Sylvester Sprigato
  • Theme 2: Falling In Love With You [aka: (Was I To Blame For) Falling In Love With You?]
    Victor Young; Gus Kahn; Chester Conn
  • Studio One
    Theme 1: Studio One
    Glenn ["Abe"] Osser
  • Theme 2: Prelude To The Stars [aka: Studio One Concerto]
    Vic Oliver
  • Summerfield Bandstand, The (NBC, 1947)
    Theme: Summerfieled Cadets [aka: The All American March]
    Jack Meakin (m); Foster Carling (w)
  • Sunday Evening Hour Of Classics --
    see "Ford's Sunday Evening Hour Of Classics"

    Superman (WOR/Mutual/ABC, 1940-51)
    Theme: Superman March
    Sammy Timberg
  • Suspense (CBS, 1942-62)
    Main & End Theme: Suspense Theme
    Bernard Herrmann
  • Alternate End March Theme: New Suspense Closing
    Lucien Alfred E. Moraweck
  • Sylvanians, The
    Theme: Sylvania Song, The
    Keith McLeod
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