Old Time Radio Theme Music P

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).

• Painted Dreams - "I'm Yours" [from the 1930 musical "Simple Simon"] - John "Johnny" Green (m); E. Y. "Yip" Harburg (w)
• Parker Family, The - "Deep Purple" - Peter De Rose (m); Mitchell Parish (w)
• Passing Parade, The - "Romeo and Juliet (Fantasy Overture)" - Piotr Ilyich ["Peter"] Tchaikovsky
• Pat Novak For Hire [starring Jack Webb]
  1. Open Theme: "Pat Novak Main Title" - George Basil ["Buzz" or "Buzzy"] Adlam
  2. Close Theme: "Pat Novak End Credits" - George Basil ["Buzz" or "Buzzy"] Adlam
• Paul Whiteman [orchestra shows] - Signature Theme on various shows: "Rhapsody In Blue [Theme From...]" - George Gershwin
• Pepper Young's Family - "Au Matin" (In the Morning) [from "Morceaux De Salon Choisis"](Op.83) - Benjamin Louis Godard
• Personal Column of the Air, The - "L'Amour Toujours L'Amour" [aka: Love Everlasting] - Rudolph Friml (m); Catherine Chisholm (w)
• Perry Mason -Paul Taubman (?); William Meeder (?)
• Pet Milk Show, The - "You And The Night And The Music" [from the 1934 musical "Revenge With Music"] - Arthur Schwartz (m); Howard Dietz (w)
• Phil Baker Show, The
  1. Theme 1: "Armour Theme Song, The" - Kenneth ["Kenn"] Sisson
  2. Theme 2: "Rolling Along" - Phil Baker
• Phil Harris/Alice Fay Show, The
  1. "Sunday" - Jule Styne; Ned Miller; Chester Conn
  2. "Rose Room" (1917) - Art Hickman (m); Harry H. Williams (w+m)
  3. "It's A Big Wide Wonderful World" [from the 1940 musical revue "All In Fun"] - John Rox
• Philco Radio Hour, The / Philco Concert Orchestra - "Mem'ries (Golden Memory Days)" [aka: "Memories"] (1928) - Harold Sanford (m); Henry M. Neely (w)
• Phillip Morris Playhouse
  1. "On the Trail" [from "The Grand Canyon Suite"] - Ferde Grofe
  2. "Phillip Morris Playhouse Theme" - Rene ("Aime") Garriguenc
  3. "Phillip Morris Broadway Playhouse Theme" - George Bassman; Charles Martin
• Pick and Pat - "Jolly Coppersmith, The" - Carl Peter
• Pickens Sisters, The - "Just You and I" - Ray Gold
• Pillsbury Flour Radio Hour, The -- see "Today's Children" - "Lonely Heart"
• Poet's Gold - "Clair de Lune [from the "Suite Bergamasque"]" - Claude Achille Debussy
• Ponds Players, The - "Babbie Waltzes, The" [from the play, "The Little Minister"] (1897) - William Fuerst
• Ponds Program, The- "My Love" - Victor Young (m); Ned Washington (w)
• Portia Faces Life
  1. "Portia" - Lew White
  2. "Portia Faces Life Theme" - Anthony Mottola
  3. "Kerry Dance, The" [aka: The Cuckoo] - Margaret Casson (m); J. L. Molloy (w)
• Pot O' Gold - "Pot O' Gold (In The Air)" - Harry [?] Salter
• Presenting Al Jolson (NBC, 1932 - 33) - " My Mammy" [from the 1918 vaudeville revue "Sinbad" starring Al Jolson] - Walter Donaldson (m); Sam Lewis (w); Joe Young (w)
• Pretty Kitty Kelly - "Kerry Dance, The" [aka: The Cuckoo] - Margaret Casson (m); J. L. Molloy (w)
• Prudential Family Hour, The -
  1. Open Theme: "Intermezzo" [theme from the 1940 film "Intermezzo (A Love Story)"] - Heinz Provost (m); Robert Henning (w); (or it could be an Intermezzo by Brahms or Mascagni)
  2. Close Theme: "Bless This House" (1932) - Helen Taylor; Maye H. Brahe
• Pursuit of Happiness - "Of Thee I Sing" [title song of 1931 Broadway musical] - George Gershwin (m); Ira Gershwin (w)
• Pulitzer Prize Playhouse - "Pulitzer Prize Playhouse" - Bernard ["Bernie"] Green (psuedonym of Bernard Greenwald)
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       Introductions and Theme Songs in Old Time Radio
       This collection includes theme music and announcer voice-overs from more than a thousand Old Time Radio programs.