Theme songs and insert songs of American TV dramas
I’ve put together a collection of theme songs and insert songs featured in American TV dramas.
The selection ranges widely, from friendly, catchy pop tunes to tracks that evoke the heat of rock.
Some of these are popular series that are frequently broadcast in Japan with dubbed versions, so be sure to check them out.
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Theme and Insert Songs from American TV Dramas (31–40)
Piano Sonata No. 20, Fourth MovementFranz Schubert
“Wings” is a situation comedy set at an airport in Nantucket, Massachusetts, depicting brothers Joe Hackett and Brian Hackett.
Schubert’s Piano Sonata No.
20, fourth movement, was used as the theme music.
This Dream is RealGloria Reuben
“Missing – Psychic Investigator” is a novel based on Meg Cabot’s “1-800-WHERE R U,” depicting the exploits of FBI agent Haslett and a girl with psychic powers, Jess.
The theme song for Season 1 is “This Dream is Real,” sung by Gloria Reuben.
NaraE.S. Posthumus
Cold Case: The Unsolved Files is a police drama set in the Philadelphia Police Department, in which the protagonist, Lily Rush, and her team solve cold cases.
The opening theme is Nara by E.S.
Posthumus.
Incidentally, a Japanese version titled Cold Case: Shinjitsu no Tobira, starring Yō Yoshida, was also produced.
I Need A HeroElizabeth Daily
“Top Model Agent: Cover Up” is a drama about photographer Danielle Reynolds, who carries on her late husband’s work by serving as an agent for a secret organization.
Elizabeth Daily performed the theme song, “I Need a Hero.”
Everywhere You LookJesse Frederick
Full House is a family sitcom that began airing in 1987 and ran through season 8.
It later spawned a spin-off series titled Fuller House.
The theme song is Everywhere You Look by Jesse Frederick.
Theme and insert songs from American TV dramas (41–50)
HushDeep Purple
Prison Break is a television drama centered on prison escape, which aired through Season 4 from 2005 to 2009.
In 2017, Season 5 was broadcast as a long-awaited new installment.
Hush was used as an insert song in Season 2, Episode 3.
Who I AmJessica Andrews
“F.B.EYE!! The Moving Case Files of Partner Dog Levi and Female Agent Sue” is a drama depicting the work of Sue Thomas, an FBI agent who is deaf, and her hearing dog, Levi.
The theme song, “Who I Am,” was sung by Jessica Andrews.